Most Impressive Men's Tennis Achivements

McEnroeisanartist · 02-26-2007, 04:23 PM

With Federer now owning the record for most consecutive weeks ranked number one in the world, I wonder where this ranks compared to other great men's tennis achivements. Some to consider:

Federer being the only player in the Open Era to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in three consecutive years.

Lendl reaching at least the finals of the U.S. Open for eight consecutive years.

McEnroe winning both the singles and doubles championship at a Grand Slam on five occasions.

Sampras winning Wimbledon in seven out of eight years.

Borg winning the French Open and Wimbledon in three consecutive years.

Connors reaching at least the semifinals of the U.S. Open for 12 consecutive years.

drakulie · 02-26-2007, 04:26 PM

Lavers two calendar slams is very, very impressive.

Agassi's career slam in addition to the Gold Medal.

I would probably go with Borg's French/Wimbledon achievement as the one that impresses me the most.

fastdunn · 02-26-2007, 04:35 PM

I would add following two:

1. Laver's 2nd calendar slam not necessarily the 1st one.

2. Agassi's career slam on 3 different surfaces in very surface polarized 90's.
He also won the 5th slam (Master's final) on a very quick carpet of 90's.
This is very special record, IMHO.

I would also pick Borg's consecutive wins on French/Wimbledon as the most impressive.
Quite mind-bogling. Unlike today, French was slower and Wimby was quick and sleek, AFAIK.
Against dirt ballers and serve-and-volleyers within 1 month or so for 5 consecutive
years. That's pretty sick..

tricky · 02-26-2007, 04:55 PM

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I would also pick Borg's consecutive wins on French/Wimbledon as the most impressive.

Indeed; I really don't know whether I'd put even one calendar slam above this. In fact, if one could win both surfaces today, a calendar slam would be a likelihood rather than a possibility.

chiru · 02-26-2007, 04:58 PM

um...14 majors?

jjames · 02-26-2007, 05:00 PM

laver laver and laver, and federer definitely will not break that record.

Nick Irons · 02-26-2007, 05:01 PM

Laver's 2 calendar Slams

Agassi having the only Career Slam (and Gold) in the Open Era (A 43 Year old stretch as of 2007)

Graf's 22 Grand Slam Singles Titles (the only player, male or female to have won each of the four major singles titles at least 4 times)

Graf's No. 1 ranked Rank spent of a total 377 (non-consecutive) weeks at No. 1, reigning for a record 186 consecutive weeks (August 17, 1987- March 10, 1991) - more than any man or woman.

No Male British player winning Wimby since 1936.

Lendl reaching 19 Slam singles finals

Chris Evert winning at least one major singles for 13 consecutive years, a record

Martina Navrátilová winning the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events.

Margaret Smith Court having a combined 62 total Grand Slam titles

fastdunn · 02-26-2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tricky

Indeed; I really don't know whether I'd put even one calendar slam above this. In fact, if one could win both surfaces today, a calendar slam would be a likelihood rather than a possibility.

Hmm, this reminds me of 2006 when we had same finalists for
both Wimbledon and French....

mellofelow · 02-26-2007, 05:07 PM

Connor's 109 career titles. If Federer can't touch this one, not sure anyone can.

jjames · 02-26-2007, 05:11 PM

chris evert won 125 straight matches on clay before losing once. then she won 72 more straight on clay before losing again. now whose gonna top that?

evert also had a career .900 winning percentage.

connors had a top 5 ranking for 13 straight years or so. connors also had an atp computer ranking for 24 years.

fastdunn · 02-26-2007, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick Irons;1278777
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No Male British player [/b]winning Wimby since 1936.

Ha ha ha, this is a good one...

BeckerFan · 02-26-2007, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by McEnroeisanartist

Lendl reaching at least the finals of the U.S. Open for eight consecutive years.

Tilden pulled off the same feat, with a few crucial differences ...

Lendl won only three times in his eight final appearances. Tilden won SIX out of eight straight finals, and he later added a seventh title AND another final! I would say that his, by far, is the more impressive record.

chiru · 02-26-2007, 06:11 PM

winning a major in your teens, 20s, and 30s, demonstrates a prodigous player whose potential turned into longevity at the top. I think only pete and was it tilden who accomplished this?

Nick Irons · 02-26-2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by fastdunn

Ha ha ha, this is a good one...

Even sadder is that they are placing their hopes on a Scot doing it.

dima · 02-26-2007, 06:28 PM

I wouldn't combine men and women's record.

breakfast_of_champions · 02-26-2007, 07:19 PM

Since were adding women too, how bout Chris Evert winning the 1976 U.S. Open while losing just 12 games the entire tournament.

These womens records are significant cause federer may break those too.

Eviscerator · 02-26-2007, 10:02 PM

Laver and his complete Grand Slam X2

BeckerFan · 02-26-2007, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Eviscerator

Laver and his complete Grand Slam X2

Agreed. This is BY FAR the most impressive record in tennis ...

Perhaps the most impressive record in all of sports!

avmoghe · 02-26-2007, 10:53 PM

Laver's two grand slams are the greatest accomplishments in our sport.

I don't think Federer (or anyone else for that matter) will ever match the two grand slams, let alone even think about actually surpassing it by having 3 Grand Slams.

noeledmonds · 02-27-2007, 01:59 AM

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Most Impressive Men's Tennis Achivements

In no particular order:

* Laver's 2 Grand Slams, but most importantly his Open Era Grand Slam

* Agassi's Career Golden Grand Slam, particularly as he won at Wimbledon when it really played differently from the other surfaces.

* Borgs winning at the French Open followed by Wimbledon on 3 conescutive occasions.

* Borg's 6 of 8 French Opens won, and the fact he lost to just 1 player at the French (this was Panatta)

* Federerer's 22 consecutive final wins. People tend to foget about this, but the previous record was something like 14 conseuctive wins.

* Federer's 7 consecutive Grand Slam finals (still going).

* Lendl's 8 consecutive USO finals, and 9 consecutive end of year championship finals.

* Sampras's 14 Grand Slams in 14 years of pro competition.

* Sampras's 7 Wimbledon titles in 8 years.

* Vilas's 46 conseuctive matches won (7 staight tournaments), should have been more if it had not been for the spaghetti racket (which later became illegal).

02-26-2007, 04:23 PM	#1
McEnroeisanartist Professional Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 945	Most Impressive Men's Tennis Achivements With Federer now owning the record for most consecutive weeks ranked number one in the world, I wonder where this ranks compared to other great men's tennis achivements. Some to consider: Federer being the only player in the Open Era to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in three consecutive years. Lendl reaching at least the finals of the U.S. Open for eight consecutive years. McEnroe winning both the singles and doubles championship at a Grand Slam on five occasions. Sampras winning Wimbledon in seven out of eight years. Borg winning the French Open and Wimbledon in three consecutive years. Connors reaching at least the semifinals of the U.S. Open for 12 consecutive years.

02-26-2007, 04:26 PM	#2
drakulie Talk Tennis Guru Join Date: May 2004 Location: FT. Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 23,904	Lavers two calendar slams is very, very impressive. Agassi's career slam in addition to the Gold Medal. I would probably go with Borg's French/Wimbledon achievement as the one that impresses me the most. __________________ Head Stringer @ the LTC, Babolat Star 4 Stringer http://www.youtube.com/user/drakulie

02-26-2007, 04:35 PM	#3
fastdunn Legend Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,294	I would add following two: 1. Laver's 2nd calendar slam not necessarily the 1st one. 2. Agassi's career slam on 3 different surfaces in very surface polarized 90's. He also won the 5th slam (Master's final) on a very quick carpet of 90's. This is very special record, IMHO. I would also pick Borg's consecutive wins on French/Wimbledon as the most impressive. Quite mind-bogling. Unlike today, French was slower and Wimby was quick and sleek, AFAIK. Against dirt ballers and serve-and-volleyers within 1 month or so for 5 consecutive years. That's pretty sick.. Last edited by fastdunn : 02-26-2007 at 04:40 PM.

02-26-2007, 05:01 PM	#7
Nick Irons Semi-Pro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cape Fear Posts: 577	Laver's 2 calendar Slams Agassi having the only Career Slam (and Gold) in the Open Era (A 43 Year old stretch as of 2007) Graf's 22 Grand Slam Singles Titles (the only player, male or female to have won each of the four major singles titles at least 4 times) Graf's No. 1 ranked Rank spent of a total 377 (non-consecutive) weeks at No. 1, reigning for a record 186 consecutive weeks (August 17, 1987- March 10, 1991) - more than any man or woman. No Male British player winning Wimby since 1936. Lendl reaching 19 Slam singles finals Chris Evert winning at least one major singles for 13 consecutive years, a record Martina Navrátilová winning the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events. Margaret Smith Court having a combined 62 total Grand Slam titles __________________ Prince Shark Mid Plus - Strong 4.0 Counterpunching Pure Ball-Striking Attacking Baseliner that is not afraid of playing the net. - Spadea ain't afraid of ya'

02-26-2007, 05:11 PM	#10
jjames Banned Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 407	chris evert won 125 straight matches on clay before losing once. then she won 72 more straight on clay before losing again. now whose gonna top that? evert also had a career .900 winning percentage. connors had a top 5 ranking for 13 straight years or so. connors also had an atp computer ranking for 24 years. Last edited by jjames : 02-26-2007 at 06:05 PM.