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| Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
  
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11 | 19.30% |
| Sergei Bruguera |
  
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5 | 8.77% |
| Marat Safin |
  
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1 | 1.75% |
| Patrick Rafter |
  
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5 | 8.77% |
| Lleyton Hewitt |
  
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4 | 7.02% |
| Johan Kriek |
  
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22 | 38.60% |
| Stan Smith |
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0 | 0% |
| Jan Kodes |
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5 | 8.77% |
| Ilie Nastase |
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0 | 0% |
| other |
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4 | 7.02% |
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04-12-2009, 09:30 PM
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Weakest mens player to win atleast 2 slam titles
Who do you feel is the weakest mens players to win atleast 2 slam titles.
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04-12-2009, 09:38 PM
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This is tough...I don't know enough pre open era on the small guys so I am stuck open era it is not Nasty definitely and not Ashe who probably should have had more. There is Kodes he is in consideration, Villas was very deserving of his, wait nevermind I got the answer.
JOHAN KRIEK. He won those 2 Australian Opens with fields lacking most powerful forces. He made little to no damage at any other slam except the Aussie with such a depleted field. Nobody is less deserving than him. |
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04-12-2009, 09:40 PM
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I voted for Kafelnikov. I have seen him play many times and I was never once all that impressed. He had the easiest draws imaginable to win his 2 slams and never even won a Masters title. I dont believe he ever had a big win at a grand slam. His biggest win ever was probably Krajicek or Todd Martin at a hard court slam, that is it. Those are decent wins, but not for your biggest grand slam wins ever. I would rate beating Krajicek or Martin in a hard court slam over beating Stich or Sampras at the French Open btw (or Krajicek who Kafelnikov also beat to win the French, that was his quarterfinal to final draw to win the French, see what I mean).
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04-12-2009, 10:01 PM
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won about 15 atp titles in his career and got to the semi's at roland garros one year but got obliterated by lendl, winning a total of 3 games. |
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04-13-2009, 07:24 AM
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I like Kriek, but that's who I voted for.
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04-13-2009, 07:40 AM
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No idea.....
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04-13-2009, 07:57 AM
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Where is Rafael Nadal :P
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04-13-2009, 10:37 AM
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Of the ones listed
1. Kriek 2. Kodes But I bet there were weaker players to do this if one looks at the full list of GS winners. |
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04-13-2009, 10:39 AM
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
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04-13-2009, 11:01 AM
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04-13-2009, 11:03 AM
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Kodes made 2 U.S Open finals with a string of big upsets before falling to Smith and Newcombe, the two top players at the time, in 5 setters in both finals. Ironically he beat Smith and Newcombe on the way to the finals in each opposing year. This was on grass but his best surface by far was clay where he won 2 Frenchs. Of course his Wimbledon was a joke with the boycott. Still I imagine he was a pretty good players atleast.
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04-13-2009, 12:20 PM
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No players who have won two slams are weak.
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04-13-2009, 12:51 PM
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04-13-2009, 05:04 PM
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i'm guessing his best at wimbledon was probably quarters, overall a good player...with enough research i think there's a likelyhood of finding someone with lesser credentials. |
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04-13-2009, 05:39 PM
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No love for Yevgeny?.. The man could play some nice tennis when he wanted to.
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04-13-2009, 05:46 PM
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He had one semi at france one semi at us which he choked away and i think it is two quarters at wimbledon. He did not win his slams against any of the big forces in his era. At least Kalfenikov and Brug beat big names. Hewitt also made other strong runs at slams and was world number 1. He beat a couple good players on his US Open run and won a lot more titles than him. Kodes made more of an impact, I don't see anyone who could possible be the weakest unless you go back prior to the 1950s. |
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04-13-2009, 05:56 PM
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04-13-2009, 06:23 PM
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My Gut instinct is to go with Kafelnikov. He was a good player, but he was the first one I thought of before even opening the thread. Kriek is probably 2nd.
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04-13-2009, 06:48 PM
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04-13-2009, 06:53 PM
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