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March 2012. (2012-03) 100 Greatest of All Time was a sports television series of five one-hour episodes, produced and first aired by the Tennis Channel in March 2012. It presented a list of 100 tennis players to be considered the greatest of all time, both men and women. The series was hosted by Jack Nicklaus, Jerry Rice, Wayne Gretzky, Lisa ...
All-time tennis records – Men's singles. This article covers the period from 1877 to present. Before the beginning of the Open Era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slam tournaments (also known as the majors). Wimbledon, the oldest of the majors, was founded in ...
This is a list of top international male singles tennis players, both past and present. It includes players who have met one or more of the following criteria in singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 players by the Association of Tennis Professionals (since 1973) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1973.
Rafael Nadal holds an all-time record of 14 French Open titles, the most at any slam in tennis history. He is the second man in the Open Era to complete a double Career Grand Slam (2022). Roger Federer holds an all-time record of eight Wimbledon titles. He also held the most major titles in singles between 2009 and 2022.
The US Open men's singles championship is an annual tennis tournament that is part of the US Open [c] [d] and was established in 1881.It is played on outdoor hard courts [e] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, New York City, United States.
Pete Sampras was born on August 12, 1971, in Washington, D.C. He is the third child of Soterios "Sammy" and Georgia (née Vroustouris) Sampras. His father was born in the United States to a Greek father, Costas "Gus" Sampras, and a Polish-Jewish mother, Sarah Steinberg. [4][5][6] His mother is also Greek; when she was 19, [7] she immigrated to ...
ATP Cup. v. t. e. The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. It was founded in 1976 [1] when it replaced the ILTF Satellite Circuit (founded in 1971) [2] as the second tier of tennis. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier ...
Ivan Lendl (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɪvan ˈlɛndl̩]; born March 7, 1960) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. [3] Lendl was ranked world No. 1 in singles for a then-record 270 weeks and won 94 singles titles. He won eight major singles titles and was ...