Battle of the Tennis Players

[Magrat Garlick]

Cash beats Moya 4-2, 4-1
Haas trails Năstase 4-2, 1-4, 1-3

Just a slight rule amendment: everyone can vote in the final set of a match.

 

[Jono]

I think I'll personally only vote in one battle per match, regardless of sets.

Can Haas come back? Does he have it in him!

 

[Simon]

Haas, if i can vote for him again.

 

[Dark Hunter]

Haas

 

[Mister Wright]

Năstase, would have gone Cash too.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Tommy Haas

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Last set has been running for 8 hours, so tie-breaker vote

Năstase

who wins 2-4, 4-1, 5-4

Preliminary round, battle four

Ellsworth Vines

Wimbledon 1932
US Champion 1931, 1932
Leading professional 1934-38 (world no 1 shared with amateur Fred Perry for most of this time)

Jack Kramer

Wimbledon 1947 (doubles 1946, 1947)
US Champion 1946, 1947 (doubles 4 times)
2 Davis Cups
World No. 1 1947-51 (1948-51 as professional)

Preliminary round, battle five

Yannick Noah

French Open 1983 (the first Frenchman since 1946, also doubles 1984)
Wembley 1986, Rome 1985
World No. 3 in 1986
World doubles No. 1 for 19 weeks

Tony Trabert

US Champion 1953, 1955
French Champion 1954, 1955
Wimbledon 1955
Two French professional titles

 

[Jono]

All the Tommy Haas drama and he's out first round. His video game legacy wasn't enough

Kramer and Trabert.

Trabert is the only one I've heard of, but Kramer's record seems pretty damn good.

 

[Mister Wright]

All the Tommy Haas drama and he's out first round. His video game legacy wasn't enough

Kramer and Trabert.

Trabert is the only one I've heard of, but Kramer's record seems pretty damn good.

Haven't heard of Yannick Noah? huh

Jack Kramer

&

Tony Trabert

 

[Jono]

Haven't heard of Yannick Noah? huh

Actually haven't, at least his name and the picture posted doesn't ring a bell.

 

[grecian]

Vines, would of won many more slams if he hadn't turned pro, I'd guess.

Trabert

I remember Yanick, always more famous as a *** symbol then a player, if i remember rightly.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Vines, would of won many more slams if he hadn't turned pro, I'd guess.

should note that Kramer also turned pro in 1948 and was reasonably dominant for a while

 

[_Ed_]

Kramer & Trabert.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Trabert takes first set 4-0

 

[Goughy]

Vines and Trabert.

That photo of Vines is amazing.

 

[Sanz]

Last set has been running for 8 hours, so tie-breaker vote

Năstase

who wins 2-4, 4-1, 5-4

Wow - Tough Battle there. I am just Glad that Nastase survived. Shame on you Tommy Haas fans.

Kramer & Noah

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Wow - Tough Battle there. I am just Glad that Nastase survived. Shame on you Tommy Haas fans.

then goes and votes for Yannick Noah

Anyway, Kramer takes his first set 4-2.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Vines and Noah.

 

[ohtani's jacket]

Kramer and Trabert.

I thought this should be mentioned about Yannick Noah:

"Noah played on France's Davis Cup team for eleven years, with an overall win-loss record of 39-22 (26-15 in singles, and in 13-7 doubles). In 1982, he was part of the French team which reached the Davis Cup final, where they were defeated 4–1 by the United States.

Nine years later, in 1991, Noah captained the French team which won the Davis Cup for first time in 59 years, defeating a heavily-favoured US team 3–1 in the final. This feat was repeated in 1996, when France defeated Sweden 3–2 in the final held in Malmö.

In 1997, Noah captained France's Fed Cup team to its first-ever victory in that competition."

 

[Sanz]

Actually haven't, at least his name and the picture posted doesn't ring a bell.

He was a champ. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmvNpkdBMNE&feature=related

Great fan of his.