Tennis/Catalogs/Famous players

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This is a supplement, in chronological order, to the article about Tennis and to the articles about the individual players. Many of them were considered to be the World No. 1 player at some point in their career. Although other players will also be included, this list will, at a minimum, include all players who have ever been considered to be the World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1 for an entire year.

Male

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
William Renshaw (William Charles Renshaw) Info: Called Willie	Nationality: British Birth: January 3, 1861, Leamington, England Death: August 12, 1904, Swanage, England	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Aggressiveness; serve and overhead smash	Grand Slam	7	5		12
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player	Played before rankings; also before Davis Cup was initiated
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Was the younger, by 15 minutes, to his twin, Ernest Renshaw, also a Wimbledon singles champion; together they won Wimbledon doubles 5 times
Tony Wilding (Anthony Frederick Wilding)	Nationality: NZ Birth: October 31, 1883, Christchurch, New Zealand Death: May 9, 1915, near Neuve Chapelle, Pas de Calais, France	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Hit his drives with great pace and overspin; defense and baseline play	Grand Slam	6	5		11
			Davis Cup	15-6	6-3	6 teams	4 wins
			World #1 player	1913
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Joined the Royal Marines in World War I, rose to Captain; along with the American Joe Hunt, probably the most prominent tennis player ever killed on active service
Maurice McLoughlin (Maurice Evans McLoughlin) Info: Called Red or The California Comet	Nationality: American Birth: January 7, 1890, Carson City, Nevada Death: December 10, 1957, Hermosa Beach, California	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:"Cannonball" serve; overhead smash; volleying Weakness:Retired at 29, perhaps worn out from his violent on-court exertions	Grand Slam	2	3		5
			Davis Cup	9-4	3-4	4 teams	1 wins
			World #1 player	1914
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: The first of the great serve-and-volley attackers
Richard Williams (Richard Norris Williams) Info: Known variously as Richard, Dick, and R. Norris	Nationality: American Birth: January 29, 1891, Geneva, Switzerland Death: June 2, 1968, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Took ball on the rise using the Continental grip, going for winners on every shot; unbeatable when his game was "on" Weakness:Extremely erratic, could lose to much inferior players	Grand Slam	2	3	1	6
			Davis Cup	6-3	4-0	6 teams	5 wins
			World #1 player	Was the U.S.A. No. 1 in 1916, when there were no world rankings because of World War I
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Was a Titanic survivor, nearly had his legs amputated after being rescued from the near-freezing waters.
Bill Tilden (William Tatem Tilden, Jr., changed to William Tatem Tilden II in the 1910s) Info: Called Big Bill	Nationality: American Birth: February 10, 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Death: June 5, 1953, Los Angeles, California	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1930; thereafter a touring professional Strength:"Cannonball" serve; all-court game; speed and court coverage; intelligence and analytic ability to change strategy and tactics during matches Weakness:Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash	Grand Slam	10	6	5	21
			Davis Cup	25-5	9-2	11 teams	7 wins
			World #1 player	1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931, second most to Pancho Gonzales
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Beat Karel Koželuh before 14,000 in his professional debut at Madison Square Garden on February 18, 1931; thereafter toured for many years against other top professionals. Served two periods of incarceration near Los Angeles for morals charges involving underage males Davis Cup info: On 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
Bill Johnston (William M. Johnston) Info: Called Little Bill	Nationality: American Birth: November 2, 1894, San Francisco, California Death: May 1, 1946, San Francisco, California	Right handed Class: Amateur only; retired from competition in 1927 Strength:Topspin forehand drive hit shoulder-high with a Western grip; volleying from the service line Weakness:Backhand, which he hit with the same face of the racquet as his forehand; occasional physical fraility	Grand Slam	3	3	1	7
			Davis Cup	14-3	4-0	8 teams	7 wins
			World #1 player	1919
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Died of tuberculosis at age 51 Davis Cup info: On 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
Karel Koželuh (Karel Koželuh)	Nationality: Czech Birth: March 7, 1895, Prague Death: April 27, 1950, Prague	right handed Class: Professional only, first as a coach, then as a touring pro; won top professional tournaments into his 40s Strength:Tireless baseliner; court coverage; passing shots Weakness:Never hit the ball particularly hard; needed ample running room behind the baseline for his game to be effective: was handicapped playing on some of the tighter indoor courts; seldom approached the net	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player	Never played amateur tournaments or Davis Cup matches
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Along with Hans Nüsslein, probably the best player never to have been a top amateur; won numerous professional championships; the American tennis player Vinnie Richards described Koželuh as "Seamy-faced, cadaverous-looking and, in general, resembled a cigar-store Indian;" was killed in an automobile crash outside Prague at age 55
Gerald Patterson (Gerald Leighton Patterson) Info: Sometimes called The Human Catapul in Australia because of his hard serve	Nationality: Australian Birth: December 17, 1895, Melbourne, Australia Death: June 13, 1967, Melbourne, Australia	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Very hard serve, both flat and twist; smash; volleying; forehand	Grand Slam	3	5	1	9
			Davis Cup	21-10	11-4	6 teams	1 wins
			World #1 player	1919
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Won the Military Cross with Australian army in World War I; nephew of diva Dame Nellie Melba
Jacques Brugnon (Jacques Brugnon) Info: Called Toto; was also one of the iconic French Four Musketeers tennis players	Nationality: French Birth: May 11, 1895, Paris, France Death: March 20, 1978, Paris, France	Right handed Class: Amateur only as a player; for a while was a teaching professional in California Strength:Doubles -- was the doubles specialist of the Musketeers; "A player of rare stroke variety and delicacy of touch."	Grand Slam	10	2		12
			Davis Cup	4-2	22-9	11 teams	6 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Oldest and smallest of the Musketeers; nearly made the finals of the 1926 Wimbledon championship, having 5 match points in the semi-finals against Bob Kinney without winning any of them Davis Cup info: On 6 consecutive winning teams, from 1927 through 1932, but actually played in only 4 of them
Jean Borotra (Jean Robert Borotra) Info: Called The Bounding Basque (le Basque bondissant in French); was also one of the iconic French Four Musketeers tennis players	Nationality: French Birth: August 13, 1898, Domaine du Pouy, in the Basque Pyrenees country near Biarritz, France Death: July 17, 1994, Arbonne, France	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Attacking game and volleying; skillful gamesmanship; a great indoor player who won the French indoor title 12 times, the British 11, and the U.S. 4	Grand Slam	4	9	3	16
			Davis Cup	19-12	17-6	17 teams	6 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Always wore a blue beret during his matches; intensely disliked by Bill Tilden, the consummate showman, master of gamesmanship, and show-off — Tilden considered Borotra to be a show-off "a charlatan, the greatest faker in tennis history"; "Borotra [Tilden wrote] was what passes for 'typically' French. That is to say, he had all the charm, warmth, glamour and insincerity which is Paris." Davis Cup info: On 6 consecutive winning teams, from 1927 through 1932;
Ray Casey (Raymond John Casey)	Nationality: American Birth: February 15, 1900, San Francisco, California Death: January, 1982, Palo Alto, California	Left handed Class: Amateur into the 1940s, then became a successful tennis coach Strength:Very hard serve, one of the fastest in the world at the time Weakness:Lack of mobility compared to many other top players	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player	Never had a national ranking because he played exclusively on the West Coast
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Was sometimes mistakenly called "Roy" Casey in New York Times articles; most famous pupil was Bob Lutz
Henri Cochet (Henri Jean Cochet) Info: Called The Ballboy of Lyons, also The Magician; was also one of the iconic French Four Musketeers tennis players	Nationality: French Birth: December 14, 1901, Lyons, France Death: April 1, 1987, St. Germain-en-Laye, France	Right handed Class: Amateur until 1934; had an undistinguished professional career; reinstated as an amateur in 1945 Strength:Taking the ball on the rise to make volleys and half-volleys; overhead; successful shots from apparently impossible positions; winning matches that apparently had been lost Weakness:"A weak serve, he seldom bothered to lob, and he had a backhand which Tilden characterized as 'a little too cramped and defensive.' "	Grand Slam	7	5	3	15
			Davis Cup	34-8	10-6	11 teams	6 wins
			World #1 player	1928, 1929, 1930
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: The only one of the Four Musketeers to turn professional, then was reinstated as an amateur in 1945
Vinnie Richards (Vincent Richards)	Nationality: American Birth: March 30, 1903, Yonkers, New York Death: September 28, 1959, New York, New York	right handed Class: Amateur until 1929, then became the first important player to turn professional; barnstormed for a few years, then played occasional pro tournaments throughout the 1930s Strength:Superb volleyer, a great doubles player	Grand Slam		7	2	9
			Davis Cup	2-0	2-1	4 teams	4 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Won the United States doubles championship in 1918 with Bill Tilden at the age of 15 and remains the youngest male to have ever won a major championship; 27 years later, in 1945, when Tilden was 52, they won the United States Pro doubles title; in 1924 won 2 Olympic gold medals for singles and doubles and a silver for mixed doubles.
René Lacoste (Jean René Lacoste) Info: Called The Crocodile, mostly in France, or The Alligator, mostly in the United States; there are differing explanations for the origin of his nickname; was also one of the iconic French Four Musketeers tennis players	Nationality: French Birth: July 2, 1904, Paris, France Death: October 12, 1996, St. Jean-de-Luz, France	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Relentless backcourt returning; passing shots and lobs Weakness:Fragile health; retired in 1929 at age 25	Grand Slam	7	3		10
			Davis Cup	32-8	8-3	6 teams	2 wins
			World #1 player	1926, 1927
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: For many years his polo shirts with the crocodile logo on the breast have been sold worldwide; developed the first successful metal racket, the Wilson T2000, used by Jimmy Connors; his daughter, Catherine Lacoste, won the U.S. Open gold title in 1967
Jack Crawford (John Herbert Crawford) Info: Called Gentleman Jack	Nationality: Australian Birth: March 22 1908, Albury, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 10, 1991, Sydney, Australia	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Graceful, effortless, but powerful baseline strokes; a fine serve Weakness:Suffered from asthma, which sometimes affected his ability to play	Grand Slam	6	6	5	17
			Davis Cup	23-16	13-5	8 teams	wins
			World #1 player	1933
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Came within 1 set of winning the Grand Slam in 1933, 5 years before Don Budge did it; with his wife, Marjorie Cox, won 3 straight Australian mixed doubles titles; as singles players, they also both made the 1931 Australian finals Davis Cup info: During his long career, was on only 1 winning team, in 1939, but didn't play in the final round against the United States
Fred Perry (Frederick John Perry)	Nationality: British Birth: May 18, 1909, Stockport, Cheshire, England Death: February 21, 1995, Melbourne, Australia	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1936, then a touring professional through the mid-1940s Strength:Extremely good footwork and great speed; played an all-court attacking game dominated by a superb forehand that, with a Continental grip, took the ball on the rise Weakness:An "underslice" backhand; was perceived as being selfish, sarcastic, and egotistical; Jack Kramer says that as a professional Perry frequently gave less than 100% in his matches, not caring whether he won or lost	Grand Slam	8	2	4	14
			Davis Cup	34-4	11-3	6 teams	4 wins
			World #1 player	1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Father was a Labour Party member of the House of Commons; Perry was a table tennis champion before taking up tennis. Davis Cup info: Led Great Britain to 4 consecutive wins; Great Britain has never won since
Gottfried von Cramm (Baron Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm) Info: Called The Baron	Nationality: German Birth: July 7, 1909, Nettlingen, Hanover, Germany Death: November 8, 1976, Cairo, Egypt	right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Endurance and tenacity	Grand Slam	2	2	1	5
			Davis Cup	58-10	24-11	9 teams	wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Along with Frank Sedgman and Lew Hoad, probably the best player never to be ranked the World No. 1 player; a homosexual who was persecuted by the Nazis, he was once married to the American socialite Barbara Hutton. Davis Cup info: Lost in 5 sets to Don Budge in what has been called the greatest Davis Cup match of all time, the 5th and deciding match of the 1937 semi-finals.
Hans Nüsslein (Hans Nüsslein) Info: Called Hanne	Nationality: German Birth: March 31, 1910, Nuremberg, Germany Death: June 28, 1991, Altenkirchen, Germany	right handed Class: A professional at an early age, joined the pro tour at 21 or 22 and toured regularly throughout the 1930s Strength:A very speedy, tireless baseliner with "excellent groundstrokes" Weakness:Not known for his ability at the net	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player	Never played amateur tournaments or Davis Cup matches
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Along with Karel Koželuh, probably the best player never to have been a top amateur; won numerous professional championships; a regular opponent of the charismatic Bill Tilden, whom he played hundreds of times—at one point in 1934, had beaten Tilden 47 times while losing 116 matches.
Ellsworth Vines (Henry Ellsworth Vines, Jr.) Info: Called Elly	Nationality: American Birth: September 29, 1911, Los Angeles, California Death: March 17, 1994	Right handed Class: Amateur until 1933, then a touring professional through 1939 Strength:Tremendously hard serve and forehand, both hit flat with no spin, "murderous" overhead, good volleying Weakness:Very erratic, played with no margin of safety when hitting shots	Grand Slam	3	2	1	6
			Davis Cup	13-3	0	2 teams	0 wins
			World #1 player	1932, 1935, 1936, 1937
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Lost interest in tennis and at 28 became a professional golfer; won one professional golf tournament and reached the semi-finals of the 1951 PGA championship.
Don Budge (John Donald Budge)	Nationality: American Birth: June 13, 1915, Oakland, California Death: January 26, 2000, Poughkeepsie, New York	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1938, then a touring professional through the early-1950s Strength:Universally considered to have had the greatest backhand of all time, at least until Ken Rosewall; very powerful serve; powerful all-court game; also considered to be a great doubles player Weakness:Hurt his shoulder during military service, which eventually rendered his overhead less effective	Grand Slam	6	4	4	14
			Davis Cup	19-2	6-2	4 teams	2 wins
			World #1 player	1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: In 1938 was the first man to achieve the singles Grand Slam by winning the four major tournaments: Australian, French, United States, and Wimbledon championships
Bobby Riggs (Robert Larimore Riggs)	Nationality: American Birth: February 25, 1918, Los Angeles, California Death: October 25, 1995, Leucadia, California	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1941, then a touring professional for a few years after World War II Strength:Return of serve; lob; dropshot; passing shots; overhead smash; court coverage; all-round defensive game; calm temperament Weakness:Smaller than many of his opponents such as Budge and Kramer, and not as powerful, but no noticeable weaknesses	Grand Slam	3	1	2	6
			Davis Cup	2-2		2 teams	2 wins
			World #1 player	1941, 1946, 1947
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Played women's champion Billie Jean King in "The Battle of the Sexes" in 1975, a match televised worldwide; was notorious as a highly successful hustler in both tennis and golf, particularly after his retirement from top-level tennis; generally thought of as a defensive player, but had a fine serve and volley and frequently played a very agressive game
Frank Kovacs (Frank Kovacs) Info: called Frankie; also The Clown Prince of Tennis	Nationality: American Birth: 1919 Death: 1990	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1941, then an occasional touring professional for a number of years after World War II Strength:His best shot, says Kramer, was "a hard, angled backhand crosscourt, but he could never figure out how to set it up so he could take advantage of it." Weakness:"Kovacs had picture strokes, but the reason he could never win anything is because he didn't have any idea how to go about winning. He never had a set plan for a match. Hell, he never had a set plan for a shot. He could sort of decide what to do with it halfway through the stroke."	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Known for his on-court eccentricities, such as chewing tennis balls; one source says that as of October, 1951, Kovacs held a remarkable 14-3 lead over Jack Kramer, the world's best player, in their head-to-head meetings, which is difficult to credit; his cousin was the entertainer Ernie Kovacs.
Pancho Segura (Francisco Olegario Segura) Info: called Segoo	Nationality: Ecuadorian/American Birth: June 20, 1921, Guayaquil, Ecuador	right handed Class: Amateur through 1947, then a touring professional for two decades Strength:Two-handed forehand, which Jack Kramer once called "the greatest single shot ever produced in tennis"; exceptional quickness; lob; dropshot Weakness:Relatively ordinary backhand; over-reliance on his forehand	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player	1950, 1951, 1952
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Small and bandy-legged, suffered from hernias, malaria, and rickets as a child; according to Kramer, probably played "more matches against top players than anyone in history"; never won any major amateur titles but was, for 3 years, the World Co-No. 1 as a professional
Jack Kramer (John Albert Kramer) Info: Called Jake or Big Jake	Nationality: American Birth: August 1, 1921, Las Vegas, Nevada	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1947, thereafter a touring professional and promoter Strength:Serve; second serve; volley; overhead; forehand; ability to pace himself and play "percentage tennis"; also considered to be a great doubles player Weakness:no noticeable ones except physical infirmities, particularly in his back, that eventually curtailed his career	Grand Slam	3	6	1	10
			Davis Cup	6-0	1-2	3 teams	2 wins
			World #1 player	1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: The first great player to use serve-and-volley with every point; an important tennis figure in four separate categories: as a player; as a promoter of the professional tour; as a powerful advocate for Open Tennis; as a broadcaster and tennis spokesman
Frank Sedgman (Frank Arthur Sedgman) Info: Called Sedge	Nationality: Australian Birth: October 29, 1927, Mont Albert, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1952, thereafter a touring professional for many years Strength:Superb fitness; exceptional quickness, particularly at the net; fine serve and a great volley; also considered to be a great doubles player Weakness:According to Jack Kramer, his slice backhand, plus an inability to win at the very highest level "because he couldn't keep the heat on."	Grand Slam	5	9	8	22
			Davis Cup	16-3	9-0	4 teams	3 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: The first of the great post-War Australians who went on to nearly dominate world tennis for three decades; competing first against Jack Kramer, then Pancho Gonzales, was probably the greatest player except for Gottfried von Cramm or Lew Hoad never to be ranked as World No. 1; in 1953 is said to have been the first professional to earn more than $100,000 in a single year.
Pancho Gonzales (Ricardo Alonso González, or Richard Alonso Gonzalez) Info: Called Gorgo	Nationality: American Birth: May 9, 1928, Los Angeles, California Death: July 3, 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada	right handed Class: Amateur through 1949, then a touring pro for more than 2 decades Strength:Overwhelming and relentless serve and volley game; speed and court coverage; physical strength and mental tenacity; unbreakable will-to-win Weakness:Backhand was relatively less reliable than his other strokes	Grand Slam	2	2		4
			Davis Cup	2-0		1 teams	1 wins
			World #1 player	1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Was once called a "cheese champ," hence his nickname, from Gorgonzola; was married 6 times, twice to Miss Rheingold of 1958, once to the sister of Andre Agassi; died in near penury; Agassi paid for his funeral. Davis Cup info: Played only 1 year before turning pro; won both his singles matches in the finals
Ken Rosewall (Kenneth Robert Rosewall) Info: Called Muscles, or the Little Master; with Lew Hoad called The Sydney Twins, The Whiz Kids, The Gold-Dust Twins	Nationality: Australian Birth: November 2, 1934, Sydney, Australia	Left handed by birth; played right handed Class: Amateur through 1956, thereafter a touring pro for many years Strength:Sliced backhand considered, along with Don Budge's topspin backhand, to be the greatest of all time; half-volley; volley; overhead smash; lob Weakness:Forehand; weak serve	Grand Slam	8	9	1	18
			Davis Cup	17-2	2-1	6 teams	3 wins
			World #1 player	1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: A natural left-hander, his father taught him to play right handed; was called Muscles because of his lack of them; was beaten by Pancho Gonzales 101 matches to 59; was beaten by Rod Laver either 72-61 or 75-66
Lew Hoad (Lewis Alan Hoad) Info: Called Hoadie;with Ken Rosewall called The Sydney Twins, The Whiz Kids, The Gold-Dust Twins	Nationality: Australian Birth: November 3, 1934, Glebe, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 3, 1994, Fuengirola, Spain	Right handed Class: Amateur until 1957, thereafter a touring pro Strength:Tremendous physical strength, could hit winners with any shot from any position; serve and volley Weakness:Physical ailments, which curtailed his career; Jack Kramer considered him lazy and sometimes unmotivated	Grand Slam	4	8	1	13
			Davis Cup	10-2	7-2	4 teams	3 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	{{{national rank years}}}
Trivia: Along with Gottfried von Cramm and Frank Sedgman, probably the greatest player never to be ranked as World No. 1; Kramer wrote: "Everybody loved Hoad, even Pancho Gonzales. They should put that on Lew's tombstone as the ultimate praise for the man.... Even when Hoad was clobbering Gonzales, Gorgo wanted his respect and friendship."; Gonzales considered him the greatest player of all time.

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• Bunny Austin 26 August 1906 Death: 26 August 2000
• Frank Shields 18 November 1909, New York City Death: 19 August 1975
• Adrian Quist 4 August 1913, Medindie, South Australia Death: 17 November 1991, Sydney, NSW
• Gardnar Mulloy 22 November 1913, Washington, D.C.
• Frank Parker 31 January 1916 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Death: 24 July 1997)
• Vivian McGrath 17 February 1916 Death: 9 April 1978)
• Bill Talbert 4 September 1918 Death: 28 February 1999
• John Bromwich 14 November 1918, Sydney, NSW Death: 21 October 1999, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
• Dinny Pails 4 March 1921
• Ted Schroeder 20 July 1921 Death: 26 May 2006
• Vic Seixas 30 August 1923, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Ken McGregor 2 June 1929, Adelaide, Australia
• Rex Hartwig 2 September 1929, Culcairn, New South Wales, Australia
• Mervyn Rose 23 January 1930, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
• Tony Trabert 16 August 1930, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Neale Fraser 3 October 1933, Melbourne, Australia
• Mal Anderson 3 March 1935, Theodore, near Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia
• Ashley Cooper 15 September 1936, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Roy Emerson 3 November 1936, Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia
• Rod Laver 9 August 1938, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
• Fred Stolle 8 October 1938, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia.
• Arthur Ashe 10 July 1943, Richmond, Virginia Death: 6 February 1993
• John Newcombe 23 May 1944, Sydney, Australia
• Tony Roche 17 May 1945, Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia.
• Jimmy Connors 2 September 1952
• Björn Borg 6 June 1956, Stockholm, Sweden
• John McEnroe 16 February 1959
• Boris Becker 22 November 1967
• Andre Agassi 29 April 1970
• Pete Sampras 12 August 1971
• James Blake 28 December 1979
• Juan Carlos Ferrero 12 February 1980
• Lleyton Hewitt 24 February 1981
• Roger Federer 8 August 1981
• Rafael Nadal 3 June 1986

Female

• Helen Wills Moody (USA) 6 October 1905
• Dorothy Round Little (England) 13 July 1908 - 12 November 1982
• Althea Gibson (USA) 25 August 1927
• Ann Jones (England) 7 October 1938
• Maria Bueno (Brazil) 11 October 1939
• Margaret Court (Australia) 16 July 1942
• Billie Jean King (USA) 22 November 1943
• Virginia Wade (England) 10 July 1945
• Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Australia) 31 July 1951
• Martina Navratilova (Czechoslovakia/USA) 18 October 1956
• Chris Evert (USA) 21 March 1954
• Tracy Austin (USA) 12 December 1962
• Steffi Graf (Germany) 14 June 1969
• Monica Seles (Yugoslavia/USA) 2 December 1973
• Conchita Martinez (Spain) 16 April 1972
• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) 18 December 1971
• Mary Pierce (France, parentage Canada/USA) 15 January 1975
• Jennifer Capriati (USA) 29 March 1976
• Lindsay Davenport (USA) 8 June 1976
• Amélie Mauresmo (France) 5 July 1979
• Venus Williams (USA) 17 June 1980
• Martina Hingis (Switzerland) 30 December 1980
• Serena Williams (USA) 26 December 1981
• Justine Henin (Belgium) 1 June 1982
• Kim Clijsters (Belgium) 8 June 1983
• Maria Sharapova (Russia) 19 April 1987

Sources

• Big Bill Tilden, The Triumphs and the Tragedy, by Frank DeFord, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1976, ISBN 0-671-22254-6
• Total Tennis, The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, edited by Bud Collins, Sport Classic Books, Toronto, 2003
• The Game, My 40 Years in Tennis, by Jack Kramer with Frank Deford, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1979, (ISBN 0-399-12336-9
• History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter V, by Ray Bowers, a lengthy Internet history of professional tennis from 1928 through 1942 in 12 chapters at [[1]]