Rankings of Greats by tennis experts

[Dan Lobb]

People define ATG as 6+ slams but in my opinion It is more about defining your era, Even if someone walks along and wins 50 slams, Becker and Edberg will still be remembered despite only have 6 because they dominated their era.

They were certainly great players, but Becker never got a No. 1 ranking due to inconsistency, Edberg only had two No. 1 rankings.
Safin got zero.

 

[Waves]

I’m not a tennis expert, but I like my chances with this Alcaraz kid!

 

[jrepac]

They were certainly great players, but Becker never got a No. 1 ranking due to inconsistency, Edberg only had two No. 1 rankings.
Safin got zero.

I'm not sure either one was truly dominant....Becker was very up and down. I felt Edberg maybe was a little more consistent and maybe '91/'92 was his zenith and he was done after that. Both great players but probably a notch down from the very top dogs.

 

[Nole Ivanisevic]

German language - Wikipedia

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Now give it a rest.
You were wrong because you confused languages and dialects.
People in Germany, Austria and big parts of Switzerland speak German. Live with it.

Please,every country has their own language.In Germany we speak Deutsch,in Austria they speak Österreichisch and the Swiss speak Schwyzerdütsch.You can understand each other,but when dialects come into the game,it is hard-impossible.

 

[Dan Lobb]

I'm not sure either one was truly dominant....Becker was very up and down. I felt Edberg maybe was a little more consistent and maybe '91/'92 was his zenith and he was done after that. Both great players but probably a notch down from the very top dogs.

They both had enormous highs in majors but were inconsistent in the general run of play. Thus no No. 1 rankings.

 

[Ivan69]

Years at No. 1 is a good metric with which to overcome the era gaps, it remains the same today as in any era.

Of course, then you can look at the strength of the fields, but getting that No. 1 ranking is where you start. Without that, a player cannot even be in the conversation and can have no realistic claim at being the best ever, and that is unfortunate for Becker and Safin, neither of whom ever achieved a world No. 1 ranking.

So last time I counted, four years at No. 1 is better than zero years at No. 1. Consistency is important to get those No. 1 rankings.

No Becker, no Safin, .... Edberg gets two. Hoad, Rosewall four. Kramer, Sedgman three.

Counting Hoad's amateur No 1s is a pure amateurism. I understand your obsession but you could be more professional.
The only No 1 stand with a good value is 1959.

 

[NatF]

Can't believe some people are still beating a dead horse with this Hoad stuff. It's borderline psychotic.

 

[Dan Lobb]

Counting Hoad's amateur No 1s is a pure amateurism. I understand your obsession but you could be more professional.
The only No 1 stand with a good value is 1959.

The amateur No. 1 rankings are important, the fields were usually strong.
I think that Rosewall's fans like Laver's fans would have been happy to count Rosewall's amateur No. 1 rankings if they had existed.

But to get a No. 1 ranking you need to demonstrate consistency over the entire year.

 

[Dan Lobb]

Can't believe some people are still beating a dead horse with this Hoad stuff. It's borderline psychotic.

You seem to be off on a tangent.

 

[thrust]

They both had enormous highs in majors but were inconsistent in the general run of play. Thus no No. 1 rankings.

Edberg was ranked YE #1 in 91-92. Becker- 0 YE at #1

 

[thrust]

The amateur No. 1 rankings are important, the fields were usually strong.
I think that Rosewall's fans like Laver's fans would have been happy to count Rosewall's amateur No. 1 rankings if they had existed.

But to get a No. 1 ranking you need to demonstrate consistency over the entire year.

IF any other top player had won 2 slams, one on grass the other on clay as Rosewall did in 53, they would have been ranked as the YE #1 for that year. The so-called objective experts who did the rankings, always favored Hoad and Trabert over Rosewall.

 

[Dan Lobb]

Edberg was ranked YE #1 in 91-92. Becker- 0 YE at #1

Becker 0, Safin 0.

 

[Dan Lobb]

IF any other top player had won 2 slams, one on grass the other on clay as Rosewall did in 53, they would have been ranked as the YE #1 for that year. The so-called objective experts who did the rankings, always favored Hoad and Trabert over Rosewall.

You have to be consistent over the full calendar year, Rosewall kind of faded toward the last few months, Hoad took off into the No. 1 spot.