Best Top 10 Male Tennis Players of All Time

10. Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors was born on September 2, 1952 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He is an American World No.1 tennis player earlier. He holds World No.1 rank for about 160 successive weeks from July 29, 1974 to August 22.

Grand Slam Singles results are follows

•    Won Australian Open in 1974
•    Won US Open in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983
•    Won Wimbledon in 1974, 1982
•    Semi-Finalist of French Open in 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985

Grand Slam Doubles results are follows

•    Won Wimbledon in 1973
•    Won US Open in 1975
•    3rd runner-up of Australian Open in 1974
•     Finalist of French Open in 1973

Prize money     $8,641,040

 

9. Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl was born on March 7, 1960 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. He is an earlier World No.1 tennis player. Initially from Czechoslovakia, he became a United States citizen in 1992.
He won 8 Grand Slam Titles, 19 Grand Slam Singles Titles he exceeded Roger Federer  with these titles in 2009 and Rafael Nadal in 2014.

Grand Slam Singles results are follows

•    Won Australian Open in 1989, 1990
•    Won French Open in 1984, 1986, 1987
•    Won US Open in 1985, 1986, 1987
•    Finalist of Wimbledon in 1986, 1987

Prize money     $ 21,262,417

 

8. John McEnroe
John McEnroe was born on February 16, 1959 in Wiesbaden, West Germany. He is an earlier World No.1 American tennis player.  He won 7 Grand Slam Single titles and 9 Grand Slam men’s doubles titles.

Grand Slam Singles results are follows

•    Won Wimbledon in 1981, 1983, 1984
•    Won US Open in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984
•    Finalist of French Open in 1984
•    Semi-Finalist of Australian Open in 1983

Grand Slam Doubles results are follows

•    Won Wimbledon in 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992
•    Won US Open in 1979, 1981, 1983, 1989
•    Semi-Finalist of Australian Open in 1989
•    Quarter Finalist of French Open in 1992

Prize money     $12,547,797

 

7. Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic was born on 22 May 1987 Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia. He is a Serbian professional tennis player. Currently holding World No.1 rank by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

He won 9 Grand Slam single titles, among these he won 3 titles in the same year.

Grand Slam Singles results are follows
•    Won Australian Open in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
•    Finalist of  French Open in 2012, 2014, 2015
•    Won Wimbledon in 2011, 2014, 2015
•    Won US Open in 2011

Grand Slam Doubles results are follows

•    1st runner-up of Australian Open in 2006, 2007
•    1st runner-up of French Open in 2006
•    1st runner-up of US open in 2006
•    2nd runner-up of Wimbledon in 2006

Prize money     $82,346,218

 

6. Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi was born on April 29, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is an earlier American World No. 1 professional tennis player.
He won 8 Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold medallist in 1996. He is the only person who won the Career Golden Slam (Career Grand Slam and Olympic gold medal) in the history.

Grand Slam Singles results are follows

•    Won Australian Open in 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003
•    Won French Open in 1999
•    Won Wimbledon in 1992
•    Won US Open in 1994, 1999

Grand Slam Doubles results are follows

•    Quarter Finalist of French Open in 1992
•    1st runner-up of US open in 1987

He achieved World No.1 rank in Singles in 1995
Prize money     $31,152,975

 

5. Bjorn Borg

Bjorn Borg was born on 6 June 1956 in Södertälje, Sweden. He is an earlier Sweden professional tennis player and achieved World No.1 position with 11 Grand Slam single titles (6 French Open, 5 Wimbledon).

Grand Slam Singles results are follows

•    Won French Open in 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
•    Won Wimbledon in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
•    3rd Runner-up of Australian Open in 1974
•    Finalist of US Open in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981

He Achieved World No.1 rank in 23 August 1977.
Prize money     $ 3,655,751

4. Rod Laver

Rod Laver was born on 9 August 1938 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. He is an earlier Australian tennis player. He is a greatest tennis player in the tennis history. He achieved World No. 1 rank in 1964–70.

Although he retired for playing Grand Slam tournaments till 5 years, he won 11 Grand Slam titles, this is possible by winning 2 titles in the same year in twice.

Grand Slam Singles results are follows

•    Won Australian Open in 1960, 1962, 1969
•    Won French Open in 1962, 1969
•    Won Wimbledon in 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969
•    Won US Open in 1962, 1969

Grand Slam Doubles results are follows

•    US open Finalist in 1960, 1970, 1973
•    Won Wimbledon in 1970
•    Won Australian Open in 1959, 1960, 1961, 1969
•    Won French Open in 1961

Prize money    US$ 1,565,413

 

3. Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras was born on August 12, 1971 Potomac, Maryland. He is an earlier American professional tennis player. He entered as a professional tennis player in the year 1988 and finished his tennis career in 2002. He won his last US Open title by defeating rival Andre Agassi in the final.

In his history of tennis records he won 12 Grand Slam Singles, 14 titles, 7 Wimbledon and 5 U.S. Open singles titles.

Grand Slam Singles results are follows

•    Won Australian Open in 1994, 1997
•    Semi Finalist of  French Open in 1996
•    Won Wimbledon in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
•    Won US Open in 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002

Grand Slam Doubles results are follows

•    1st runner-up of US Open in 1988, 1989, 1990
•    2nd runner-up of Australian Open in 1989
•    2nd runner-up of French Open in 1989
•    3rd runner-up of Wimbledon 1989

Prize money    $ 43,280,450

 

2. Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal was born on 3rd June 1986, Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain. He is a Spanish professional tennis player who holds World No. 10 rank in singles currently.  He is a great clay court player in his tennis history and has been titled "The King of Clay".

He won 14 Grand slam singles title, also Olympic gold medal in 2008

Nadal and Mats Wilander are the only two persons in history who have been won minimum two Grand Slam titles on 3 different surfaces – clay court, grass court, hard court.

Grand Slam Singles results are follows

•    Won Australian Open in 2009
•    Won French Open in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
•    Won Wimbledon in 2008, 2010
•    Won US Open in 2010, 2013

Grand Slam Doubles results are follows

•    US open Semi-Finalist in 2004
•    2nd  Runner-up of Wimbledon 2005
•    3rd Runner-up of Australian Open in 2004, 2005

He achieved world No. 1 rank in singles in 18 August 2008.
Currently his rank in singles is World No.10 up to 8th June 2015

Prize money    $72,745,277

 

1. Roger Federer

Roger Federer was born on 8 August 1981 Basel, Switzerland. He is the famous tennis player at present and achieved World No. 2 rank by Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
He holds World No. 1 position in the world for 302 weeks. He won 17 Grand Slam singles titles.

He reached 26 men's singles Grand Slam finals in this he got 10 titles in a row. 

Grand Slam Singles results are follows

•    Won Australian Open in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010
•    Won French Open in 2009
•    Won Wimbledon in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
•    Won US Open in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Grand Slam Doubles results are follows

•    1st Runner-up of French Open in 2000
•    3rd Runner-up of US Open in 2002
•    3rd Runner-up of Australian Open in 2003
•    Quarter finalist of Wimbledon 2000
•    He won Gold medal in Olympic games in 2008

He achieved world No. 1 rank in singles in 2nd February 2004
Currently his rank in singles is World No.2 up to 22nd June 2015

Prize money    US$90,936,295