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{{Short description|Television series about tennis players}}
'''''100 Greatest of All Time''''' was a [[television series]] of five one-hour episodes, produced and initially aired by [[Tennis Channel]] in March 2012. It presented a list of the "100 greatest tennis players of all time", both men and women. The series was hosted by [[Jack Nicklaus]], [[Jerry Rice]], [[Wayne Gretzky]], [[Lisa Leslie]] and [[Carl Lewis]].<ref name="list">{{cite web|url=http://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/tag/100-greatest-of-all-time|title=Tennis Panorama News|work=Tennis Panorama|accessdate=2012-03-23}}</ref> Many retired tennis luminaries provided commentary, including [[Billie Jean King]], [[Björn Borg]], [[Tracy Austin]], [[Pete Sampras]], and [[Andre Agassi]].
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'''''100 Greatest of All Time''''' was a sports [[television series]] of five one-hour episodes, produced and first aired by the [[Tennis Channel]] in March 2012. It presented a list of 100 tennis players to be considered the greatest of all time, both men and women. The series was hosted by [[Jack Nicklaus]], [[Jerry Rice]], [[Wayne Gretzky]], [[Lisa Leslie]] and [[Carl Lewis]].<ref name="list">{{cite web|url=http://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/tag/100-greatest-of-all-time|title=Tennis Panorama News|work=Tennis Panorama|accessdate=2012-03-23}}</ref> Many retired tennis luminaries provided commentary, including [[Rod Laver]], [[Billie Jean King]], [[Chris Evert]], [[Björn Borg]], [[John McEnroe]], [[Martina Navratilova]], [[Pete Sampras]], and [[Andre Agassi]].


==Background==
An international panel of "tennis experts" determined this ranking of 62 men and 38 women.<ref name="list"/> The [[United States]] was credited with the most great players (38), followed by [[Australia]] (17), [[France]] (7) and [[Great Britain]] (6). Forty-three players made the list from the [[Americas]], 39 from [[Europe]] and 18 from [[Oceania]].
An international panel of tennis experts determined this ranking of 62 men and 38 women.<ref name="list"/> The United States was credited with the most great players (38), followed by Australia (17), France (7), Great Britain (6) and [[Czechoslovakia]] (5). Forty-three players made the list from the Americas, 39 from Europe and 18 from Oceania.


Grand Slam singles titles ([[Australian Open|Australian]], [[French Open|French]], [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] and [[US Open (tennis)|US]] tournaments) column figures reflect number of wins as of March 2012 when the list was published. In addition to that, the pre-Open Era [[Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era|Pro major tournaments]] (three professional events) were included: the [[U.S. Pro Championships]] (first held in 1927), [[French Pro Championship]] (first held in 1930) and [[Wembley Championships]] (started in 1934). Only male tennis players that turned from amateurs to pros were able to participate in those.{{efn|name=women|except for 1956 & 1960 [[U.S. Pro Tennis Championships]] where also women could have participate. Pauline Betz and Althea Gibson won one event each respectively}} The [[Open Era]] started in 1968 and all three pro majors tournaments were quickly relegated to lesser events and were all defunct by the 1990s.
Note: '''bolded''' players were still active in 2012.


Prior to 1924, the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) recognized two other events as world championships. The "World Hard Court Championships" (WHCC) and the "World Covered Court Championships" (WCCC). Between 1913 and 1923 Wimbledon was known as the World Grass Court Championships (WGCC), also sanctioned by the ILTF.
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In 1924 ILTF designated the [[Australian Open|Australasian]], [[French Open|French]], [[The Championships, Wimbledon|British]] and [[US Open (tennis)|American]] championship tournaments as the new four majors. 1925 was the first season held with all these four major tournaments opened to all amateurs.

==Achievements==

‡ [[Grand Slam (tennis)|The Grand Slam]], winning all four Grand Slam tournament singles titles ([[Australian Open|Australian]], [[French Open|French]], [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] and [[US Open (tennis)|US]]) in one calendar year was achieved six times by five different players: [[Don Budge]] in 1938, [[Maureen Connolly]] in 1953, [[Rod Laver]] in 1962 & 1969, [[Margaret Court]] in 1970 and [[Steffi Graf]] in 1988.

◊ [[Major professional tennis tournaments before the Open Era|The Pro Grand Slam]], winning all three professional slam singles titles ([[U.S. Pro Championships|U.S.]], [[French Pro Championship|French]] and [[Wembley Championships|Wembley]]) in one calendar year was achieved by [[Ken Rosewall]] in 1963 and by [[Rod Laver]] in 1967.

† [[Anthony Wilding]] is the only Triple World Champion. In 1913, he won all three ILTF singles titles, the [[World Covered Court Championships]] (WCCC), the [[World Hard Court Championships]] (WHCC) and [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]] (also known as World Grass Court Championships or simply WGCC).

==Top 100 ranking per Tennis Channel in 2012==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
! rowspan="2" |Rank
! rowspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Gender
! rowspan="2" |Nationality
! colspan="4" |Majors
|-
|-
! ILTF chps. !! Pro Slam !! Grand Slam<br>(March 2012)!! Total<br> (Current)
! Rank !! Name !! Sex !! Nationality
|-
|-
| 1 || '''[[Roger Federer]]''' || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|SUI}}
| 1 ||[[Roger Federer]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|SUI}}|| || || 16 ||20
|-
|-
| 2 || [[Rod Laver]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 2 ||[[Rod Laver]] ‡ ◊ ‡ ||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || 8 || 11 ||19
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Steffi Graf]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|GER}}
| 3 ||[[Steffi Graf]] ‡ ||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|FRG}}/{{flag|GER}}|| || || 22 ||22
|-
|-
| 4 || [[Martina Navratilova]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 4 ||[[Martina Navratilova]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 18 ||18
|-
|-
| 5 || [[Pete Sampras]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 5 ||[[Pete Sampras]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 14 ||14
|-
|-
| 6 || '''[[Rafael Nadal]]''' || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|ESP}}
| 6 ||'''[[Rafael Nadal]]'''||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|ESP}}|| || || 10 ||22
|-
|-
| 7 || [[Björn Borg]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|SWE}}
| 7 ||[[Björn Borg]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|SWE}}|| || || 11 ||11
|-
|-
| 8 || [[Margaret Court]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 8 ||[[Margaret Court]] ‡ ||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 24 ||24
|-
|-
| 9 || [[Chris Evert]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 9 ||[[Chris Evert]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 18 ||18
|-
|-
| 10 || [[Billie Jean King]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 10 ||[[Billie Jean King]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 12 ||12
|-
|-
| 11 || [[Don Budge]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 11 ||[[Don Budge]] ‡ ||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || 4 || 6 ||10
|-
|-
| 12 || [[Andre Agassi]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 12 ||[[Andre Agassi]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 8 ||8
|-
|-
| 13 || [[John McEnroe]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 13 ||[[John McEnroe]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 7 ||7
|-
|-
| 14 || '''[[Serena Williams]]''' || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 14 ||[[Serena Williams]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 13 ||23
|-
|-
| 15 || [[Jimmy Connors]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 15 ||[[Jimmy Connors]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 8 ||8
|-
|-
| 16 || [[Bill Tilden]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 16 ||[[Bill Tilden]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| 1 || 4 || 10 ||15
|-
|-
| 17 || [[Roy Emerson]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 17 ||[[Roy Emerson]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 12 ||12
|-
|-
| 18 || [[Ivan Lendl]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|CZE}}
| 18 ||[[Ivan Lendl]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|TCH}}/{{flag|USA}}|| || || 8 ||8
|-
|-
| 19 || [[Monica Seles]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 19 ||[[Monica Seles]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|YUG}}/{{flag|USA}}|| || || 9 ||9
|-
|-
| 20 || [[Ken Rosewall]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 20 ||[[Ken Rosewall]] ◊ ||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || 15 || 8 ||23
|-
|-
| 21 || [[Boris Becker]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|GER}}
| 21 ||[[Boris Becker]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|FRG}}/{{flag|GER}}|| || || 6 ||6
|-
|-
| 22 || '''[[Venus Williams]]''' || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 22 ||'''[[Venus Williams]]'''||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 7 ||7
|-
|-
| 23 || [[Fred Perry]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|GBR}}
| 23 ||[[Fred Perry]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|GBR}}|| || 2 || 8 ||10
|-
|-
| 24 || [[Suzanne Lenglen]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|FRA}}
| 24 ||[[Suzanne Lenglen]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|FRA}}|| 4 || || 8||12
|-
|-
| 25 || [[Stefan Edberg]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|SWE}}
| 25 ||[[Stefan Edberg]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|SWE}}|| || || 6 ||6
|-
|-
| 26 || [[Justine Henin]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|BEL}}
| 26 ||[[Justine Henin]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|BEL}}|| || || 7 ||7
|-
|-
| 27 || [[Maureen Connolly Brinker]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 27 ||[[Maureen Connolly]] ‡ ||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 9 ||9
|-
|-
| 28 || [[Arthur Ashe]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 28 ||[[Arthur Ashe]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 3 ||3
|-
|-
| 29 || [[Helen Wills Moody Roark]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 29 ||[[Helen Wills]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 19 ||19
|-
|-
| 30 || [[Martina Hingis]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|SUI}}
| 30 ||[[Martina Hingis]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|SUI}}|| || || 5 ||5
|-
|-
| 31 || [[John Newcombe]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 31 ||[[John Newcombe]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 7 ||7
|-
|-
| 32 || [[Lew Hoad]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 32 ||[[Lew Hoad]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || 1 || 4 ||5
|-
|-
| 33 || [[Mats Wilander]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|SWE}}
| 33 ||[[Mats Wilander]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|SWE}}|| || || 7 ||7
|-
|-
| 34 || [[Jack Kramer]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 34 ||[[Jack Kramer]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || 2 || 3 ||5
|-
|-
| 35 || [[Pancho Gonzalez]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 35 ||[[Pancho Gonzalez]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || 12 || 2 ||14
|-
|-
| 36 || [[René Lacoste]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|FRA}}
| 36 ||[[René Lacoste]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|FRA}}|| || || 7 ||7
|-
|-
| 37 || [[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 37 ||[[Evonne Goolagong Cawley]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 7 ||7
|-
|-
| 38 || [[Maria Bueno]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|BRA}}
| 38 ||[[Maria Bueno]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|BRA}}|| || || 7 ||7
|-
|-
| 39 || [[Althea Gibson]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 39 ||[[Althea Gibson]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || 1 || 5 ||6
|-
|-
| 40 || '''[[Novak Djokovic]]''' || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|SRB}}
| 40 ||'''[[Novak Djokovic]]'''||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|SCG}}/{{flag|SRB}}|| || || 5 ||24
|-
|-
| 41 || [[Guillermo Vilas]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|ARG}}
| 41 ||[[Guillermo Vilas]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|ARG}}|| || || 4 ||4
|-
|-
| 42 || [[Jim Courier]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 42 ||[[Jim Courier]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 4 ||4
|-
|-
| 43 || [[Lindsay Davenport]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 43 ||[[Lindsay Davenport]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 3 ||3
|-
|-
| 44 || [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|ESP}}
| 44 ||[[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|ESP}}|| || || 4 ||4
|-
|-
| 45 || '''[[Kim Clijsters]]''' || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|BEL}}
| 45 ||[[Kim Clijsters]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|BEL}}|| || || 4 ||4
|-
|-
| 46 || [[Henri Cochet]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|FRA}}
| 46 ||[[Henri Cochet]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|FRA}}|| 3 || 1 || 7 ||11
|-
|-
| 47 || [[Jean Borotra]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|FRA}}
| 47 ||[[Jean Borotra]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|FRA}}|| || || 4 ||4
|-
|-
| 48 || [[Frank Sedgman]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 48 ||[[Frank Sedgman]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || 2 || 5 ||7
|-
|-
| 49 || [[Ilie Nastase]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|ROM}}
| 49 ||[[Ilie Năstase]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|ROU|1965}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 50 || [[Tony Trabert]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 50 ||[[Tony Trabert]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || 2 || 5 ||7
|-
|-
| 51 || [[Doris Hart]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 51 ||[[Doris Hart]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 6 ||6
|-
|-
| 52 || [[Jack Crawford (tennis)|Jack Crawford]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 52 ||[[Jack Crawford (tennis)|Jack Crawford]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 6 ||6
|-
|-
| 53 || [[Tracy Austin]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 53 ||[[Tracy Austin]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 54 || [[Manuel Santana]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|ESP}}
| 54 ||[[Manuel Santana]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|ESP|1945}}|| || || 4 ||4
|-
|-
| 55 || [[Gustavo Kuerten]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|BRA}}
| 55 ||[[Gustavo Kuerten]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|BRA}}|| || || 3 ||3
|-
|-
| 56 || [[Stan Smith]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 56 ||[[Stan Smith]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 57 || [[Jennifer Capriati]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 57 ||[[Jennifer Capriati]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 3 ||3
|-
|-
| 58 || [[Alice Marble]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 58 ||[[Alice Marble]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 5 ||5
|-
|-
| 59 || [[Margaret Osborne duPont]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 59 ||[[Margaret Osborne duPont]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 6 ||6
|-
|-
| 60 || [[Virginia Wade]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|GBR}}
| 60 ||[[Virginia Wade]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|GBR}}|| || || 3 ||3
|-
|-
| 61 || [[Neale Fraser]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 61 ||[[Neale Fraser]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 3 ||3
|-
|-
| 62 || [[Hana Mandlikova]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|CZE}}
| 62 ||[[Hana Mandlíková]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|TCH}}|| || || 4 ||4
|-
|-
| 63 || '''[[Lleyton Hewitt]]''' || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 63 ||[[Lleyton Hewitt]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 64 || [[Ellsworth Vines]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 64 ||[[Ellsworth Vines]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || 5 || 3 ||8
|-
|-
| 65 || [[Pancho Segura]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|ECU}}
| 65 ||[[Pancho Segura]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|ECU}}|| || 4 || 0 ||4
|-
|-
| 66 || [[Bobby Riggs]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 66 ||[[Bobby Riggs]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || 3 || 3 ||6
|-
|-
| 67 || [[Fred Stolle]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 67 ||[[Fred Stolle]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 68 || [[Helen Hull Jacobs]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 68 ||[[Helen Hull Jacobs]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 5 ||5
|-
|-
| 69 || [[Louise Brough]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 69 ||[[Louise Brough]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 6 ||6
|-
|-
| 70 || [[Patrick Rafter]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 70 ||[[Patrick Rafter]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 71 || '''[[Maria Sharapova]]''' || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|RUS}}
| 71 ||[[Maria Sharapova]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|RUS}}|| || || 3 ||5
|-
|-
| 72 || [[Gottfried Von Cramm]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|GER}}
| 72 ||[[Gottfried Von Cramm]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flagicon|GER|1933}}/{{flagicon|GER|Nazi}}/{{flag|FRG}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 73 || [[Jaroslav Drobny]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|CZE}}
| 73 ||[[Jaroslav Drobný]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|TCH}}|| || || 3 ||3
|-
|-
| 74 || [[Tony Roche]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 74 ||[[Tony Roche]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 1 ||1
|-
|-
| 75 || [[Pauline Betz Addie]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 75 ||[[Pauline Betz Addie]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || 1 || 5 ||6
|-
|-
| 76 || [[William Renshaw]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|GBR}}
| 76 ||[[William Renshaw]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|GBR}}|| || || 7 ||7
|-
|-
| 77 || [[Molla Mallory]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 77 ||[[Molla Mallory]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|NOR}}/{{flag|USA}}|| || || 8 ||8
|-
|-
| 78 || [[Ashley Cooper (tennis)|Ashley Cooper]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 78 ||[[Ashley Cooper (tennis)|Ashley Cooper]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 4 ||4
|-
|-
| 79 || [[Gabriela Sabatini]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|ARG}}
| 79 ||[[Gabriela Sabatini]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|ARG}}|| || || 1 ||1
|-
|-
| 80 || [[Marat Safin]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|RUS}}
| 80 ||[[Marat Safin]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|RUS}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 81 || [[Vic Seixas]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 81 ||[[Vic Seixas]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 82 || [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|RUS}}
| 82 ||[[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|RUS}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
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| 83 || [[Jan Kodeš]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|CZE}}
| 83 ||[[Jan Kodeš]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|TCH}}|| || || 3 ||3
|-
|-
| 84 || [[Norman Brookes]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 84 ||[[Norman Brookes]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 3 ||3
|-
|-
| 85 || [[Yannick Noah]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|FRA}}
| 85 ||[[Yannick Noah]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|FRA}}|| || || 1 ||1
|-
|-
| 86 || [[Tony Wilding]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|NZL}}
| 86 ||[[Anthony Wilding]] † ||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|NZL}}|| 3 || || 6 ||9
|-
|-
| 87 || [[Mary Pierce]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|FRA}}
| 87 ||[[Mary Pierce]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|FRA}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 88 || [[Amélie Mauresmo]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|FRA}}
| 88 ||[[Amélie Mauresmo]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|FRA}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 89 || [[Dorothea Lambert Chambers]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|GBR}}
| 89 ||[[Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers|Dorothea Lambert Chambers]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|GBR}}|| || || 7 ||7
|-
|-
| 90 || [[Bill Johnston (tennis)|Bill Johnston]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 90 ||[[Bill Johnston (tennis)|Bill Johnston]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| 1 || || 3 ||4
|-
|-
| 91 || [[Shirley Fry Irvin]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 91 ||[[Shirley Fry Irvin]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 4 ||4
|-
|-
| 92 || '''[[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]''' || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|RUS}}
| 92 ||[[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|RUS}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 93 || [[Nicola Pietrangeli]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|ITA}}
| 93 ||[[Nicola Pietrangeli]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|ITA}}|| || || 2 ||2
|-
|-
| 94 || '''[[Andy Roddick]]''' || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 94 ||[[Andy Roddick]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 1 ||1
|-
|-
| 95 || [[Thomas Muster]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUT}}
| 95 ||[[Thomas Muster]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUT}}|| || || 1 ||1
|-
|-
| 96 || [[Manuel Orantes]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|ESP}}
| 96 ||[[Manuel Orantes]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|ESP|1945}}|| || || 1 ||1
|-
|-
| 97 || [[Pat Cash]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|AUS}}
| 97 ||[[Pat Cash]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|AUS}}|| || || 1 ||1
|-
|-
| 98 || [[Bunny Austin|Henry "Bunny" Austin]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|GBR}}
| 98 ||[[Bunny Austin]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|GBR}}|| || || 0 ||0
|-
|-
| 99 || [[Ann Haydon Jones]] || {{Hs|Female}}[[File:Female.svg|10px]] || {{flag|GBR}}
| 99 ||[[Ann Haydon-Jones]]||{{Hs|Female}}♀||{{flag|GBR}}|| || || 3 ||3
|-
|-
| 100 || [[Michael Chang]] || {{Hs|Male}}[[File:Male.svg|10px]] || {{flag|USA}}
| 100 ||[[Michael Chang]]||{{Hs|Male}}♂||{{flag|USA}}|| || || 1 ||1
|}
|}

Notes:
* '''Bolded''' players are still active today.
* Empty spots in the table mean player did not participate in any of those tournaments.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Tennis_(magazine)#Greatest|40 Greatest Players of the ''TENNIS'' Era (2005)]]
*[[Tennis (magazine)#Greatest|The 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era ]]
*[[Tennis (magazine)#"The 50 Greatest Players of the Open Era" (2018)|The 50 Greatest Players of the Open Era]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120605022801/http://www.tennischannel.com/goat/71.aspx Official site]


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*[http://www.tennischannel.com/goat Official site]
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Latest revision as of 19:37, 7 September 2024

This article is about a television series about tennis players. For similarly-named listings or shows, see 100 greatest. For film, see The Greatest of All Time.
100 Greatest of All Time
GenreSports
Presented by
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Original release
NetworkTennis Channel
ReleaseMarch 2012 (2012-03)

100 Greatest of All Time was a sports television series of five one-hour episodes, produced and first aired by the Tennis Channel in March 2012. It presented a list of 100 tennis players to be considered the greatest of all time, both men and women. The series was hosted by Jack Nicklaus, Jerry Rice, Wayne Gretzky, Lisa Leslie and Carl Lewis.[1] Many retired tennis luminaries provided commentary, including Rod Laver, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi.

Background

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An international panel of tennis experts determined this ranking of 62 men and 38 women.[1] The United States was credited with the most great players (38), followed by Australia (17), France (7), Great Britain (6) and Czechoslovakia (5). Forty-three players made the list from the Americas, 39 from Europe and 18 from Oceania.

Grand Slam singles titles (Australian, French, Wimbledon and US tournaments) column figures reflect number of wins as of March 2012 when the list was published. In addition to that, the pre-Open Era Pro major tournaments (three professional events) were included: the U.S. Pro Championships (first held in 1927), French Pro Championship (first held in 1930) and Wembley Championships (started in 1934). Only male tennis players that turned from amateurs to pros were able to participate in those.[a] The Open Era started in 1968 and all three pro majors tournaments were quickly relegated to lesser events and were all defunct by the 1990s.

Prior to 1924, the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) recognized two other events as world championships. The "World Hard Court Championships" (WHCC) and the "World Covered Court Championships" (WCCC). Between 1913 and 1923 Wimbledon was known as the World Grass Court Championships (WGCC), also sanctioned by the ILTF.

In 1924 ILTF designated the Australasian, French, British and American championship tournaments as the new four majors. 1925 was the first season held with all these four major tournaments opened to all amateurs.

Achievements

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‡ The Grand Slam, winning all four Grand Slam tournament singles titles (Australian, French, Wimbledon and US) in one calendar year was achieved six times by five different players: Don Budge in 1938, Maureen Connolly in 1953, Rod Laver in 1962 & 1969, Margaret Court in 1970 and Steffi Graf in 1988.

◊ The Pro Grand Slam, winning all three professional slam singles titles (U.S., French and Wembley) in one calendar year was achieved by Ken Rosewall in 1963 and by Rod Laver in 1967.

† Anthony Wilding is the only Triple World Champion. In 1913, he won all three ILTF singles titles, the World Covered Court Championships (WCCC), the World Hard Court Championships (WHCC) and Wimbledon Championships (also known as World Grass Court Championships or simply WGCC).

Top 100 ranking per Tennis Channel in 2012

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Rank Name Gender Nationality Majors
ILTF chps. Pro Slam Grand Slam
(March 2012)		 Total
(Current)
1 Roger Federer ♂   SUI 16 20
2 Rod Laver ‡ ◊ ‡ ♂  AUS 8 11 19
3 Steffi Graf ‡ ♀  FRG/ GER 22 22
4 Martina Navratilova ♀  USA 18 18
5 Pete Sampras ♂  USA 14 14
6 Rafael Nadal ♂  ESP 10 22
7 Björn Borg ♂  SWE 11 11
8 Margaret Court ‡ ♀  AUS 24 24
9 Chris Evert ♀  USA 18 18
10 Billie Jean King ♀  USA 12 12
11 Don Budge ‡ ♂  USA 4 6 10
12 Andre Agassi ♂  USA 8 8
13 John McEnroe ♂  USA 7 7
14 Serena Williams ♀  USA 13 23
15 Jimmy Connors ♂  USA 8 8
16 Bill Tilden ♂  USA 1 4 10 15
17 Roy Emerson ♂  AUS 12 12
18 Ivan Lendl ♂  TCH/ USA 8 8
19 Monica Seles ♀  YUG/ USA 9 9
20 Ken Rosewall ◊ ♂  AUS 15 8 23
21 Boris Becker ♂  FRG/ GER 6 6
22 Venus Williams ♀  USA 7 7
23 Fred Perry ♂  GBR 2 8 10
24 Suzanne Lenglen ♀  FRA 4 8 12
25 Stefan Edberg ♂  SWE 6 6
26 Justine Henin ♀  BEL 7 7
27 Maureen Connolly ‡ ♀  USA 9 9
28 Arthur Ashe ♂  USA 3 3
29 Helen Wills ♀  USA 19 19
30 Martina Hingis ♀   SUI 5 5
31 John Newcombe ♂  AUS 7 7
32 Lew Hoad ♂  AUS 1 4 5
33 Mats Wilander ♂  SWE 7 7
34 Jack Kramer ♂  USA 2 3 5
35 Pancho Gonzalez ♂  USA 12 2 14
36 René Lacoste ♂  FRA 7 7
37 Evonne Goolagong Cawley ♀  AUS 7 7
38 Maria Bueno ♀  BRA 7 7
39 Althea Gibson ♀  USA 1 5 6
40 Novak Djokovic ♂  SCG/ SRB 5 24
41 Guillermo Vilas ♂  ARG 4 4
42 Jim Courier ♂  USA 4 4
43 Lindsay Davenport ♀  USA 3 3
44 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ♀  ESP 4 4
45 Kim Clijsters ♀  BEL 4 4
46 Henri Cochet ♂  FRA 3 1 7 11
47 Jean Borotra ♂  FRA 4 4
48 Frank Sedgman ♂  AUS 2 5 7
49 Ilie Năstase ♂  ROU 2 2
50 Tony Trabert ♂  USA 2 5 7
51 Doris Hart ♀  USA 6 6
52 Jack Crawford ♂  AUS 6 6
53 Tracy Austin ♀  USA 2 2
54 Manuel Santana ♂  ESP 4 4
55 Gustavo Kuerten ♂  BRA 3 3
56 Stan Smith ♂  USA 2 2
57 Jennifer Capriati ♀  USA 3 3
58 Alice Marble ♀  USA 5 5
59 Margaret Osborne duPont ♀  USA 6 6
60 Virginia Wade ♀  GBR 3 3
61 Neale Fraser ♂  AUS 3 3
62 Hana Mandlíková ♀  TCH 4 4
63 Lleyton Hewitt ♂  AUS 2 2
64 Ellsworth Vines ♂  USA 5 3 8
65 Pancho Segura ♂  ECU 4 0 4
66 Bobby Riggs ♂  USA 3 3 6
67 Fred Stolle ♂  AUS 2 2
68 Helen Hull Jacobs ♀  USA 5 5
69 Louise Brough ♀  USA 6 6
70 Patrick Rafter ♂  AUS 2 2
71 Maria Sharapova ♀  RUS 3 5
72 Gottfried Von Cramm ♂ Germany/Germany/ FRG 2 2
73 Jaroslav Drobný ♂  TCH 3 3
74 Tony Roche ♂  AUS 1 1
75 Pauline Betz Addie ♀  USA 1 5 6
76 William Renshaw ♂  GBR 7 7
77 Molla Mallory ♀  NOR/ USA 8 8
78 Ashley Cooper ♂  AUS 4 4
79 Gabriela Sabatini ♀  ARG 1 1
80 Marat Safin ♂  RUS 2 2
81 Vic Seixas ♂  USA 2 2
82 Yevgeny Kafelnikov ♂  RUS 2 2
83 Jan Kodeš ♂  TCH 3 3
84 Norman Brookes ♂  AUS 3 3
85 Yannick Noah ♂  FRA 1 1
86 Anthony Wilding † ♂  NZL 3 6 9
87 Mary Pierce ♀  FRA 2 2
88 Amélie Mauresmo ♀  FRA 2 2
89 Dorothea Lambert Chambers ♀  GBR 7 7
90 Bill Johnston ♂  USA 1 3 4
91 Shirley Fry Irvin ♀  USA 4 4
92 Svetlana Kuznetsova ♀  RUS 2 2
93 Nicola Pietrangeli ♂  ITA 2 2
94 Andy Roddick ♂  USA 1 1
95 Thomas Muster ♂  AUT 1 1
96 Manuel Orantes ♂  ESP 1 1
97 Pat Cash ♂  AUS 1 1
98 Bunny Austin ♂  GBR 0 0
99 Ann Haydon-Jones ♀  GBR 3 3
100 Michael Chang ♂  USA 1 1

Notes:

  • Bolded players are still active today.
  • Empty spots in the table mean player did not participate in any of those tournaments.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ except for 1956 & 1960 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships where also women could have participate. Pauline Betz and Althea Gibson won one event each respectively

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tennis Panorama News". Tennis Panorama. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
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