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Battle of the Tennis Players
- Thread starter Magrat Garlick
- Start date
don't remember wilander not taking wimbledon seriously...he never got past the quarters there but he was a better grasscourt player than most people give him credit for, he won two australian opens on grass if i remember correctly...
ohtani's jacket
State Vice-Captain
Tilden and Wilander.
Wilander himself said the Aussie Open had a different type of grass -- "It was different, he said, because the hot weather and baked ground made the ball bounce higher there. The damp, lush Wimbledon courts are slicker, ''greasier,'' as he called them."
Wilander himself said the Aussie Open had a different type of grass -- "It was different, he said, because the hot weather and baked ground made the ball bounce higher there. The damp, lush Wimbledon courts are slicker, ''greasier,'' as he called them."
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Tilden and Wilander.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Gonna vote for Bryan because he deserves one vote and I love the Bryans. Obviously voting for Mats.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Sorry, I wasn't suggesting Wilander didn't give Winbledon his best, it was just he never made much of an impact there and for us Poms in the pre-satellite tv/internet era there was always a tendancy to consider Wimbledon as tennis, pretty much.
Edberg's generally thought of as being the second-best Swedish tennisist here I'd guess, purely because he won Wimbledon but Wilander actually won more GSs I see. We English can be an insular lot, not that I'm betraying any national secrets there...
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Tilden wins 4-0 4-1
Wilander wins 4-0 4-0
Wilander wins 4-0 4-0
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
These are quite interesting
First round, battle thirteen
Roy Emerson
Australian Champion 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 (final 1962, doubles 3 times)
US Champion 1961, 1964 (final 1962, doubles four times)
Wimbledon Champion 1964, 1967 (doubles three times)
French Champion 1963, 1967 (final 1962, doubles 1960-65)
Davis Cup 1959-1962, 1964-1967
Amateur World No. 1 1964, 1965, 1967
28 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles, a record for a male player
Pancho Gonzales
US Champion 1948, 1949
Wimbledon doubles Champion 1949
French doubles Champion 1949
US Pro Champion 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1961 (final 3 times)
Wembley Pro Champion 1950, 1951, 1952 (came back from two sets down), 1956 (final 1953)
US Pro doubles Champion five times
Unofficial World No. 1 1952 and 1954-1960
First round, battle fourteen
Ken Rosewall
Australian Champion 1953, 1955, Open 1971, 1972
French Champion 1953, Open 1968
4 Wimbledon finals
US Champion 1956, Open 1970
Wembley Pro Champion 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
French Pro Champion 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966
US Pro Champion 1963, 1965, 1971
Davis Cup 1953, 1955, 1956
World No 1 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970. Top 20 from 1952 to 1977.
130 career titles
Jack Crawford
Australian Champion 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935 (doubles 1929, 1930, 1932, 1935)
French Champion 1933 (doubles 1935)
Wimbledon Champion 1933 (doubles 1935)
US Open final 1933 (lost after being 2–1 up to Fred Perry)
World No. 1933
First round, battle thirteen
Roy Emerson
Australian Champion 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 (final 1962, doubles 3 times)
US Champion 1961, 1964 (final 1962, doubles four times)
Wimbledon Champion 1964, 1967 (doubles three times)
French Champion 1963, 1967 (final 1962, doubles 1960-65)
Davis Cup 1959-1962, 1964-1967
Amateur World No. 1 1964, 1965, 1967
28 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles, a record for a male player
Pancho Gonzales
US Champion 1948, 1949
Wimbledon doubles Champion 1949
French doubles Champion 1949
US Pro Champion 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1961 (final 3 times)
Wembley Pro Champion 1950, 1951, 1952 (came back from two sets down), 1956 (final 1953)
US Pro doubles Champion five times
Unofficial World No. 1 1952 and 1954-1960
First round, battle fourteen
Ken Rosewall
Australian Champion 1953, 1955, Open 1971, 1972
French Champion 1953, Open 1968
4 Wimbledon finals
US Champion 1956, Open 1970
Wembley Pro Champion 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
French Pro Champion 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966
US Pro Champion 1963, 1965, 1971
Davis Cup 1953, 1955, 1956
World No 1 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970. Top 20 from 1952 to 1977.
130 career titles
Jack Crawford
Australian Champion 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935 (doubles 1929, 1930, 1932, 1935)
French Champion 1933 (doubles 1935)
Wimbledon Champion 1933 (doubles 1935)
US Open final 1933 (lost after being 2–1 up to Fred Perry)
World No. 1933
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Emerson and Rosewell.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Emerson and Rosewall.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
English, was he?
Tough ones these. No surprise to see the Aussies getting behind their boys, but it does look like Emerson's total of GS wins was inflated by the absence of the better players in the pro tour; it's perhaps interesting to note that he never won another when tennis went "open" in 68. Pancho's pro career looks to have been the best years for him, but realistically I don't think I can back a bloke with two GSs to one with 12. So: Emerson.
Rosewall in the second; his longevity boggles the mind.
