At the 2022 French Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga announced his retirement from competitive tennis. Since then, "Jo" has frequently appeared in court. The Frenchman, who plays many different roles, recently put on the hat of a businessman to work on the next phase of his life: creating the ALL IN Group and its Country Club in Lyon, which is Babolat's official supplier... read full bio
British women's tennis player Johanna Konta has an amazing record of three singles championships on the WTA tour and eleven singles and four doubles victories on the ITF circuit. Johanna, the top-ranked British woman, is now ranked seventh globally. She peaked at number six in the world rankings for singles. When Johanna was eight years old, she enrolled in an after-school tennis... read full bio
John Newcombe is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player who won seven Grand Slam singles titles, and an all-time record 17 doubles titles. He was one of many Australian players to dominate the field during the 1960s and 1970s, and is one of the few men to have been ranked world No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... read full bio
Juan Carlos Ferrero has always seemed to be a sportsman from a bygone era. Because of his disposition, he remained fiercely private and devoted to people he trusted, letting his tennis speak for itself. Ferrero was adamant about becoming a champion and worked hard to hone his innate skills, especially on clay courts, in a modest but disciplined way. He never... read full bio
Juan Martin del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player, whose greatest feat was winning the US Open, defeating Rafael Nadal in the semifinal and Roger Federer in the final. He became the first to defeat both Federer and Nadal during a major and was the only man outside the Big Four to win a major between the 2005 French... read full bio
Kim Clijsters is a former professional tennis player from Belgium. Clijsters has held the top spot in the world rankings for both singles and doubles since 2003. She has won two Grand Slam doubles titles and four Grand Slam singles titles overall. When Clijsters began competing professionally in 1997, her main opponents were 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams and fellow countryman... read full bio
Kirk O'Bee is a former professional road racing cyclist from the United States. He won two national championships the USPRO pursuit championship and the USPRO criterium championship. A member of the U.S. World Championship Team for Espoirs in 1999, O'Bee enters the professional ranks with valuable European racing experience, having cut his teeth in the difficult Belgian amateur circuit.... read full bio
Li Na, a former professional tennis player from China, retired from the sport seven months after reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 2 on the WTA Tour as a result of a severe left knee problem that had previously prevented her from competing for several years. Li achieved nine WTA singles victories throughout her career, including two Grand Slam... read full bio
Lindsay Davenport is an American tennis player. Lindsay along with Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams, and Chris Evert have been ranked year-end World No. 1 at least four times. She was ranked World No. 1 on eight different times for a total of 98 weeks. She was also ranked No. 1 in doubles. ... read full bio
Mardy Fish, a former professional tennis player who competed for the United States Davis Cup from 2002 to 2012, was awarded the esteemed title of captain in 2019. During his playing days, Fish achieved a career-high singles rating of World No. 7 in August 2011 and passed friend and former high school classmate Andy Roddick in April 2011 to become... read full bio
Recognized by many leading tennis authorities as one of the sport's best players, Maria Sharapova became the first Russian to win a Wimbledon singles title and the third-youngest women's champion in history. She became the second Russian woman to win a Grand Slam title ever, and the second in a month, following Anastasia Myskina's win at the French Open. On... read full bio
One of the greatest Swiss athletes in history and a tennis legend, Martina Hingis spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She has won five Grand Slam singles titles- three Australian Opens, one Wimbledon, and one US Open. She has also won twelve Grand Slam women's doubles titles, winning a calendar year doubles Grand Slam, and five... read full bio
Mary Joe Fernández, a former professional tennis player, is a commentator for ESPN's tennis coverage. Fernández had a fruitful career on the WTA Tour. She was born in the Dominican Republic, was raised in Miami, won seven singles championships in her career, 17 in doubles and peaked at number four in the world. After winning four consecutive Orange Bowl junior championships, Fernandez... read full bio
As the first Puerto Rican to ever win an Olympic gold medal, Monica Puig, a professional tennis player and ESPN commentator, is honored. In her almost ten-year professional career, Monica won one WTA title (Strasbourg), advanced to the finals of four other WTA events and had a career-high ranking of #27. By winning the women's singles gold medal at the Olympic... read full bio
Naomi Osaka is a professional tennis player who represents Japan. She has been ranked number 1 in the world by the WTA and has won three titles and reached five finals on the WTA Tour. She is a reigning champion in women’s singles at the US Open and the Australian Open. Osaka was born in Osaka Japan and started playing... read full bio
Nick Kyrgios is an Australian professional tennis player who has been ranked number 39 in the world in men’s singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Kyrgios was born in Canberra, Australia and began playing basketball as a young teenager before moving his sights to just tennis by the time he was 14. He went on to earn a full... read full bio
Pam Shriver is an extremely talented former professional tennis player. She was recognized as a specialist in the doubles game but also achieved success as a single player as well. Now, you can find Pam on ESPN as a tennis broadcaster. During her professional tennis career, Pam won 133 top-level titles of which 112 were doubles titles. Pam and Martina... read full bio
Patrick Mouratoglou is one of the most well-known and esteemed tennis instructors of the twenty-first century, having spent more than two decades at the pinnacle of the sport. Patrick Mouratoglou is a successful coach, as evidenced by his 10 Grand Slam victories, 4 Coach of the Year honors, 33 coaching single titles, 2 Olympic medals, and more than 40 players... read full bio
Pete Sampras is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player, celebrated as Pistol Pete" for his precise serve. During his fourteen-year tour career, he won fourteen Grand Slam singles titles, becoming the first player to break Roy Emerson's record of twelve Slams. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Sampras also won seven major... read full bio
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is known for being ranked as the fifth best tennis player in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Federer was born in Bottmingen, Switzerland, and he found his love for playing tennis at only eight years old. He later began his junior career playing in Wimbledon where he won... read full bio
