I totally agree with the List of author. Come on Vaani, its insane to give Hingis an era to herself. and "Who is the besttennis player of 1960s?". What is this obsession of people with Serena? Melek Hu. Tommy Haas (April 3, 1978 - Present) Oldest Age While Still Active: 39 in early 2018 (currently 40 years old) Country of Origin: Hamburg, Germany - moved to USA in 1991. My favorite had been the Swiss Miss Martina Hingis. Yet Seles still won a Grand Slam singles title after that stabbing, which was truly brilliant. Congratulations Naomi Osaka on winning the 2020 US Open and your 3rd Grand Slam singles title. Sometimes success makes you think invincible. Not only did King dispose of Mr. Riggs in short order but she also dominated women's tennis from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. He was giving you the facts. Monica continued to play until 2003. 21. Her hard-charging aggressive style of play was in sharp contrast to the stately ground game of Chris Evert who came along in 1972 to challenge King as the queen of women's tennis. Margaret Court could play every shot extremely well. Chris Evert-Lloyd (tied) Evert was born in the United States in the 1950s and dominated tennis in the 70s and early 80s. Ana Ivanovic. Another thing about Hingis. The reason why this whole debate about Maria Sharapova being a better Grand Slam singles player than Hingis started was 4 weeks ago when Asad made a ridiculous comment in this article that Seles and Hingis were players of century. Katie Volynets has reached her first WTA semifinal by beating reigning NCAA singles champion Peyton Stearns 7-5, 6-3 in a matchup between a pair of 21-year-old Americans at the ATX Open in Austin . Although I disagreed with Seles being ranked as low as she was at number 6, at least the author used a subjective opinion by putting Seles above Billie Jean King, who won more Grand Slam singles titles than Seles, due to the horrific incident Seles had to ensure, and Seles would have definitely passed Billie Jean King on Grand Slam singles titles, otherwise. Sourya, we are not disputing what you are saying, but you still must acknowledge that Maria Sharapovas Grand Slam singles record overall is better than Hingis. Therefore, I choose not to name them because they are nowhere near the greatest. We said we dont agree with you. You werent reading properly. Wesley makes a great point. Bravo Mr Bill. What you have previously read is so trivial in comparison to what I read on the corresponding greatest male tennis players of all time, where one reader ridiculously claimed that Nadal and Djokovic were cheating and that reader gave no credit whatsoever to Nadal and Djokovic winning their Grand Slam singles titles in a much shorter timeframe than Federer and in a much tougher era than when Federer started, so I know what its like to have other readers treating your favourite players unfairly. Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias was one of the most versatile female athletes the sports world has ever known. Question: Who is the only woman tennis player to win 20 titles before the age of 18? If you're searching for a particular popular women's tennis player from the 1970s then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for. Using the Vaani method, Vaani you forgot to mention Maria Sharapova in the Serena Williams era. I have actually included 11 players here, with two greats tied for the 10th position. Look at mens tennis now. Martina Hingis won Grand Slam singles titles in the Australian Open 3 times, Wimbledon once and the US Open once. People are allowed to disagree with you and vice versa. Undoubtedly the best player in the 1960s to early 1970s, Court was the first woman to incorporate weights and fitness training into her routine. Margaret Court is the greatest female tennis player of all time. Every top professional tennis player gets bad line calls. Lucky Joe, I completely disagree with you. Maria Sharapova, a delight to watch. The point Im trying to make is that rather than counting just the total number of Grand Slam titles won, although its justified with the likes of Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams, there must be factors taken into account, as mentioned with the likes of Monica Seles and Rod Laver, when determining the overall rankings of the greatest tennis players of all time. Seles had to leave due to stabbing and Hingis due to injuries and lack of power. Results 1)The 75 female preselected tennis players' aged from 6 to 7 years height and weight were 128.105.32cm and 25.703.87kgand there are 47 girls height upper medium grade level, 60% of which weight was at a moderate level, their BMI were 15.481.50kg/m2and all in the normal range, iliac width/shoulder width 100 was 76.527. I think possibly. Arivinder, you must agree that if we are just comparing the Grand Slam singles career only of Maria Sharapova and Martina Hingis, Maria Sharapova must come out on top for winning 5 Grand Slam singles on all surfaces compared to Martina Hingis, whose 5 Grand Slam singles titles did not include the French Open on clay. But i consider her to be one of the Greatest. Named by MSN as one of the most beautiful women in sports is Romanian Sorana Cirstea. We never said anything bad about Hingis game. Answer: I think Kim Clijsters is more of a top 20 all-time player. NO.1 table tennis review site. It's always difficult to compare players from different eras, and certainly, Court is one of the greatest of all-time, but I think the likes of Serena Williams, Steffi Graf and even Martina Navratilova were just as athletic and skilled. They are the facts, not mere words, as you have described it as. She has won every Grand Slam singles title on every surface, whereas Hingis has not. If you're searching for a particular popular women's tennis player from the 1960s then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for. Factor in her 13 Grand Slam Doubles titles, 7 Mixed Doubles titles, and her 2 Tour Finals titles, and its hard to exclude the Swiss star. 9. English. The facts are Hingis never won the French Open whereas Sharapova did. Another great in making is Naomi osaka. Keeping fingers crossed for US 2020. 60 Harvard women's tennis (6-5) defeats Long Beach State University (2-3) 5-1 on Friday, Feb. 24, at the Murr Tennis Courts. Goolagong was one of the world's ruling players in the 1970s and early 1980s. She is NOT an all time great. Shes canceled a number of tournaments. Question: Why is Simona Halep not on the list? The 5 feet 9 inch tall lanky beauty has also been an inclusion in the list of the "25 Tennis . Question: How long has Serena Williams played tennis professionally? Dont forget Lucky Joe that Maria Sharapova had to face Serena Williams at Serena Williams peak for her entire career. She would lose all composure and I always thought she lost her nerve and was too afraid to get back to singles . Question: Who to date is the youngest grand slam winner? Together, they have won 14 Grand Slam Doubles titles. As difficult as it was to choose the top 10 all-time greatest male tennis players, the women's top 10 proved no easier. Melek Hu is a female ping pong player who was born in China. We believe several players were hard done by and will continue to defend them, while we maintain strong views about the issue. The tennis history book records do not lie. But rest assured, we are simply making a comparison between the Grand Slam singles record of Maria Sharapova and Martina Hingis. I used to go for Hingis and wanted Hingis to beat Graf in that French Open Final. Probably comprising of these two and few male players probably. Question: What about Maria Bueno? Martina was able to extend her tennis career by playing mostly doubles and had great success with 3 Grand Slam Doubles titles in 2017, her final year in competitive tennis. No disrespect to Steffi, Martina, and Margaret, but Serena now deserves the distinction as the greatest of all time. Congratulations Margaret! Add in her 19 doubles and 19 mixed doubles titles and Court has a record 62 Major titles to her credit. By the way when you Dnt agree then why you bother to waste time here Mr Donald paul gary Lolx. The only Grand Slam title to elude her was the US Open, where she reached the finals in four consecutive years, 1973-1976. We are talking about the best overall Grand Slam singles record on all surfaces for the greatest players of all time, not who was better to watch. Serena Williams: American tennis player holds the first position in women's singles and is the first to win over $60 million prize money. Maria Sharapova won EVERY Grand Slam singles title. Three-time Olympian Brianna Decker announced her retirement from the United States national hockey team, ending a career in which she ranks third among American women players in world championship . She definitely has the game as do her rivals in Ashley Barty and Bianca Andreescu. As Billie King used to say No one uses her mind like Hingis on court. She was the first woman in the Open Era to win the singles Grand Slam in 1970, and she is one of only two women (Daniela Hantuchova being the other) to have won a Grand Slam in mixed doubles, which she did twice. Poor Hingis fans, Hingis is 2 Grand Slam singles titles behind the great Evonne Goolagong Cawley. You can click on the names of these legendary tennis players of the 1960s in order to get more information about each one. The Polish athlete won her . I am a massive Caroline Wozniacki fan, who won a Grand Slam singles title and was number 1 in the world for a long time in the Sharapova and Serena Williams era but Im not saying how great she was because she only won 1 Grand Slam singles title. Indeed a formidable player, but with so many great players over just the last fifty years, I think Sharapova is more a top 15 all-time player. Answer: Maybe early in her career she faced tougher competition with the likes of sister Venus Williams, Justine Henin, and Martina Hingis, but the last 8 to 10 years the competition has been less than stellar. Many of my favourite female tennis players have never even won a Grand Slam singles title. Against Chris? Despite playing during one of the most competitive periods in womens tennis, Goolagong was still able to win seven Grand Slam titles. I hope she wins US open 2020.. She is also a great player. He is also right about the points he made about Seles, Graf and Sharapova. Too bad you dont agree because we certainly dont agree with you. As to whether whos right or not is each individuals opinion only. Very biased indeed you are. Question: Why isn't Kim Clijsters on the list of greatest women's tennis players? By http://www.flickr.com/photos/madmarlin via Wikimedia Commons. Tennis is an amazing game that has been watched around the globe. Jimmy Connors Connors' career spanned an incredible 24 years and saw him win 147 career titles including 8 Grand Slam titles. Tennis Player Statistics By Gender 46.2% of tennis players are women and 53.8% of tennis players are men. Her record 377 weeks ranked as number one in the world is a record for any player, male or female. I dont care how good Federers game was to watch. I would have to say Monica Seles. While Venuss career has been fraught with injuries, there is no doubt that in the early 2000s she was the woman to beat on tour. Nadal has only won 1 less Grand Slam title in 5 years less. The winner of the greatest female tennis player of all time is Margaret Court with 64 Grand Slam titles, including 24 in singles and 40 in doubles and mixed doubles inclusive. Grand Slam singles statistics mean everything. By the way, I am one of those who agree that Maria Sharapova was a better Grand Slam singles player than Martina Hingis because of their respective Grand Slam singles records. What anyone says is irrelevant compared to history. I hope she gets there. Also, the quality of opposition Graf was left with after Seles stabbing and the quality of opponent that Seles was beating in Grand Slam singles finals in Graf, before that shocking incident. Question: Who is the best women's tennis player of all time? I rest my case. Maria Sharapova won every Grand Slam singles title, whereas Hingis did not win the French Open. Chris Evert was one of the most dominant players of her generation and a true pioneer for women's tennis. I believe the case can now be made to elevate Serena to the greatest female tennis player of all time. Otherwise why bother playing them if one can pick and choose what ones matter, and, what ones don't! Sharapova won every Grand Slam title on all surfaces. - No. It has nothing to do with favourites, otherwise I would mention the likes of Wozniacki, Radwanska, etc, who have won 1 and no Grand Slam titles respectively. She had her own style her own charizma. One of Australia's best-known tennis players, Rod Laver, established himself as the most dominant tennis player in the 1960s with a powerful serve-and-volley game and aggressive groundstrokes. This list is made up of a variety of players, including Margaret Court and Billie Jean King. Not only did King dispose of Mr. Riggs in short order but she also dominated womens tennis from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. So before saying bad about any player please learn they are favorite to someone for sure. That is why Maria Sharapova is an all time great AHEAD of Hingis. Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube. Question: Is Serena Williams really coming back?