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So many to choose from that a poll didn't seem wise.
To clarify, point to a YE rank you think was way lower than the quality displayed by said player or where lower tier titles had lesser players above.
Some examples:
Borg in 81 wins a Slam and makes the other 2 Finals (AO not being heavily contested those days). Granted he played almost nothing else but that type of display at the Majors ending YE 4th just seems silly, with Lendl & Connors finishing ahead with 1 Slam Final between them.
Rafter in 01 of course made the legendary Wimbledon Final against Goran but also lost in the AO SF. Along with this he appeared in all 4 of the North American Masters events and no others having 2 Finals, a SF and QF. He finished ranked 7th behind the likes of Grosjean and Kafelnikov who made no Slam Finals nor won a Masters.
Krajicek in 96 was the man who beat Sampras in between 7 titles at Wimbledon. He also made a Final at a Masters, SF at the WTF and had another deep run at a Slam getting to the QF. He finished 7th and more importantly well behind #2 Chang who made 2 Slam Finals and won a single Masters but not much else. It's not to pile on Chang but that behind him 4 additional guys finished ahead of Krajicek.
Mecir in 1989 had a lot of early round exits but he did make a Slam Final and win a Masters to finish 18th?????
To clarify, point to a YE rank you think was way lower than the quality displayed by said player or where lower tier titles had lesser players above.
Some examples:
Borg in 81 wins a Slam and makes the other 2 Finals (AO not being heavily contested those days). Granted he played almost nothing else but that type of display at the Majors ending YE 4th just seems silly, with Lendl & Connors finishing ahead with 1 Slam Final between them.
Rafter in 01 of course made the legendary Wimbledon Final against Goran but also lost in the AO SF. Along with this he appeared in all 4 of the North American Masters events and no others having 2 Finals, a SF and QF. He finished ranked 7th behind the likes of Grosjean and Kafelnikov who made no Slam Finals nor won a Masters.
Krajicek in 96 was the man who beat Sampras in between 7 titles at Wimbledon. He also made a Final at a Masters, SF at the WTF and had another deep run at a Slam getting to the QF. He finished 7th and more importantly well behind #2 Chang who made 2 Slam Finals and won a single Masters but not much else. It's not to pile on Chang but that behind him 4 additional guys finished ahead of Krajicek.
Mecir in 1989 had a lot of early round exits but he did make a Slam Final and win a Masters to finish 18th?????
