In our publication, ten of the best tennis professionals from around the world are represented. The most pleasant thing is that it includes our tennis players, who also show excellent results at various international competitions. All these athletes have a huge number of victories in the Grand Slam tournaments, and have been supporting the crown of the championship at the Wimbledon Championship for more than one year. So, big tennis: about the top ten, really has something to say.
Here it is, ten of the best tennis players in the world:
1. Andre Agassi;
2. Steffi Graf;
3. Monica Seles;
4. Pete Sampras;
5. Boris Becker;
6. Serena Williams;
7. Martina Hingis;
8. Maria Sharapova;
9. Goran Ivanisevic;
10. Tatyana Golovin.
These are the people who, thanks to their professional qualities, have glorified big tennis all over the world. They are multiple prize-winners of the world championships and have repeatedly proved that worthy of the top ten athletes. Let's get acquainted with the world's tennis stars.
American tennis player and first racket of the world (1995-2000) Andre Agassi , born April 29, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The greatest tennis in the life of Andre appeared at the age of 16. At this age, he took part in the first professional tournament for himself, where he won. Aggasi won 60 singles tournaments, including 8 Grand Slam tournaments, 17 Masters tournaments (2 Masters Cups) and 1 doubles tournament. In 1990, the tennis player won the Masters Cup.
German tennis player Steffi Graf was born June 14, 1969 in Brühl, Germany. Steffi was recognized as the best tennis player of the 20th century. She is the only one who has achieved tremendous success on four different coverages. In 1988, Steff became the owner of the Grand Slam and was recognized as the best athlete of the year. And already in 1993-1994 the tennis player received "non-classical" Big Helmet "." Her records were: Seymaric title of world champion and eight-season possession of the rank of the first racket of the world. Steffi is the only tennis player who in all history is the owner of the Golden Slam (Golden Grand Slam).
Another famous Yugoslav-American professional tennis player, who acted immediately for two countries - Monica Seles , she also for a long time was the first racket of the world. Monica was born on December 2, 1973 in the city of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. The tennis player has 9 personal wins in the Grand Slam tournaments, 4 of these wins belong to the Australian Open. By the way, in 1990, Seles received the title of the youngest winner of the French Open Tennis Championship.
American tennis player of Greek origin Pete Sampras is considered the best tennis player in the world. He won 14 times in Grand Slam singles, and more than once was the first racket of the world (his record of 286 weeks in this rank, is recognized as the best among male tennis players). Pete was born on August 12, 1971 in Washington, DC, USA. The tennis player is a prize-winner of 64 ATP tournaments in single and 2 tournaments in doubles.
Finishes the top five top ten, German tennis player Boris Becker . Boris was born on November 22, 1967 in the city of Leimen, Germany. In 1992, the tennis player became the Olympic champion among the doubles, but in 1988-1989 Boris received Davis cups. Four times Becker was awarded the title of "The best athlete of the year in Germany".
Famous American tennis player and former first racket of the world Serena Williams opens the second five under the name "Big tennis and a dozen of the best." Williams was named the world's richest athlete. Born tennis player September 26, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA. Serena is one of the only representatives of the big tennis, which at the moment has won all the tournaments of the Grand Slam single and doubles.
Swiss tennis player of Czech-Hungarian origin Martina Hingis was born on September 30, 1980 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia. Martina is the first racket of the world (1997, 1999, 2000), in addition, the tennis player is the title of five-time winner of the Grand Slam tournaments in singles and doubles. In 2001, Hingins won the Hopman Cup in the team category.
Famous Russian tennis player and concurrently Merited Master of Sports Maria Sharapova also got to the list of the best tennis players in the world. Our tennis player was born on April 19, 1987 in Nyagan, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, which is in the Tyumen region, Russia. Maria was three times the title winner of the Grand Slam singles. Also was the first racket of the world in the same category. It won 23 BTA tournaments in singles and three BTA tournaments already in the doubles. In 2008, Sharapova in the Russian national team was awarded the Federation Cup.
Goran Ivanisevic is Yugoslavian and Croatian tennis player, who in 2001 won the men's singles at the Wimbledon tournament (today this is the only tennis player in history who could get into the main grid of the standings). For a while he wore the title of "second racket of the world". Born Goran September 13, 1971 in the city of Split, Yugoslavia. Goran is the honorary title of two-time bronze medalist in Barcelona in singles and doubles and five times the title of the best athlete in Croatia.
And finishes the list of professional tennis players yet she is our tennis player of French origin Tatyana Golovin . Tatyana was born on January 25, 1988 in Moscow, Russia. In 2004, the athlete excelled in an excellent game in the tournament for Wimbledon and the US Tennis Championships. After that the Women's Tennis Association named Tatyana "the best beginner of the year". In the same year the tennis player became the winner at the French championship in tennis in mixed pairs.