Listas de melhores tenistas
Este artigo traz listas elaboradas por revistas, sites e canais especializados no desporto ténis, sobre os melhores tenistas.
"TENNIS Magazine: Os 40 Melhores Tenistas da Era Aberta"
No ano de 2005, para comemorar os seus 40 anos, a revista TENNIS Magazine publicou um ranking, elaborado por seus editores, em que constavam os 40 melhores tenistas, masculinos e/ou femininos, da era aberta (ou era moderna).[1]
- Pete Sampras
- Martina Navratilova
- Steffi Graf
- Chris Evert
- Björn Borg
- Margaret Court
- Jimmy Connors
- Rod Laver
- Billie Jean King
- Ivan Lendl
- John McEnroe
- Andre Agassi
- Monica Seles
- Stefan Edberg
- Mats Wilander
- John Newcombe
- Serena Williams
- Boris Becker
- Roger Federer
- Ken Rosewall
- Roy Emerson
- Martina Hingis
- Evonne Goolagong Cawley
- Guillermo Vilas
- Venus Williams
- Jim Courier
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
- Ilie Năstase
- Lindsay Davenport
- Arthur Ashe
- Justine Henin
- Tracy Austin
- Hana Mandlíková
- Lleyton Hewitt
- Stan Smith
- Jennifer Capriati
- Gustavo Kuerten
- Virginia Wade
- Patrick Rafter
- Gabriela Sabatini
Tennis Channel: Os 100 Melhores Tenistas da história
Em março de 2012, o canal Tennis Channel elaborou uma lista dos 100 melhores tenistas da história (em inglês: 100 Greatest of All Time), em que foram inlcusos tant tenistas masculinos, quanto femininos.[2]
O Brasil contou com 2 representantes nesta lista: Maria Esther Bueno (38o) e Gustavo Kuerten (55o).[3]
Rank | Tenista | Sexo | Nacionalidade | Grand Slams | Pro Slams |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Roger Federer | Male | SUI | 17 | 0 |
2 | Rod Laver | Male | AUS | 11 | 8 |
3 | Steffi Graf | Female | GER | 22 | 0 |
4 | Martina Navratilova | Female | TCH/ USA | 18 | 0 |
5 | Pete Sampras | Male | USA | 14 | 0 |
6 | Rafael Nadal | Male | ESP | 14 | 0 |
7 | Björn Borg | Male | SWE | 11 | 0 |
8 | Margaret Court | Female | AUS | 24 | 0 |
9 | Chris Evert | Female | USA | 18 | 0 |
10 | Billie Jean King | Female | USA | 12 | 0 |
11 | Don Budge | Male | USA | 6 | 4 |
12 | Andre Agassi | Male | USA | 8 | 0 |
13 | John McEnroe | Male | USA | 7 | 0 |
14 | Serena Williams | Female | USA | 20 | 0 |
15 | Jimmy Connors | Male | USA | 8 | 0 |
16 | Bill Tilden | Male | USA | 10 | 4 |
17 | Roy Emerson | Male | AUS | 12 | 0 |
18 | Ivan Lendl | Male | TCH | 8 | 0 |
19 | Monica Seles | Female | YUG/ USA | 9 | 0 |
20 | Ken Rosewall | Male | AUS | 8 | 15 |
21 | Boris Becker | Male | GER | 6 | 0 |
22 | Venus Williams | Female | USA | 7 | 0 |
23 | Fred Perry | Male | GBR | 8 | 2 |
24 | Suzanne Lenglen | Female | FRA | 8 | 0 |
25 | Stefan Edberg | Male | SWE | 6 | 0 |
26 | Justine Henin | Female | BEL | 7 | 0 |
27 | Maureen Connolly | Female | USA | 9 | 0 |
28 | Arthur Ashe | Male | USA | 3 | 0 |
29 | Helen Wills | Female | USA | 19 | 0 |
30 | Martina Hingis | Female | SUI | 5 | 0 |
31 | John Newcombe | Male | AUS | 7 | 0 |
32 | Lew Hoad | Male | AUS | 4 | 1 |
33 | Mats Wilander | Male | SWE | 7 | 0 |
34 | Jack Kramer | Male | USA | 3 | 2 |
35 | Pancho Gonzalez | Male | USA | 2 | 15 |
36 | René Lacoste | Male | FRA | 7 | 0 |
37 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Female | AUS | 7 | 0 |
38 | Maria Bueno | Female | BRA | 7 | 0 |
39 | Althea Gibson | Female | USA | 5 | 0 |
40 | Novak Djokovic | Male | SRB | 9 | 0 |
41 | Guillermo Vilas | Male | ARG | 4 | 0 |
42 | Jim Courier | Male | USA | 4 | 0 |
43 | Lindsay Davenport | Female | USA | 3 | 0 |
44 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Female | ESP | 4 | 0 |
45 | Kim Clijsters | Female | BEL | 4 | 0 |
46 | Henri Cochet | Male | FRA | 7 | 1 |
47 | Jean Borotra | Male | FRA | 4 | 0 |
48 | Frank Sedgman | Male | AUS | 5 | 2 |
49 | Ilie Năstase | Male | ROU | 2 | 0 |
50 | Tony Trabert | Male | USA | 5 | 2 |
51 | Doris Hart | Female | USA | 6 | 0 |
52 | Jack Crawford | Male | AUS | 6 | 0 |
53 | Tracy Austin | Female | USA | 2 | 0 |
54 | Manuel Santana | Male | ESP | 4 | 0 |
55 | Gustavo Kuerten | Male | BRA | 3 | 0 |
56 | Stan Smith | Male | USA | 2 | 0 |
57 | Jennifer Capriati | Female | USA | 3 | 0 |
58 | Alice Marble | Female | USA | 5 | 0 |
59 | Margaret Osborne duPont | Female | USA | 6 | 0 |
60 | Virginia Wade | Female | GBR | 3 | 0 |
61 | Neale Fraser | Male | AUS | 3 | 0 |
62 | Hana Mandlíková | Female | TCH | 4 | 0 |
63 | Lleyton Hewitt | Male | AUS | 2 | 0 |
64 | Ellsworth Vines | Male | USA | 3 | 5 |
65 | Pancho Segura | Male | ECU | 0 | 3 |
66 | Bobby Riggs | Male | USA | 3 | 3 |
67 | Fred Stolle | Male | AUS | 2 | 0 |
68 | Helen Hull Jacobs | Female | USA | 5 | 0 |
69 | Louise Brough | Female | USA | 6 | 0 |
70 | Patrick Rafter | Male | AUS | 2 | 0 |
71 | Maria Sharapova | Female | RUS | 5 | 0 |
72 | Gottfried Von Cramm | Male | GER | 2 | 0 |
73 | Jaroslav Drobný | Male | TCH | 3 | 0 |
74 | Tony Roche | Male | AUS | 1 | 0 |
75 | Pauline Betz Addie | Female | USA | 5 | 0 |
76 | William Renshaw | Male | GBR | 7 | 0 |
77 | Molla Mallory | Female | USA | 8 | 0 |
78 | Ashley Cooper | Male | AUS | 4 | 0 |
79 | Gabriela Sabatini | Female | ARG | 1 | 0 |
80 | Marat Safin | Male | RUS | 2 | 0 |
81 | Vic Seixas | Male | USA | 2 | 0 |
82 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Male | RUS | 2 | 0 |
83 | Jan Kodeš | Male | TCH | 3 | 0 |
84 | Norman Brookes | Male | AUS | 3 | 0 |
85 | Yannick Noah | Male | FRA | 1 | 0 |
86 | Tony Wilding | Male | NZL | 6 | 0 |
87 | Mary Pierce | Female | FRA | 2 | 0 |
88 | Amélie Mauresmo | Female | FRA | 2 | 0 |
89 | Dorothea Lambert Chambers | Female | GBR | 7 | 0 |
90 | Bill Johnston | Male | USA | 3 | 0 |
91 | Shirley Fry Irvin | Female | USA | 4 | 0 |
92 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Female | RUS | 2 | 0 |
93 | Nicola Pietrangeli | Male | ITA | 2 | 0 |
94 | Andy Roddick | Male | USA | 1 | 0 |
95 | Thomas Muster | Male | AUT | 1 | 0 |
96 | Manuel Orantes | Male | ESP | 1 | 0 |
97 | Pat Cash | Male | AUS | 1 | 0 |
98 | Bunny Austin | Male | GBR | 0 | 0 |
99 | Ann Haydon-Jones | Female | GBR | 3 | 0 |
100 | Michael Chang | Male | USA | 1 | 0 |
Bleachreport.com: Os 25 Melhores Tenistas Homens da Era Aberta
Em 2009, o site Bleachreport.com divulgou sua lista dos "The 25 Greatest Male Tennis Players of the Open Era"[4]
25a. Patrick Rafter
25b. Lleyton Hewitt
24. Andy Roddick
23. Manuel Orantes
22. Yevgeny Kafelnikov
21. Michael Chang
20. Thomas Muster
19. Gustavo Kuerten
18. Ilie Nastase
17. Jim Courier
16. John Newcombe
15. Arthur Ashe
14. Guillermo Vilas
13. Stefan Edberg
12. Boris Becker
11. Mats Wilander
10. Rafael Nadal
09. Ken Rosewall
08. Ivan Lendl
07. Jimmy Connors
06. John McEnroe
05. Andre Agassi
04. Pete Sampras
03. Roger Federer
02. Bjorn Borg
01. Rod Laver
Revista Time: 30 Lendas do Ténis Feminino: Passado, Presente e Futuro
Em Junho de 2011, a revista Time divulgou a lista "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future". A lista elaborada não era um ranking.[5][6]
01. Li Na
02. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
03. Andrea Petkovic
04. Petra Kvitova
05. Caroline Wozniacki
06. Yanina Wickmayer
07. Victoria Azarenka
08. Agnieszka Radwanska
09. Bethanie Mattek-Sands
10. Ana Ivanovic
11. Samantha Stosur
12. Vera Zvonareva
13. Maria Sharapova
14. Kim Clijsters
15. Justine Henin
16. Serena Williams
17. Venus Williams
18. Martina Hingis
19. Monica Seles
20. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario
21. Gabriela Sabatini
22. Steffi Graf
23. Tracy Austin
24. Martina Navratilova
25. Chris Evert
26. Evonne Goolagong
27. Virginia Wade
28. Rosie Casals
29. Margaret Court
30. Billie Jean King
Referências
- ↑ Thomaselli, Rich (6 de outubro de 2003). «PETE SAMPRAS BECOMES PART OWNER OF 'TENNIS' MAGAZINE». Advertising Age. Consultado em 19 de setembro de 2011
- ↑ new.d24am.com/ Federer é eleito o maior tenista da história; Guga fica em 55º
- ↑ esportes.terra.com.br/ Canal elege Federer o melhor da história do tênis; Guga é 55°
- ↑ bleacherreport.com/ The 25 Greatest Male Tennis Players of the Open Era
- ↑ time.com/ 30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future
- ↑ tennisforum.com/ 30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future