• Hi Everyone! Last night Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin Del Potro at the US Open Men´s Final and overtook Pete Sampras in Grand Slam Titles, with 14, so I decided to do this top ten list
• On the next list we´ll review those tennis players who, throughout their careers, won more ATP titles, besides others interesting facts about them.
10- Andre Agassi (USA):
ATP Titles: 60
Forehand: Right-handed
Backhand: Two hands
Professional career: From 1986 to 2006
Best Ranking: N° 1 achieved in 1995/04/10
Grand Slams: 8. AO (4)/RG (1)/W (1)/USO (2)
9- Guillermo Vilas (Argentina):
ATP Titles: 62
Forehand: Left-handed
Backhand: One Hand
Professional Career: From 1968 to 1992
Best Ranking: N° 2 achieved in 1975/04/30
Grand Slams: 4. AO (2)/RG (1)/USO (1)
8- Pete Sampras (USA):
ATP Titles: 64
Forehand: Right-handed
Backhand: One Hand
Professional Career: From 1988 to 2002
Best Ranking: N° 1 achieved in 1993/04/12
Grand Slams: 14. AO (2)/W (7)/USO (5)
7- Bjorn Borg (Sweden):
ATP Titles: 64
Forehand: Right-handed
Backhand: Two Hands
Professional Career: From 1973 to 1993
Best Ranking: N° 1 achieved in 1977/08/23
Grand Slams: 11. RG (6)/W (5)
6- Novak Djokovic (Serbia):
ATP Titles: 71
Forehand: Right-handed
Backhand: Two Hands
Professional Career: Since 2003
Best Ranking: N° 1 achieved in 2011/07/04
Grand Slams: 14. AO (6)/RG (1)/W (4)/USO (3)
5- John McEnroe (USA):
ATP Titles: 77
Forehand: Left-handed
Backhand: One Hand
Professional Career: From 1978 to 1994
Best Ranking: N° 1 achieved in 1980/03/03
Grand Slams: 7. W (3)/USO (4)
4- Rafael Nadal (Spain):
ATP Titles: 80
Forehand: Left-handed
Backhand: Two Hands
Professional Career: Since 2001
Best Ranking: N° 1 achieved in 2008/08/18
Grand Slams: 17. AO (1)/RG (11)/W (2)/USO (3)
3- Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic):
ATP Titles: 94
Forehand: Right-handed
Backhand: One hand
Professional Career: From 1978 to 1994
Best Ranking: N° 1 achieved in 1983/02/28
Grand Slams: 8. AO (2)/RG (3)/USO (3)
2- Roger Federer (Switzerland):
ATP Titles: 98
Forehand: Right-handed
Backhand: One Hand
Professional Career: Since 1998
Best Ranking: N° 1 achieved in 2004/02/02
Grand Slam: 20. AO (6)/RG (1)/W (8)/USO (5)
1- Jimmy Connors (USA):
ATP Titles: 109
Forehand: Left-handed
Backhand: Two Hands
Professional Career: From 1972 to 1996
Best Ranking: N° 1 achieved in 1974/07/29
Grand Slams: 8. AO (1)/W (2)/USO (5)
Alright everyone, I hope you had enjoyed this top ten tennis list. If you have any idea of a top ten list subject, let me know at the comment section below. I will appreciate your support very much.
Thanks for your time.
Have a nice day.
wow. Connors was great!
An amazing tennis player without any doubt. More than 100 atp titles is something that maybe just Federer and him can achieve
Thanks for this @cassio! I learned to love tennis in the age of Borg, Connors and McEnroe... Thanks for nudging some good memories ;-)
You're welcome @zyx066! I'm glad you enjoyed this post. Three legends of this beautiful sport.
If you have any other idea to blog about it, related to tennis or any other subject, let me know.
Thanks man!