Tennis/Catalogs/Famous players

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This is a supplement, in chronological order, to the article about tennis and to the articles about the individual players. Many of them were considered to be the World No. 1 player at some point in their career. Although other players will also be included, this list will, at a minimum, include all players who have ever been considered to be the World No. 1 player or Co-No. 1 for an entire year.

Male

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
William Renshaw (William Charles Renshaw) Info: Called Willie	Nationality: British Birth: January 3, 1861, Leamington, England Death: August 12, 1904, Swanage, England	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Aggressiveness; serve and overhead smash	Grand Slam	7	5		12
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player	Played before rankings; also before Davis Cup was initiated
			National #1 player
Trivia: Was the younger, by 15 minutes, to his twin, Ernest Renshaw, also a Wimbledon singles champion; together they won Wimbledon doubles 5 times
Tony Wilding (Anthony Frederick Wilding)	Nationality: NZ Birth: October 31, 1883, Christchurch, New Zealand Death: May 9, 1915, near Neuve Chapelle, Pas de Calais, France	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Hit his drives with great pace and overspin; defense and baseline play	Grand Slam	6	5		11
			Davis Cup	15-6	6-3	6 teams	4 wins
			World #1 player	1913
			National #1 player
Trivia: Joined the Royal Marines in World War I, rose to Captain; along with the American Joe Hunt, probably the most prominent tennis player ever killed on active service
Maurice McLoughlin (Maurice Evans McLoughlin) Info: Called Red or The California Comet	Nationality: American Birth: January 7, 1890, Carson City, Nevada Death: December 10, 1957, Hermosa Beach, California	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:"Cannonball" serve; overhead smash; volleying Weakness:Retired at 29, perhaps worn out from his violent on-court exertions	Grand Slam	2	3		5
			Davis Cup	9-4	3-4	4 teams	1 wins
			World #1 player	1914
			National #1 player	1912, 1913, 1914
Trivia: The first of the great serve-and-volley attackers
Richard Williams (Richard Norris Williams) Info: Known variously as Richard, Dick, and R. Norris	Nationality: American Birth: January 29, 1891, Geneva, Switzerland Death: June 2, 1968, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Took ball on the rise using the Continental grip, going for winners on every shot; unbeatable when his game was "on" Weakness:Extremely erratic, could lose to much inferior players	Grand Slam	2	3	1	6
			Davis Cup	6-3	4-0	6 teams	5 wins
			World #1 player	No world rankings because of World War I
			National #1 player	1916
Trivia: Was a Titanic survivor, nearly had his legs amputated after being rescued from the near-freezing waters.
Bill Tilden (William Tatem Tilden, Jr., changed to William Tatem Tilden II in the 1910s) Info: Called Big Bill; also Tillie, disrespectfully, by some players	Nationality: American Birth: February 10, 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Death: June 5, 1953, Los Angeles, California	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1930; thereafter a touring professional Strength:"Cannonball" serve; all-court game; speed and court coverage; intelligence and analytic ability to change strategy and tactics during matches Weakness:Initially, his backhand; possibly his overhead smash	Grand Slam	10	6	5	21
			Davis Cup	25-5	9-2	11 teams	7 wins
			World #1 player	1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931, second most to Pancho Gonzales
			National #1 player	1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
Trivia: In his professional debut beat Karel Koželuh before 14,000 at Madison Square Garden on February 18, 1931; thereafter toured for many years against other top professionals. Served two periods of incarceration near Los Angeles for morals charges involving underage males Davis Cup info: On 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
Bill Johnston (William M. Johnston) Info: Called Little Bill	Nationality: American Birth: November 2, 1894, San Francisco, California Death: May 1, 1946, San Francisco, California	Right handed Class: Amateur only; retired from competition in 1927 Strength:Topspin forehand drive hit shoulder-high with a Western grip; volleying from the service line Weakness:Backhand, which he hit with the same face of the racquet as his forehand; occasional physical fraility	Grand Slam	3	3	1	7
			Davis Cup	14-3	4-0	8 teams	7 wins
			World #1 player	1919
			National #1 player	1915, 1919
Trivia: Died of tuberculosis at age 51 Davis Cup info: On 7 consecutive winning teams, 1920 through 1926, still a record
Karel Koželuh (Karel Koželuh)	Nationality: Czech Birth: March 7, 1895, Prague Death: April 27, 1950, Prague	right handed Class: Professional only, first as a coach, then as a touring pro; won top professional tournaments into his 40s Strength:Tireless baseliner; court coverage; passing shots Weakness:Never hit the ball particularly hard; needed ample running room behind the baseline for his game to be effective: was handicapped playing on some of the tighter indoor courts; seldom approached the net	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player	Never played amateur tournaments or Davis Cup matches
			National #1 player
Trivia: Along with Hans Nüsslein, probably the best player never to have been a top amateur; won numerous professional championships; the American tennis player Vinnie Richards described Koželuh as "Seamy-faced, cadaverous-looking and, in general, resembled a cigar-store Indian;" was killed in an automobile crash outside Prague at age 55
Gerald Patterson (Gerald Leighton Patterson) Info: Sometimes called The Human Catapul in Australia because of his hard serve	Nationality: Australian Birth: December 17, 1895, Melbourne, Australia Death: June 13, 1967, Melbourne, Australia	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Very hard serve, both flat and twist; smash; volleying; forehand	Grand Slam	3	5	1	9
			Davis Cup	21-10	11-4	6 teams	1 wins
			World #1 player	1919
			National #1 player
Trivia: Won the Military Cross with Australian army in World War I; nephew of diva Dame Nellie Melba
Jacques Brugnon (Jacques Brugnon) Info: Called Toto; was also one of the iconic French Four Musketeers tennis players	Nationality: French Birth: May 11, 1895, Paris, France Death: March 20, 1978, Paris, France	Right handed Class: Amateur only as a player; for a while was a teaching professional in California Strength:Doubles -- was the doubles specialist of the Musketeers; "A player of rare stroke variety and delicacy of touch."	Grand Slam	10	2		12
			Davis Cup	4-2	22-9	11 teams	6 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player
Trivia: Oldest and smallest of the Musketeers; nearly made the finals of the 1926 Wimbledon championship, having 5 match points in the semi-finals against Bob Kinney without winning any of them Davis Cup info: On 6 consecutive winning teams, from 1927 through 1932, but actually played in only 4 of them
Jean Borotra (Jean Robert Borotra) Info: Called The Bounding Basque (le Basque bondissant in French); was also one of the iconic French Four Musketeers tennis players	Nationality: French Birth: August 13, 1898, Domaine du Pouy, in the Basque Pyrenees country near Biarritz, France Death: July 17, 1994, Arbonne, France	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Attacking game and volleying; skillful gamesmanship; a great indoor player who won the French indoor title 12 times, the British 11, and the U.S. 4	Grand Slam	4	9	3	16
			Davis Cup	19-12	17-6	17 teams	6 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player
Trivia: Always wore a blue beret during his matches; intensely disliked by Bill Tilden, himself a consummate showman, master of gamesmanship, and show-off—Tilden considered Borotra to be a show-off: "a charlatan, the greatest faker in tennis history"; "Borotra [Tilden wrote] was what passes for 'typically' French. That is to say, he had all the charm, warmth, glamour and insincerity which is Paris." Davis Cup info: On 6 consecutive winning teams, from 1927 through 1932;
Ray Casey (Raymond John Casey)	Nationality: American Birth: February 15, 1900, San Francisco, California Death: January, 1982, Palo Alto, California	Left handed Class: Amateur into the 1940s, then became a successful tennis coach Strength:Very hard serve, one of the fastest in the world at the time Weakness:Lack of mobility compared to many other top players	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	Never had a national ranking because he played exclusively on the West Coast
Trivia: Was sometimes mistakenly called "Roy" Casey in New York Times articles; most famous pupil was Bob Lutz
Henri Cochet (Henri Jean Cochet) Info: Called The Ballboy of Lyons, also The Magician; was also one of the iconic French Four Musketeers tennis players	Nationality: French Birth: December 14, 1901, Lyons, France Death: April 1, 1987, St. Germain-en-Laye, France	Right handed Class: Amateur until 1934; had an undistinguished professional career; reinstated as an amateur in 1945 Strength:Taking the ball on the rise to make volleys and half-volleys; overhead; successful shots from apparently impossible positions; winning matches that apparently had been lost Weakness:"A weak serve, he seldom bothered to lob, and he had a backhand which Tilden characterized as 'a little too cramped and defensive.' "	Grand Slam	7	5	3	15
			Davis Cup	34-8	10-6	11 teams	6 wins
			World #1 player	1928, 1929, 1930
			National #1 player
Trivia: The only one of the Four Musketeers to turn professional, then was reinstated as an amateur in 1945
Vinnie Richards (Vincent Richards)	Nationality: American Birth: March 30, 1903, Yonkers, New York Death: September 28, 1959, New York, New York	right handed Class: Amateur until 1929, then became the first important player to turn professional; barnstormed for a few years, then played occasional pro tournaments throughout the 1930s Strength:Superb volleyer, a great doubles player	Grand Slam		7	2	9
			Davis Cup	2-0	2-1	4 teams	4 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player
Trivia: Won the United States doubles championship in 1918 with Bill Tilden at the age of 15 and remains the youngest male to have ever won a major championship; 27 years later, in 1945, when Tilden was 52, they won the United States Pro doubles title; in 1924 won 2 Olympic gold medals for singles and doubles and a silver for mixed doubles.
René Lacoste (Jean René Lacoste) Info: Called The Crocodile, mostly in France, or The Alligator, mostly in the United States; there are differing explanations for the origin of his nickname; was also one of the iconic French Four Musketeers tennis players	Nationality: French Birth: July 2, 1904, Paris, France Death: October 12, 1996, St. Jean-de-Luz, France	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Relentless backcourt returning; passing shots and lobs Weakness:Fragile health; retired in 1929 at age 25	Grand Slam	7	3		10
			Davis Cup	32-8	8-3	6 teams	2 wins
			World #1 player	1926, 1927
			National #1 player
Trivia: For many years his polo shirts with the crocodile logo on the breast have been sold worldwide; developed the first successful metal racket, the Wilson T2000, used by Jimmy Connors; his daughter, Catherine Lacoste, won the U.S. Open gold title in 1967.
Bunny Austin (Henry Wilfred Austin) Info: Bunny came from a character of that name in a comic strip called Wilfred	Nationality: British Birth: August 20, 1906, South Norwood, London, England Death: August 20, 2000,	right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:"Fluid, classic strokes"	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup	36-12		9 teams	4 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player
Trivia: Although British, he served in the United States Army during World War II, where he was diagonosed with Gilbert's Syndrome, a periodic liver misfunction that had previously caused mysterious, weakening illnesses; he lived, nevertheless to 94, dying on his birthday; the first player to wear shorts at Wimbledon and the United States amateur championships; used a split-shaft open-throat wooden racquet in 1936.
Jack Crawford (John Herbert Crawford) Info: Called Gentleman Jack	Nationality: Australian Birth: March 22 1908, Albury, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 10, 1991, Sydney, Australia	Right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Graceful, effortless, but powerful baseline strokes; a fine serve Weakness:Suffered from asthma, which sometimes affected his ability to play	Grand Slam	6	6	5	17
			Davis Cup	23-16	13-5	8 teams	0 wins
			World #1 player	1933
			National #1 player
Trivia: Came within 1 set of winning the Grand Slam in 1933, 5 years before Don Budge did it; with his wife, Marjorie Cox, won 3 straight Australian mixed doubles titles; as singles players, they also both made the 1931 Australian finals Davis Cup info: During his long career, was on only 1 winning team, in 1939, but didn't play in the final round against the United States
Fred Perry (Frederick John Perry)	Nationality: British Birth: May 18, 1909, Stockport, Cheshire, England Death: February 21, 1995, Melbourne, Australia	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1936, then a touring professional through the mid-1940s Strength:Extremely good footwork and great speed; played an all-court attacking game dominated by a superb forehand that, with a Continental grip, took the ball on the rise Weakness:An "underslice" backhand; was perceived as being selfish, sarcastic, and egotistical; Jack Kramer says that as a professional Perry frequently gave less than 100% in his matches, not caring whether he won or lost	Grand Slam	8	2	4	14
			Davis Cup	34-4	11-3	6 teams	4 wins
			World #1 player	1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941
			National #1 player
Trivia: Father was a Labour Party member of the House of Commons; Perry was a table tennis champion before taking up tennis. Davis Cup info: Led Great Britain to 4 consecutive wins; Great Britain has never won since
Gottfried von Cramm (Baron Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm) Info: Called The Baron	Nationality: German Birth: July 7, 1909, Nettlingen, Hanover, Germany Death: November 8, 1976, Cairo, Egypt	right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:Endurance and tenacity	Grand Slam	2	2	1	5
			Davis Cup	58-10	24-11	9 teams	0 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player
Trivia: Along with Frank Sedgman and Lew Hoad, probably the best player never to be ranked the World No. 1 player; a homosexual who was persecuted by the Nazis, he was once married to the American socialite Barbara Hutton. Davis Cup info: Lost in 5 sets to Don Budge in what has been called the greatest Davis Cup match of all time, the 5th and deciding match of the 1937 semi-finals.
Frank Shields (Francis Xavier Shields)	Nationality: American Birth: November 18, 1909, New York, New York Death: August 19, 1975, New York, New York	Right handed Class: Amateur only	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup	16-6	3-0	3 teams	0 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	1933
Trivia: Known for his exceptionally good looks, Shields was married three times, twice to socialites, appeared in a number of 1930s' movies, and was the grandfather of actress Brooke Shields; the only player to ever lose a Wimbledon final by default: he had sprained an ankle in his winning semi-final and was unable to appear
Bitsy Grant (Bryan Morel Grant, Jr.)	Nationality: American Birth: December 25, 1909, Atlanta, Georgia Death: June 5, 1986, Atlanta, Georgia	right handed Class: Amateur only Strength:"A retriever supreme"	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup	8-2		3 teams	1 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player
Trivia: At 5 feet 4 inches (162 cm) and 120 lbs (54 kg), almost certainly the smallest of the great players, occasionally beating such heavy-hitters as Ellsworth Vines and Don Budge; was coached at one point by Mercer Beasley
Hans Nüsslein (Hans Nüsslein) Info: Called Hanne	Nationality: German Birth: March 31, 1910, Nuremberg, Germany Death: June 28, 1991, Altenkirchen, Germany	right handed Class: A professional at an early age, joined the pro tour at 21 or 22 and toured regularly throughout the 1930s Strength:A very speedy, tireless baseliner with "excellent groundstrokes" Weakness:Not known for his ability at the net	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player	Never played amateur tournaments or Davis Cup matches
			National #1 player
Trivia: Along with Karel Koželuh, probably the best player never to have been a top amateur; won numerous professional championships; a regular opponent of the charismatic Bill Tilden, whom he played hundreds of times—at one point in 1934, had beaten Tilden 47 times while losing 116 matches.
Ellsworth Vines (Henry Ellsworth Vines, Jr.) Info: Called Elly	Nationality: American Birth: September 29, 1911, Los Angeles, California Death: March 17, 1994	Right handed Class: Amateur until 1933, then a touring professional through 1939 Strength:Tremendously hard serve and forehand, both hit flat with no spin, "murderous" overhead, good volleying Weakness:Very erratic, played with no margin of safety when hitting shots	Grand Slam	3	2	1	6
			Davis Cup	13-3	0	2 teams	0 wins
			World #1 player	1932, 1935, 1936, 1937
			National #1 player	1931, 1932
Trivia: Lost interest in tennis and at 28 became a professional golfer; won one professional golf tournament and reached the semi-finals of the 1951 PGA championship.
Sidney Wood (Sidney Burr Beardsley Wood)	Nationality: American Birth: November 1, 1911, Black Rock, Connecticut Death: January 10, 2009, Palm Beach, Florida	Right handed Class: Amateur only	Grand Slam				1
			Davis Cup	5-6	3-0	2 teams	0 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player
Trivia: Won his sole Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 1931 at age 19 when his scheduled opponent, frequent doubles partner Frank Shields, defaulted because of a sprained ankle Davis Cup info: In a "Tennis Courts" column for The New Yorker, James Thurber once slipped "I'm tired of seeing our tennis hopes brought back home on our Wood Shields" past his celebrated editor, Harold Ross, who was both pun-hating and sports illiterate.

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
Adrian Quist (Adrian Karl Quist)	Nationality: Australian Birth: August 4, 1913, Medindia, South Australia Death: November 17, 1991, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Right handed Class: Amateur Strength:An all-court game and "telling" volleys; "a classical forehand drive with a natural sink" Weakness:"A dink backhand that was better for doubles than singles"	Grand Slam	3	14		17
			Davis Cup	24-10	19-3	9 teams	1 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player
Trivia: Slim and only 5' 6-1/2" tall

• Gardnar Mulloy, American, born November 22, 1913, Washington, D.C.—still winning Senior events as of 2007

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
Don Budge (John Donald Budge)	Nationality: American Birth: June 13, 1915, Oakland, California Death: January 26, 2000, Poughkeepsie, New York	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1938, then a touring professional through the early-1950s Strength:Universally considered to have had the greatest backhand of all time, at least until Ken Rosewall; very powerful serve; powerful all-court game; also considered to be a great doubles player Weakness:Hurt his shoulder during military service, which eventually rendered his overhead less effective	Grand Slam	6	4	4	14
			Davis Cup	19-2	6-2	4 teams	2 wins
			World #1 player	1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942
			National #1 player	1936, 1937, 1938
Trivia: In 1938 was the first man to achieve the singles Grand Slam by winning the four major tournaments: Australian, French, United States, and Wimbledon championships

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
Frank Parker (Frank Andrew Parker) Info: Called Frankie	Nationality: American Birth: January 31, 1916, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Death: July 24, 1997, San Diego, California	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1949, then a touring professional for a few years Strength:relentless court coverage and all-round defensive game; calm temperament; robotic stokes Weakness:Smaller than many of his opponents such as Budge and Kramer, and not as powerful; his once-classic forehand was changed by his long-time coach, Mercer Beasley, and thereafter was never again as effective	Grand Slam	4	2		6
			Davis Cup	12-2		4 teams	3 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	1944, 1945
Trivia: Was born Franciszek Andrzej Pailowski, legally changed his name to Frank Andrew Parker; the foster son of Mercer Beasley, he married Beasley's divorced wife when he was 22 and she was at least 20 years older; they were happily married for 43 years; ranked in the U.S. Top Ten for 17 straight years, 1933-49, a record for many years Davis Cup info: On the winning 1946 team but did not play

• Vivian McGrath, Australian, born February 17, 1916, Merrendee, near Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, died April 9 1978, Burradoo, New South Wales, Australia

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
Bobby Riggs (Robert Larimore Riggs)	Nationality: American Birth: February 25, 1918, Los Angeles, California Death: October 25, 1995, Leucadia, California	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1941, then a touring professional for a few years after World War II Strength:Return of serve; lob; dropshot; passing shots; overhead smash; court coverage; all-round defensive game; calm temperament Weakness:Smaller than many of his opponents such as Budge and Kramer, and not as powerful, but no noticeable weaknesses	Grand Slam	3	1	2	6
			Davis Cup	2-2		2 teams	2 wins
			World #1 player	1941, 1946, 1947
			National #1 player	1939, 1941
Trivia: Played women's champion Billie Jean King in "The Battle of the Sexes" in 1975, a match televised worldwide; was notorious as a highly successful hustler in both tennis and golf, particularly after his retirement from top-level tennis; generally thought of as a defensive player, but had a fine serve and volley and frequently played a very aggressive game

• Bill Talbert, American, born September 4, 1918, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, died February 28, 1999, New York, New York

• John Bromwich, Australian, born November 14, 1918, Kogarah, New South Wales, died October 21, 1999, Geelong, Victoria

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
Frank Kovacs (Frank Kovacs) Info: called Frankie; also The Clown Prince of Tennis	Nationality: American Birth: 1919 Death: 1990	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1941, then an occasional touring professional for a number of years after World War II Strength:His best shot, says Kramer, was "a hard, angled backhand crosscourt, but he could never figure out how to set it up so he could take advantage of it." Weakness:"Kovacs had picture strokes, but the reason he could never win anything is because he didn't have any idea how to go about winning. He never had a set plan for a match. Hell, he never had a set plan for a shot. He could sort of decide what to do with it halfway through the stroke."	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player
Trivia: Known for his on-court eccentricities, such as chewing tennis balls; one source says that as of October, 1951, Kovacs held a remarkable 14-3 lead over Jack Kramer, the world's best player, in their head-to-head meetings, which is difficult to credit; his cousin was the entertainer Ernie Kovacs.

• Dinny Pails, Australian, born March 4, 1921, Nottingham, England

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
Pancho Segura (Francisco Olegario Segura) Info: called Segoo	Nationality: Ecuadorian/American Birth: June 20, 1921, Guayaquil, Ecuador	right handed Class: Amateur through 1947, then a touring professional for two decades Strength:Two-handed forehand, which Jack Kramer once called "the greatest single shot ever produced in tennis"; exceptional quickness; lob; dropshot Weakness:Relatively ordinary backhand; over-reliance on his forehand	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player	1950, 1951, 1952
			National #1 player
Trivia: Small and bandy-legged, suffered from hernias, malaria, and rickets as a child; according to Kramer, probably played "more matches against top players than anyone in history"; never won any major amateur titles but was, for 3 years, the World Co-No. 1 as a professional

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
Ted Schroeder (Frederick Rudolph Schroeder)	Nationality: American Birth: July 20, 1921, Newark, New Jersey Death: May 26, 2006, LaJolla, California	right handed Class: Amateur throughout his career; was planning to turn professional in 1949 after the U.S. Championships but unexpectedly lost to Pancho Gonzales and Gonzales was signed instead Strength:Serve, particularly a fine second serve; net game; conditioning—was very strong in five-set matches Weakness:According to Jack Kramer, was not confident using his ground strokes, so developed his rush-the-net game before Kramer and other great players who became known for it	Grand Slam	2	3	1	6
			Davis Cup	11-3	2-3	6 teams	4 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	1942
Trivia: Schroeder was the only man in Tennis that Gardnar Mulloy ever disliked: Schroeder had a habit, at table, of trying to eat his companions' food; Mulloy once dumped his salad into Schroeder's lap and another time poured tomato soup on his head; Bill Talbert agreed that Schroeder was widely disliked

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
Jack Kramer (John Albert Kramer) Info: Called Jake or Big Jake	Nationality: American Birth: August 1, 1921, Las Vegas, Nevada Death: September 12, 2009, Los Angeles, California	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1947, thereafter a touring professional and promoter Strength:Serve; second serve; volley; overhead; forehand; ability to pace himself and play "percentage tennis"; also considered to be a great doubles player Weakness:no noticeable ones except physical infirmities, particularly in his back, that eventually curtailed his career	Grand Slam	3	6	1	10
			Davis Cup	6-0	1-2	3 teams	2 wins
			World #1 player	1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953
			National #1 player	1946, 1947
Trivia: The first great player to use serve-and-volley with every point; an important tennis figure in four separate categories: as a player; as a promoter of the professional tour; as a powerful advocate for Open Tennis; as a broadcaster and tennis spokesman

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
Vic Seixas (Elias Victor Seixas)	Nationality: American Birth: August 30, 1923, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Right handed Class: amateur only until he was over 50 and turned pro to compete on the Grand Masters circuit Strength:Attacking style; temperament, conditioning, and determination; exceptional volleying Weakness:a "thrashing topspin forehand and sliced backhand"	Grand Slam	2	5	8	15
			Davis Cup	24-12	14-5	7 teams	1 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player	1951, 1954, 1957
Trivia: Played a record 28 years at the U.S. Championships at Forest Hills; along with Pancho Gonzales set a record for a 24-year span between his first and last rankings in the U.S. Top Ten (1942 and 1966) Davis Cup info: Helped U.S. reach the finals all seven years he played, but was on only one winning team; played a record number of Davis Cup matches for an American until surpassed by John McEnroe

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
Frank Sedgman (Frank Arthur Sedgman) Info: Called Sedge	Nationality: Australian Birth: October 29, 1927, Mont Albert, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Right handed Class: Amateur through 1952, thereafter a touring professional for many years Strength:Superb fitness; exceptional quickness, particularly at the net; fine serve and a great volley; also considered to be a great doubles player Weakness:According to Jack Kramer, his slice backhand, plus an inability to win at the very highest level "because he couldn't keep the heat on."	Grand Slam	5	9	8	22
			Davis Cup	16-3	9-0	4 teams	3 wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player
Trivia: The first of the great post-War Australians who went on to nearly dominate world tennis for three decades; competing first against Jack Kramer, then Pancho Gonzales, was probably the greatest player except for Gottfried von Cramm or Lew Hoad never to be ranked as World No. 1; in 1953 is said to have been the first professional to earn more than $100,000 in a single year.
Pancho Gonzales (Ricardo Alonso González, or Richard Alonso Gonzalez) Info: Called Gorgo	Nationality: American Birth: May 9, 1928, Los Angeles, California Death: July 3, 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada	right handed Class: Amateur through 1949, then a touring pro for more than 2 decades Strength:Overwhelming and relentless serve and volley game; speed and court coverage; physical strength and mental tenacity; unbreakable will-to-win Weakness:Backhand was relatively less reliable than his other strokes	Grand Slam	2	2		4
			Davis Cup	2-0		1 teams	1 wins
			World #1 player	1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
			National #1 player	1948, 1949
Trivia: Was once called a "cheese champ," hence his nickname, from Gorgonzola; was married 6 times, twice to Miss Rheingold of 1958, once to the sister of Andre Agassi; died in near penury; Agassi paid for his funeral. Davis Cup info: Played only 1 year before turning pro; won both his singles matches in the finals

Name	Biographical	Technique	Record
			Event	S	D	MD	Wins
Ken McGregor (Kenneth Bruce McGregor)	Nationality: Australian Birth: June 2, 1929, Adelaide, Australia	Right handed Class:	Grand Slam
			Davis Cup			teams	wins
			World #1 player
			National #1 player
Rex Hartwig, Australian, born September 2, 1929, Culcairn, New South Wales, Australia Mervyn Rose, Australian, born January 23, 1930, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Name Biographical Technique Record Event S D MD Wins Tony Trabert (Marion Anthony Trabert) Nationality: American Birth: August 16, 1930, Cincinnati, Ohio Right handed Class: Amateur through 1955, therefore a touring pro for a number of years Strength:Tremendously athletic; strong serve and volley, good groundstrokes Weakness:Slowness; Pancho Segura said: "Of all the guys he would have been the best if he had been quicker." Grand Slam  5  5    10 Davis Cup  16-5  11-3  5 teams 1 wins World #1 player   National #1 player  1953, 1955 Trivia: Trabert had a great amateur year in 1955, winning 18 tournaments and 106 matches against only 7 losses but was less successful as a pro, losing decisively to Pancho Gonzales, a man he detested. Forty years later, Trabert said "that Gonzales' serve was the telling factor on their tour—it was so good that it earned him many cheap points. Trabert felt that, while he had the better groundstrokes, he could not match Pancho's big, fluent service." Neale Fraser, Australian, born October 3, 1933, Melbourne, Australia Pierre Darmon, French, born January 14, 1934, Tunis, Tunisia Name Biographical Technique Record Event S D MD Wins Ken Rosewall (Kenneth Robert Rosewall) Info: Called Muscles, or the Little Master; with Lew Hoad called The Sydney Twins, The Whiz Kids, The Gold-Dust Twins Nationality: Australian Birth: November 2, 1934, Sydney, Australia Left handed by birth; played right handed Class: Amateur through 1956, thereafter a touring pro for many years Strength:Sliced backhand considered, along with Don Budge's topspin backhand, to be the greatest of all time; half-volley; volley; overhead smash; lob Weakness:Forehand; weak serve Grand Slam  8  9  1  18 Davis Cup  17-2  2-1  6 teams 3 wins World #1 player  1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970 National #1 player   Trivia: A natural left-hander, his father taught him to play right handed; was called Muscles because of his lack of them; was beaten by Pancho Gonzales 101 matches to 59; was beaten by Rod Laver either 72-61 or 75-66 Lew Hoad (Lewis Alan Hoad) Info: Called Hoadie;with Ken Rosewall called The Sydney Twins, The Whiz Kids, The Gold-Dust Twins Nationality: Australian Birth: November 23, 1934, Glebe, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 3, 1994, Fuengirola, Spain Right handed Class: Amateur until 1957, thereafter a touring pro Strength:Tremendous physical strength, could hit winners with any shot from any position; serve and volley Weakness:Physical ailments, which curtailed his career; Jack Kramer considered him lazy and sometimes unmotivated Grand Slam  4  8  1  13 Davis Cup  10-2  7-2  4 teams 3 wins World #1 player   National #1 player   Trivia: Along with Gottfried von Cramm and Frank Sedgman, probably the greatest player never to be ranked as World No. 1; Kramer wrote: "Everybody loved Hoad, even Pancho Gonzales. They should put that on Lew's tombstone as the ultimate praise for the man.... Even when Hoad was clobbering Gonzales, Gorgo wanted his respect and friendship."; Gonzales considered him the greatest player of all time. Bob Lutz (Robert Lutz) Nationality: American Birth: August 29, 1947, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Right handed Class: Amateur until 1971, then played on the pro tour through the early 1980s Strength:Serve and volley, using a Continental grip Grand Slam    6     Davis Cup  1-0  14-2  3 teams 3 wins World #1 player   National #1 player   Trivia: In 1968, the year that Open tennis began, the United States Tennis Association sponsored two national championships for doubles, one for amateurs, one for professionals. Lutz and his long-time partner Stan Smith won both tournaments; he can therefore be considered to have won 6 Grand Slam doubles, not 5; Lutz was apparently the first tennis player of note to do weight training—he became known for his muscular frame. Players to put into the Table List above with relevant information Mal Anderson Australian 3 March 1935, Theodore, near Rockhampton in Queensland, Australia Ashley Cooper Australian 15 September 1936, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Roy Emerson Australian 3 November 1936, Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia Rod Laver Australian 9 August 1938, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Fred Stolle Australian 8 October 1938, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. Ion Ţiriac Romanian 9 May 1939, Braşov, Romania Martin Mulligan Australian 18 October 1940, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cliff Drysdale South African 26 May 1941, Nelspruit, South Africa Arthur Ashe American 10 July 1943, Richmond, Virginia Death: 6 February 1993 John Newcombe Australian 23 May 1944, Sydney, Australia Tony Roche Australian 17 May 1945, Tarcutta, New South Wales, Australia Ilie Năstase Romanian 19 July 1946, Bucharest, Romania Jimmy Connors American 2 September 1952, East. St. Louis, Illinois, USA Björn Borg Swedish 6 June 1956, Stockholm, Sweden John McEnroe American 16 February 1959, Wiesbaden, Germany Thomas Muster Austrian 2 October 1967, Leibnitz, Austria Boris Becker German 22 November 1967, Leimen, Germany Petr Korda Czech 23 January 1968, Prague, Czechoslovakia Andre Agassi American 29 April 1970, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Pete Sampras American 12 August 1971, Washington DC, USA Marcelo Ríos Chilean 26 December 1975, Santiago, Chile Gustavo Kuerten Brazilian 10 September 1976, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil James Blake American 28 December 1979, Yonkers, New York, USA Marat Safin Russian 27 January 1980, Moscow, Russia, USSR Juan Carlos Ferrero Spanish 12 February 1980, Onteniente, Spain Lleyton Hewitt Australian 24 February 1981, Adelaide, South Australia Nicolay Davydenko Russian, 2 June 1981, Severodonetsk, Ukraine, USSR Roger Federer Swiss 8 August 1981, Binningen, Basel-Land, Switzerland Rafael Nadal Spanish 3 June 1986, Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Female Helen Wills Moody American 6 October 1905, Centerville, Fremont, California, USA Dorothy Round English 13 July 1908, Kidderminster, England, UK, Died 12 November 1982 Margaret duPont American 4 March 1918, Joseph, Oregon, USA Louise Brough American 11 March 1923, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Doris Hart American 2 June 1925, St. Louis, Missouri. USA Shirley Fry American 30 June 1927, Akron, Ohio, USA Althea Gibson American 25 August 1927, Silver, South Carolina, USA Maureen Connolly American 17 September 1934, San Diego, California, USA, Died 21 June 1969 Ann Jones British 7 October 1938, Birmingham, England, UK Sandra Reynolds South African 4 March 1939, South Africa Maria Bueno Brazilian 11 October 1939, São Paulo, Brazil Renee Schuurman South African 29 October 1939, South Africa Died 2001 Margaret Court Australian 16 July 1942, Albury, New South Walws, Australia Leslie Turner Bowrey Australian 16 August 1942, Trangie, New South Wales, Australia Nancy Richey American 23 August 1942, San Angelo, Texas, USA Karen Hantze Suzman American 11 December 1942, San Diego, California, USA Billie Jean King American 22 November 1943, Long Beach, California Virginia Wade British 10 July 1945, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK Evonne Goolagong Cawley Australian 31 July 1951, Griffith, New South Wales, Australia Virginia Ruzici Romanian 31 January 1955, Câmpia Turzii, Romania Martina Navratilova Czechoslovakian, later American 18 October 1956, Prague, Czechoslovakia Chris Evert American 21 March 1954, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Tracy Austin American 12 December 1962, Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, USA Andrea Jaeger American 4 June 1965 Chicago, Illinois, USA Steffi Graf German 14 June 1969, Mannheim, West Germany Monica Seles Yugoslavian, later American 2 December 1973 Conchita Martinez Spanish 16 April 1972, Monzón, Aragón, Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spanish 18 December 1971, Barcelona, Spain Mary Pierce French, of Canadian and American parentage 15 January 1975, Montreal, Canada Jennifer Capriati American 29 March 1976, New York, USA Lindsay Davenport American 8 June 1976, Palos Verdes, California, USA Amélie Mauresmo French 5 July 1979, Saint-German-en-Laye, France Venus Williams American 17 June 1980, Lynwood, California, USA Martina Hingis Swiss 30 December 1980, Košice, Slovakia Serena Williams American 26 December 1981, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Justine Henin Belgian 1 June 1982, Liège, Belgium Kim Clijsters Belgian 8 June 1983, Bilzen, Belgium Maria Sharapova Russian 19 April 1987, Nyagan, Siberia, Russia, USSR References