Personal opinions about the greatest tennis players of all time are different. Here are top 10 greatest tennis players of all time for your reference.
The greatest tennis players are the best in their field. People who are recognized by audiences, fans, and professionals.
Top 10 greatest tennis players of all time
1. Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia, and currently resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
He turned professional in 2003 and has had an incredibly successful career, winning 93 titles and 22 Grand Slam singles titles to date, including 10 Australian Open titles, 7 Wimbledon titles, 3 US Open titles, and 2 French Open titles.
He has also amassed a significant amount of prize money, totaling $164,786,653.
Djokovic is currently an active player on the professional tour and continues to be one of the top-ranked players in the world.
2. Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal was born on June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, and still resides there. He turned professional in 2001 and has won 92 career titles, including 22 Grand Slam singles titles.
Nadal has won 2 Australian Open titles, 14 French Open titles, 4 US Open titles, and 2 Wimbledon titles. He is known for his dominance on clay courts and is widely regarded as one of the greatest clay court players of all time. Nadal also won a gold medal in singles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
He is currently an active player on the professional tour and continues to be one of the top-ranked players in the world.
3. Roger Federer
Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland, and currently resides in Bottmingen, Switzerland. He turned professional in 1998 and has had an incredibly successful career, winning 103 titles and 20 Grand Slam singles titles, including 6 Australian Open titles, 1 French Open title, 5 US Open titles, and 8 Wimbledon titles.
Federer holds many records in tennis, including the most Grand Slam singles titles won by a male player and the most weeks ranked as the world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has also earned a significant amount of prize money, totaling $130,594,339. Federer officially retired from professional tennis on August 3, 2021.
4. Rod Laver
Rod Laver was a dominant player in the sport of tennis and is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time.
Born on August 8, 1938, in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, he later resided in Carlsbad, California.
Laver turned professional in 1962 and had an incredibly successful career, winning 200 titles and 11 Grand Slam singles titles, including 3 Australian Open titles, 2 French Open titles, 2 US Open titles, and 4 Wimbledon titles.
In addition, he won 9 Pro Slam singles titles, including 3 US Pro Championships, 4 Wembley Pro Championships, 1 French Pro Championship, and 1 Wimbledon Pro Championship. Laver retired from professional tennis in 1979 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1981.
5. Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras was a former professional tennis player who was born on August 12, 1971, in Potomac, Maryland. He later resided in Lake Sherwood, California.
Sampras turned professional in 1988 and went on to have a successful career, winning 64 titles and 14 Grand Slam singles titles, including 2 Australian Open titles, 7 Wimbledon titles, and 5 US Open titles.
He retired from professional tennis in 2002 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2007.
6. Bjorn Borg
Bjorn Borg was a former professional tennis player who was born on June 6, 1956, in Sodertalje, Stockholm County, Sweden. He later resided in Stockholm, Sweden.
Borg turned professional in 1973 and went on to have a successful career, winning 11 Grand Slam singles titles, including 6 French Open titles and 5 Wimbledon titles.
He retired from professional tennis in 1983 with a total of 101 career titles and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.
7. Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl was a former professional tennis player who was born on March 7, 1960, in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia.
He later resided in Goshen, Connecticut. Lendl turned professional in 1978 and went on to have a successful career, winning 144 titles and 8 Grand Slam singles titles, including 2 Australian Open titles, 3 French Open titles, and 3 US Open titles.
He retired from professional tennis in 1994 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001.
8. Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors is a former American professional tennis player. He was born on September 2, 1952, in East St. Louis, Illinois, and currently resides in Santa Barbara, California.
He turned pro in 1972 and retired in 1996. Throughout his career, he won 147 titles and earned $8,641,040 in prize money. He won 8 Grand Slam Singles Titles, including 1 Australian Open, 2 Wimbledon, and 5 US Open.
He was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1998.
9. Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player. He was born on April 29, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada and currently resides in the same city.
Agassi turned pro in 1986 and retired in 2006. He won 8 Grand Slam Singles Titles, including 4 Australian Open titles, 1 French Open title, 2 US Open titles, and 1 Wimbledon title, and he was an Olympic Gold Medalist in 1996.
Agassi was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.
10. John McEnroe
John McEnroe was born on February 16, 1959, in Wiesbaden, West Germany, resides in New York City, turned pro in 1978, and retired in 1992.
He won a total of 105 career titles and 7 Grand Slam Singles Titles including 3 Wimbledon and 4 US Open titles. He was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.