Grand Slam: The Greatest Tennis Players Of All Time

Published on 11/26/2017
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Jim Courier

Courier is the American former World No. 1 who won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. He actually holds the record for being the youngest man to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, at just the age of 22 years and 11 months. He also won five Masters 1000 series titles, nice. Until Novak Djokovic in 2016, Courier was also the last man to win both the Australian and French Opens in the same calendar year.

Jim Courier

Jim Courier

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Ivan Lendl

Known as the Czechoslovakian with the biggest serve who dominated the court for 16 years. Lendl’s 94 career titles earned him over 21 million dollars, along with 8 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 2 Australian, 3 French, and 3 US Open. Lendl was the world’s top ranked player for four years – meaning he held the number one ranking in the world for a total of 270 weeks! He would eventually go on to be inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001 which is a great achievement for the man who let his game do the talking.

Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl

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