Kenneth Robert Rosewall set the standard for enduring excellence in men’s tennis. Nicknamed “Muscles” by his fellow players because of his lack of them, Rosewall…
Pancho Gonzalez is the best tennis player to have never won Wimbledon. Possessing speed, agility and grace, Pancho may have been the best of them…
No tennis player in history—male or female-has won more titles or matches than Martina Navratilova. By 25, an age by which many professional tennis players…
Margaret Court won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any player—man or woman—in history. Born Margaret Smith in Albury, located in the state of…
Althea Neale Gibson’s contributions to the civil rights movement were done with a tennis racquet. Born in Silver, South Carolina, on this date in 1927,…
The arrival of the Williams sisters launched a new era of power tennis in the women’s game. The daughters of Richard Williams and Oracene Prince…
Rafael Nadal Parera is the greatest clay court player in tennis history. Born in Manacor—the largest of the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain—on…
The French Open is the premier clay court tennis championship in the world. Officially named Internationaux de France de Roland-Garros and sometimes known as Roland-Garros, the tournament…
Monica Seles is the greatest teenage tennis player in history. Born in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia [current-day Serbia] December 2, 1973, she is the younger of…
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. has won more men’s tennis titles than any player in history. Born in Wiesbaden, West Germany–where his father was stationed with…