Greatest Tennis Nations in the Open Era

[Otacon]

TIER I
1. USA : 12 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 51 Majors & 9 Davis Cups
2. Sweden : 4 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 25 Majors & 7 Davis Cups
3. Spain : 7 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 24 Majors & 5 Davis Cups
4. Australia : 7 Grand Slam singles Champions - Total of 20 majors & 6 Davis Cups


TIER II
5. Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic : 3 GS singles champs - Total of 12 Slams & 3 DC
6. Switzerland : 2 Grand Slam singles Champion - Total of 23 Majors & 1 Davis cup
7. Germany : 2 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 7 Majors & 3 Davis Cups
8. Argentina : 3 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 6 Majors & 1 Davis Cup

TIER III
6. Russia : 2 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 4 Majors & 2 Davis Cups
7. Croatia : 2 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 2 Majors & 2 Davis Cups

TIER IV
8. Serbia : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 14 Majors & 1 Davis Cup
9. France : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 1 Major & 4 Davis Cups
10. UK : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 3 Majors & 1 Davis Cup


TIER V
11. South Africa : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 2 Majors & 1 Davis Cup
12. Brazil : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 3 Majors & 13 years in WG*
13. Romania : 1 Grand Slam singles Champion - Total of 2 Majors 14 years in WG
14. Italy : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 1 Major & 1 Davis Cup

TIER VI
15. Austria : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 1 Major & 17 years in WG
16. Netherlands : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 1 Major & 19 yrs in WG
17. Ecuador : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 1 Major & 5 years in WG


Davis Cup : KO tournament since 1972
* World Group

Discuss

 

[OldschoolKIaus]

No doubles, no mix?

 

[Otacon]

No doubles, no mix?

Only singles really counts.

 

[Grey Wolf 87]

What really stands out is France. Crazy that a country so rich in talent for tennis has only produced one GS champion.

 

[OldschoolKIaus]

Only singles really counts.

Hehe

 

[Otacon]

What really stands out is France. Crazy that a country so rich in talent for tennis has only produced one GS champion.

It's a tragedy in this country. And the worst is that they're still unable to figure out what's the real problem behind their failure.

 

[Stretchy Man]

Only singles really counts.

No women?

 

[toby55555]

U.K. the equal of France, that’s a joke. Number of players in the top 100 should be a factor.

 

[lud]

xxx

 

[albatros_forehand]

Where would CZ be if Navratilova&Lendl didn't switch citizenship? And yeah - where is the Fed cup?

 

[Otacon]

It's about men's tennis only, should be obvious.

 

[Otacon]

U.K. the equal of France, that’s a joke. Number of players in the top 100 should be a factor.

Yeah but France didn't have someone like Murray.

 

[BGod]

Switzerland is behind only USA/Sweden.

Common now.

Laver & Rosewall had limited results in OE in comparison to Fed/Stan.

 

[Otacon]

Switzerland is behind only USA/Sweden.

Common now.

Laver & Rosewall had limited results in OE in comparison to Fed/Stan.

Less Davis Cups, less GS champions. It's the same with Serbia, you can't say it's a bigger tennis nation than Czech Republic.

 

[BGod]

Less Davis Cups, less GS champions. It's the same with Serbia, you can't say it's a bigger tennis nation than Czech Republic.

For men singles it is.

Fed/Stan>>>Lendl/Kodes/Korda

 

[icazares]

To the OP author, man, you really have time in your hands.

 

[Otacon]

To the OP author, man, you really have time in your hands.

It took me 30 minutes.

 

[Shaolin]

What really stands out is France. Crazy that a country so rich in talent for tennis has only produced one GS champion.

Yeah they have 60 players in the top 100 but not a single real slam winner prospect

 

[toby55555]

Yeah but France didn't have someone like Murray.

I know unbelievable isn’t it, but one player doesn’t make for a strong nation in my book.

 

[Otacon]

I know unbelievable isn’t it, but one player doesn’t make for a strong nation in my book.

I agree but only one GS won since the open era began, it's just embarrassing. But they're in the same tier, it's a toss up.

 

[clout]

Given tennis’ historic roots from England and France, it’s quite disappointing that it took England almost 80 years for a player to win a slam, and that French players have won just one slam since WWII

 

[Dartagnan64]

It's about men's tennis only, should be obvious.

Pretty sexist statement when at no point did you mention in your title or post you were excluding women and doubles players.

No it’s not obvious. And women champions absolutely should be included in a tennis nations credentials. They train just as hard, compete just as hard and are some of the best female athletes on the planet given it’s the only sport women can make decent money at.

 

[Service Ace]

Garbage thread. Not including doubles is forgivable but not including women in a discussion about a nation's greatest tennis players is as stupid as it gets. About as stupid as compiling statistics about a nation's greatest figure skaters and then compiling stats only related to the men

 

[vandre]

What really stands out is France. Crazy that a country so rich in talent for tennis has only produced one GS champion.

 

[ollinger]

It's about men's tennis only, should be obvious.

should be obvious that characterizing "the greatest tennis nations" while excluding more than half of the game (women, doubles) is idiotic. The thread is "greatest men's singles nations"

 

[jacob22]

It's about men's tennis only, should be obvious.

Why are people so sexist? Only men play tennis? Give me a break.

 

[King No1e]

Switzerland is literally just Federer (with some Wawrinka help) and the fact that he is a tier 2 country on his own......insane

 

[Tennis_Hands]

That classification doesn't make any sense.

Sweden, with 4GS Champions, but 25 Majors is Tier 1, but Switzerland, with 23 Majors is Tier two, along with countries that both have more Majors winners, but have only two more Majors than Switzerland COMBINED.

Meanwhile, Serbia, which has 14 Majors, is demoted to Tier 4, despite of having more Majors than Tier 3 AND the rest of Tier 4 COMBINED.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

All teir 1 and 2 nations have won the open era slam (all 4 majors in the open era) except Germany (no German has won RG) and Argentina (no Argentine has won Wimbledon)

 

[dgold44]

TIER I
1. USA : 12 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 51 Majors & 9 Davis Cups
2. Sweden : 4 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 25 Majors & 7 Davis Cups
3. Spain : 7 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 24 Majors & 5 Davis Cups
4. Australia : 7 Grand Slam singles Champions - Total of 20 majors & 6 Davis Cups


TIER II
5. Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic : 3 GS singles champs - Total of 12 Slams & 3 DC
6. Switzerland : 2 Grand Slam singles Champion - Total of 23 Majors & 1 Davis cup
7. Germany : 2 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 7 Majors & 3 Davis Cups
8. Argentina : 3 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 6 Majors & 1 Davis Cup

TIER III
6. Russia : 2 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 4 Majors & 2 Davis Cups
7. Croatia : 2 Grand Slam singles champions - Total of 2 Majors & 2 Davis Cups

TIER IV
8. Serbia : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 14 Majors & 1 Davis Cup
9. France : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 1 Major & 4 Davis Cups
10. UK : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 3 Majors & 1 Davis Cup


TIER V
11. South Africa : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 2 Majors & 1 Davis Cup
12. Brazil : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 3 Majors & 13 years in WG*
13. Romania : 1 Grand Slam singles Champion - Total of 2 Majors 14 years in WG
14. Italy : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 1 Major & 1 Davis Cup

TIER VI
15. Austria : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 1 Major & 17 years in WG
16. Netherlands : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 1 Major & 19 yrs in WG
17. Ecuador : 1 Grand Slam singles champion - Total of 1 Major & 5 years in WG


Davis Cup : KO tournament since 1972
* World Group

Discuss

The French have so many very good players in the top 200....it’s wierd that not a single one can with anything in the late rounds

 

[Otacon]

Some want to play the hypocrites, it's their right. But knowing that the main interest of tennis historically lies in the men's singles and to a lesser extent the Davis Cup, my choice is quite logical. Just take a look at this ****ing board.