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Who is the All Time Greatest Male Tennis Player?

We are compiling a list of the greatest athletes from the sport of tennis, which will then be voted on and the winner placed on the shortlist of the all time greatest athlete ever (all sports). The first stage is to get nominations for tennis before the vote is started. See the current list below of top players, compiled using other published lists and visitor feedback. If you believe that there is someone missing from this list, please place a comment below, including any relevant details about the person.


Tennis Greatest Players

The athletes below are listed in no particular order - once the shortlist is complete then you will be able to vote for who you think is the greatest of all. This list is not complete - if you know of someone who should be listed here, let us know using the comment form below.

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Roger Federer  
Andre Agassi  
Bill Tilden  
Billie Jean King  
Björn Borg  
Donald Budge  
Jack Kramer  
Jimmy Conners  
Lew Hoad  

Martina Navratilova

 
Monica Seles  
Pancho Gonzalez  
Pete Sampras  
Rafael Nadal the fourth man in the Open era to claim a Career Grand Slam
Rod Laver  
Serena Williams  
Steffi Graf  
Venus Williams  

Comments

  • What about Marat Safat, held the No. 1 world ranking for a total of 9 weeks between November 2000 and April 2001? (from thessalon harrison, June 2011)

  • WHAT ABOUT CHRIS EVERET WINNER OF 2 OR 3 WIMBLEDONS? (from Seamus Rigney, May 2011)

  • Roger is the GOAT.. (from India, Oct 2010)

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