TOP 10 BEST TENNIS PLAYERS IN HISTORY

1. ROD LAVER- Worlds number 1 player for seven strait years. He is the only player to ever win 4 grand slams twice in the same year.

2. PETE SAMPRAS- Pistol beat was nearly impossible to beat playing on grass. He is also the king of wimbledon. He played the whole game.

3. JOHN MCENROE- Love him or hate him he is one of the best pure tennis players in history. He won 7 grand slam singles titles. Attitude is the name of his game.

4. BJORN BORK- Won 2 grand slam singles titles. He was runner up on winning grand slams on 4 other occasions. HE RETIRED AMAZINGLY AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 26.

5. ROGER FEDERER - He won wimbledon 5 consecutive times. He also has 12 grand slam singles titles. Won the us open 4 times as well.

6. ANDRE AGASSI- He won 8 grand slam singles titles. He also won his grand slam titles on all four different playing surfaces proving his all around versatility.

7. JIMMY CONNERS- He won 8 grand slam singles titles AND 2 grand slam doubles titles too. Held the number 1 player in the world spot for 160 strait weeks.

8. IVAN LENDI- He won 8 grand slam singles titles. Ivan competed in a record 19 grand slam singles finals. The best tennis player ever from the czech republic.

9. BORIS BECKER- An olympic gold medalist who won 6 grand slam singles titles. He is the youngest tennis player ever to win at wimbledon.

10. MATS WILANDER- He has 7 grand slam singles titles. He also has a coveted grand slam doubles title. Matt He won the us open 1 time and the french and australia open three times each.

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11. ARTHUR ASHE

12. GUILLERMO VILAS

13. STEFAN EDBERG

14. BRIAN GOTTFRIED

15. STAN SMITH

16. MANUEL ORANTES

17. MICHAEL CHANG

18. ROSCOE TANNER

19. HAROLD SOLOMON

20. ANDY RODDICK