Ion Țiriac

Ion Țiriac^[3] (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon t͡siriˈak]; born 9 May 1939), also known as the "Brașov Bulldozer",^[4] is a Romanian businessman and former professional tennis and ice hockey player.^[5] He has been president of the Romanian Tennis Federation.^[6]

A former singles top 10 player on the ATP Tour, he was active from 1958 to 1979 and won 34 career singles titles.^[1] Tiriac was the winner of one grand slam title, the 1970 French Open in men's doubles. Țiriac was the first man to play against a woman and defeat her, in a sanctioned tennis tournament (against Abigail Maynard, in 1975). The highlight of his ice hockey career was participating as defenseman in the Romanian national team at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

After retirement, Tiriac became active as a tennis coach, advisor and player agent in the 1980s, taking under his wing Ilie Năstase, Manuel Orantes, Adriano Panatta, Guillermo Vilas, Henri Leconte and the young Boris Becker. Later, Țiriac developed the Mutua Madrid Open ATP masters tennis tournament, which he has owned from 2009 to 2021.^[7] In 2013, he was elected as contributor into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.^[8] He has been managing French tennis player Lucas Pouille since December 2016.

As a tennis player, Tiriac played dramatic five-setters against Rod Laver, Stan Smith, Jan Kodeš and Manuel Orantes. His singles record includes wins over Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Roscoe Tanner, Manuel Orantes, Andrés Gimeno, Adriano Panatta and Niki Pilić. He played three Davis Cup finals (in 1969, 1971 and 1972).^[9]

As of April 2022, Forbes ranked him as the third-richest person in Romania with a net worth of $1.6 billion.^[10]

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Sports career

Țiriac was born in Transylvania, which is probably the reason why he has the nickname 'Count Dracula'.^[11] The first sport he practiced, as a child was table tennis.^[12]^[13]

Afterwards he played ice hockey as a defenceman, winning a Romanian Hockey League title with CCA București in 1961, he also played for Știința București.^[14]^[15] Țiriac represented Romania's ice hockey team at the 1961 Ice Hockey World Championships where he was used by player-coach Zoltan Czaka in five games in which he scored five goals as the team finished on the 15th place.^[14]^[16]^[17] He was called up by coach Mihai Flamaropol to be in Romania's squad at the 1964 Winter Olympics.^[14]^[18]

Shortly after that he switched to tennis as his main sport. With fellow Romanian Ilie Năstase he won the men's doubles in the 1970 French Open and reached the Davis Cup finals several times in the 1970s.^[19]

John McPhee wrote of him that his drooping mustache suggests "that this man has been to places most people do not imagine exist. He appears to be a panatela ad, a triple agent from Alexandria, a used-car salesman from central Marrakesh. Tiriac has the air of a man who is about to close a deal in a back room behind a back room."^[20]

Țiriac participated in the short period during the 1970s when women participated in established men's tennis tournaments. In his first match he defeated Abigail Maynard 6–0, 6–0 in their round one match at USTA pro circuit's Fairfiled County International Tennis Championship. It was the first time ever a female had entered a men's tournament.^[21]^[22]

Executive roles

After his retirement, he served as coach and manager for players such as Ilie Năstase, Guillermo Vilas, Mary Joe Fernández, Goran Ivanišević and Marat Safin.^[23] He became the sports agent of Boris Becker and managed his career from 1984 to 1993.

Țiriac was president of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee from 1998 to 2004.

Țiriac ran major men's events in Germany, including the season-ending championships in Hanover. Although tennis is now a much smaller part of his portfolio and occupies only 5 percent of his time, he has taken particular pleasure and pride in making Madrid Tennis Open a combined men's and women's event with €7.2 million in total prize money.^[24] The trophy awarded to the tournament winner bears his name.

Țiriac also held the license for the BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy tennis tournament since 1996, until its last edition in 2016, before the tournament being relocated to Budapest.

In 2012, Țiriac was nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the contributor category.^[25]

On 13 July 2013, Țiriac joined the International Tennis Hall of Fame as a successful promoter and tournament director for numerous events including the two of the largest Masters 1000 events, the Italian Open and the Madrid Masters.

Business career

After his retirement as a professional tennis player, Țiriac became a businessman in (then West) Germany. In 1987, he appeared in a TV commercial for Miller Lite beer with Bob Uecker, who extols Țiriac's supposed humorous qualities, laughing hysterically while Țiriac sits stone-faced. (In reality, Țiriac was popular and outgoing, especially when he served as player/coach of the Boston Lobsters of World Team Tennis in the 1970s.)

In Germany, Țiriac met another Romanian businessman, Dan Petrescu. Țiriac and Petrescu became economic partners and collaborated in the development of several companies in the following years.^[27]^[28]

Following the collapse of communism in Romania, Țiriac started numerous businesses and investments back home. In 1990, he founded Ion Țiriac Bank, the first private bank in post-Communist Romania. Between that and several other enterprises (retail, insurance, auto leasing, auto dealerships, airlines, etc.), his fortune was estimated at over US$900 million in 2005.

Țiriac is an avid car collector. The Tiriac Collection represents the exhibition of cars and motorcycles under his ownership. Reopened to the public in May 2015, the collection includes historical vehicles manufactured since 1899 and also modern exotics with about 350 cars and 165 cars at full time display on a rotation basis.^[29] Visitors will find the only collection in the world with 2 Rolls-Royce Phantoms IV, as well as exhibits that previously belonged to great names such as Sir Elton John, Sammy Davis Jr. or Bernie Ecclestone.

In 2006, Țiriac was selected as one of the 100 Greatest Romanians, ranking #77.

Ion Țiriac became the first Romanian to enter Forbes' List of billionaires in the 2007 Forbes rankings, ranking 840th in the world. His wealth was estimated at $1.0 billion as of 2010, according to the magazine.^[30] In 2010, TOP 300 Capital declared Ion Țiriac the richest man in Romania with a wealth estimated at €1.5–€1.6 billion ($2–$2.2 billion).^[31]

In 2018, Ion Țiriac ranked #1867 on the Forbes World's Billionaires list, with wealth listed at US$1.2 billion.^[32]

Personal life

Țiriac was married to Erika Braedt, a handball player, between 1963 and 1965.^[33]

He has a son, Ion Țiriac Jr., with Mikette von Issenberg, a fashion model; and further two children, Karim Mihai and Ioana Natalia, with Sophie Ayad, an Egyptian journalist.^[34]^[35]^[36]

According to Cinemagia, he dubbed the character Kron for the Romanian version of Dinosaur.^[37]

Career statistics

Grand Slam finals

Doubles 2 (1–1)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1966	French Championships	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Dennis Ralston Clark Graebner	3–6, 3–6, 0–6
Win	1970	French Open	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	6–2, 6–4, 6–3

Grand Prix and WCT Tour finals (24–25)

Singles (2–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 1970	Munich, Germany	Clay	Nikola Pilić	2–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4
Win	2–0	May 1971	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Ilie Năstase	7–5, 6–1, 6–0
Loss	2–1	Feb 1972	Omaha, Nebraska, US	Hard (i)	Ilie Năstase	6–2, 0–6, 1–6

Doubles (22–24)

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Grand Prix Masters
Group 1 tournaments
Group 2 tournaments
Team events

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1970	Philadelphia WCT, US	Carpet	Ilie Năstase	Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston	6–4, 6–3
Win	2–0	May 1970	French Open, Paris	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Win	3–0	Apr 1970	Rome, Italy	Clay	Ilie Năstase	William Bowrey Owen Davidson	0–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–8, 6–1
Loss	3–1	Jul 1970	Washington, D.C., US	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	5–7, 0–6
Win	4–1	Jul 1970	Cincinnati, US	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6–3, 6–4
Loss	4–2	Jul 1970	Indianapolis, US	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Arthur Ashe Clark Graebner	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–3	Nov 1970	London, UK	Carpet	Ilie Năstase	Ken Rosewall Stan Smith	4–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win	5–3	Mar 1971	Hampton, US	Hard (i)	Ilie Năstase	Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Win	6–3	Apr 1971	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Tom Okker Roger Taylor	1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6
Loss	6–4	Apr 1971	Palermo, Sicily, Italy	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Georges Goven Pierre Barthès	2–6, 3–6
Loss	6–5	May 1971	Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Marty Riessen Tom Okker
Win	7–5	Feb 1972	Kansas City, US	Indoor	Ilie Năstase	Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes	6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	7–6	Feb 1972	Los Angeles, California, US		Ilie Năstase	Jim Osborne Jim McManus	2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win	8–6	Mar 1972	Hampton, US	Hard (i)	Ilie Năstase	Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes	6–4, 7–6
Win	9–6	Apr 1972	Rome, Italy	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Lew Hoad Frew McMillan	3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–3, RET.
Loss	9–7	May 1972	Bournemouth, England	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt	5–7, 2–6
Loss	9–8	Jun 1972	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Bob Hewitt	Ilie Năstase Jan Kodeš	6–4, 0–6, 6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Win	10–8	Aug 1972	Montreal, Canada	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal	7–6, 6–3
Loss	10–9	Feb 1973	Des Moines, Iowa, US	Hard	Juan Gisbert	Jan Kukal Jiří Hřebec	6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Loss	10–10	Mar 1973	Hampton, Virginia, US	Hard	Jimmy Connors	Ilie Năstase Clark Graebner	6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Win	11–10	Mar 1973	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Mike Estep	Patrick Hombergen Bernard Mignot	6–4, 1–6, 10–8
Loss	11–11	Apr 1973	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Mike Estep	Manuel Orantes Juan Gisbert	4–6, 6–7
Loss	11–12	May 1973	Bournemouth, England	Clay	Adriano Panatta	Ilie Năstase Juan Gisbert	4–6, 6–8
Loss	11–13	Jun 1973	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Manuel Orantes	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Jürgen Fassbender	6–7, 6–7, 6–7
Loss	11–14	Jun 1973	Eastbourne, England	Grass	Manuel Orantes	Jim McManus Ove Nils Bengtson	4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win	12–14	Aug 1973	Louisville, Kentucky, US	Clay	Manuel Orantes	Clark Graebner John Newcombe	0–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	12–15	Aug 1973	Indianapolis, Indiana, US	Clay	Manuel Orantes	Frew McMillan Bob Carmichael	3–6, 4–6
Win	13–15	Jan 1977	Baltimore, Maryland, US	Carpet	Guillermo Vilas	Ross Case Jan Kodeš	6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Loss	13–16	Feb 1977	Springfield, Massachusetts	Carpet	Guillermo Vilas	Frew McMillan Bob Hewitt	6–7, 6–2
Loss	14–16	Mar 1977	Nice, France	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	Chris Kachel Chris Lewis	6–4, 6–1
Loss	14–17	Jul 1977	South Orange, New Jersey, US	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	Colin Dibley Wojciech Fibak	1–6, 5–7
Loss	14–18	Sep 1977	Paris, France	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Jacques Thamin Christophe Roger-Vasselin	2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	15–18	Sep 1977	Aix-en-Provence, France	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Patrice Dominguez Rolf Norberg	7–5, 7–6
Win	16–18	Oct 1977	Tehran, Iran	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win	17–18	Oct 1977	Tehran, Iran	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win	18–18	Nov 1977	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	Ricardo Cano Antonio Muñoz	6–4, 6–0
Win	19–18	May 1978	Munich, Germany	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	Jürgen Fassbender Tom Okker	3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	19–19	Jul 1978	South Orange, New Jersey, US	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	John McEnroe Peter Fleming	3–6, 3–6
Win	20–19	Sep 1978	Aix-en-Provence, France	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd	7–6, 6–1
Loss	20–20	Nov 1978	Paris Bercy, France	Hard	Guillermo Vilas	Andrew Pattison Bruce Manson	6–7, 2–6
Loss	20–21	Jan 1979	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	Grass	Guillermo Vilas	Bob Giltinan Phil Dent	6–8
Loss	20–22	Jan 1979	Richmond, Virginia, US	Carpet	Guillermo Vilas	John McEnroe Brian Gottfried	4–6, 3–6
Win	21–22	Mar 1979	San José, Costa Rica	Hard	Guillermo Vilas	Anand Amritraj Colin Dibley	7–6, 6–1
Loss	21–23	May 1979	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	Wendy Turnbull Bob Hewitt	3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss	21–24	Jul 1979	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	John Marks Mark Edmondson	3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win	22–24	Jul 1979	North Conway, US	Clay	Guillermo Vilas	John Sadri Tim Wilkison	6–4, 7–6

Performance timeline

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977		1978	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Championships/Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	1R	0 / 2	1–2	33.33
French Championships/French Open	3R	3R	3R	QF	2R	4R	1R	1R	2R	A	A	A	A		A	0 / 9	15–9	62.50
Wimbledon	A	1R	4R	2R	2R	2R	3R	4R	A	1R	1R	A	A		1R	0 / 10	11–10	52.38
US National Championships/US Open	A	A	A	A	2R	A	2R	2R	3R	A	A	A	A		A	0 / 4	5–4	55.55
Win–loss	2–1	2–2	5–2	5–2	3–3	4–2	3–3	4–3	3–2	0–1	0–1	n/a	1–1		0–2	0 / 25	32–25	56.14

Companies

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Selected publications

Țiriac, Ion; Năstase, Ilie (1972). Ar fi fost prea frumos... Editura Stadion. OCLC 895420065.
Țiriac, Ion (1974). Victorie cu orice preț. Editura Stadion. OCLC 895420017.

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French Open men's doubles champions

Amateur Era
(national)

1891: B. Desjoyau / T. Legrand
1892: Diaz Albertini / J. Havet
1893: J. Goldsmith / Jean Schopfer
1894: Gérard Brosselin / J. Lesage
1895: André Vacherot / Christian Winzer
1896: Francky Wardan / Wynes
1897: Paul Aymé / Paul Lebreton
1898: Xenophon Casdagli / Marcel Vacherot
1899: Paul Aymé / Paul Lebreton
1900: Paul Aymé / Paul Lebreton
1901: André Vacherot / Marcel Vacherot
1902: Max Decugis / Jacques Worth
1903: Max Decugis / Jacques Worth
1904: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1905: Max Decugis / Jacques Worth
1906: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1907: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1908: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1909: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1910: Marcel Dupont / Maurice Germot
1911: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1912: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1913: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1914: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1915–1919: No competition (World War I)
1920: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1921: André Gobert / William Laurentz
1922: Jacques Brugnon / Marcel Dupont
1923: Jean-François Blanchy / Jean Samazeuilh
1924: Jean Borotra / René Lacoste

Amateur Era
(international)

1925: Jean Borotra / René Lacoste
1926: Vincent Richards / Howard Kinsey
1927: Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon
1928: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
1929: René Lacoste / Jean Borotra
1930: Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon
1931: George Lott / John Van Ryn
1932: Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon
1933: Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
1934: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
1935: Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist
1936: Jean Borotra / Marcel Bernard
1937: Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
1938: Bernard Destremau / Yvon Petra
1939: Don McNeill / Charles Harris
1940–1945: No competition (World War II)
1946: Marcel Bernard / Yvon Petra
1947: Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess
1948: Lennart Bergelin / Jaroslav Drobný
1949: Pancho Gonzales / Frank Parker
1950: Bill Talbert / Tony Trabert
1951: Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
1952: Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
1953: Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
1954: Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
1955: Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
1956: Don Candy / Bob Perry
1957: Mal Anderson / Ashley Cooper
1958: Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser
1959: Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
1960: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
1961: Roy Emerson / Rod Laver
1962: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
1963: Roy Emerson / Manuel Santana
1964: Roy Emerson / Ken Fletcher
1965: Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle
1966: Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston
1967: John Newcombe / Tony Roche
1968: Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle
1969: John Newcombe / Tony Roche
1970: Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
1971: Arthur Ashe / Marty Riessen
1972: Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
1973: John Newcombe / Tom Okker
1974: Dick Crealy / Onny Parun
1975: Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez
1976: Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart
1977: Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez
1978: Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister
1979: Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer
1980: Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister
1981: Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy
1982: Sherwood Stewart / Ferdi Taygan
1983: Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson
1984: Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
1985: Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick
1986: John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd
1987: Anders Järryd / Robert Seguso
1988: Andrés Gómez / Emilio Sánchez
1989: Jim Grabb / Patrick McEnroe
1990: Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
1991: John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd
1992: Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset
1993: Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen
1994: Byron Black / Jonathan Stark
1995: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
1996: Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek
1997: Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek
1998: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
1999: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
2000: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
2001: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
2002: Paul Haarhuis / Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2003: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
2004: Xavier Malisse / Olivier Rochus
2005: Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi
2006: Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi
2007: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor
2008: Pablo Cuevas / Luis Horna
2009: Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes
2010: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić
2011: Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor
2012: Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor
2013: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
2014: Julien Benneteau / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
2015: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo
2016: Feliciano López / Marc López
2017: Ryan Harrison / Michael Venus
2018: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
2019: Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
2020: Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
2021: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
2022: Marcelo Arévalo / Jean-Julien Rojer
2023: Ivan Dodig / Austin Krajicek

Members of the International Tennis Hall of Fame

Men

Master players	Manuel Alonso Areizaga James Anderson Mal Anderson Bunny Austin Wilfred Baddeley Jean Borotra John Bromwich Norman Brookes Jacques Brugnon Clarence Clark Henri Cochet Ashley Cooper Jim Courier Jack Crawford Owen Davidson Sven Davidson Jaroslav Drobný Neale Fraser Chuck Garland Andrés Gimeno Arthur Gore Bryan Grant Lew Hoad Harry Hopman Frederick Hovey Karel Koželuh René Lacoste Herbert Lawford Gene Mako Ken McGregor Robert Lindley Murray Hans Nüsslein Alex Olmedo Manuel Orantes Gerald Patterson Theodore Pell Fred Perry Adrian Quist Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw Mervyn Rose Frank Sedgman Pancho Segura Gottfried von Cramm Anthony Wilding
Players	Fred Alexander Wilmer Allison Karl Behr Don Budge Oliver Campbell Malcolm Greene Chace Joseph Clark William Clothier Dwight F. Davis John Doeg Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty James Dwight Bob Falkenburg Pancho Gonzales Harold Hackett Joe Hunt Francis Hunter Bill Johnston Jack Kramer William Larned Art Larsen George Lott Maurice McLoughlin Frank Parker Vincent Richards Bobby Riggs Ted Schroeder Richard Sears Frank Shields Henry Slocum Bill Talbert Bill Tilden John Van Ryn Ellsworth Vines Holcombe Ward Watson Washburn Malcolm Whitman R. Norris Williams Sidney Wood Robert Wrenn Beals Wright
Recent players	Andre Agassi Arthur Ashe Boris Becker Björn Borg Michael Chang Jimmy Connors Rick Draney Stefan Edberg Roy Emerson David Hall Lleyton Hewitt Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jan Kodeš Gustavo Kuerten Goran Ivanišević Ivan Lendl John McEnroe Chuck McKinley Frew McMillan Don McNeill Gardnar Mulloy Ilie Năstase John Newcombe Yannick Noah Rafael Osuna Budge Patty Nicola Pietrangeli Pat Rafter Dennis Ralston Tony Roche Andy Roddick Ken Rosewall Marat Safin Pete Sampras Manuel Santana Dick Savitt Vic Seixas Stan Smith Randy Snow Michael Stich Fred Stolle Tony Trabert Guillermo Vilas Mats Wilander Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Court tennis players	Pierre Etchebaster Tom Pettitt

Women

Master players	Daphne Akhurst Blanche Bingley Dorothy Bundy Cheney Charlotte Cooper Thelma Coyne Long Françoise Dürr Marion Jones Farquhar Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Suzanne Lenglen Simonne Mathieu Kathleen McKane Godfree Elisabeth Moore Angela Mortimer Betty Nuthall Nancy Richey Ellen Roosevelt Dorothy Round Elizabeth Ryan Margaret Scriven Eleonora Sears Bertha Townsend Lesley Turner Bowrey Marie Wagner Nancye Wynne Bolton
Players	Juliette Atkinson Maud Barger-Wallach Pauline Betz Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Louise Brough Mary Browne Mabel Cahill Maureen Connolly Lottie Dod Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers Shirley Fry Althea Gibson Ellen Hansell Darlene Hard Doris Hart Ann Haydon Jones Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Helen Hull Jacobs Alice Marble Sarah Palfrey Cooke Helen Wills
Recent players	Tracy Austin Maria Bueno Jennifer Capriati Rosemary Casals Kim Clijsters Lindsay Davenport Chris Evert Gigi Fernández Evonne Goolagong Cawley Steffi Graf Justine Henin Martina Hingis Billie Jean King Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch Li Na Hana Mandlíková Conchita Martínez Amélie Mauresmo Martina Navratilova Jana Novotná Margaret Osborne duPont Mary Pierce Gabriela Sabatini Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Monica Seles Pam Shriver Margaret Smith Court Helena Suková May Sutton Chantal Vandierendonck Esther Vergeer Virginia Wade Natasha Zvereva

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