Pros who hit only forehand

[Relinquis]

Are there any pros who hit forehands on both sides?

The only i can think of are Marion Bartoli (two handed both sides), and Rafael Nadal (nadal's backhand is a two handed forehand... he is naturally right handed.)

Thoughts?

 

[Rock Strongo]

There was one Russian girl who did. Biggest problems with it would be changing grips.

 

[Rob31]

Shuai Peng,Lucie Hradecka,Ayumi Morita (two handed bot sides).

 

[citybert]

Jan Michael Gambill, Fabrice Santoro(Record for most GS appearances), Alex Bose

Also didn't luke jensen hit serves with both arms?

 

[Rock Strongo]

OP, didn't you mean single handed forehand on both sides?

 

[Clay lover]

Carlos Moya

 

[Andres]

I always picture Bartoli having two backhands instead of two 2-handed forehands.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

There was one Russian girl who did. Biggest problems with it would be changing grips.

this one ?

I have no idea why I remember this, but Evgenia Koulikovskaya was a former WTA pro with two one-handed forehands on both sides. Interesting to watch, but she never had any success on tour.

Here's an article of having the "no backhand" curse:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/30/1054177731909.html

 

[Relinquis]

OP, didn't you mean single handed forehand on both sides?

yes. can't think of any. only double handers and natural right handers playing lefty (or vice versa)

 

[stringertom]

Masha Shriekapova, on occassions.

 

[mmk]

Evgenia Kulikovskaya did.

 

[Sid_Vicious]

So anyone who has a very good two handed backhand that involves good use of the non-dominant arm hits two forehands?

Almost all good two handers have a strong non-dominant arm involved in it.

 

[tennis_pro]

Carlos Moya

hahaha so true

this should explain it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-axkRse79h4#t=5m50s

 

[Bobby Jr]

..and Rafael Nadal (nadal's backhand is a two handed forehand... he is naturally right handed.)

No it is not. if it were the left hand would not be facing backways. Or are you going to show me someone who hits their forehand with their hand facing backwards on the grip?

The whole naturally right handed thing is just *******s desperately trying to add more weight onto his legend beyond his results. He's like many, many other people who do some things left-handed and do others right-handed.

 

[Devilito]

hahaha so true

this should explain it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-axkRse79h4#t=5m50s

watched his other videos.. GENIUS!

 

[Relinquis]

wasn't rafa double handed on both sides as a child before his uncle told him to choose one for a single handed forehand and stick to it?

also, some of you guys are kinda aggressive. Chillax.

 

[citybert]

wasn't rafa double handed on both sides as a child before his uncle told him to choose one for a single handed forehand and stick to it?

also, some of you guys are kinda aggressive. Chillax.

I think that is just the usual thing that some juniors do where they all hit double handed b/c they started so early(under 5) and that was the only thing they could do to get the ball over the net.

 

[BeHappy]

hahaha so true

this should explain it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-axkRse79h4#t=5m50s

Hilarious.

Nadal is going to play more and more like Moya as he gets older.

 

[cork_screw]

I am trying to. Imagine if nadal had two forehands. He would have 20 grandslams by now.

 

[firepanda]

Wow, in high school I actually did know someone who played dual-forehanded. He was naturally right-handed, so served right handed. He was pretty good, but I think it would be too easy to get jammed up at the pro level.

 

[Orange Deuce]

no one watch the vid i linked if a guy 700 in the world serving lefty and righty and hitting single handed forehands and double handed backhands both sides?

Okay then

I watched it. I reckon it should be the future.

Serving lefty and righty is nothing but a bonus - you have unlimited time (well, 25 seconds) to change grip.

People say the player would not make it at higher levels because he would not have time to chane grip - I disagree.

Sharapova hits left handed forehands in times of desperation - precisely when she doesn't have time to hit a backhand. Clearly it's not a matter of not having enough time to change grips for her.

Furthermore, pro's are changing their grips on various strokes mid-rally all the time. The grip for a one handed topspin backhand is not the same as for a one handed slice backhand. And the grip for the two handed backhand is definitely not the same as the grip for the forehand. I bet people once thought that the two handed backhand would never catch on because players would never have enough time to put both of their hands on the racket!? Lunacy!!

I predict the next major GOAT candidate will be someone who has a Nadal forehand off of both wings, and will just grind everyone to death from any wing with extreme topspin wilst being invulnerable to high balls himself.

 

[Relinquis]

no one watch the vid i linked if a guy 700 in the world serving lefty and righty and hitting single handed forehands and double handed backhands both sides?

Okay then

watched it... was cool. i wonder if he has a preference on volleys.