Global 2000s
17 entries
Roger Federer
The Swiss maestro won 103 titles and 20 majors, including eight Wimbledons, with a game of liquid grace that made him the most adm...
Rafael Nadal
The Mallorcan lefty with the violent forehand topspin won 14 French Opens among 22 majors, plus an 81 match clay court win streak....
Novak Djokovic
The Serbian wall won 24 major titles, the men record, including 10 Australian Opens, and held number one over 400 weeks across 12 ...
Andy Murray
The Scot from Dunblane broke the British drought, winning the 2012 US Open and Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016, after Olympic gold in L...
Serena Williams
Serena won 73 titles and 23 majors, most in the Open Era for either sex, including the 2017 Australian while pregnant. She held al...
Venus Williams
The elder Williams sister won Wimbledon five times and the US Open twice, plus 14 major doubles titles with Serena and four Olympi...
Maria Sharapova
The Siberian born champion won Wimbledon in 2004 at 17, beating Serena, and completed the career Grand Slam at the 2012 French. Fi...
Justine Henin
The small Belgian with the majestic backhand won seven majors, four French Opens among them, and Olympic gold in Athens 2004. She ...
Kim Clijsters
Clijsters won the US Open in 2005 and 2006, retired in 2007 to start a family, then returned in 2009 to win the US Open as a wild ...
Juan Martin del Potro
The gentle 6 foot 6 Argentine stunned Federer and Nadal back to back to win the 2009 US Open at 20. Wrist surgeries wrecked years ...
Lleyton Hewitt
The Australian terrier won the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon, becoming the youngest year end number one at 20, a record. His ret...
Goran Ivanisevic
The big serving Croatian lefty lost three Wimbledon finals in the 1990s, then in 2001, injured and ranked 125, received a wild car...
Madrid Open
The Madrid Open began in 2002 for men and 2009 as a combined event in the Manzanares Park arena complex, the Caja Magica with thre...
Shanghai Masters
The Shanghai Rolex Masters began in 2009 at the Qi Zhong Tennis Center with its magnolia shaped retractable roof. An October Maste...
Amelie Mauresmo
Mauresmo reached world number one in 2004 and won her two major titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon, beating J...
Andy Roddick
Roddick won the 2003 US Open and finished that year as world number one. His thunderous serve set speed records, and he reached th...
Marat Safin
Safin overwhelmed Pete Sampras in straight sets to win the 2000 US Open at 20 and briefly became world number one. Injuries and in...