4 in singles in 2017 Australian Open Runner-up 2014, Ranked world No. Established in 1993, the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame is one of the highest honours Australian tennis players can receive. 16 in singles and world No. They have two children. 9 in singles in 2004 and world No. 5 in doubles in 1994 1995 US Open mixed doubles champion, Ranked world No. They are listed here in order of their first win. 1 in singles at the end of the year in 1998/2001/2004 & 2005 and world No. 35 in doubles in 2012 2009 Wimbledon quarterfinalist 2011 Wimbledon semifinalist 2012 Wimbledon quarterfinalist 2013 Wimbledon finalist 2014 Wimbledon quarterfinalist, Ranked world No. 31 in singles in 1999 and world No. Visit Our Patreon Page to Create Your Own All-Time Fantasy Teams and See Other Bonus Material . She won eight Grand Slam singles titles as a teenager representing Yugoslavia and another while representing the US. 10 in doubles in 1992, Ranked world No. 9 at year-end in 1948 1947 French Championships quarterfinalist, Ranked world No. Ranked world No. 24 in singles and world No. 41 in singles and world No. 91 in doubles in 2002, Singles: ranked world No. So when it comes to the best female tennis players of all time, you can bet your butt that theres going to be a couple of Aussie icons on that list. 16 in singles and world No. 16 in doubles in 1995, Ranked world No. 31 in doubles in 1995, Ranked world No. 4 in singles in 1990 and world No. 1 women's tennis player spot. 14 in singles in 1997 and world No. 72 in doubles in 2010 Singles: 2009 US Open semifinalist, Ranked world No. 40 in singles in 1999 1999 French Open quarter-finals, Ranked world No. 1 singles ranking on 26 July 1999. 1 in doubles in 2000 1999 Wimbledon women's doubles champion 2001 Australian Open mixed doubles champion, Ranked world No. 4 Ajla Tomljanovi She retired after the 2017 WTA Finals while ranked world No. Hoad won four Grand Slam tournaments as an amateur (Australian, French and twice Wimbledon). Ranked world No. US Open: Winner 1990, Australian Open: Winner 1980, 1987French Open: Winner 1981Wimbledon Finalist 1981, 1986US Open: Winner 1985; Finalist 1980, 1982, The Greatest Men's Tennis Players of All Time, The Best Women's Tennis Players Of All Time, Ranking the greatest men's and women's tennis players of every decade, The Best Women's Tennis Players of the 1980s, Upvote the best tennis players who played during the 1980s, Winner 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, American Public Figures Who Are National Treasures, The Greatest Female Tennis Players Of The Open Era, The Best Women's Tennis Serves of All Time, 10 Sporting Blowouts That Made Us Say 'Ouch! 4 at the end of the year in 1929 , Ranked world No. 33 in doubles in 1992. He won an Olympic gold medal in. 4 in singles and world No. 7. Steffi Graf - Children, Andre Agassi & Facts - Biography Female tennis players who have won at least one of the four Grand Slam titles in singles. 1 at the end of the year in 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, and 1938 , Ranked world No. His golf success has since dipped. 20 in singles in 2011 and world No. 6 at the end of the year in 1947 1947/1949 French Championships mixed-doubles champion 1949 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion, Ranked world No. 125 in doubles in 2011 2011 US Open mixed doubles champion, Ranked world No. 8 at the end of the year in 1928 , Ranked world No. He won six Grand Slam titles in his career, as well as a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics. Her all surfaces (hard, clay, grass, Kenneth Robert Rosewall (born 2 November 1934) is a former world top-ranking amateur and professional tennis player from Australia. 10 in singles in 2008 and world No. 14 in singles in 2011 and world No. 30 in doubles in 2016. 3 at year-end in 1927 1914/1922/1930/1932/1933/1934 French Championships women's doubles champion 1914/1919/1920/1921/1922/1923/1925/1926/1927/1930/1933/1934 Wimbledon women's doubles champion 1926 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion 1913/1914 French Championships mixed doubles champion 1919/1921/1923/1927/1928/1930/1932 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion 1926/1933 U.S. Championships mixed doubles champion, Ranked world No. 1 in singles and doubles in 2003 Singles: Ranked world No. If you're searching for a particular popular tennis player from Australia or just have an interest in Aussie tennis players, this is the place to be. 54 in doubles in 2006 2011/2013 Australian Open runner-up , Ranked world No. As far Australian tennis champions go, there have been a handful of Aussies who have dominated the courts to make their way up the rankings to #1. Fierce, talented, and filled a passion for the sport; these players are an inspiration to every little girl learning to throw a serve in her school gym. Steffi Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, which ties her for third all-time. 3 in singles in 2006 and world No. 8 in singles in 2004 and world No. 4 in singles in 2011 and world No. See also [ edit] List of Grand Slam women's singles champions Chronological list of men's Grand Slam tennis champions 123 in 2009 Doubles: ranked world No. 4 at the end of the year in 1950 , Ranked world no. A big-serving, attacking player who came out of Adelaide, Alicia Molik emerged on the tennis circuit in the late 1990s, cracking the top 100 in 1999 and the top 50 in 2001. 7 at year-end in 1954 1954 Wimbledon semifinalist, 1948 French Championships quarterfinalist, Ranked world No. If you pass the Australian Open, youll have a fighting chance in the fiercer majors that follow: the French Open and US Open. He is the leading commentator for the Australian Open on the host broadcast station since 2005. 19 in singles in 1994 and world No. 3 at the end of 1967 Singles: Ranked world No. Now, he's primarily spending time with wife and two sons, while sometimes picking up a tennis racket or golf club. 25 in doubles in 2001, Ranked world No. Lewis Alan Hoad (23 November 1934 3 July 1994) was an Australian world No. Previous Decade > Next Decade . Navratilova are the only Open Era players to win six major singles titles without losing a set. Inside the most unbuttoned night of professional tennis, where Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal faced off for a game of badminton in an iconic NYC hotel's courtyard, Unknown facts about World Champion P. V. 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Ranked world No. 3 at the end of the year in 1957 , 1955/1958 French Championships semifinalist, Ranked world No. 11 in singles in 2002 and world No. 8 at the end of the year in 1969. 8 at year-end in 1963 1959 Australian Championships women's doubles champion 1959/1961/1962/1963 French Championships women's doubles champion 1962 French Championships mixed doubles champion, Ranked world No. 25 in singles in 2009 and world No. 5 in doubles in 2007 2007 French Open women's doubles champion, Ranked world No. 1 at the end of the year in 1956 , Ranked world No. Martina Hingis became the youngest-ever Grand Slam champion in 1996. 5 in singles in 2014 Singles: 2014 Wimbledon finalist, Ranked world No. Ranked world No. Together, they're some of the hottest Aussie icons in sports. 38 in doubles in 1988, 1953 French Championships quarterfinalist, Ranked world No. 2 at year-end in 1929 1929 U.S. Championships runner-up 1928/1929 Wimbledon women's doubles champion 1929 U.S. Championships women's doubles champion 1928 French Championships women's doubles champion, Ranked world No. 15 in singles in 1999 and world No. A. Wallis Myers) before 1975 Reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament 28 in doubles in 2018. 2 at the end of the year in 1927 and 1928 1926/1927/1928 Wimbledon runner-up, Singles: 1984 Australian Open quarterfinalist Doubles: 1980 Australian Open quarterfinalist, 1954 French Championships quarterfinalist, Ranked world No. Since 2014, Rafter has remained largely away from the spotlight. The Best Women's Tennis Players of the 1980s - Ranker Since retiring in 1996, she promoted her perfume line. For more than a decade, she has lived in Black River, Mauritius, where she teaches tennis. 45 in doubles in 1988 Singles: 1983/1984 French Open quarterfinalist, Ranked world No. Becker retired in 1999 and went on to partake in poker and coaching. 3 in singles in 2017 and world No. Ranked world No. 19 in singles and world No. Player profiles of Australian women's tennis champions - past and present. Hingis came out of retirement in 2013 to play doubles events. 10 at year-end in 1922 and 1923 , Ranked world No. This list is made up of a variety of players, including Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, and Martina Hingis. Category:Jessica Moore - Wikimedia Commons O n a grey day in Hobart in 1990, . 1 in doubles in 2002 Doubles: 2001/2002/2004/2005 French Open champion 2002/2003/2004 US Open champion 2004 Australian Open champion, Ranked world No. He excelled on all of the court surfaces of his time: grass, clay, hard, carpet, and wood/parquet. Edberg retired in 1996 and went on to coach Roger Federer from 2014 to December 2015. 20 in singles and world No. Agassi married tennis star Steffi Graf in 2001 and retired from tennis after the 2006 US Open. 52 in doubles in 2006 Mixed Doubles: 2009 US Open champion, Singles: 1979 Australian Open quarterfinalist, Ranked world No. Meet the leading ladies of Australian tennis. She is also an activist and a Tennis Channel analyst. By far the most successful female player from India. Seles played her last professional match at the 2003 French Open and officially retired in 2008. Charlotte Caslick - Caslick is a bonafide superstar of Australian sport, she won the Shawn Mackay Women's Sevens Player of the Year award in 2018-19 and had a fantastic impact in her first . 5 at year-end in 1929 1929 Wimbledon quarterfinalist 1927 French Championships women's doubles champion. 22 in singles in 2007 and world No. 1 in doubles in 1992 , Ranked world No. She lives in South Florida with her wife and two children. Ranked world No. 3 at the end of the year in 1968 , Ranked world No. 9 at the end of 1949 1949/1952 French Championships quarterfinalist, Ranked world No. 25 in doubles in 1991, Ranked world No. 8 at the end of the year in 1955 1955 Wimbledon quarterfinalist, Ranked world No. 108 in doubles in 2015 Singles: 2019 Wimbledon semifinalist 2019 US Open semifinalist , Ranked world No. 1 in doubles in 2012 2012 French Open women's doubles champion 2012 US Open women's doubles champion 2013 Australian Open women's doubles champion ITF World Champion in doubles, 2012 (with, 1968 and 1970 French Open quarter-finalist, Ranked world No. 24 in singles in 1993 and world No. Australia loves sports. 30 in doubles in 2000 Singles: 1996 Australian Open finalist 1993 French Open semifinalist 1999/2000 US Open quarterfinalist, Ranked world No. 4 at the end of the year in 1934 , Ranked world No. 19 in singles 2012 and world No. Jan 15 - Jan 28. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. Sampras also has 14 Grand Slam titles and is regarded as of the greatest players in history. Australian Female Tennis Players - The Famous People 5 in 1977 1972/1979 French Open women's doubles champion 1972 Wimbledon women's doubles champion 1972/1977/1979 US Open women's doubles champion 1978/1981 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion 1977/1978 US Open mixed-doubles champion, Ranked world No. 24 in doubles in 1999, Ranked world No. Stefan Edberg won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. 64 in 1996 2000 Australian Open women's doubles champion 2001/2004 Wimbledon women's doubles champion 2001 US Open women's doubles champion 2000 Australian Open mixed-doubles champion 2001 US Open mixed-doubles champion, Ranked world No. 15 in doubles in 2001, Ranked world No. Get all the latest WTA Australian Open Past Winners, results, and more! Keep on keeping on, Samantha! Category:Australian female tennis players - Wikipedia 3 in doubles in 2008 2008 French Open women's doubles champion, Ranked world No. 28 in singles in 1999 and world No. 13 in doubles in 1993, Ranked world No. 4 in doubles in 1990 Mixed doubles: Ranked world No. With 23 Grand Slam singles win, she is just a win away from equalling Margaret Court's record of 24 grand slam titles. 26 in doubles in 1991, Ranked world No. Since then, she has remained largely out of the spotlight. Serving up a list of the best tennis players from Australia, listed by popularity with photos of the players when available. He won 34 singles titles in his career. Novotna retired in 1999 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. 8 at the end of the year in 1956, Ranked world No. He was a member of the Australian team that won the Davis Cup four times between 1952 and 1956. 50 in doubles in 2006 Singles: Ranked world No. After 14 Grand Slam titles, shes now happily retired and runs programs that help the countrys Aboriginal kids to stay in school through tennis. She is the only tennis player to play in five Olympics, winning two silver and two bronze medals. 1 at the end of the year in 2002, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015, and ranked world No. 23 in singles in 1988 and world No. 6 at the end of the year in 1956 Doubles: Ranked world No. 31 in singles in 2010 and world No. He played his last match in 2003 and officially retired in 2010. . One of Australia's most accomplished tennis players, John Newcombe, a.k.a., Newk, enjoyed massive success during the 60s and 70s. 6 at the end of the year in 1965 and 1966 1966 French Championships mixed doubles champion, Ranked world No. 9 in doubles in 1998. 28 in doubles in 2002, Ranked world No. US Open: Finalist 2000. 52 in doubles in 2014 Singles: Ranked world No. It's the land down under, where women glow and men plunder. In 2017, Becker was declared bankrupt and sold memorabilia in 2019 to pay off his debt. 13 in singles in 1995 and world No. 5 at year-end in 1933 and 1934 , 1949/1954 French Championships quarter-finalist, Ranked world No. 29 in singles in 1998 and world No. You may have heard this name recently, and for good reason: Ashleigh Barty is currently ranked number one in the world in singles right now, and she shows no signs of slowing down or losing her touch. 9 in doubles in 2011, Ranked world No. 3 at the end of 1970 Doubles: Ranked world No. 2 at the end of the year in 1968 , Ranked world No. 22 Singles: 1976 Australian Open finalist 1976 French Open finalist Doubles: 1978 Australian Open champion Mixed doubles: 1978 French Open champion. Get all the latest WTA Australian Open Past Winners, results, and more! Below we take you through the biggest tennis stars from the 1990s and where they are today. 20 in singles in 2006 and world No. 8 in doubles in 1990 1988 US Open women's doubles champion 1989 US Open mixed-doubles champion, Ranked world No. 15 in doubles in 1988, Ranked world No. 7 in doubles in 1995, Ranked world No. Rafter won the US Open in 1997 and 1998. 33 in singles in 1980 Mixed doubles: Ranked world No. 9 at year-end in 1970 1970 French Open semifinalist 1970/1977 Australian Open semifinalist 1968 Australian Championships women's doubles champion, Ranked world No. By 2015, he was one of Russia's top golfers. 4 in doubles in 1989 1991 Australian Open women's doubles champion, Ranked world No. Pete Sampras held the record for Wimbledon men's singles titles with seven until Roger Federer won his eighth title in 2017. Famous Australian Tennis Players | National Film and Sound Archive of 3 at the end of the year in 1921 , Ranked world No. She returned in 2000, playing mostly doubles before retiring in 2006. 19 in singles in 1985 and world No. Roger Federer, Serena Williams, and Rafael Nadal may be the big names in tennis today, but there are always greats who pave the way for the future. Pierce won the French Open in 2000. He retired in 2003. 1 in doubles in 2011 Singles: Ranked world No. Year Turned Pro: 1993-02-22. 13 in singles in 2017 and world No. 40 in singles in 2008 and world No. 1 in doubles in 1998 Singles: Ranked world No. 10 in singles in 1989 and world No. 13 in singles in 1988 and world No. 13 in singles in 1988 and world No. 30+ Best 1990s Men's Tennis Players | Top 90s Male Tennis Players - Ranker 12 in doubles in 2016 2018 Wimbledon semifinalist, Ranked world No. 7 in 1984 1986 French Open women's doubles champion, Ranked world No. 7 Grand Slam Singles Titles: 4 Australian, 1 French, 2 Wimbledon Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame: 1988 Often overlooked because she played during the Chris Everett and Martina Navratilova era, Goolagong was the epitome of grace and beauty on the court. 77 in doubles in 1987, Ranked world No. Australian Open Past Winners | WTA Official - Women's Tennis Association 94 in doubles in 1994, Ranked world No. 8 in doubles in 2007 Singles: Ranked world No. 1 in doubles in 2007 2005/2007 Wimbledon women's doubles champion 2007 Australian Open women's doubles champion 2008 US Open women's doubles champion 2009 French Open mixed doubles champion 2010 US Open mixed doubles champion. The generation of tennis players that took the . His career highlights include consecutive US Open titles in 1997 and 1998, consecutive runner-up appearances at Wimbledon in 2000 and 2001, winning the 1999 Australian Open men's doubles tournament alongside the Swede Jonas Bjrkman, and winning two singles and two doubles ATP Masters titles. Category:Australian male tennis players - Wikipedia Chang was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2008. 1 at the end of the year in 1946 . . Tennis magazine rated him the 10th best male player of the period 19652005. 12 in singles in 2018 and world No. 19 in singles in 2002 and world No. 16 in doubles in 2007 Doubles: 2004 Olympics gold medalist Mixed doubles: 2008 Australian Open champion, Ranked world No.