Tennis/Catalogs/Famous players

This is a supplement to the article about Tennis and to the articles about each player.

Under construction: this will be a list of famous players, in chronological order.

• Big Bill Tilden
  • Date of birth: February 10, 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Date of death: June 5, 1953,Los Angeles, California
  • Nationality: American
  • Handedness: Right
  • Amateur or professional:
  • Most prominent strengths: "Cannonball" serve, all-court game, speed and court coverage, theoretical grasp of strategy and tactics
  • Most prominent weaknesses: Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash
  • World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1: 7 times, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931
  • Davis Cup:
  • Grand Slam tournament victories:
• Little Bill Johnston
  • World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1: 1 time, 1919
• Karel Koželuh
• Ray Casey
• Ellsworth Vines
• Fred Perry
• Don Budge
• Bobby Riggs
• Frank Kovacs
• Pancho Segura
• Jack Kramer
• Frank Sedgman
• Pancho Gonzales
• Rod Laver
• Arthur Ashe
• Pete Sampras
• Andre Agassi
• Roger Federer