Who Are The Top 5 Tennis Players In The World?
Here is a list of the top 5 tennis players in the world according to their ATP rankings.
Roger Federer
Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—the most in history for a male tennis player—and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record 310 weeks.
Early life and background
Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland. His parents, Robert Federer and Lynette Durand, were both South African expatriates working in Lugano, Switzerland. Federer has one sister named Diana. He holds both Swiss and South African citizenship. Growing up, he played tennis and football with his childhood friends Marco Chiudinelli and Lorenzo Manta.
In 1993, at the age of 12, he met Cristy Rabbitte who introduced him to tennis training. His potential was noticed by many coaches who helped him develop his game. At the age of 14, he was coached full-time by Urs Fischer who also helped him relocate to Steffisburg for better facilities and training partners.
Professional career
Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is ranked world No. 5 in the ATP singles rankings. He has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history for a male tennis player, and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for 302 weeks, the second-most by any male player (behind Pete Sampras).
Federer turned professional in 1998 and was continuously ranked in the top 10 from October 2002 to November 2016. He re-entered the top 10 following his victory at the 2017 Australian Open. In majors, Federer has won a record eight Wimbledon titles, six Australian Open titles, five US Open titles (all while holding at least a share of the year-end No. 1 ranking), and one French Open title. He is one of eight men to have achieved a Career Grand Slam. Federer has reached a record 30 men’s singles Grand Slam finals, including 10 consecutively from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open. Federer has also appeared in more major finals than any other player in the Open Era; he is currently tied with Novak Djokovic with 31 finals reached overall (10 consecutive), and he has reached 27 hard court finals (an all-time record), 12 clay court finals, and 3 grass court finals.
A versatile baseliner with an excellent two-handed backhand, Federer is considered to be one of tennis’s greatest players of all time and one of the greatest athletes of all time. Many players and analysts have called him the greatest tennis player of all time. He dominated opponents on fast surfaces (winning 11 out of 12 Grand Slam tournaments he played on grass courts), but struggled somewhat on slower courts until finding greater success later in his career; he switched his racket grip from an orthodox backhand grip to a cross between an eastern forehand grip and an orthodox backhand grip while seeking more variety (in 2006).
He plays mainly from the baseline but is also comfortable at net, possessing fine volleying skills; his most notable win coming at Wimbledon 2005 when he beat then world No. 2 Rafael Nadal in straight sets from behind the baseline despite playing with an injured ankle which caused him much discomfort during play.[3][4] On faster surfaces, such as OUTDOOR hard courts and grass courts like Wimbledon’s Centre Court or Merion Golf Club’s West Course,[5] his game style resembles that of Petr Korda: using a lot of topspin but almost no slice on his serve (unlike Korda) which allows him frequent ace opportunities especially on first serves,[6][7] similar to Goran Ivanišević.[8][9] On slower surfaces such as INDOOR hard courts or clay courts,[10][11][12] where strong topspin grips are more effective because balls bounce higher,[9][10] as well as outdoor clay courts whose bounce tends to be low[13] due to their soft composition,[14][15] he employs heavy topspin loop groundstrokes try to cause opponents into making unforced errors.[16][17] As ace rates fell at slow speeds starting around 2006–2007,[6][18][19] leading many servers including himself[4][20], Andre Agassi,[21], Goran Ivanišević[22], Andy Roddick,[23], Lleyton Hewitt[24], Juan Martín del Potro[25], Novak Djokovic[26], Stan Wawrinka[27]), Milos Raonic[28]), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga)[29]) among others who began using more refined second serves throughout this period that are not hit with maximal pace anymore but placed strategically instead near service boxes or corners to make them tougher returns while also trying reduce double fault rates by favouring accuracy over pace albeit losing some outright points off serve due lack thereof,[7][30][31]:question mark this strategic change also increased first service points won rates since if servers win points outright off their first serves it nullifies chances for opponents winning points via forcing errors off second serves.[32]:130–131 Also this strategic change caused server’s strike percentages on both first and second services fell sharply starting around 2006–2007 as servers began choosing placement over pace more frequently which caused them hitting more service let cord net cord shots along sidelines instead down center lines whoch reduced outright point chances by forcing opponents running side to side longer distances along sidelines try reach these let cord net cord shots stopping play completely instead whichever case may occur due shots being hit extremely close sideline markers or going long outside respective baseline boundaries thus ending points.[33]:3–5 Nevertheless rowdy fans at some venus would intentionally throw objects onto playing surfaces during matches whenever players trying focus throughout points being played despite numerous warning announcements made beforehand telling attendees not ridiculing match settings outright during play breaks whenever given opportunities do so anyway.[34]:106
Major achievements
-20-time Grand Slam singles champion
-7-time Wimbledon men’s singles champion
-8-time ATP Player of the Year
-36 Masters 1000 titles
-World No. 1 for 310 weeks
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal is a Spanish professional tennis player who is ranked world No. 2 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Nadal has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the second most in history for a male player, as well as 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 20 ATP Tour 500 titles, and nine ATP Finals titles. Nadal has also won a record-tying 12 French Open singles titles, four Olympic gold medals, and one Davis Cup title.
Early life and background
Rafael Nadal Parera was born in Manacor, Mallorca, Spain, the son of Sebastián Nadal, a businessman who owned an insurance company, a glass and window company and several properties, and Ana María Parera, a housewife. He has a younger sister named María Isabel. His father is from the island of Majorca, and his mother’s family is from Catalonia. Nadal’s uncle Toni is his former coach and current head of his tennis academy. Growing up, Nadal used to play tennis with his father and uncle Toni before going to school. When he was four years old he already hit the ball over the fence. At six he played tennis competitively for the first time in a local club tournament. At eight he won an under-12 regional tennis championship at a time when he was also practicing football; however by age twelve he had stopped football to focus only on tennis. He also played badminton with Carlos Moyá (former world No 1 player), another professional tennis player.[24][25] In May 2001 when Nadal was 14 years old he defeated former Grand Slam champion Pat Cash in a Clay Court exhibition match held in Barcelona.[26]
Nadal was born into a sporting family. His grandfather Miguel Ángel Nadal played football for RCD Mallorca; his great-uncle Emilio Sánchez Vicario won three Majors in men’s doubles;[27] while his aunt María Isabel NADAL servelled as director general for high performance sport of Government of Balearic Islands.[28] Before investing in Rafael’s tennis career:[29] his parents registered him at Club de Tennis Manacor where he began training with Antonio Martínez and Francisco45928 Palacios.[30][31] Then at age nine Rafael moved to Academia Sánchez-Casal in Barcelona where he was co-trained by former Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash who introduced him into professional tennis worlds while Juan Carlos Ferrero also began practicing there.[29][32][33]
Professional career
Nadal has been ranked world No. 1 by the ATP on 13 occasions, from August 18, 2008, to June 7, 2010, and then again from October 6, 2013 to November 7, 2016. On September 10th 2013, he became the 5th player to achieve 50 career titles, when he won his 12th French Open title. Nadal’s success on clay has earned him the nickname “The King of Clay”, and has led many pundits to regard him as the greatest clay court player in history. And with 12 French Open titles to his name (as of 2019), Nadal stands alone as the most decorated player in Paris.
Major achievements
Rafael Nadal has won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, the second most in history for a male player, as well as 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000, 21 ATP Tour 500 events and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In majors, Nadal has won a record 12 French Open titles, three Wimbledon titles, two US Open titles and two Australian Open titles. He was also a member of the winning Spanish teams in the Davis Cup in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh player in history and youngest of four in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24. He is the only male player to win all four Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces (clay, hard court and grass). Nadal has spent 209 weeks as the world No. 1 ranked male player, ranking second in ATP history for most weeks at No. 1 since 1979 when ATP rankings began.
Nadal has 27 Masters 1000 titles ranking third all-time behind Roger Federer (36) and Novak Djokovic (33). Nadal’s other achievements include being a record-tying six-time ITF World Champion and winning 16 Davis Cup matches for Spain with a record of 13–0 on clay courts.
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is the first Serbian player to be ranked No. 1 by the ATP. Djokovic has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles, the fourth most in history.
Early life and background
Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987, in Belgrade, SR Yugoslavia, to parents Srđan and Dijana (née Žagarčić). He also has a younger brother, Marko. His father is Montenegrin in origin and his mother is Croatian by background. Djokovic began playing tennis at the age of four and was soon tutored by former Yugoslav player Jelena Genčić. By the age of eight, he had begun his international career, competing in several Junior tournaments.
In 2001, Djokovic won the Orange Bowl tournament in Miami and became the youngest player to win a Junior Grand Slam title at the age of fourteen. He made his professional debut later that year at the age of sixteen. In 2005, Djokovic reached the third round of the Wimbledon Championships before losing to unseeded Marat Safin. The following year he won his first ATP title at the Samsung Open in London. In 2007, he reached the semi-finals of both the French Open and Wimbledon before losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal on both occasions.
Professional career
Novak Djokovic has been a professional tennis player since 2003. He has won numerous tournaments, including 17 Grand Slams. He is currently ranked as the world’s No. 1 tennis player by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Djokovic has won several prestigious tournaments, including Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He has also been a runner-up at Roland Garros on four occasions. Djokovic has achieved a Career Grand Slam and is one of eight men to have done so in singles tennis. He is also one of only three active male players, along with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, to have held all four major titles simultaneously.
Major achievements
Novak Djokovic has won numerous major titles, including 16 Grand Slam singles titles and four ATP Finals titles. He is one of only eight male players to have achieved the “Career Grand Slam” by winning all fourcareers because he won each of the majors at least twice, as well as an Olympic gold medal in singles. He is also a decorated doubles player, with five Grand Slam titles and one ATP Finals title. By winning the Wimbledon singles title in 2018, he became only the third man to hold all four major singles titles at once. Majors are tournaments with first prize money and ranking points that far exceed those of regular tournaments.
Djokovic has spent 275 weeks at number one in the ATP rankings, which is the third most by any male player (behind Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer). He has won numerous other awards, including: Laureus World Sportsman of the Year (2011, 2012), BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year (2011, 2015), SPORTINGNEWS’ Male Tennis Player of the Decade (2010-19), Men’s Tennis Association Player of the Year (2011-15) and ITF World Champion (2008-11).
Andy Murray
Andy Murray is a Scottish professional tennis player from Dunblane, Scotland. He is currently ranked as the world No. 1 in men’s singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won three Grand Slam titles, two Olympic gold medals, and the Davis Cup.
Early life and background
Andy Murray OBE is a British professional tennis player from Scotland, ranked No. 1 in men’s singles. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Judy Murray (née Erskine) and William Murray. His maternal grandfather, Roy Erskine, was a professional footballer in the late 1950s.Murray’s elder brother Jamie is also a professional tennis player, playing on the doubles circuit. Murray attended Dunblane Primary School and Dollar Academy school. He trained at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, Spain and also spent four months training at Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy in Florida when he was 16. He was previously a member of the British Davis Cup team.
Murray has won many titles including three Grand Slam singles titles, two Olympic gold medals, an ATP Masters 1000 title, and a title at Wimbledon. In early 2016 he became world No 1 for the first time and regained this ranking at the end of 2016.
Professional career
Andy Murray began his professional career in 2005, and his first big tournament win came at the SAP Open in 2006. He reached his first Grand Slam final at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, but lost to Roger Federer in straight sets. In 2008, Murray won his first Grand Slam title at the US Open, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. He followed this up with a win at the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals, defeating Federer in straight sets in the final.
Murray had a breakout year in 2010, winning his first Wimbledon title and reaching the finals of the Australian Open and French Open. He also won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In 2011, Murray reached the finals of Wimbledon and the US Open, but lost to Djokovic and Federer respectively. He also won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Murray had another successful year in 2013, winning Wimbledon for a second time and reaching the finals of both the Australian Open and French Open. He also won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In 2015, Murray reached his third Wimbledon final, but lost to Djokovic in five sets. He also reached the finals of both the Australian Open and French Open that year, but lost to Djokovic and Federer respectively.
Major achievements
Andy Murray is a Scottish professional tennis player from Dunblane, Scotland. He has been ranked world No. 1 by the ATP on three occasions, for a total of 41 weeks. He first became the British No. 1 on 27 February 2006. Murray is also a five-time Grand Slam tournament winner, and was the Olympic singles champion in 2012.
In 2016, Murray won his second Wimbledon title, becoming the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win multiple Wimbledon singles titles and the first British player since 1977, when Virginia Wade won her third title, to lift the ladies’ trophy more than once. He also became the only player other than Novak Djokovic to win multiple grand slams since 2011 after winning his second French Open in 2016.
In May 2017 he was awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to tennis and charity.
Stan Wawrinka
Wawrinka is a professional tennis player from Switzerland. He is currently ranked third in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals. He has won three Grand Slam singles titles, including the 2016 US Open, and helped Switzerland win the 2014 Davis Cup.
Early life and background
Wawrinka was born inSaint-Barthelemy, Switzerland. His mother, Isabelle, is Swiss; his father, Wolfram, is German. Wawrinka speaks French as his native language and also German and English. He grew up supporting FC Basel. His Kleinfeld was Patrick Brkic from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wawrinka married his long-time girlfriend, Ilham Vuilloud, on 13 July 2013 at the Blancpain-Leman Lake Resort in Geneva. On 9 April 2015, Wawrinka announced on Facebook that he had split with Vuilloud and begun a relationship with German national tennis player Andrea Petkovic.
Professional career
Wawrinka’s professional tennis career began in 2004. He competed in his first ATP main draw event at the Claro Open Colombia in Bogotá, where he was defeated by Alejandro Falla in the first round. His first Futures semi-final came at the Camparini Gioielli Cup in Grosseto, Italy. He made his first ATP Challenger final appearance at the Manta Open Challenger in Manta, Ecuador, losing to Luis Horna.
He won his first ATP Challenger title at the rain-delayed China Open Challenger event in Zhangjiagang, China. Wawrinka defeated Guillermo Coria in the final. The following week he successfully defended his title at the Benson and Hedges Open Challenger event in Shenzhen, China, defeating Igor Kunitsyn in the final. This was his fourth consecutive undefeated match play record on Chinese soil (22–0), a feat not achieved by any other tennis player up to that point.
Major achievements
Wawrinka has won three Grand Slam singles titles, defeating Novak Djokovic in the 2014 Australian Open, Rafael Nadal in the 2015 French Open, and Roger Federer in the 2016 US Open. Stan also reached the final at the 2017 French Open, losing to Nadal. Additionally, he was a member of Switzerland’s 2013 Davis Cup-winning team and their 2015 semifinalist squad.
