Men
Weeks at No. 1
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Women
Weeks at No. 1
1
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Steffi Graff (GER) |
377 |
2
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Martina Navratilova (CZE) |
332 |
3
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Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA) |
260 |
4
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Serena Williams (USA) |
255 |
5
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Martina Hingis (CZE) |
209 |
6
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Monica Seles (YUG) |
178 |
7
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Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL) |
117 |
8
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Lindsay Davenport (USA) |
98 |
9
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Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) |
67 |
10
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Victoria Azarenka (BLR) |
51 |
11
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Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) |
39 |
12
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Dinara Safina (RUS) |
26 |
13
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Tracy Austin (USA) |
21 |
14
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Maria Sharapova (RUS) |
21 |
List of WTA number 1 ranked players - Wikipedia
Most Singles Grand Slam Wins - Men
18 Roger Federer (SWI)
14 Pete Sampras (USA)
15 Rafael Nadal (SPA)
12 Roy Emerson (AUS)
12 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
11 Bjorn Borg (SWE)
11 Rod Laver (AUS)
10 Bill Tilden (USA)
8 Jimmy connors (USA)
8 Ivan Lendl (CZE)
8 Fred Perry (ENG)
8 Ken Rosewall (AUS)
8 Andre Agassi (USA)
7 John McEnroe (USA)
7 Mats Wilander (SWE)
7 John Newcombe (AUS)
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Most Singles Grand Slam Wins - Women
24 Margaret Smith-Court (AUS)
22 Steffi Graf (GER)
22 Serena Williams (USA)
19 Helen Wills Moody (USA)
18 Martina Navratilova (CZE)
18 Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA)
12 Billie Jean King (USA)
9 Monica Seles (YUG)
9 Maureen Connolly (USA)
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Best Matches:
2008 Wimbledon final - Nadal d. Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7, Many say it is the best match in the history of tennis.
2012 Australian Open Final - Novak Djokovic d. Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 7-5
1980 Wimbledon final - Bjorn Borg d. John McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6
In a fourth set tie-breaker that lasted 20 minutes, McEnroe saved five match points and won 18–16.
2001 US Open Quarterfinals - Pete Sampras d. Andre Agassi 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 7-6
1991 US Open Fourth Round - On his 39th birthday, Jimmy Connors d. 24-year-old Aaron Krickstein.
With a bad back and a bad wrist, Jimmy Connors still outlasted the younger, healthier Aaron Krickstein in a four-hour, 41-minute marathon to advance to his 16th US Open Quarterfinal.
1970 Wimbledon final - Margaret Court d. Billie Jean King 14-12, 11-9
2003 Australian Open final - Serena Williams d. Venus Williams 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, completing a sweep of the slams.
See:
Top 10: Tennis Matches - AskMen
My Favourite Womens Tennis Matches: tennisfan.wordpress.com The 20 Greatest Matches In Wimbledon History - Business Insider
The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time, 2012, Steve Flink: Amazon.com: Books
In the 3 years from 2012-2015 the winner's take went up 61%.
Novak Djokovic's career prize money is $82M vs $92M for Federer even though Djokovic's only has 54 career titles vs Federer's 86.
See Athletes Earnings
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Most stats below as of 2011 unless otherwise noted.
- Players who won the "Grand Slam"
(All four Grand Slam tournaments in one calendar year):
Don Budge (1938), Rod Laver (1962, 1969)
- Players who won the "Career Grand Slam":
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi,
Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Fred Perry.
Longest time between first and last Grand Slam
Sampras 13 yrs, Agassi 12 yrs, Connors 10 yrs, Rod Laver 10 yrs.
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- Calendar-year Grand Slams
Maureen Connolly (USA), Margaret Court (AUS), Steffi Graf (GER)
Non calendar-year Grand Slams
The 2015 US Open winner will get over $3 million.
Martina Navratilova (CZE), Serena Williams (USA)
- Career Grand Slams
Doris Hart (USA), Shirley Fry, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert (USA), Martina Navratilova (USA), Maria Sharapova (RUS)
Longest time between first and last Grand Slam
Margaret Smith 14 yrs, Martina Navratilova 13 yrs, Chris Evert-Lloyd 13 yrs, Steffi Graf 13 yrs, Billy Jean King 10 yrs
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Longest Winning Streaks
Open Era Title Leaders
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Women
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Grand Slam Wins
Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon & U.S. Open
Men
- Players who won the "Grand Slam" (All four Grand Slam tournaments in one calendar year): Don Budge (1938), Rod Laver (1962, 1969)
- Players who won the "Career Grand Slam": Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Fred Perry.
Small Slam (3 of 4):
Jimmy Connors, Mats Wilander, Boris Becker and Pete Sampras never won the French Open.
Ivan Lendl never won Wimbledon
Manuel Santana never won the Australian
2 of 4:
Bjorn Borg never won the Australian or U.S. Open
John McEnroe never won the Australian or French
Jim Courier never won Wimbledon or the U.S. Open
Women
* Calendar-year Grand Slams
Maureen Connolly (USA), Margaret Court (AUS), Steffi Graf (GER)
* Non calendar-year Grand Slams
Martina Navratilova (CZE), Steffi Graf (GER), Serena Williams (USA)
Career Grand Slams
Doris Hart (USA), Shirley Fry, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert (USA), Martina Navratilova (USA), Maria Sharapova (RUS)
Longest time between first and last Grand Slam
Sampras 13 yrs, Agassi 12 yrs, Connors 10 yrs
Margaret Smith 14 yrs, Martina Navratilova 13 yrs, Steffi Graf 13 yrs, Billy Jean King 10 yrs,
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Women
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Year | Australian | French | Wimbledon | U.S. Open |
2018 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic | Novak Djokovic |
2017 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal |
2016 | Novak Djokovic | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murry | Stan Wawrinka |
2015 | Novak Djokovic | Stan Wawrinka | Novak Djokovic | Novak Djokovic |
2014 | Stan Wawrinka | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic | Marin Cilic |
2013 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | Andy Murry | Rafael Nadal |
2012 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Andy Murry |
2011 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic | Novak Djokovic
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2010 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | Rafael Nadal | Rafael Nadal |
2009 | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Roger Federer | Juan Martin del Potro |
2008 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer |
2007 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Roger Federer |
2006 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Roger Federer |
2005 | Marat Safin | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Roger Federer |
2004 | Roger Federer | Gaston Gaudio | Roger Federer | Roger Federer |
2003 | Andre Agassi | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Roger Federer | Andy Roddick |
2002 | Thomas Johannson | Albert Costa | Lleyton Hewitt | Pete Sampras |
2001 | Andre Agassi | Gustavo Kuerten | Goran Ivanisevic | Lleyton Hewitt |
2000 | Andre Agassi | Gustavo Kuerten | Pete Sampras | Marat Safin |
1999 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Andre Agassi | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi |
1998 | Petr Korda | Carlos Moya | Pete Sampras | Patrick Rafter |
1997 | Pete Sampras | Gustavo Kuerten | Pete Sampras | Patrick Rafter |
1996 | Boris Becker | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Richard Krajicek | Pete Sampras |
1995 | Andre Agassi | Thomas Muster | Pete Sampras | Pete Sampras |
1994 | Pete Sampras | Sergi Bruguera | Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi |
1993 | Jim Courier | Sergi Bruguera | Pete Sampras | Pete Sampras |
1992 | Jim Courier | Jim Courier | Andre Agassi | Stefan Edberg |
1991 | Boris Becker | Jim Courier | Michael Stich | Stefan Edberg |
1990 | Ivan Lendl | Andres Gomez | Stefan Edberg | Pete Sampras |
1989 | Ivan Lendl | Michael Chang | Boris Becker | Boris Becker |
1988 | Mats Wilander | Mats Wilander | Stefan Edberg | Mats Wilander |
1987 | Stefan Edberg | Ivan Lendl | Pat Cash | Ivan Lendl |
1986 | Stefan Edberg | Ivan Lendl | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl |
1985 | Mats Wilander | Mats Wilander | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl |
1984 | Mats Wilander | Ivan Lendl | John McEnroe | John McEnroe |
1983 | Johan Kriek | Yannick Noah | John McEnroe | Jimmy Connors |
1982 | Johan Kriek | Mats Wilander | Jimmy Connors | Jimmy Connors |
1981 | Brian Teacher | Bjorn Borg | John McEnroe | John McEnroe |
1980 | Guillermo Vilas | Bjorn Borg | Bjorn Borg | John McEnroe |
1979 | Guillermo Vilas | Bjorn Borg | Bjorn Borg | John McEnroe |
1978 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Bjorn Borg | Bjorn Borg | Jimmy Connors |
1977 | Roscoe Tanner | Guillermo Vilas | Bjorn Borg | Guillermo Vilas |
1976 | Mark Edmondson | Adriano Panatta | Bjorn Borg | Jimmy Connors |
1975 | John Newcombe | Bjorn Borg | Arthur Ashe | Manuel Orantes |
1974 | Jimmy Connors | Bjorn Borg | Jimmy Connors | Jimmy Connors |
1973 | John Newcombe | Ilie Năstase | Jan Kodes | John Newcombe |
1972 | Ken Rosewall | Andres Gimeno | Stan Smith | Ilie Nastase |
1971 | Ken Rosewall | Jan Kodes | John Newcombe | Stan Smith |
1970 | Arthur Ashe | Jan Kodes | John Newcombe | Ken Rosewall |
1969 | Rod Laver | Rod Laver | Rod Laver | Rod Laver |
1968 | Bill Bowrey | Ken Rosewall | Rod Laver | Arthur Ashe |
1967 | Roy Emerson | Roy Emerson | John Newcombe | John Newcombe |
1966 | Roy Emerson | Tony Roche | Manuel Santana | Fred Stolle |
1965 | Roy Emerson | Fred Stolle | Roy Emerson | Manuel Santana |
1964 | Roy Emerson | Manuel Santana | Roy Emerson | Roy Emerson |
SeeWomen's Grand Slam Title Winners at ESPN
Rivalries:
Laver vs. Rosewall, McEnroe vs. Connors, McEnroe vs. Borg, Sampras vs. Agassi, Federer vs. Nadal, Nadal vs. Djokovic.
Martina Navratilova vs Chris Evert, Venus and Serina Williams
Fastest Serves:
fastest individual serves recorded since 1991
Player | MPH | KMH | Tournament |
Andy Roddick (USA) | 155 | 249 | 2004 Davis Cup (BLR) |
Greg Rusedski (GBR) | 149 | 239.7 | 1998 Indian Wells |
Taylor Dent (USA) | 145 | 233 | 2004 US Open |
See:
Tennis Tips
Current: ATP Rankings for men and WTA Tour and Women's Rankings at ESPN.
Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon & U.S. Open
Tennis Records and Statistics
Number 1 ranked players at wikipedia.org
Dr.Tarek Ahmed Said's tennis page
Tennis History (men), Women at ESPN
US Open
Tennis Court Surfaces
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last updated 12 June 2017
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