McEnroeisanartist
Hall of Fame
Just putting Federer's #1 Seed at 2018 Wimbledon, 15 years after he won his 1st Grand Slam, in perspective...
Connors - #1 Seed at 1989 Australian Open - (was actually #13 seed at 1989 US Open)
Borg - #1 Seed at 1989 French Open - (last Grand Slam played was almost 8 years earlier)
McEnroe - #1 Seed at 1994 US Open - (last Grand Slam played was 2 years earlier)
Wilander - #1 Seed at 1997 French Open - (last Grand Slam played was a year earlier)
Lendl - #1 Seed at 1999 French Open - (last Grand Slam played was almost 5 years earlier)
Becker - #1 Seed at 2000 Wimbledon - (last Grand Slam played was a year earlier)
Edberg - #1 Seed at 2000 Australian Open - (last Grand Slam played was 3 years earlier)
Sampras - #1 Seed at 2005 US Open - (last Grand Slam played was 3 years earlier)
Agassi - #1 Seed at 2007 Wimbledon - (last Grand Slam played was almost a year earlier)
Nadal - #1 Seed at 2020 French Open
Djokovic - #1 Seed at 2023 Australian Open
Connors - #1 Seed at 1989 Australian Open - (was actually #13 seed at 1989 US Open)
Borg - #1 Seed at 1989 French Open - (last Grand Slam played was almost 8 years earlier)
McEnroe - #1 Seed at 1994 US Open - (last Grand Slam played was 2 years earlier)
Wilander - #1 Seed at 1997 French Open - (last Grand Slam played was a year earlier)
Lendl - #1 Seed at 1999 French Open - (last Grand Slam played was almost 5 years earlier)
Becker - #1 Seed at 2000 Wimbledon - (last Grand Slam played was a year earlier)
Edberg - #1 Seed at 2000 Australian Open - (last Grand Slam played was 3 years earlier)
Sampras - #1 Seed at 2005 US Open - (last Grand Slam played was 3 years earlier)
Agassi - #1 Seed at 2007 Wimbledon - (last Grand Slam played was almost a year earlier)
Nadal - #1 Seed at 2020 French Open
Djokovic - #1 Seed at 2023 Australian Open
