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The
Tennis Dominators
At Wimbledon, French Open, US Open &
Australian Open
Over the long history of tennis there have
been many great tennis players, many great tennis champions, but only a handful
have truly dominated tennis.
We've decided to put a list together of the biggest
tennis players to have ever played
the game. Some of you will be disappointed to not find your favorite players on
the list, if they're not here it is because they did not meet the following
criteria
Reached the finals of one or more of the grand slams
at least five times in a respective calendar decade
For example, Bjorn Borg reached the finals of 6 Wimbledon championships, but
4 were in the 70's and 2 in the 80's and therefore does not qualify. Pete
Sampras won 6 Wimbledon titles in the 90's and is on the list as a dominator of grass in
the 90's.
If a particular decade is not listed, it's because no player meant the
criteria for that time period.
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The Dominators
Men's Australian Open
| Decade |
Name |
Record |
| 1930-1939 |
Jack
Crawford |
4 wins 2 finals |
| 1960-1969 |
Roy
Emerson |
6 wins 1 final |
The Dominators
Ladies Australian Open
| Decade |
Name |
Record |
| 1920-1929 |
Esna
Boyd |
1 win 6 finals |
| 1950-1959 |
Thelma
Long |
2 wins 3 finals |
| 1960-1969 |
Margaret
Smith-Court |
8 wins 1 final |
| 1970-1979 |
Evonne
Goolagong |
4 win 3 finals |
| 1980-1989 |
Martina
Navratilova |
3 wins 2 final |
The Dominators
Men's French Open
| Decade |
Name |
Record |
| 1920-1929 |
Renee
Lacoste |
3 wins 2 finals |
| 1980-1989 |
Ivan
Lendl |
3 wins 2 finals |
| 1980-1989 |
Mats
Willander |
3 wins 2 finals |
The Dominators
Ladies French Open
| Decade |
Name |
Record |
| 1910-1919 |
Jeanne
Matthey |
4 wins 1 final |
| 1920-1929 |
Suzanne
Lenglen |
6 wins |
| 1930-1939 |
Simone
Mathieu |
2 wins 5 finals |
| 1980-1989 |
Chris
Evert |
4 wins 1 final |
| 1990-1999 |
Steffi
Graf |
4 wins 2 final |
| 1990-1999 |
Aranxta
Sanchez-Vicario |
2 wins 3 finals |
The Dominators
Men's Wimbledon
| Decade |
Name |
Record |
| 1900-1909 |
H.
Laurie Dougherty |
5 wins |
| 1910-1919 |
Anthony
F. Wilding |
4 wins 1 final |
| 1920-1929 |
The 3
Musketeers, Renee Lacoste, Jean Barotra, Henri Cochet |
11 wins and finals combined |
| 1960-1969 |
Rod
Laver |
4 wins 1 final |
| 1990-1999 |
Pete
Sampras |
7 wins |
The Dominators
Ladies Wimbledon
| Decade |
Name |
Record |
| 1920-1929 |
Suzanne
Lenglen |
5 wins |
| 1930-1939 |
Helen
Wills-Mooody |
5 wins |
| 1960-1969 |
Billie
Jean King |
3 wins 2 finals |
| 1970-1979 |
Chris
Evert |
2 wins 3 finals |
| 1980-1989 |
Martina
Navratilova |
6 wins 2 finals |
| 1980-1989 |
Chris
Evert |
1 win 4 finals |
| 1990-1999 |
Steffi
Graf |
5 wins 1 final |
The Dominators
Men's US Open Tennis
| Decade |
Name |
Record |
| 1900-1909 |
William
Lamed |
5 wins 2 finals |
| 1910-1919 |
Maurice
McLaughlin |
2 wins 3 finals |
| 1920-1929 |
Bill
Tilden |
7 wins |
| 1920-1929 |
William
Johnston |
5 finals |
| 1970-1979 |
Jimmy
Connors |
3 wins 2 finals |
| 1980-1989 |
Ivan
lendl |
3 wins 5 finals |
| 1990-2000 |
Pete
Sampras |
4 wins 2 finals |
The Dominators
Ladies US Open Tennis
| Decade |
Name |
Record |
| 1920-1929 |
Molla
Bjurstedt |
4 wins 2 finals |
| 1920-1929 |
Helen
wills-Moody |
6 wins 1 final |
| 1930-1939 |
Helen
Jacobs |
4 wins 2 final |
| 1940-1949 |
Pauline
Betz |
4 wins 2 finals |
| 1950-1959 |
Doris
Hart |
2 wins 3 finals |
| 1970-1979 |
Chris
Evert |
4 wins 1 finals |
| 1980-1989 |
Martina
Navratilova |
4 wins 3 finals |
| 1990-1999 |
Steffi
Graf |
3 wins 2 finals |
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