Top Ten Best Grass-Court Players In Tennis History
The Top Ten Best Grass-Court Players In Tennis History
Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male tennis player. He has held the world No. 1 spot ...read more. Federer might be #1 but the person who said he plays in the toughest competitive era, particularly on grass, needs to put down the crackpipe. Federer plays in by far the WORST grass era ever, his biggest competition is a clay (Nadal) and slow hard court (Djokovic) specialist, both whose worst surface is grass. And Murray, woop dee doo! Sampras, Borg, McEnroe, Laver, all faced light years stronger grass competition which is one reason they all have less Wimbledon titles. - quackerpacker
After failing to get past the quarterfinals in 2010 and 2011, Federer won his seventh Wimbledon title in 2012 at the age of 30 - MatrixGuy
Obviously the king of grass, we can all guess how many GS titles he would have on the green surface if like in the sixties 3 out of four were played on grass. He is also successful in the toughest competitive era.
Took the grass court game to new heights, surpassing the brilliant Navratilova even. her speed, agility, class, intelligence made a mesmering cocktail. Shame she didn't play a couple of years more - what she achieved by the age of 30 will never be bettered...
Her slice was lethal on the grass, barely getting up an inch off the ground..ask Seles! Grass needs athleticism and Steffi is widely recognised as the greatest athlete to every play tennis. Beautiful to watch
comfortable in any area of the court. speed of an Olympic sprinter. skills not seen before. best ever, male or female
Graf is second in women's tennis with most wins at Wimbledon with 7 titles - MatrixGuy
Prime to prime Sampras beats Federer on grass, no question. 7 times out of 10 at least. - quackerpacker
He has a 57-1 record at Wimbledon, only lost with Federer in 2001 - MatrixGuy
Never lost a match on the court at Wimbledon, won six Wimbledon titles from 1919 to 1925 - MatrixGuy
Laver won nine Grand Slam titles on grass in a period when three of the four Grand Slam events were played on grass - MatrixGuy
She won 15 Grand Slam singles events played on grass, eight Wimbledon titles and seven U.S. championships - MatrixGuy
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The KING of clay! Such a class act.
2 titles for a spanaird, who is best on clay. 2, 5 set finals against Federer, (1 win, 1 runner-up)
Number 1 with 9 Wimbledon singles titles - MatrixGuy
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No.1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals.11 Grand Slam titles on grass - MatrixGuy
The Contenders
Should be at the top 5 in my opinion. - EpicJake
Won 10 Grand Slam events on grass, three at Wimbledon and seven at the U.S. championships - MatrixGuy
23 grand slam titles