Tennis
30 entries in the Tennis compendium.
Andre AgassiAmerican tennis player, career Golden Slam winner.Arantxa Sánchez VicarioSpanish tennis great with 14 major titles and four Olympic medals.Arthur AsheFirst Black man to win Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open singles.Bill TildenAmerican tennis champion who dominated the 1920s.Billie Jean KingAmerican tennis champion and gender equality pioneer.Björn BorgSwedish tennis champion with 11 major titles, retired at 25.Boris BeckerGerman tennis champion, youngest Wimbledon winner, six-time major singles champion.Chris EvertAmerican tennis champion with 18 major singles titles.Don BudgeFirst tennis player to win all four Grand Slams in one year.Ivan LendlCzech–American tennis champion who dominated the 1980s.Jimmy ConnorsAmerican tennis champion with Open Era records for titles and wins.John McEnroeAmerican tennis great known for skill, rivalries, and on-court outbursts.Mats WilanderSwedish tennis player, world No. 1, winner of seven major singles titles.Monica SelesTeen tennis champion whose career was altered by an on-court stabbing.Novak DjokovicSerbian tennis player with record 24 major singles titles.Pete SamprasAmerican tennis player with 14 major titles and six year-end No. 1 finishes.Rafael NadalSpanish former world No. 1 with 22 major singles titles.Rod LaverAustralian tennis player who won the Grand Slam twice.Roger FedererSwiss former world No. 1 tennis player with 20 major titles.Serena WilliamsAmerican tennis player with 23 major singles titles.Steffi GrafGerman tennis legend who achieved the Golden Slam in 1988.Suzanne LenglenFrench tennis pioneer and first female global sport celebrity.Venus WilliamsAmerican tennis champion with seven singles majors and 14 doubles majors.Yannick NoahFrench tennis champion and singer, Hall of Fame inductee.Pancho GonzalesAmerican tennis champion, 15 major singles titles, fierce competitor.René LacosteFrench tennis champion and creator of the Lacoste brand.Stefan EdbergSwedish tennis great, world No. 1 in singles and doubles.Roy EmersonAustralian amateur tennis great with record 28 major titles.Renée RichardsTransgender tennis pioneer and ophthalmologist who fought for the right to compete.Rodney MullenAmerican skateboarder who invented foundational street skating tricks.
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