Battle of the Tennis Players

[grecian]

but woodbridge over him? come on....

As I said it's irrational, and Delgado made Woodbridge look like Federer's better older brother, TBH.

 

[Goughy]

Kramer

 

[Magrat Garlick]

3-3. 90 minutes left to gain a majority. (Note that if it's 4-3 I won't declare a winner until the 8 hours are up.)

 

[Simon]

Woodbridge

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Will take that as the casting vote. Would have gone that way myself.

Second round, battle nine

Mark Woodforde

US Open doubles 1989, 1995, 1996
Australian Open doubles 1992, 1997
Wimbledon doubles 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000
French Open doubles 2000
Olympic doubles 1996
Doubles Championship 1992, 1996
Davis Cup 1999
Career titles: 4 singles + 67 doubles
World No 1 doubles at intervals between 1992 and 1997

Bill Tilden

US Champion 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929 (three times final, five times doubles)
Wimbledon Champion 1920, 1921, 1930
French runner-up 1927, 1930
US Pro Champion 1931, 1935
French Pro Champion 1934
World No 1 1920-25 and 1931

Second round, battle ten

John Newcombe

Wimbledon 1967, 1970, 1971 (final 1969)
US Open 1967, 1973 (final 1966)
Australian Open 1973, 1975 (final 1976)
17 Grand Slam doubles finals (including a career slam and 3 slams in both 1967 & 1973)
Career record: 429 - 136 (76 %)
Career titles: 32 ATP open era + 36 other titles
World No. 1 (semi-official) 1970, 1971
Official World No. 1 between June and July 1974

William Larned

U.S. Champion 1901, 1902, 1907-1911 (final 1900, 1903)
Unofficial world no. 1 in 1908, 1909, 1910
Davis Cup 1902

 

[grecian]

Tilden & Newcombe

 

[Simon]

Tilden and Larned.

Cant stand Newc as a person or commentator so there's no way in hell im voting for him in this. I'd even go Davydenko over him.

 

[Anil]

tilden and newcombe

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Tilden and Newc

 

[Goughy]

Tilden & Newcombe

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yeah, Tilden & Newcombe for me as well.

 

[Mister Wright]

Woodforde & Newcombe

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Tilden leads 4-0 2-1
Newcombe leads 4-1 2-0

 

[Sanz]

Battle ? Warriors are tired ?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Yup, a rain delay. Will start up soon tho.

 

[The Sean]

Tilden and Newcombe.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Tilden & Newcombe thru

Second round, battle eleven

Pat Cash

Wimbledon 1987
Australian Open finalist 1987, 1988
Wimbledon doubles finalist 1984, 1985
Davis Cup 1983 (youngest player to play in a final as Australia beat Sweden 3–2) and 1986
Career record: 242 - 149 (62 %)
Career titles: 7 singles + 12 doubles
World No. 4 as highest

Don Budge

World No. 1 1937-40 and 1942
Won the Grand Slam in 1938, the first player to do so
Davis Cup 1937, 1938
Won 37 matches at grand slam tournaments in a row before turning professional
Won a tour series against the reigning World No. 1, Ellsworth Vines, immediately after becoming pro
AP Male Athlete of the Year 1937, 1938

Second round, battle twelve

Rod Laver

Australian Champion 1960, 1962 - Open 1969 (doubles 1969)
French Champion 1962 - Open 1969
Wimbledon Champion 1961, 1962 - Open 1968, 1969 (doubles 1971)
US Champion 1962 - Open 1969
5 times Grand Slam runner-up
US Pro Champion 1964, 1966, 1967
French Pro Champion 1967
Wembley Pro Champion 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
Davis Cup 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1973
World professional No. 1 1964-1970
Open era record: 392 - 99 (80 %)
Career titles: 40 ATP Open Era singles + at least 144 others + 27 doubles

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

 

[BoyBrumby]

Budge & Laver, obviously, but v stiff on Rosewall tho.

 

[Anil]

budge and laver

 

[grecian]

Budge & Laver