The Best Men's Tennis Players of All Time

The best men's tennis players of all time is a relative list, very contingent on the competition that each player faced during their careers. To come up with a list of the best men's tennis players of all time, it has to encompass all countries and generations of players, and when the dust settles, there is a list of arguably the best tennis players to ever walk on the court.

The Best Men's Tennis Player of All Time

Roger Federer
Roger Federer has already won 15 Grand Slam titles (as of 7/22/09) and has only been playing the game for seven years. He had won six Wimbledon titles as well as five U.S. Open titles along the way. As a singles player, Federer has already won 60 singles titles, and has an amazing winning percentage of over 80% for his career. The Swiss tennis player has quickly risen to the top of the tennis world, and it will be amazing to see just how many titles he can win.

Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras won 64 career singles titles and 2 doubles titles, which included 14 Grand Slam singles titles during his career. Pete Sampras went an amazing 7-0 in Wimbledon finals, won five U.S. Open finals, and took home the Australian Open title twice. He cemented himself as the best American tennis player of all time, and had a career spanning nearly 13 years in total.

Rodney Laver
Rod Laver played professional tennis from 1960-1969 representing Australia, and was able to win 11 Grand Slam titles over that time. He is also one of the few players in tennis history to win all four Grand Slams, winning each of them at least twice during his illustrious career. Part of the tandem of Laver and Emerson, Australia ruled the tennis world for about five straight years.

John McEnroe
John McEnroe may have been a lightning rod on the tennis court, but he also backed up the talk with a great talent. He also didn't just settle for singles tournaments, as he won 99 singles titles as well as 71 doubles titles over his career. He was an amazing tennis player for quite some time, and was able to win seven Grand Slam titles, which included four U.S. Open titles.

Donald Budge
Don Budge isn't a name that many people outside of the tennis world know, but he accomplished something that most tennis players haven't been able to accomplish in their careers. In 1938 Don Budge won all four Grand Slam titles in the same year, completely dominating the field, and in the four finals combined, he only lost a single set to Gene Mako in the U.S. Open. He only won six Grand Slam titles in his career, but he also spent a length of time fighting for the United States in World War II.

Sources:

All Time Tennis Records

World Tennis Statistics