List of male tennis players
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This is a list of top international male tennis players.
To keep the list at a reasonable length, it includes only players who have been officially ranked among the top 25 singles players in the "Open Era"; been ranked in the top few prior to the Open Era; have been a singles quarter-finalist or better at a Grand Slam tournament; have been finalists at the Masters/ATP Tour World Championships/Tennis Masters Cup; have been singles medalists at the Olympic Games; have won a Grand Slam or Olympic doubles title; or have been ranked World No. 1 in singles or doubles.
Players who have won more than one Grand Slam singles title or have been ranked World No.1 in singles have been put in bold font so as to stand out. Information on each player includes year of birth and death, country of origin or citizenship, and accolades which refer to singles play unless otherwise stated.
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X-Z
[edit] A
- Jose Acasuso - (1982-) ( Argentina) - World No. 20 in 2006
- David Adams (1970-) - ( South Africa) - 1999 Australian Open mixed doubles champion and 2000 French Open mixed doubles champion partnering Mariaan de Swardt
- Andre Agassi (1970-) - ( U.S.) - 1992 Wimbledon champion, 1999 finalist, 1995/2001 semi-finalist, 1991/1993 quarter-finalist • 1994/1999 U.S. Open champion, 1990/1995/2002/2005 finalist, 1988/1989 semi-finalist, 1992/2001/2004 quarter-finalist • 1995/2000/2001/2003 Australian Open champion; 1996 Olympic gold medalist • 1999 French Open champion, 1990/1991 finalist, 1988/1992 semi-finalist, 1995/2001/2002/2003 quarter-finalist • 1990 ATP Tour Championships champion • winner of 17 Masters Series titles (record) • ranked World No. 1 for 101 weeks
- Ronald Agenor (1964-) - ( Haiti) - 1989 French Open quarter-finalist; ranked World No. 22 in 1989
- Juan Aguilera (1962-) - ( Spain) - winner of 1 Masters Series title • ranked World No. 7 in 1984
- Pieter Aldrich (1965) - (/ South Africa) - 1990 Australian Open doubles champion; 1990 U.S. Open doubles champion; World doubles No. 1 in 1990
- Fred Alexander (1880-1969) ( U.S.) - 1908 Australian Championships champion
- John Alexander (1951-) - ( Australia) - World No. 8 in 1975
- Wilmer Allison, Jr. (1904-1977) ( U.S.) - 1935 U.S. Championships champion; World No. 4 in 1932/1935
- Manuel Alonso (1895-1984) ( Spain) - 1921 Wimbledon semi-finalist; 1922/1923/1925/1927 U.S. Championships quarter-finalist; World No. 5 in 1927
- Victor Amaya (1954-) - ( U.S.) - World No. 15 in 1980
- Mal Anderson (1935-) ( Australia) - 1957 U.S. championships champion; 1957 French Championships doubles champion; World No. 2 in 1957/1958
- John Andrews (1952-) ( U.S.) - 1975 French Open quarter-finalist
- Vijay Amritraj (1953-) - ( India) - 1973/1981 Wimbledon quarter-finalist; 1973/1974 U.S. Open quarter-finalist; World No. 16 in 1980
- Mario Ancic (1984-) - ( Croatia) - 2004 Olympic Games doubles bronze medalist • 2004 Wimbledon semi-finalist, 2006 quarter-finalist • ranked World No. 7 in 2006
- Matt Anger - (1963-) ( U.S.) - World No. 23 in 1986
- Paul Annacone (1963-) - ( U.S.) - 1985 Australian Open doubles champion • 1984 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • World No. 12 in 1986
- Igor Andreev - (1983-) ( Russia) - World No. 24 in 2006
- Hicham Arazi (1973) - ( Morocco) - 1997/1998 French Open quarter-finalist; 2000/2004 Australian Open quarter-finalist • World No. 22 in 2001
- Jimmy Arias (1964-) - ( U.S.) - 1983 U.S. Open semi-finalist • World No. 5 in 1984
- Jordi Arrese (1964-) - ( Spain) - 1992 Olympic silver medalist • World No. 23 in 1991
- Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) - ( U.S.) - 1968 U.S. Open champion, 1972 finalist • 1970 Australian Open champion, 1971 finalist • 1975 Wimbledon champion, 1968/1969 semi-finalist; 1970/1971 French Open quarter-finalist • World No. 2 in 1975
- Bunny Austin (1906-2000) - ( Great Britain) 1928-1929 U.S. Championships finalist • 1932-1938 Wimbledon finalist • 1937 French Championships finalist
- Luis Ayala (1932) - ( Chile) - 1958/1960 French Championships finalist
[edit] B
- Marcos Baghdatis (1985-) - (Cyprus) - 2006 Australian Open finalist • 2006 Wimbledon semi-finalist • ranked World No. 10 in 2006
- Galo Blanco - (1976-) (Spain) - 1997 French Open quarter-finalist
- Corrado Barazzutti (1953-) - (Italy) - 1977 U.S. Open semi-finalist • 1978 French Open semi-finalist; 1980 French Open quarter-finalist • World No. 7 in 1978
- Pierre Barthes (1941-) (France) - 1970 French Open doubles champion partnering Nikki Pilic
- Jeremy Bates (1962-) - (Great Britain) - 1987 Wimbledon and 1991 Australian Open mixed doubles champion partnering Jo Durie
- Boris Becker (1967-) - (West Germany/Germany) - 1985/1986/1989 Wimbledon champion, 1988/1990/1991/1995 finalist; 1989 U.S. Open champion • 1991/1996 Australian Open champion, 1984 quarter-finalist (first appearance) • 1987/1989/1991 French Open semi-finalist • 1988 Masters champion, 1992/1995 ATP Tour Championships champion • ranked World No. 1 for 12 weeks
- Mike Belkin (1945-) - (Canada) - 1968 Australian Championships quarter-finalist
- Julien Benneteau (1981-) - (France) - 2006 French Open quater-finalist
- Alberto Berasategui (1973-) - (Spain) - 1994 French Open finalist • 1998 Australian Open quarter-finalist; World No. 7 in 1994
- Tomáš Berdych - (Czech Republic) World No. 10 in 2006;
- Jay Berger (1966-) - (USA) - 1989 U.S. Open and French Open quarter-finalist • World No. 7 in 1990
- Christian Bergström (1967) - (Sweden) - 1993 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Paolo Bertolucci (1954) - (Italy) - 1973 French Open quarter-finalist • World No. 12 in 1973
- Mahesh Bhupathi (1974-) - (India) - 1999/2001 French Open doubles champion; 1999 Wimbledon champion (all partnering Leander Paes) • 2002 U.S. Open doubles champion (partnering Max Mirnyi)
- Jonas Björkman (1972-) - (Sweden) - 1997 U.S. Open semi-finalist • 2006 Wimbledon semi-finalist, 2003 quarter-finalist • 1998/2002 Australian Open quarter-finalist • 1998/1999/2001 Australian Open doubles champion (partnering Jacco Eltingh, Patrick Rafter, Todd Woodbridge respectively) • 2004/2005 French Open doubles champion (partnering Max Mirnyi); 2002/2003/2004 Wimbledon doubles champion (partnering Woodbridge) • World No. 4 in 1997 • ranked World doubles No. 1 for 70 weeks
- Byron Black (1969-) - (Zimbabwe) - 1995 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • 2000 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • 1994 French Open doubles champion • World No. 22 in 1996
- Wayne Black (1973-) - (Zimbabwe) - 2001 U.S. Open doubles champion and 2005 Australian Open doubles champion (partnering Kevin Ullyett)
- James Blake (1979-) - (USA) - 2005/2006 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • 2006 Tennis Masters Cup finalist • World No. 4 in 2006
- Arnaud Boetsch (1968-) - (France) - World No. 12 in 1996
- Björn Borg (1956-) - (Sweden) - 1974/1975/1978/1979/1980/1981 French Open champion, 1976 quarter-finalist • 1976/1977/1978/1979/1980 Wimbledon champion, 1981 finalist, 1973/1975 quarter-finalist; 1976/1978/1980/1981 U.S. Open finalist, 1975 semi-finalist, 1979 quarter-finalist • 1979/1980 Masters champion, 1975/1977 finalist • ranked World No. 1 for 109 weeks &bull
- Jeff Borowiak (1949-) - (USA) - World No. 25 in 1977
- John Bromwich (1918-1999) - (Australia) - 1939/1946 Australian Championships champion; 1938/1939/1946/1947/1948/1949/1950 Australian Championships doubles champion (partnering Adrian Quist)
- Jean Borotra (1898-1994) - (France) - one of the "Four Musketeers"
- William Bowrey (1943-) - (Australia) - 1968 Australian Championships champion, 1969 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Sir Norman Brookes (1877-1967) - (Australia)
- Jacques Brugnon (1895-1978) - (France) - one of the "Four Musketeers"
- Sergi Bruguera (1971-) - (Spain) - winner of 2 Grand Slam singles titles • 1993/1994 French Open champion, 1997 finalist
- Bob Bryan (1978-) - (USA) - 2003 French Open doubles champion, 2005/2006 finalist • 2005 U.S. Open doubles champion • 2006 Australian Open doubles champion, 2004/2005 doubles finalist • 2006 Wimbledon doubles champion, 2005 finalist • 2003/2004 Tennis Masters Cup doubles champion • ranked World No. 1 in doubles
- Mike Bryan (1978) - (USA) - 2003 French Open doubles champion, 2005/2006 finalist • 2005 U.S. Open doubles champion • 2006 Australian Open doubles champion, 2004 and 2005 doubles finalist • 2006 Wimbledon doubles champion, 2005 finalist • 2003/2004 Tennis Masters Cup doubles champion • ranked World No. 1 in doubles
- Earl "Butch" Buchholz (1940-) - (USA) - 1969 Australian Open quarter-finalist • one of the Handsome Eight
- Don Budge (1915-2000) - (USA) - 1937/1938 Wimbledon champion • 1937/38 United States Championships champion • 1938 French Championships champion • 1938 Australian Championships champion • 1936 U.S. Championships finalist; first Grand Slam winner • World No. 1 for 5 years; a candidate for greatest player of all time
[edit] C
- Darren Cahill (1965-) - (Australia) - 1988 U.S. Open semi-finalist • World No. 22 in 1989
- Oliver Campbell (1871-1953) - (USA) - 1890/1891/1892 U.S. Championships champion • 1888/1891/1892 doubles champion
- Guillermo Cañas (1977-) - (Argentina) - 2002/2005 French Open quarter-finalist • World No. 8 in 2005
- Cristiano Caratti (1970-) - (Italy) - 1991 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Tomas Carbonell - (Spain) - 2001 French Open mixed champion partnering Virginia Ruano Pascual
- Kent Carlsson (1968-) - (Sweden) - World No. 6 in 1988
- Ross Case (1951) - (Australia) - 1973/1977(January) Australian Open semi-finalist
- Ray Casey (1900-1986) - (USA) - 1925 Wimbledon doubles finalist with John Hennessey
- Pat Cash (1965-) - (Australia) - 1987 Wimbledon champion • 1987/1988 Australian Open finalist • World No. 4 in 1988
- Malcolm Chace (1875-1955) - (USA)
- Thierry Champion - (France) - 1990 French Open quarter-final • 1991 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Michael Chang (1972-) - (USA) - 1989 French Open champion, 1995 finalist • 1996 Australian Open finalist • 1996 U.S. Open finalist • 1995 ATP Tour Championships finalist
- Juan Ignacio Chela (1979) - (Argentina) - 2004 French Open quarter-finalist; World No. 15 in 2004
- Andrei Cherkasov - (USSR / Russia) - 1990 Australian Open quarter-finalist; 1990 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • World No. 13 in 1991
- Andrei Chesnokov (1966-) - (USSR/Russia) - 1989 French Open semi-finalist • ranked World No. 9 in 1991
- Benjamin Choong (1992-) - (Australia/Malaysia) - Australian Open Junior Divison - World No. -----
- Francisco Clavet (1968-) - (Spain)
- Arnaud Clément - (France) - 2001 Australian Open finalist
- Jose-Luis Clerc - (Argentina)
- William Clothier (1881-1962 - (USA)
- Henri Cochet (1901-1987) - (France) • World No. 1 for 3 years
- Grant Connell - (Canada)
- Jimmy Connors (1952-) - (USA) - 1974 Australian Open champion, 1975 finalist (last appearance) • 1974/1982 Wimbledon champion, 1975/1977/1978/1984 finalist, 1973 doubles champion • 1974/1976/1978/1982/1983 U.S. Open champion, 1975/1977 finalist, 1975 doubles champion • 1979/1980/1984/1985 French Open semi-finalist • 1977 Masters champion • ranked World No. 1 for 268 weeks (holds the record for most consecutive weeks at No. 1 - 160 [until February 2007, because then Roger Federer will break his record])
- Elwood Cooke - (USA) - 1939 Wimbledon finalist and doubles champion with Bobby Riggs
- Ashley Cooper (1936-) - (Australia)
- John Cooper (1946-) - (Australia)
- Patricio Cornejo (1944) - (Chile)
- Guillermo Coria (1982-) - (Argentina) - 2004 French Open finalist, 2003 semi-finalist • 2003/2005 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • ranked World No. 3 in 2004
- Alex Corretja (1974-) - (Spain) - 1998/2001 French Open finalist, 2002 semi-finalist • 1998 ATP Tour Championships champion • winner of 2 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 2 in 1999
- Albert Costa (1975-) - (Spain) - 2002 French Open champion • 1997 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Carlos Costa (1968-) - (Spain) - ranked World No. 10 in 1992
- Jim Courier (1970-) - (USA) - 1991/1992 French Open champion, 1993 finalist, 1994 semi-finalist, 1996 quarter-finalist • 1992/1993 Australian Open champion, 1994 semi-finalist, 1995/1996 quarter-finalist • 1991 U.S. Open finalist, 1992/1995 semi-finalist • 1993 Wimbledon finalist, 1991 quarter-finalist • 1991/1992 ATP Tour Championships finalist • ranked World No. 1 for 58 weeks
- Jack Crawford (1908-1991) - (Australia) - 3 Grand Slam titles 1933
- Dick Crealy (1944-) - (Australia)
- Kevin Curren (1958-) - (South Africa/USA)
[edit] D
- Dwight Davis (1879-1945) - (U.S.)
- Scott Davis - (U.S.)
- Franco Davin - (Argentina) - 1991 French Open quarter-finalist
- Nikolay Davydenko (1981-) - (Russia) - 2005 French Open semi-finalist, 2006 quarter-finalist • 2005 Australian Open quarter-finalist • 2005 Tennis Masters Cup semi-finalist • winner of 1 Masters Series title • World No. 3 in 2006
- Phil Dent - (Australia) - 1974 Australian Open finalist • 1968/1977 (January)/1979 quarter-finalist • 1977 French Open semi-finalist • 1977 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Taylor Dent - (U.S.)
- Steve Denton (1956-) - (U.S.)
- Filip Dewulf (1972-) - Belgium - 1997 French Open semi-finalist, 1998 quarter-finalist
- Colin Dibley (1944-) - (Australia) - 1979 Australia Open semi-finalist • 1973 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Eddie Dibbs - (U.S.)
- Mark Dickson - (U.S.) - 1983 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Arnaud di Pasquale - (France) - 2000 Olympic bronze medalist
- Novak Djokovic - (Serbia) - 2006 French Open quarter-finalist
- Sláva Doseděl - (Czech Republic) - 1999 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Scott Draper - (Australia) - 2005 Australia Open mixed doubles champion partnering Samantha Stosur
- Hendrik Dreekmann (1975-) - (Germany) - 1994 French Open quarter-finalist
- Brad Drewett (1958-) - (Australia) - 1975 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Cliff Drysdale (1941-) - (South Africa) - one of the "Handsome Eight"
- Robin Drysdale (1952-) - (Great Britain) - 1977 (December) Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Pat Dupre (1954-) - (Belgium/USA) - 1979 Wimbledon semi-finalist • 1979 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
[edit] E
- Stefan Edberg (1966-) - (Sweden) - winner of 6 Grand Slam singles titles • 1985/1987 Australian Open champion, 1990/1992/1993 finalist, 1988/1991/1994 semi-finalist, 1984/1989 quarter-finalist • 1988/1990 Wimbledon champion, 1989 finalist, 1987/1991/1993 semi-finalist, 1992 quarter-finalist • 1991/1992 U.S. Open champion, 1986/1987 semi-finalist, 1996 quarter-finalist (last appearance) • 1989 French Open finalist, 1985/1991/1993 quarter-finalist • 1989 Masters champion • winner of 4 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 1
- Younes El Aynaoui - (Morocco) - 2000/2003 Australian Open quarter-finalist • 2002/2003 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Jacco Eltingh - (Netherlands)
- Roy Emerson (1936-) - (Australia) - winner of 12 Grand Slam singles titles
- Thomas Enqvist (1974-) - (Sweden) - 1999 Australian Open finalist, 1996 quarter-finalist • 2001 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • winner of 3 Masters Series titles
- Nicolas Escude - (France) - 1998 Australian Open semi-finalist (first appearance) • 2001 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • 1999 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Kelly Evernden (1962) - (New Zealand) - 1987 Australian Open quarter-finalist
[edit] F
- Roger Federer (1981-) - (Switzerland) - winner of 9 Grand Slam singles titles • 2003/2004/2005/2006 Wimbledon champion, 2001 quarter-finalist, 2000 doubles quarter-finalist • 2004/2006 Australian Open champion, 2005 semi-finalist • 2004/2005/2006 U.S. Open champion • 2006 French Open finalist, 2005 semi-finalist, 2001 quarter-finalist • 2003/2004/2006 Tennis Masters Cup champion, 2005 finalist • winner of 12 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 1 for 150 weeks • already a candidate for greatest player of all time.
- Peter Feigl (1951-) - (Austria) - 1978 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Wayne Ferreira - (1971-) - (South Africa) - 1992 (second appearance)/2003 Australian Open semi-finalist • 1992 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • 1994 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • winner of 2 Masters Series titles
- David Ferrer - (Spain) - 2005 French Open quarter-finalist • World No. 15 in 2005
- Juan Carlos Ferrero (1980-) - (Spain) - winner of 1 Grand Slam singles title • 2003 French Open champion, 2002 finalist • 2003 U.S. Open finalist • 2002 Tennis Masters Cup finalist • winner of 4 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 1 for 8 weeks
- Wojtek Fibak (1952-) - (Poland) - 1977/1980 French Open quarter-finalist; 1980 Wimbledon quarter-finalist; 1980 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Marcelo Filippini (1967) - Uruguay - 1999 French Open quarter-finalist
- Jaime Fillol (1946) - (Chile) - World No. 14 in 1974
- Mardy Fish (1981) - (USA)- World No. 49 in 2006
- Ken Flach - (U.S.) - doubles specialist
- Peter Fleming - (U.S.) - 1980 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Guy Forget - (France) - 1991/1993 Australian Open quarter-finalist • 1991/1992/1994 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • winner of 2 Masters Series titles
- "Four Musketeers" - four French players of the 1920s and 1930s
- Zeljko Franulovic (1947-) - (Yugoslavia [Croatia]) - 1970 French Open finalist; 1971 French Open semi-finalist
- Neale Fraser (1933-) - (Australia) - winner of 3 Grand Slam Singles titles • 1959/1960 U.S. Championships champion • 1960 Wimbledon champion, 1958 finalist • 1957/1959/1960 Australian Championships finalist
- Rod Frawley (1952) - (Australia) - 1979 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Frank Froehling (1942) - (U.S.) - 1971 French Open semi-finalist and U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Richard Fromberg - (Australia) - World No. 24 in 1990
- Renzo Furlan - (Italy) - 1995 French Open quarter-finalist
[edit] G
- Patrick Galbraith - (U.S.) - doubles specialist
- Richard Gasquet - (1986-) - (France) - 2004 French Open mixed doubles champion • World No. 12 in 2005
- Gastón Gaudio - (1978-) - (Argentina) - 2004 French Open champion • 2005 Tennis Masters Cup semi-finalist (lost 0-6 0-6 to Roger Federer, the first "double bagle" in TMC history) • ranked World No. 5
- Sammy Giammalva, Jr. - (1963-) - (U.S.) - 1982 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Juan Gisbert, Sr. - (1942-) - (Spain) - 1968 Australian Championships finalist
- Bob Giltinan - (1949-) - (Australia) - 1977 (December) Australian Open semi-finalist
- Robby Ginepri - (1982-) - (U.S.) - 2005 U.S. Open semi-finalist
- Drew Gitlin - (1958-) - (U.S.) - 1982 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Vitas Gerulaitis - (1954-1994) - (U.S.) - 1977 (December) Australian Open champion • 1979 U.S. Open finalist • 1980 French Open finalist • 1977/1978 Wimbledon semi-finalist • 1979/1981 Masters finalist
- Brad Gilbert - (1961-) - (U.S.) - 1987 U.S. Open quarter-finalist; 1990 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Shlomo Glickstein - (1958-) - (Israel) - 1981 Australian Open quarter-finalist; World No. 22 in 1982
- Andrés Gómez - (1960-) - (Ecuador) - 1990 French Open champion; 1984 Wimbledon quarter-finalist; 1984 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Pancho Gonzales (1928-1995) - (U.S.) - 1948 and 1949 U.S. champion; World No. 1 8 years in a row, 1954 to 1961, an unequalled 9 times overall; a candidate for greatest player of all time
- Fernando González (1980-) - (Chile) - 2004 Olympic doubles gold medalist (w/Nicolás Massú) and singles bronze medalist; 2002 U.S. Open quarter-finalist; 2003 French Open quarter-finalist; 2005 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Spencer Gore - (England) first Wimbledon (1877) winner
- Tom Gorman - (U.S.)
- Brian Gottfried - (U.S.)
- Georges Goven (1948-) - (France) - 1970 French Open semi-finalist
- Jim Grabb - (U.S.)
- Clark Graebner - (U.S.)
- Sebastien Grosjean (1978-)- (France) - 2001 Australian Open semi-finalist; 2001 French Open semi-finalist; 2003 and 2004 Wimbledon semi-finalist; 2001 Tennis Masters Cup finalist
- Hans Gildemeister - (Chile)
- Tim Gullikson - (U.S.)
- Tom Gullikson - (U.S.)
- Istvan Gulyas (1931-) - (Hungary) - 1971 French Open quarter-finalist
- Jan Gunnarsson (1962-) - (Sweden) - World No. 25 in 1985; 1989 Australian Open semi-finalist
- Heinz Gunthardt - (Switzerland)
- Magnus Gustafsson - (Sweden) - 1994 Australian Open quarter-finalist; World No. 10 in 1991
[edit] H
- Paul Haarhuis (1966-) - (Netherlands) - doubles specialist • 1994 Australian Open doubles champion • 1995/1998/2002 French Open champion, 2000/2003 finalist • 1998 Wimbledon doubles champion, 1997/1999/2000 finalist • 1991 U.S. Open quarter-finalist, 1994 doubles champion, 1996 finalist • ranked World No. 18 and ranked World Doubles No. 1
- Tommy Haas (1978-) - (Germany) - 2000 Olympic Games silver medalist • ranked World No. 2 in 2002
- Harold Hackett (1878-1937) (U.S.)
- "Handsome Eight" - eight WTC professional players of the 1960s
- Victor Hanescu - (Romania) - 2005 French Open quarter-finalist
- Paul Hanley - {Australia) - lost in the finals of the 2005 Wimbledon mixed doubles, playing with Tatiana Perebiynis.
- Rodney Harmon - (U.S.) - 1982 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Tim Henman (1974-) - (Great Britain) - 1996 Olympic Games doubles silver medalist • 1998/1999/2001/2002 Wimbledon semi-finalist, 1996/1997/2003/2004 quarter-finalist • 2004 French Open semi-finalist • 2004 U.S. Open semi-finalist • 1998 ATP Tour Championships semi-finalist • ranked World No. 4 in 2002
- John Hennessey - (United States) - 1928 U.S. champion doubles with George Lott, world #8 in 1927 and 1928.
- Jan Hernych - (Czech Republic)
- Robert "Bob" Hewitt (1940-) - (Australia/South Africa) - multiple Grand Slam doubles champion
- Lleyton Hewitt (1981-) - (Australia) - 2001 U.S. Open champion, 2004 finalist, 2000/2002/2005 semi-finalist, 2003 quarter-finalist • 2002 Wimbledon champion, 2005 semi-finalist, 2004/2006 quarter-finalist • 2005 Australian Open finalist • 2001/2004 French Open quarter-finalist • 2001/2002 Tennis Masters Cup champion • winner of 2 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 1 for 80 weeks
- Jose Higueras (1953-) - (Spain)
- Jakob Hlasek - (Switzerland)
- Lew Hoad (1934-1994) - (Australia)
- Chip Hooper - (United States) - 1982 World No. 17
- Frederik "Fred" Hovey (1868-1945) - (U.S.) - 1895 U.S. champion
- Dominik Hrbatý (1978-) - (Slovakia) - ranked World No. 12 in 2004
- Joseph "Joe" Hunt (1919-1944) - (U.S.) - 1943 U.S. champion
- Frank Hunter (1894-1981 - (U.S.) - 1923 Wimbledon finalist • 1928/1929 U.S. Open finalist
- Stephen Huss - (Australia) - 2005 Wimbledon doubles champion
[edit] I & J
- Goran Ivanišević (1971-) - (Croatia) - 2001 Wimbledon champion, 1992/1994/1998 finalist • 1989 (first appearance)/1994/1997 Australian Open quarter-finalist • 1990/1992/1994 French Open quarter-finalist • 1996 U.S. Open semi-finalist • winner of 2 Masters Series titles
- Martin Jaite (1964-) - (Argentina) - 1985 French Open quarter-finalist
- Francois Jauffret - (France)
- Anders Järryd - (Sweden) - 1987 and 1988 Australian Open quarter-finalist • 1985 Wimbledon semi-finalist; 1985 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Joachim Johansson (1982-) - (Sweden) - 2004 U.S. Open semi-finalist
- Thomas Johansson (1975-) - (Sweden) - 2002 Australian Open champion • 2005 Wimbledon semi-finalist • 1998/2000 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • winner of 1 Masters Series title
- "Little Bill" Johnston - (United States) - a co-World No. 1 in 1919 with Gerald Patterson
- Donald Johnson - (USA) - doubles specialist
- Kelly Jones - (USA) - doubles specialist
- Boro Jovanovic (1939) - (Yugoslavia) - 1968 French Open quarter-finalist
[edit] K
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1974-) - (Russia) - 1996 French Open champion • 1999 Australian Open champion • 1999/2001 U.S. Open semi-finalist • 1995 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • ranked World No. 1 for 6 weeks
- Bernd Karbacher (1968-) - (Germany)
- Nicolas Kiefer (1977-) - (Germany) - 1998/2000 Australian Open quarter-finalist • 1997 Wimbledon quarter-finalist (first appearance) • 2000 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Billy Knight (1935-) - (Britain)
- Mark Knowles - (Bahamas) - doubles specialist • 2002 Australian Open doubles champion, 1995/2003 finalist • 2004 U.S. Open doubles champion, 1998 finalist, 1994/2003 semi-finalist, 1995/2001/2002 quarter-finalist • 1998/2002 French Open doubles finalist, 2005 semi-finalist, 2004 quarter-finalist • 1995/1999 Wimbledon doubles semi-finalist • ranked World Doubles No. 1
- Thomaz Koch (1945-) (Brazil) - 1969 French Open quarter-finalist; 1974 World No. 24
- Jan Kodeš (1946-) - (Czechoslovakia) - 1970 and 1971 French Open champion, 1972 and 1973 quarter-finalist; 1973 Wimbledon champion, 1972 semi-finalist; 1971 and 1973 U.S. Open semi-finalist
- Petr Korda (1968-) - (Czech Republic) - 1998 Australian Open champion, 1993 quarter-finalist • 1992 French Open finalist • 1998 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • 1995/1997 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • winner of 1 Masters Series title
- Stefan Koubek (1977-) (Austria) - 2002 Australian Open quarter-finalist; World No. 20 in 2000
- Jan Koželuh (1904-) - (Czechoslovakia) - (not to be confused with Karel Koželuh)
- Karel Koželuh (1895-1950) - (Czechoslovakia) - (not to be confused with Jan Koželuh)
- Richard Krajicek (1971-) - (Netherlands) - 1996 Wimbledon champion, 1998 semi-finalist • 1992 Australian Open semi-finalist • 1993 French Open semi-finalist, 1996 quarter-finalist • 1997/1999/2000 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • winner of 2 Masters Series titles
- Jack Kramer (1921-) - (United States) - World No. 1 for 6 years, a candidate for greatest player of all time
- Aaron Krickstein (1967-) - (U.S.) - 1989 U.S. Open semi-finalist, 1988/1990 quarter-finalist • 1995 Australian Open semi-finalist
- Johan Kriek - (South Africa/U.S.) - 1981/1982 Australian Open champion (first appearance), 1984 semi-finalist • 1986 French Open semi-finalist • 1981/1982 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • 1980 U.S. Open semi-finalist, 1987/1988 quarter-finalist
- Ramanathan Krishnan - (India)
- Ramesh Krishnan - (India) - 1981/1987 U.S. Open quarter-finalist; 1986 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Paul Kronk (1954) - (Australia) - 1978 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Gustavo Kuerten (1976-) - (Brazil) - 1997/2000/2001 French Open champion • 1999 Wimbledon quarter-finalist; 1999/2001 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • 2000 Tennis Masters Cup champion • winner of 5 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 1 for 43 weeks
- Karol Kučera (1974-) - (Czechoslovakia/Slovakia) - 1998 Australian Open semi-finalist • 1998 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Nicklas Kulti (1971-) - (Sweden) - 1992 French Open quarter-finalist
[edit] L
- René Lacoste (1904-1996) - (France) - 1925/1927/1929 French Championships champion • 1925/1928 Wimbledon champion • 1926/1927 U.S. Championships champion • one of the "Four Musketeers" • World No. 1 for 2 years
- Nicolás Lapentti - (Ecuador) - 1999 Australian Open semi-finalist; 2002 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Sebastien Lareau - (Canada) - doubles specialist
- William Larned (1872-1926) - (U.S.)
- Art Larsen (1925-) - (U.S.)
- Magnus Larsson (1970-) - (Sweden) -
- Rod Laver (1938-) - (Australia) - 1960/1962/1969 Australian Open champion, 1961 finalist • 1962/1969 French Open champion, 1968 finalist • 1961/1962/1968/1969 Wimbledon champion, 1959/1960 finalist • 1962/1969 U.S. Open champion, 1960/1961 finalist • only player (male or female) to have won the Grand Slam twice • a candidate for greatest player of all time
- Glenn Layendecker (1961-) - (U.S.)
- Rick Leach - (USA) - doubles specialist
- Henri Leconte (1963-) - (France)
- Ivan Lendl (1960-) - (Czechoslovakia/U.S.) - 1984/1986/1987 French Open champion, 1981/1985 finalist, 1983/1988 quarter-finalist • 1985/1986/1987 U.S. Open champion, 1982/1983/1984 finalist, 1991 semi-finalist, 1980/1990/1992 quarter-finalist • 1989/1990 Australian Open champion, 1983/1991 finalist, 1985/1987/1988 semi-finalist, 1992 quarter-finalist • 1986/1987 Wimbledon finalist, 1983/1984/1988/1989/1990 semi-finalist • 1981/1982/1985/1986/1987 Masters champion • ranked World No. 1 for 270 weeks (became the first player to become No. 1 without having won a Grand Slam singles title, Kim Clijsters and Amélie Mauresmo did the same on the women's tour)
- Chris Lewis (1957-) - (New Zealand)
- Ivan Ljubičić - (Croatia) - 2006 French Open semi-finalist; 2006 Australian Open quater-finalist; 2004 Olympic Games doubles bronze medalist
- John Lloyd (1954-) - (Britain)
- Feliciano López (1981 - (Spain) - 2005 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- George Lott (1906-1991) (U.S.)
- Bob Lutz (1949-) - (United States)
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- Gene Mako (1916) - (U.S.)
- Xavier Malisse (1980-) - (Belgium) - 2002 Wimbledon semi-finalist • 2005 French Open doubles champion • ranked World No. 19 in 2002
- Amos Mansdorf - (Israel)
- Jose Mancia - (U.S)
- Alberto Mancini (1969-) - (Argentina) - 1989 French Open quarter-finalist
- Bruce Manson - (U.S.) - 1981 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Felix Mantilla - (Spain) - 1997 (first appearance) Australian Open quarter-finalist; 1998 French Open semi-finalist • winner of 1 Masters Series title
- John Marks (1952-) - (Australia) - 1978 Australian Open finalist
- Todd Martin- (U.S.) - 1994 Australian Open finalist, 1999/2001 quarter-finalist • 1999 U.S. Open finalist, 1994/2000 semi-finalist • 1994/1996 Wimbledon semi-finalist, 1993/1999 quarter-finalist
- Nicolás Massú (1979-) - (Chile) - 2004 Olympic gold medalist (in singles and doubles)
- Geoff Masters (1950-) - (Australia) - 1974 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Wally Masur - (Australia)
- Shuzo Matsuoka (1967-) (Japan)
- Gene Mayer - (U.S.)
- Sandy Mayer - (U.S.)
- Tim Mayotte (1960-) - (U.S.) - 1983 Australian Open semi-finalist, 1981 quarter-finalist • 1982 Wimbledon semi-finalist, 1981 (first appearance)/1983/1986/1988/1989 quarter-finalist • 1989 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- John McEnroe (1959-) - (U.S.) - 1979/1980/1981/1984 U.S. Open champion, 1985 finalist, 1978/1982/1990 semi-finalist, 1987 quarter-finalist • 1981/1983/1984 Wimbledon champion, 1980/1982 finalist, 1977 (first appearance)/1989/1992 semi-finalist, 1985 quarter-finalist • 1984 French Open finalist, 1985 semi-finalist, 1981/1983 quarter-finalist • 1983 (first appearance) Australian Open semi-finalist, 1985/1989/1992 quarter-finalist • 1978/1983/1984 Masters champion • ranked World No. 1 for 170 weeks • a candidate for greatest player of all time
- Patrick McEnroe (1966-) - (United States
- Peter McNamara - (Australia)
- Ken McGregor (1929-) - (Australia)
- Chuck McKinley (1941-1986) - (U.S.)
- Maurice McLoughlin (1890-1957 - (U.S.)
- Paul McNamee - (Australia)
- Don McNeill - (1918-1996) - (U.S.)
- Frew McMillan - (South Africa)
- Miloslav Mečíř (1964-) - (Czechoslovakia [Slovak]) - 1988 Olympic gold medalist; 1986 U.S. Open finalist, 1987 quarter-finalist; 1989 Australian Open finalist, 1987 quarter-finalist; 1987 French Open semi-finalist; 1988 Wimbledon semi-finalist, 1986 quarter-finalist
- Andrei Medvedev - (USSR/Ukraine) - 1999 French Open finalist • winner of 4 Masters Series titles
- Fernando Meligeni (1971) - (Brazil) - 1999 French Open semi-finalist
- Alex Metreveli (1944-) - (USSR) - 1973 Wimbledon finalist, 1972 and 1974 quarter-finalist; 1972 French Open semi-finalist; 1972 Australian Open semi-finalist, 1973 and 1975 quarter-finalist; 1974 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Max Mirnyi - (Belarus) - 2002 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Wesley Moodie - (South Africa) - doubles specialist; 2005 Wimbledon doubles champion
- Raymond Moore - (1946) - (South Africa) - 1977 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Buster Mottram (1955-) - (Great Britain)
- Carlos Moyà (1976-) - (Spain) - 1998 French Open champion, 2003/2004 quarter-finalist • 1997 Australian Open finalist, 2001 quarter-finalist • 1998 U.S. Open semi-finalist • winner of 3 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 1 for 2 weeks
- Marty Mulligan (1940) - (Australia) - 1962 Wimbledon finalist; 1970 French Open quarter-finalist
- Gardnar Mulloy (1913-) (U.S.)
- Andy Murray (U.K.) - World No. 19 in 2006
- Robert Murray (1892-1970) (U.S.)
- Thomas Muster (1967-) - (Austria) - 1995 French Open champion, 1990 semi-finalist; 1989/1997 Australian Open semi-finalist, 1994 quarter-finalist • 1993/1994/1996 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • winner of 8 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 1 for 6 weeks
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- Rafael Nadal (1986-) - (Spain) - winner of 2 Grand Slam singles titles • 2005/2006 French Open champion • 2006 Wimbledon finalist • 2006 U.S. Open quarter-finalist, 2004 doubles semi-finalist • 2006 Tennis Masters Cup semi-finalist • winner of 6 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 2 in 2005
- David Nalbandian (1982-) - (Argentina) - 2002 Wimbledon finalist • 2003 U.S. Open semi-finalist, 2005 quarter-finalist • 2004/2006 French Open semi-finalist • 2006 Australian Open semi-finalist, 2003/2004/2005 quarter-finalist • 2005 Tennis Masters Cup champion, 2006 semi-finalist • ranked World No. 3 in 2006
- Ilie Năstase (1946-) - (Romania) - 1972 U.S. Open champion • 1973 French Open champion • 1971/1972/1973/1975 Masters champion, 1974 finalist • ranked World No. 1
- Daniel Nestor (1972-) - (Canada) - 2002 Australian Open doubles champion; 2005 U.S. Open doubles champion; ranked Doubles World No. 1 in 2002
- John Newcombe (1944-) - (Australia) - 1967/1970/1971 Wimbledon champion, 1969 finalist, 1974 quarter-finalist • 1967/1973 U.S. Open champion, 1969/1970/1974 semi-finalist, 1968 quarter-finalist • 1973/1975 Australian Open champion, 1976 finalist, 1969/1970/1972/1974/1977[Dec] quarter-finalist • 1969 French Open quarter-finalist • ranked World No. 1 • one of the "Handsome Eight"
- Jarkko Nieminen - (Finland) - 2005 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • 2006 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • ranked World No. 16 in 2006
- Yannick Noah (1960-) - (France) - 1983 French Open champion • 1990 Australian Open semi-finalist • 1983/1985/1989 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Magnus Norman (1976-) - (Sweden) - 2000 French Open finalist • 2000 Australian Open semi-finalist
- Karel Nováček - (Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic) - 1994 U.S. Open semi-finalist • 1987/1993 French Open quarter-finalist
- Jiří Novák (1975-) - (Czech Republic) - 2002 Australian Open semi-finalist
- Hans Nusslein - (Germany)
- Joakim Nyström (1963-) - (Sweden)
[edit] O
- Alex O'Brien - (United States) - doubles specialist
- Tom Okker (1944-) - (Netherlands) - 1968 U.S. Open finalist, 1971 semi-finalist • 1969 French Open semi-finalist, 1973 quarter-finalist • 1971 Australian Open semi-finalist, 1970 quarter-finalist • 1978 Wimbledon semi-finalist, 1968/1969/1975/1979 quarter-finalist
- Alex Olmedo - (1936-) - (Peru/United States)
- Manuel Orantes (1949-) - (Spain) - 1975 U.S. Open champion, 1976/1977 quarter-finalist • 1974 French Open finalist, 1972 semi-finalist, 1976/1978 quarter-finalist • 1972 Wimbledon semi-finalist • 1968 Australian Open quarter-finalist • 1976 Masters champion
- Jim Osborne (1945) - (United States) - 1971 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Rafael Osuna (1938-1969) - (Mexico)
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- Adriano Panatta (1950-) - (Italy) - 1976 French Open champion • 1976 Davis Cup champion • ranked World No. 4 in 1976
- Leander Paes (1973-) - (India) - doubles specialist
- Jared Palmer - (USA) - doubles specialist
- Onny Parun - (New Zealand)
- David Pate - (United States)
- Gerald Patterson - (Australia) - a co-World No. 1 in 1919 with "Little Bill" Johnston
- Andrew Pattison (1949) - (Rhodesia/USA)
- Andrei Pavel - (Romania) - 2002 French Open quarter-finalist • winner of 1 Masters Series title
- Victor Pecci (1955-) - (Paraguay)
- Guillermo Perez-Roldan (1969-) - (Argentina)
- Mikael Pernfors - (Sweden)
- Fred Perry (1909-1995) - (England) - 1933/1934/1936 U.S. champion • 1934/1935/1936 Wimbledon champion • 1934 Australian champion, 1935 finalist • 1935 French champion, 1936 finalist • World No. 1 for 5 years
- Yvon Petra (1916-) - (France)
- Hank Pfister (1953) - (U.S.) - 1978, 1981 and 1982 Australian Open semi-finalist; World No. 19 in 1983
- Mark Philippoussis (1976-) - (Australia) - 1998 U.S. Open finalist • 2003 Wimbledon finalist • winner of 1 Masters Series title
- Barry Phillips-Moore (1937-) (Australia) - 1968 Australian Championships semi-finalist • 1971 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Nicola Pietrangeli (1933-) - (Italy)
- Nikki Pilic - (Yugoslavia) - one of the "Handsome Eight"
- Cedric Pioline - (France) - 1993 U.S. Open finalist • 1997 Wimbledon finalist • 1998 French Open semi-finalist
- Han Jurgen Pohmann (1947-) - (West Germany) - 1974 French Open quarter-finalist
- Alexander Popp (1976-) - (Germany) - 2000/2003 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Goran Prpić - (Yugoslavia/Croatia)
- Patrick Proisy (1949-) - (France) - World No. 23 in 1973 • 1973 French Open finalist
- Mariano Puerta - (Argentina) - 2005 French Open finalist
- Jim Pugh - (U.S.) - doubles specialist
- Mel Purcell (1959) - (U.S.) - World No. 21 in 1980
[edit] Q
- Adrian Quist (1913-1991) - (Australia) - 1936/1940/1948 Australian champion, doubles champion for 1936 and 1937 (partnering Don Turnbull); and for 1938/1939/1940/1946/1947/1948/1949/1950 (partnering John Bromwich);
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- Patrick Rafter (1972-) - (Australia) - 1997/1998 U.S. Open champion • 2000/2001 Wimbledon finalist, 1999 semi-finalist • 1997 French Open semi-finalist • 2001 Australian Open semi-finalist • 1999 Davis Cup champion • winner of 2 Masters Series titles • winner of 2 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 1 for 1 week
- Dennis Ralston - (United States) - one of the "Handsome Eight"
- Andy Ram - (Israel) - 2006 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion partnering Vera Zvonareva
- Raul Ramirez (1953-) - (Mexico)
- Richey Reneberg - (United States)
- Peter Rennert (1958-) - (United States) - 1980 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Ernest Renshaw (1861-1899) - (England)
- William Renshaw (1861-1904) - (England)
- Bobby Reynolds - (United States)
- Vinnie Richards - (United States)
- Cliff Richey - (United States)
- Bobby Riggs (1918-1995) - (United States) - World No. 1 for 3 years
- Marty Riessen - (United States)
- Marcelo Ríos (1975-) - (Chile) - 1998 Australian Open finalist; 1998/1999 French Open quarter-finalist • 1997 U.S. Open quarter-finalist • ranked World No. 1
- Tommy Robredo - (Spain) - 2003/2005 French Open quarter-finalist • 2004 U.S. Open doubles semi-finalist • 2003 Australian Open doubles quarter-finalist • winner of 1 Masters Series title • ranked World No. 7 in 2006
- Tony Roche (1945-) - (Australia) - one of the "Handsome Eight"
- Olivier Rochus (1981-) - (Belgium) - 2004 French Open doubles champion • ranked World No. 24 in 2005
- Andy Roddick (1982-) - (United States) - 2003 U.S. Open champion, 2006 Finalist; 2001/2002/2004 quarter-finalist • 2004/2005 Wimbledon finalist, 2003 semi-finalist • 2003/2005 Australian Open semi-finalist, 2004 quarter-finalist • winner of 4 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 1 for 13 weeks
- Christophe Roger-Vasselin - (1957) - (France) - 1983 French Open quarter-finalist
- Ken Rosewall (1934-) - (Australia)
- Marc Rosset (1970-) - (Switzerland) - 1992 Olympic gold medalist • 1996 French Open semi-finalist • 1999 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Derrick Rostagno - (United States)
- Ray Ruffels (1946-) - (Australia) - 1969/1975 Australian Open semi-finalist, 1970 and 1977 (December) quarter-finalist • 1968 Australian Championships quarter-finalist
- Greg Rusedski (1973-) - (Canada/Britain) - 1997 U.S. Open finalist • 1997 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • winner of 1 Masters Series title • ranked World No. 4 in 1997
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- John Sadri - (USA)
- Marat Safin (1980-) - (Russia) - winner of 2 Grand Slam singles titles • 2000 U.S. Open champion, 2001 semi-finalist • 2005 Australian Open champion, 2002/2004 finalist • 2002 French Open semi-finalist, 2000 quarter-finalist • 2001 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • winner of 5 Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 1 for 9 weeks
- Pete Sampras (1971-) - (USA) - winner of 14 Grand Slam singles titles • 1990/1993/1995/1996/2002 U.S. Open champion, 1992/2000/2001 finalist, 1998 semi-finalist, 1991 quarter-finalist • 1993/1994/1995/1997/1998/1999/2000 Wimbledon champion, 1992 semi-finalist, 1996 quarter-finalist • 1994/1997 Australian Open champion, 1995 finalist, 1993/2000 semi-finalist, 1998 quarter-finalist • 1996 French Open semi-finalist, 1992/1993/1994 quarter-finalist • 1991/1994/1996/1997/1999 ATP Tour Championships champion, 1993 finalist, 1992/1995/1998/2000 semi-finalist • winner of 11 ATP Masters Series titles • ranked World No. 1 for 286 weeks (record) • a candidate for greatest player of all time
- Emilio Sánchez - (Spain) - 1988 French Open quarter-finalist • 1988 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Javier Sánchez - (Spain)
- Manuel Santana (1938-) - (Spain) - winner of 4 Grand Slam singles titles • 1961/1964 French Championships champion • 1965 U.S. Championships champion • 1966 Wimbledon champion • ranked World No. 1 in 1966
- Jiro Sato (1908-1934) (Japan)
- Bill Scanlon - (USA)
- Sjeng Schalken (1976-) - (Netherlands) - 2002 U.S. Open semi-finalist • 2002, 2003/2004 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Michiel Schapers (1959-) - (Netherlands) - World No. 25 in 1988; 1985 and 1988 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Ted Schroeder (1921-) - (USA)
- Rainer Schüttler (1976-) - (Germany) - 2003 Australian Open finalist • 2005 Wimbledon doubles quarter-finalist • ranked World No. 5 in 2003
- Frank Sedgman (1927-) - (Australia)
- Pancho Segura (1921-) - (Ecuador/USA) - World No. 1 for 1952
- Robert Seguso - (USA) - doubles specialist
- Zenzo Shimizu (1891- 1977) (Japan)
- Jan Siemerink - (Netherlands) - 1998 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Dick Skeen - (USA) - 1941 U.S. Pro Championship finalist
- Henry Slocum - (U.S.)
- Tomáš Šmíd - (Czechoslovakia/U.S.)
- Stan Smith (1946-) - (U.S.) - 1971 U.S. Open champion • 1972 Wimbledon champion • 1971/1972 French Open quarter-finalist • 1970 Masters champion
- Harold Solomon - (USA)
- Vince(nt) Spadea - (1974-) - (USA) - 1999 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Franco Squillari - (Argentina) - 2000 French Open semi-finalist
- Milan Šrejber - (Czechoslovakia) - 1986 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Paradorn Srichaphan (1979-) - (Thailand) - ranked World No. 9 in 2003
- Jonathan Stark - (USA) - doubles specialist
- Carl-Uwe Steeb (1967-) - (Germany)
- Radek Štěpánek - (Czech Republic) - 2006 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Brett Steven (1969-) - (New Zealand) - 1993 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Michael Stich (1968-) - (Germany) - winner of 1 Grand Slam Singles title • 1991 Wimbledon champion, 1997 semi-finalist, 1992/1993 quarter-finalist • 1994 U.S. Open finalist, 1991 quarter-finalist • 1996 French Open finalist, 1991 semi-finalist • 1993 Australian Open semi-finalist, 1992 quarter-finalist • 1993 ATP Tour World Championships champion • winner of 2 Masters Series titles
- Dick Stockton - (USA) - 1974 Wimbledon semi-finalist; 1976 and 1977 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Les Stoefen - (USA) 1934 U.S. Championships semi-finalist, 1934 and 1935 doubles winner
- Fred Stolle - (Australia)
- Sandon Stolle - (Australia) - doubles specialist
- Jason Stoltenberg - (Australia)
- Allan Stone (1945-) - (Australia) - 1971 Australian Open semi-finalist, 1968/1977[December] Australian Open doubles champion
- Eric Sturgess - (South Africa)
- Cyril Suk (1967-) - (Czech Republic) - doubles specialist
- Henrik Sundström - (Sweden)
- Jonas Svensson - (Sweden)
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- Roscoe Tanner (1951-) - (United States) - 1977[Jan] Australian Open champion, 1979 Wimbledon finalist, 1975/1976 semi-finalist, 1980/1983 quarter-finalist • 1974/1979 U.S. Open semi-finalist, 1972/1980/1981 quarter-finalist
- Balazs Taroczy (1954- ) - (Hungary) - 1976/1981 French Open quarter-finalist; World No. 13 in 1982
- Roger Taylor (1941-) - (Britain) - one of the "Handsome Eight"
- Brian Teacher (1954- ) - (United States) - 1980 Australian Open champion, 1982 quarter-finalist • 1982 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Eliot Teltscher - (United States)
- Ben Testerman - (USA)
- "Big Bill" Tilden (1893-1953) - (United States) - 1920/1921/1922/1923/1924/1925/1929 U.S. Championships champion • 1920/1921/1930 Wimbledon champion • 7 times World No. 1 • a candidate for greatest player of all time
- Mikael Tillström (1972) - Sweden) - 1996 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Ion Ţiriac - (Romania)
- Tony Trabert - (United States) - 1953/1955 U.S. Championships champion • 1954/1955 French Championships champion • 1955 Wimbledon champion
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- Kevin Ullyett - (Zimbabwe) - 2001 U.S. Open doubles champion and 2005 Australian Open doubles champion, both partnering Wayne Black; 2002 Australian Open mixed doubles champion partnering Daniela Hantuchova
[edit] V
- Christo Van Rensburg (1962-) - (South Africa) - World No. 19 in 1988
- Robert Van't Hof (1959- ) - (U.S.) - World No. 25 in 1983
- Martin Verkerk (1978-) - (Netherlands) - 2003 French Open finalist
- Guillermo Vilas (1952-) - (Argentina) - 1977 French Open champion, 1975/1978/1982 finalist, 1976/1979/1980/1983/1986 quarter-finalist • 1977 U.S. Open champion, 1975/1976/1982 semi-finalist • 1978/1979 Australian Open champion, 1977[Jan] finalist, 1980 semi-finalist • 1975/1976 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • 1974 Masters champion
- Ellsworth Vines (1911 - 1994) - (United States) - World No 1 for 3 years (1932/1935/1937) - US Open Champion (1931/1932) - Wimbledon Champion (1932) - Wimbledon finalist (1933); a candidate for greatest player of all time
- Danie Visser - (South Africa) - doubles specialist
- Alexander Volkov (1967-) - (Russia) - 1993 U.S. Open semi-finalist, 1992 quarter-finalist
- Adrian Voinea (1974) - (Romanina) - 1995 French Open quarter-finalist
- Gottfried von Cramm (1909-1976) - (Germany) - 1934/1936 French Championships champion
[edit] W
- Butch Walts - (United States) - 1978 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Kim Warwick - (Australia) - 1980 Australian Open finalist
- MaliVai Washington - (United States) - 1996 Wimbledon finalist • 1994 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- David Wheaton - (United States) - 1991 Wimbledon semi-finalist • 1990 Australian Open quarter-finalist • 1990 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Mats Wilander (1964-) - (Sweden) - 1982 (first appearance)/1985/1988 French Open champion, 1983/1987 finalist, 1984 semi-finalist, 1989 quarter-finalist • 1983/1984/1988 Australian Open champion, 1985 finalist, 1990 semi-finalist • 1988 U.S. Open champion, 1987 finalist, 1985 semi-finalist, 1983/1984 quarter-finalist • 1987/1988/1989 Wimbledon quarter-finalist • 1987 Masters finalist • ranked World No. 1
- Tony Wilding (1883-1915) - (New Zealand)
- Tim Wilkison (1959-) - (United States) - 1986 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Todd Witsken (1963-1998) - (United States) - 1988 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Todd Woodbridge (1971-) - (Australia) - one of "The Woodies"
- Mark Woodforde (1965-) - (Australia) - one of "The Woodies"
- Chris Woodruff (1973-) (United States) - 2000 Australian Open quarter-finalist
[edit] Y
- Mikhail Youzhny (1982-) - (Russia) 2006 U.S. Open Semi-finalist
- Jaime Yzaga - (Peru) - 1991 Australian Open quarter-finalist (first appearance); 1994 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
[edit] Z
- Mariano Zabaleta (1978-) - (Argentina) - 2001 U.S. Open quarter-finalist
- Vladimir Zedník (1947-) - (Czechoslovakia) - 1973 Australian Open quarter-finalist
- Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) - 2004 Australian Open mixed doubles champion partnering Elena Bovina; 2006 French Open mixed doubles champion partnering Katarina Srebotnik
- Slobodan Zivojinovic (1963-) - (Yugoslavia) - 1985 Australian Open semi-finalist (first appearance); 1986 Wimbledon semi-finalist, 1987 quarter-finalist