We never said you didnt agree with the author. 1. No credit to Hingis. The sisters have gone head-to-head in a Grand Slam final nine times with Serena winning seven of those matches. -Nancy Richey, former women's professional tennis player in the 60's and 70's [Souce: American Masers] Nancey Richey holding a Wimbledon trophy in the 60's. [Source: tennisforum.com] "The ratio of prize money started to be horrendous, like ten, eleven, twelve, to one. Seles yes. But i consider her to be one of the Greatest. To her credit, she did go on to win the 1996 Australian Open, her only post-attack Grand Slam victory. There are no awards given out for the greatest female tennis player of all time. I think Tennis is a game and Grand Slams are mere tournaments like all other tennis tournaments.. Question: Why is Simona Halep not on the list? 9. . As far as game and being a player is considered I think Hingis surely falls in top 5. As one of the strongest and most powerful women to ever play the game, Serena Williams has certainly left her mark on tennis. However, although I am giving Hingis credit for mentioning this head to head record, the 1st meeting between Seles and Hingis started in 1996, not long after Seles won her last Grand Slam singles title in the Australian Open, taking her tally to 9. Champions Corner: Aryna Sabalenka finally breaks through The Australian Open champion discusses the humility and hard work it took to put her in a position to win her maiden major title. Her career is more highlighted for her looks, as she has been handed the title of best-looking female tennis player of all time. And above all Hingis was a great doubles player as well and we here in India have massive respect for Hingis as she always paved way for her partners be it Sania, Paes. Lucky Joe, the main point Im trying to make is that Maria Sharapova deserves to be ranked above Martina Hingis as an all time great. With a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles, its hard to argue. People like myself, are well aware that you will have always have people agreeing or disagreeing with you. Let the games begin Shiksha, and the winner is Tennis Historian. Image by Mattinbgn licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Evonne Goolagong - later, Goolagong-Cawley, after she married former British junior tennis player Roger Cawley - grew up in the small NSW town of Barellan during the 1950s and 60s. I see no other current player who can consistently challenge Serena when she is healthy. For example, Shiksha, Ash Barty in all her press conferences says We not I. She was the first female player to be ranked world No. Question: Why isn't Kim Clijsters on the list of greatest women's tennis players? Answer: For me, it has been either Serena Williams or Steffi Graf for quite awhile now, with an edge to Serena. O yeah just read few comments here. Come on, Shishka, use your common sense. Steffi won 107 singles titles, 22 of which were Grand Slam tournaments. Answer: The youngest Grand Slam winner to date is Martina Hingis, who was 15 years and nine months old when she won the 1996 Wimbledon Doubles Championship playing with Helena Sukova. And a word to the wise: we are being very broad with the term "flash.". Congratulations Monica Seles on a magnificent tennis career. The point Im trying to make is that rather than counting just the total number of Grand Slam titles won, although its justified with the likes of Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams, there must be factors taken into account, as mentioned with the likes of Monica Seles and Rod Laver, when determining the overall rankings of the greatest tennis players of all time. Her 75% and 83.3% win rate in singles and doubles, respectively, are also only thwarted by her sister- Serena. Another reason why Margaret Court is a greater tennis player than Serena Williams is that all of Margaret Courts 24 Grand Slam singles titles were won over a 13 year period from 1960 to 1973, whereas all of Serena Williams 23 Grand Slam took 5 years longer to achieve than Margaret Court, from 1999 to 2017, an 18 year period. All credit to the opponents of Hingis. Mary Pierce (France) The extroverted French girl opens the best female tennis player ever ranking. 60: Jane Albert: 61: Julie Parrott: 62: Maryna Godwin: 63: Norma Marsh: 64: Pilar Barril: 65: Rita Lauder: 66: Val Wick: 67: Lea Pericoli: 68: Liz Starkie: 69: Pat . Once again, were not going mad. Not only did King dispose of Mr. Riggs in short order but she also dominated womens tennis from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. Take away the tragedy, and IFF she could stay healthy for many years, she could have slaughtered the record book. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have matched Roger Federer's record with 20 Grand Slam singles . Margaret Court. 14 15. Maria Sharapova should be in the top 10 list, as she is one if only 10 female tennis players of all time to have won every Grand Slam title on every surface. Beginning in doubles, the Crimson got off to a hot start. We never said anything bad about Hingis game. Technology has improved nowadays but the French Open has remained the same, with the checking of the mark. Kudos. She could have been the greatest female tennis player of all time, with the greatest number of Grand Slam singles titles, if not for that horrific incident when she was only 19. I must say Lindsay Devenport was a class player and a very humble human being. In the end, it wont matter what anyone says about the greatest female tennis player of all time. Steffi Graf is way too high at number 2, as she had it much easier after Seles was stabbed. Hingis certainly cannot be mentioned in the same breath as Seles, who was a much better player than Hingis. Her best performance in a Grand Slam singles match was a runner up at Wimbledon. Ty, apparently its not bad to say anything bad about any achiever. Three-time Olympian Brianna Decker announced her retirement from the United States national hockey team, ending a career in which she ranks third among American women players in world championship . Japanese American professional tennis player Naomi Osaka has amazingly amassed an estimated net worth of $60 million. That is why Maria Sharapova is an all time great AHEAD of Hingis. We are all happy to debate with you any issue you want about tennis. 60 Harvard women's tennis (6-5) defeats Long Beach State University (2-3) 5-1 on Friday, Feb. 24, at the Murr Tennis Courts. Shes only there as high as she was ranked because she made the most of the Seles stabbing. It doesnt necessarily mean that these people really dislike the others, or even if thats the case, its just that they really like or regard highly the person or people they nominate as the greatest tennis players of all time. Answer: Serena Williams has the most in the Open Era while Margaret Court has the most all-time. Although I, like others, happen to like Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova and Margaret Court, I could name you so many other favourite female tennis players of mine that wouldnt get anywhere near the list of the top 10 greatest female tennis players. Of course, Sharapova was a better Grand Slam singles player than Hingis. In either of the cases Martina Hingis despite the fact that she lacked power had Great Game. Answer: Maybe early in her career she faced tougher competition with the likes of sister Venus Williams, Justine Henin, and Martina Hingis, but the last 8 to 10 years the competition has been less than stellar. Answer: Maria Bueno had a great career that included winning 7 Grand Slam singles titles, 3 Wimbledon and 4 US Open . It wouldn't be fair to describe Margaret Court as just an Australian tennis star: with more major titles than any player (male or female), she's widely considered as one of the greatest tennis players ever, period. Answer: Simona needs a few more big time wins in Grand Slam events. Between 1966 to 1975, Billie Jean King. We are talking about the best overall Grand Slam singles record on all surfaces for the greatest players of all time, not who was better to watch. Service score: 85% Forehand score: 85% Backhand score: 90% Volley score: 90% Movement score: 85% Stamina score: 80% An impressive doubles tennis player, Sania Mirza has six Grand Slam titles under her belt. Isn't it strange that All 5 recent comments are time compressed and stating same thing in same words Shiksha you don't know tennis We or I should say 'I' know tennis better. Because it seems to me the same person has written all comments or persuaded his pals to write Lolx anyways who soever you are man go get a life As you said everyone is ENTITLED for his/her opinion so did I. I agree with authors list. I had to laugh out loud at your comment. Amen. It was unbelievable that she did manage to win 1 Grand Slam singles title after that terrible incident. So youre telling me that you always have to agree with every article you read. Chris Eason, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Shishka, you like to quote Asad. Rest i am always of the opinion that Navratilova was, is and will be Greatest of All until someone comes up with same level of consistency. So please learn to give credit where it is due. Even Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Evonne Goolagong, Maria Sharapova, and Justine Henin have all, for the most part, won Grand Slam titles with a ground game from behind the baseline. Story Links CAMBRDIGE, Mass. How can somebody possibly put her ahead of Margaret court? MENU. Monica Seles was a better player than Steffi Graf. Giant tennis racquet and ball at Barellan in honour of Evonne Goolagong. What a great player Jennifer Capriati must have been to beat the absolutely overrated Martina Hingis! Thats common knowledge. Hey Hingis fans, you obviously forgot to mention the fact Martina Hingis lost to the great Jennifer Capriati twice in a row in the Australian Open Final in the early 2000s, the same Grand Slam tournament that Hingis won 3 times! Question: Why is Maria Sharapova not in the list of greatest women's tennis players? How would you like it Shiksha if I accused you, Arivinder, Tashbi and Surya of being the same person? 1 rank in 1987 and was the undisputed queen of tennis till 1990. I think people have made very good cases for those above 3 named players to be ranked higher than they should. This is a list of female tennis players who meet one or more of the following criteria: Singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 by the Women's Tennis Association (since 1975) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. In 2021, Venus reached the second round of the Australian Open. This list is made up of a variety of players, including Chris Evert, Margaret Court, and Billie Jean King. That is why people thought to themselves, if Asad can outrageously claim Hingis as a player of the century, then certainly Maria Sharapova can be mentioned as being a better Grand Slam singles player than Hingis to point out how absurd his claim was. She reached the semifinals or better in 52 of the 56 Grand Slams she . The 5 feet 9 inch tall lanky beauty has also been an inclusion in the list of the "25 Tennis . She gave it up in the end because she couldnt handle the strength of the powerful players. Some of them were still playing professional tennis when they died and some of them had recently retired. How Tennis Prodigy Naomi Osaka Became The Highest-Paid Female Athlete. Despite her small stature, she packed a powerful punch and played a complete game that included a powerful serve and a forehand shot that she hit with both power and accuracy. Since many of these players played a long time ago, they must not be penalised or disregarded as the modern day players have a bigger advantage nowadays with the quality of the racquets, professional, fitness and other resources made available to them. We dont care who people vote for, we are just making a comparison of their Grand Slam singles record. Or is it the Game? Answer: I believe that would be Martina Hingis. Yes, Seles never won Wimbledon but she could have. Graf had it easy when Seles was forced off the tour. The author obviously has little regard for the Grand Slam singles records of past players, perhaps because he wasnt around to see them play or theres limited vision of them, but as Wesley noted, the Grand Slam singles records are there for a reason, and the number of Grand Slam singles titles won are what constitutes greatness. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and 3 Grand Slam doubles titles. Everyone else that was mentioned in the top 10 greatest female players of all time absolutely deserved to be ranked above Hingis. The Best Women's Tennis Players Of All Time #1 of 59 The Greatest Female Tennis Players Of The Open Era 2 Monica Seles United States of America, Germany 186 votes Age: 49 Birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia Year Turned Pro: 1989 Australian Open: Winner 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996 French Open: Winner 1990, 1992, 1993; Finalist 1998 Wimbledon: Finalist 1992 Other Links > Women's Tennis > Top Ranked Female . Asad, Maria Sharapova was a better singles player than Martina Hingis because Maria Sharapova won every Grand Slam singles title at least once. Question: How long has Serena Williams played tennis professionally? The Tennis Expert made some very good points about Margaret Courts Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles record. Lucky Joe, theres one thing you should know. See more of : Serena Williams 07 / 25 Gisela Dulko: Former tennis player from Argentina specializes in doubles. They are the facts, not mere words, as you have described it as. A former doubles world No. - No. Dont forget Lucky Joe that Maria Sharapova still managed to beat Serena Williams in the Wimbledon Final as a 17 year old when Serena Williams was at her peak. Trophies and recognition however are given out to the winners of all Grand Slam tournaments.
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