Worst ATP players of all time

jakemcclain32 · 03-20-2012, 09:28 AM

We've had the debates, ad nauseum, about the best players of all time. Maybe we've had this debate too, but I'll bring it anyway.

Worst ones, by record, of all time? Who you got?

03-20-2012, 09:29 AM

Federer and Nadal, they're just a couple of 5.0's

spiderman123 · 03-20-2012, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jakemcclain32

We've had the debates, ad nauseum, about the best players of all time. Maybe we've had this debate too, but I'll bring it anyway.

Worst ones, by record, of all time? Who you got?

Leander Paes. He can lose to a 5.0

03-20-2012, 09:30 AM

In all seriousness....Gulbis is the worst.

Gorecki · 03-20-2012, 09:36 AM

Robert Dee

Max G. · 03-20-2012, 10:24 AM

Worst ATP player - somebody who qualified for one single ATP event in their whole career, lost first round, and never again qualified for another ATP event.

I doubt any of us here have heard his name, though if someone wants to explore the recordbooks to find such a player, they can.

joeri888 · 03-20-2012, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Max G.

Worst ATP player - somebody who qualified for one single ATP event in their whole career, lost first round, and never again qualified for another ATP event.

I doubt any of us here have heard his name, though if someone wants to explore the recordbooks to find such a player, they can.

Receiving 20 wildcards and going 0-20 would be worse, right?

03-20-2012, 10:26 AM

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Receiving 20 wildcards and going 0-20 would be worse, right?

what about receiving 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 wildcards and losing

monfed · 03-20-2012, 10:28 AM

The moonballer who should've taken up a fulltime career in fishing instead.

CDestroyer · 03-20-2012, 10:29 AM

I don't know about ATP players but the worst rec player I have seen is Jake Mcclain.

kishnabe · 03-20-2012, 10:31 AM

Ernest Gulbis....

03-20-2012, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by kishnabe

Ernest Gulbis....

jakemcclain32 · 03-20-2012, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by CDestroyer

I don't know about ATP players but the worst rec player I have seen is Jake Mcclain.

If all anyone had was to see that horrible match, I don't blame anyone an ounce for thinking that. Embarassing.

But that's staying in the past now, and things are improving slowly.

Now, back to the original topic at hand. Would Vince Spadea be considered for that distinction?

jakemcclain32 · 03-20-2012, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by kishnabe

Ernest Gulbis....

I'd call him one of about three or four who completely and utterly waste their talents, but I wouldn't call him the worst. He took L.A. last year.

goober · 03-20-2012, 10:43 AM

Probably the worst player to have ATP points is Mark Ein, owner of the Washington Kastles. He was 43 when he got Kevin Kim to partner with him in doubles and won a round in the main draw of an ATP event by retirement several years back. He is basically a decent recreational player that bought himself a WC and got lucky.

woodrow1029 · 03-20-2012, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by spiderman123

Leander Paes. He can lose to a 5.0

So can John McEnroe, Rod Laver, and Chris Evert.

Juan Ma Del Pony · 03-20-2012, 11:13 AM

Gulbis is lazy, complacent, and spoiled by his $$Daddy$$, but he's not the "worst" ATP player by any means. Don't forget that this lazy, complacent doofus has wins over GS champions FedError, Djoker, and Pony...

dudeski · 03-20-2012, 11:18 AM

Verdasco by far. He is genetically designed to be unable to beat Nadal no matter how badly Nadal is playing. Have you seen their match in 2011 Cincy which is probably Nadal's worst tournament every season.

jokinla · 03-20-2012, 12:23 PM

It's tough to say, because if you are good enough to get some points, it's a hell of an achievement, and you can have that hot day where you can beat almost anyone. I grew up playing with a guy who played sporadically for several years, never really making a career out of it, but he had a win over Mats Wilander. Now anyone who can say they beat Mats Wilander can certainly say they weren't the worst player of all time, but he wasn't really much of an "ATP player", even though he had points and a ranking.

fps · 03-20-2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dudeski

Verdasco by far. He is genetically designed to be unable to beat Nadal no matter how badly Nadal is playing. Have you seen their match in 2011 Cincy which is probably Nadal's worst tournament every season.

Ridiculous suggestion.

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jakemcclain32 Hall Of Fame Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 3,236	Worst ATP players of all time We've had the debates, ad nauseum, about the best players of all time. Maybe we've had this debate too, but I'll bring it anyway. Worst ones, by record, of all time? Who you got?

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Gorecki G.O.A.T. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Puerto y Galgo.... Posts: 12,294	Robert Dee __________________ #1 Nadal fan : Surfaces are perfect the way they are. Funny how every time Fed loses, the surface is at fault. How about: the player is at fault?

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monfed Hall Of Fame Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New York Posts: 3,849	The moonballer who should've taken up a fulltime career in fishing instead. __________________ BigForehand - Nadull will need a gun and extended mags to take Federer out at Wimbledon, even with his abuse and polyester.

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kishnabe G.O.A.T. Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 14,277	Ernest Gulbis.... __________________ Why fight over who is G.O.A.T., when the world is just an abstract of reality~ http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/525347

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Juan Ma Del Pony Professional Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,219	Gulbis is lazy, complacent, and spoiled by his $$Daddy$$, but he's not the "worst" ATP player by any means. Don't forget that this lazy, complacent doofus has wins over GS champions FedError, Djoker, and Pony... __________________ Tammo: "Fed should pack his bags permenantly" Buddy, this is the exact moment that I am waiting for...