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''Under construction: this will be a list of famous players, in chronological order.'' | ''Under construction: this will be a list of famous players, in chronological order.'' | ||
*[[Bill Tilden]] | *[[Bill Tilden|Big Bill Tilden]] | ||
*[[Bill Johnston]] | **Date of birth: February 10, 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
**Date of death: June 5, 1953,Los Angeles, California | |||
**Nationality: American | |||
**Handedness: Right | |||
**Most prominent strengths: "Cannonball" serve, all-court game, speed and court coverage, theoretical grasp of strategy and tactics | |||
**Most prominent weaknesses: Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash | |||
**'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 7 times, '''1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931''' | |||
*[[Bill Johnston|Little Bill Johnston]] | |||
**'''World No. 1''' player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919 | |||
*[[Karel Koželuh]] | *[[Karel Koželuh]] | ||
*[[Ray Casey]] | *[[Ray Casey]] | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 11 June 2007
This is a supplement to the article about Tennis and to the articles about each player.
Under construction: this will be a list of famous players, in chronological order.
- Big Bill Tilden
- Date of birth: February 10, 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date of death: June 5, 1953,Los Angeles, California
- Nationality: American
- Handedness: Right
- Most prominent strengths: "Cannonball" serve, all-court game, speed and court coverage, theoretical grasp of strategy and tactics
- Most prominent weaknesses: Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash
- World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1: 7 times, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931
- Little Bill Johnston
- World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919
- Karel Koželuh
- Ray Casey
- Ellsworth Vines
- Fred Perry
- Don Budge
- Bobby Riggs
- Frank Kovacs
- Pancho Segura
- Jack Kramer
- Frank Sedgman
- Pancho Gonzales
- Rod Laver
- Arthur Ashe
- Pete Sampras
- Andre Agassi