Roger Federer Is Named Best Tennis Player

Written by: Staff on 24th March 2012

Roger Federer Is Named Best Tennis Player

epa03155241 Roger Federer of Switzerland speaks with the media at the Sony Ericsson Open on Key Biscayne, Florida, USA, 22 March 2012. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT |

The Top 10

10 – Billie Jean King, F, USA

9 – Chris Evert, F, USA

8 – Margaret Court, F, AUS

7 – Bjorn Borg, M, SWE

6 – Rafael Nadal, M, ESP

5 – Pete Sampras, M, USA

4 – Martina Navratilova, F, USA/CZE

3 – Steffi Graf, F, GER

2 – Rod Laver, M, AUS

1 – Roger Federer, M, SUI

Full list: (#11-100)

100 – Michael Chang, M, USA

99 – Ann Haydon Jones, F, GBR

98 – Henry Bunny Austin, M, GBR

97 – Pat Cash, M, AUS

96 – Manuel Orantes, M, ESP

95 – Thomas Muster, M, AUT

94 – Andy Roddick, M, USA

93 – Nicola Pietrangeli, M, ITA

92 – Svetlana Kuznetsova, F, RUS

91 – Shirley Fry Irvin, F, USA

90 – Bill Johnston, M, USA

89 – Dorothea Lambert Chambers, F, GBR

88 – Amelie Mauresmo, F, FRA

87 – Mary Pierce, F, FRA

86 – Tony Wilding, M, NZL

85 – Yannick Noah, M, FRA

84 – Norman Brookes, M, AUS

83 – Jan Kodes, M, CZE

82 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov, M, RUS

81 – Vic Seixas, M, USA

80 – Marat Safin, M, RUS

79 – Gabriela Sabatini, F, ARG

78 – Ashley Cooper, M, AUS

77 – Molla Mallory, F, USA

76 – William Renshaw, M, GBR

75 – Pauline Betz Addie, F, USA

74 – Tony Roche, M, AUS

73 – Jaroslav Drobny, M, CZE

72 – Gottfried Von Cramm, M, GER

71 – Maria Sharapova, F, RUS

70 – Patrick Rafter , M, AUS

69 – Louise Brough , F, USA

68 – Helen Hull Jacobs , F, USA

67 – Fred Stolle , M, AUS

66 – Bobby Riggs , M, USA

65 – Pancho Segura , M, ECU

64 – Ellsworth Vines , M, USA

63 – Lleyton Hewitt , M, AUS

62 – Hana Mandlikova , F, CZE

61 – Neale Fraser , M, AUS

60 – Virginia Wade , F, GBR

59 – Margaret Osborne Dupont, F, USA

58 – Alice Marble , F, USA

57 – Jennifer Capriati , F, USA

56 – Stan Smith, M, USA

55 – Gustavo Kuerten, M, BRA

54 – Manuel Santana, M, ESP

53 – Tracy Austin, F, USA

52 – Jack Crawford, M, AUS

51 – Doris Hart, F, USA

50 – Tony Trabert, M, USA

49 – Ilie Nastase , M, ROM

48 – Frank Sedgman, M, AUS

47 – Jean Borotra, M, FRA

46 – Henri Cochet, M, FRA

45 – Kim Clijsters, F, BEL

44 – Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, F, ESP

43 – Lindsay Davenport, F, USA

42 – Jim Courier, M, USA

41 – Guillermo Vilas, M, ARG

40 – Novak Djokovic, M, SRB

39 – Althea Gibson, F, USA

38 – Maria Bueno, M, BRA

37 – Evonne Goolagong Cawley, F, AUS

36 – Rene Lacoste, M, FRA

35 – Pancho Gonzalez, M, USA

34 – Jack Kramer, M, USA

33 – Mats Wilander, M, SWE

32 – Lew Hoad, M, AUS

31 – John Newcombe, M, AUS

30 – Martina Hingis, F, SUI

29 – Helen Wills Moody Roark, F, USA

28 – Arthur Ashe, M, USA

27 – Maureen Connolly Brinker, F, USA

26 – Justine Henin, F, BEL

25 – Stefan Edberg, M, SWE

24 – Suzanne Lenglen, F, FRA

23 – Fred Perry, M, GBR

22 – Venus Williams, F, USA

21 – Boris Becker, M, GER

20 – Ken Rosewall, M, AUS

19 – Monica Seles, F, USA

18 – Ivan Lendl, M, CZE

17 – Roy Emerson, M, AUS

16 – Bill Tilden, M, USA

15 – Jimmy Connors, M, USA

14 – Serena Williams, F, USA

13 – John McEnroe, M, USA

12 – Andre Agassi, M, USA

11 – Don Budge, M, USA

Editor’s Note: The 10sballs.com staff has gone through the list and some of the staff is questioning some names that made it on the list….. Tell us who you think should be on or should be taken off.

Topics: Billie Jean King, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, Margaret Cour, Martina Navratilov, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, Steffi Graf