Recognized by many leading tennis authorities as one of the sport's best players, Maria Sharapova became the first Russian to win a Wimbledon singles title and the third-youngest women's champion in history. She became the second Russian woman to win a Grand Slam title ever, and the second in a month, following Anastasia Myskina's win at the French Open. On... read full bio
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is known for being ranked as the fifth best tennis player in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Federer was born in Bottmingen, Switzerland, and he found his love for playing tennis at only eight years old. He later began his junior career playing in Wimbledon where he won... read full bio
Nick Kyrgios is an Australian professional tennis player who has been ranked number 39 in the world in men’s singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Kyrgios was born in Canberra, Australia and began playing basketball as a young teenager before moving his sights to just tennis by the time he was 14. He went on to earn a full... read full bio
In total, Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Steffi Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24. She became the first and only tennis player (male or female) to achieve the Calendar Year Golden Slam by winning all four Grand Slam singles titles and the Olympic gold medal in the same... read full bio
Anna Kournikova is one of the most recognizable professional female tennis players in the world. Her specialty however, is doubles. She held the no. 1 spot with partner Martina Hingis, with whom she won several Grand Slam titles in Australia. When she was only fourteen, Anna become the youngest player ever to win a Fed Cup match, and also captured... read full bio
American tennis player Colleen "CoCo" Vandeweghe competes professionally. She is a top 10 singles player, a former junior US Open winner, and she has won two WTA titles, both at the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships in Den Bosch. She first entered the top 10 in 2017, making it to two Grand Slam semifinals and the WTA Elite Trophy final. On... read full bio
Naomi Osaka is a professional tennis player who represents Japan. She has been ranked number 1 in the world by the WTA and has won three titles and reached five finals on the WTA Tour. She is a reigning champion in women’s singles at the US Open and the Australian Open. Osaka was born in Osaka Japan and started playing... read full bio
One of the greatest Swiss athletes in history and a tennis legend, Martina Hingis spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She has won five Grand Slam singles titles- three Australian Opens, one Wimbledon, and one US Open. She has also won twelve Grand Slam women's doubles titles, winning a calendar year doubles Grand Slam, and five... read full bio
ESPY Award-winner for Best Male Tennis Player, Andy Roddick is a former World No. professional. He became a Grand Slam singles champion when he defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the finals at the US Open. Andy is the most recent North American male player to win a Grand Slam singles event, the most recent to reach the top ranking, and... read full bio
Pete Sampras is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player, celebrated as Pistol Pete" for his precise serve. During his fourteen-year tour career, he won fourteen Grand Slam singles titles, becoming the first player to break Roy Emerson's record of twelve Slams. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Sampras also won seven major... read full bio
Kirk O'Bee is a former professional road racing cyclist from the United States. He won two national championships the USPRO pursuit championship and the USPRO criterium championship. A member of the U.S. World Championship Team for Espoirs in 1999, O'Bee enters the professional ranks with valuable European racing experience, having cut his teeth in the difficult Belgian amateur circuit.... read full bio
Juan Martin del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player, whose greatest feat was winning the US Open, defeating Rafael Nadal in the semifinal and Roger Federer in the final. He became the first to defeat both Federer and Nadal during a major and was the only man outside the Big Four to win a major between the 2005 French... read full bio
Boris Franz Becker is a German tennis player who was formerly ranked number one in the world. He was born on November 22, 1967. Becker's career got off to a strong start, as evidenced by the fact that he won the Wimbledon Championships when he was just 17 years old. In the end, he was victorious in singles competition at... read full bio
Jimmy Connors is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player, regarded as one of the greatest in history. He is also a former coach of Andy Roddick, a US Open champion. Connors held the top ranking for a hundred and sixty consecutive weeks, and an additional eight times during his career (a total of 268 weeks). He won eight... read full bio
Nick Bollettieri coached student Monica Seles to a French Open win and Andre Agassi to victory at Wimbledon. He also trained pro Boris Becker back to being the #1 ranked player in the world, and he coaches and consults for touring players Anna Kournikova, Marcelo Rios, and Mary Jo Fernandez. He began his coaching career while he was a law... read full bio
Bjorn Borg is a former World Number 1 tennis player from Sweden. He won 11 Grand slam singles titles, five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles which was a world record until Rafael Nadal broke it. His statistics are amazing and he is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He won 42%... read full bio
Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Jim Courier, Jr. is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. He holds the record for being the youngest man to have reached the finals of all four Grand... read full bio
Bianca Andreescu is a professional Canadian tennis player who is ranked as one of the highest players in the history of Women’s Tennis Association. Andreescu was born in Thornhill, Ontario, and she began playing tennis at seven years old and was originally coached by a family friend, Gabriel Hristache. She then went on to train at the Ontario Racquet Club... read full bio
Ivan Lendl is known as being a former world no.1 caliber professional tennis player. Ivan originated from Czechoslovakia and later became a United States citizen. He dominated professional tennis during his career and is even described as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Ivan earned eight Grand Slam singles titles and competed in 19 Grand Slam singles... read full bio
For nearly 20 years, tennis great Chris Evert provided fans throughout the world with one guarantee - she gave every match all she had. She was always more than just the best tennis player in the world. Evert was ranked number one for seven years and had a 90 percent win average spanning her 17-year career as a pro. She... read full bio
