Underrated great matches historically "myish" era
Becker/Agassi - 1995 Wimbledon Semifinal
Safin/Federer – 2005 Australian Open Semifinal
Graf/Hingis – 1999 French Open Final
Hewitt/Nalbandian – 2005 Australian Open Quarterfinal
Sampras/Agassi – 1995 US Open Final
Bruguera/Courier – 1993 French Open Final
Rafter/Sampras – 1998 US Open Semifinal
Top 10 Male Players “Myish Era”
1 Federer
2 Sampras – 14 Slams. At Wimbledon - 53-1 record from 1993 to 2000. Longest time # 1.
3 Lendl – 8 slams. 74-6 in 1986, Most Grand Slam Final Apperances... 19 2nd longest at # 1.
4 Agassi – 8 Slams. Has won all 4 slams on 3 surfaces – only player to do this
5 Connors – 8 slams. Most Career Titles Ever by far. 3rd longest tenure at #1 in world.
6 Borg – 11 slams despite retiring suddenly.
6 Mcenroe – 7 slams, 1984 2 slams and record .965 % – 82-3 on tour/Davis Cup 56-10 .
8 Wilander – 7 slams, 3 in one year (Only he laver & Federer this good in open era)
9 Edberg- 6 slams, 41 Titles, 2 years straight #1, Made Final in all 4 Slams, 9 yrs Top 5 – lst to do that
9 Becker – 6 slams, 49 titles– amazing 85 Wimbledon run, 2 Davis Cups
11 – All Time Greatest (weighted toward career)
1 Jacques Edmond Barre
2 Bill Tilden
3 Rod Laver
4 Pete Sampras
5 Roy Emerson
6 Roger Federer
7 Ivan Lendl
8 Andre Agassi
9 Don Budge
10 Jimmy Connors
11 Mcenroe-Borg
Top 10 Female Players “Myish” Era
1 Steffie Graf
2 Martina Navratilova
3 Chris Evert
4 Serena Williams
5 Monica Seles
6 Martina Hingis
7 Venus Williams
8 Sanchez-Vicario
9 Henin-Hardenne
10 Jennifer Capriati
Top 10 Female Players – All Time
1 Margaret Smith Court
2 Steffie Graf
3 Martina Navratilova
4 Hellen Wills Moody
5 Chris Evert
6 Billie Jean King
7 Suzanne Lenglen
8 Monica Seles
9 Maureen Connoly
10 Evonne Goolagong
2007-12-15 13:40:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Tennis
I agree with most of your lists except i would rate Justine Henin higher in both of the female lists and i would maybe put Lindsay Davenport in your "myish" era list instead of either Sanchez-Vicario or Capriati, and also one of the best womens matches i've ever seen and you dont hear about it much was 03 US Open semi between Capriati and Henin over 3-hours of pure quality, other than that i think your spot on with your lists mate!
2007-12-16 02:55:09 · answer #1 · answered by steo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will ad two to the mix in your matches - 1982 Davis Cup, U.S. v Sweden - Mats Wilander was defeated in a five set, six-hour, 32 minute marathon, by John McEnroe.
1988 U.S. Open Finals - Wilander outlasts Ivan Lendl in a five set, nearly five-hour grinder, and to supplant Lendl as the top-ranked player in the world.
I rarely hear anything about these two classic marathons when pundits discuss the greatest matches - not just of an era - ever.
2007-12-15 14:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by Zombie Birdhouse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good list of top players all time.
Personally i would go with Sampras and Federer being tied at #1. Kind of like 1A and 1B
I would also put Becker ahead of Edberg. He, along with Lendl, introduced the world to power tennis and his lifetime record vs. Edberg is 25-10.
2007-12-15 16:08:35 · answer #3 · answered by mfunke76 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You missed the 1996 Master Cup final between Sampras and Becker on your underrated great match list. That was one of the all time great match IMHO :)
2007-12-15 14:12:50 · answer #4 · answered by Sandy ♥ - semi retired :) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋