Tennis is an intense sport, it requires a lot of dedication, skill, and perseverance – not many can live up to the challenge, but there are a select few who would become the ‘greats’. While it can be difficult to compare tennis players because of the changes to technology and higher fitness standards in the 21st Century, we compiled a list of the greatest tennis players of all-time. How many do you recognize?
Boris Becker
Forget about those make money now schemes because we’re kicking off this list with Becker, the German former world No. 1 pro tennis player. He is a six-time major singles champion; and was actually the youngest Wimbledon men’s champion when he was 17. In his career, he won 3 Wimbledon titles, 13 Masters Series titles, five elite indoor titles (three ATP Tour Finals, a WCT Finals, and a Grand Slam Cup). He is the only player to have won all 3 Open era season end finals ATP Tour Finals, WCT Finals and Grand Slam Cup. Becker also won Olympic gold medal in doubles. From 2013 to 2016, he coached the legend that is Novak Djokovic.
Boris Becker
Serena Williams
Let’s just say that we aren’t surprised to find the Williams sisters on the list of the best tennis players of all time. Serena ranked number one on the singles ranking list on eight separate occasions! She has also won the second highest amount of Grand Slam singles titles with a record-breaking 23 of them. But even as a tennis professional and enthusiast, she believes that family always comes first. “Tennis is just a game, family is forever.”
Serena Williams
