The Harkleroad
Rookie
You only need to combine two tennis greats and "she", although maybe not "perfect, would be pretty much unbeatable.
The Perfect Tennis Player - Female Version
- Thread starter TheMaestro1990
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skaj
Legend
1stServe: Serena/Schultz
2ndServe: Serena
Return: Seles
Forehand: Graf/Pierce/Stosur/Ivanovic
Backhand: Henin (2h Evert/Hingis/Sharapova)
B.Slice: Goolagong or Graf
F.Slice: Clijsters/Hingis
F.Volley: Novotna
B.Volley: Navratilova
Overhead: Court/Navratilova
Drop shot: Hingis/Radwanska
Lob: Evert/Hingis
Passing shot: Evert
Tweener: Sabatini/Schiavone
Footwork: Evert
Foot speed: Venus
Tactics: Hingis
Mental toughness: Evert/Seles
2ndServe: Serena
Return: Seles
Forehand: Graf/Pierce/Stosur/Ivanovic
Backhand: Henin (2h Evert/Hingis/Sharapova)
B.Slice: Goolagong or Graf
F.Slice: Clijsters/Hingis
F.Volley: Novotna
B.Volley: Navratilova
Overhead: Court/Navratilova
Drop shot: Hingis/Radwanska
Lob: Evert/Hingis
Passing shot: Evert
Tweener: Sabatini/Schiavone
Footwork: Evert
Foot speed: Venus
Tactics: Hingis
Mental toughness: Evert/Seles
PDJ
G.O.A.T.
I like your list.
I'd make few changes, but wd at least share BH volley with BJK.
I'd add Mary Pierce to the tweener list.
Evert to drop shot list.
Cljisters to foot speed.
I'd also add this category:
BH smash: Bueno and Goolagong-Cawley.
Bhagi Katbamna
Legend
Face: Andrea Petkovic or Daniela Hantochova
Upper body: Julia Georges
Legs: Steffi Graf
Honorable mention:
Nose: Steffi Graf
Upper body: Julia Georges
Legs: Steffi Graf
Honorable mention:
Nose: Steffi Graf
clout
Hall of Fame
Don’t forget Kournikova
PDJ
G.O.A.T.
JaoSousa
Hall of Fame
Tweener is pierce by far
skaj
Legend
Forehand not necessarily, at least not as a shot itself. There were other girls who's stroke was just as great, only not supported with superior movement like Graf's. Thanks to her supreme footwork and foot speed her forehand was as deadly as it was from almost everywhere on court. The others were not able to position themselves for the shot like that all the time, but when they did the forehands were on a par with Graf's.
Her slice definitely. Maybe Goolagong could hit a more perfect back-spin but Steffi's was more consistently dangerous on that shot, I would choose hers if I had to play a match for my life.
Overrated!Sharapova's good looks
PDJ
G.O.A.T.
As a player, possibly.
Have you seen her in real life?
Not a fan, but she's drop dead beautiful in the flesh.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Yeah and take that female player and put her against Lukas Lacko and she's still lose 6-0 6-0 6-0.
skaj
Legend
Even if that was true, what's the point of that comment here? The tread is not about how "she" would stand against male professional players.
Bhagi Katbamna
Legend
Not if Lukas decided suddenly that he's a she and joined the WTA, then he/she'd be the perfect female player.
Purplemonster
Hall of Fame
They should have the following characteristics:
- Refrain from hitting the ball as hard as possible down the middle of the court
- Do away with double faults
- Not crack under the first sign of pressure
- Learn to volley
- Learn to slice
- Learn tactics
These characteristics don’t exist on the WTA
- Refrain from hitting the ball as hard as possible down the middle of the court
- Do away with double faults
- Not crack under the first sign of pressure
- Learn to volley
- Learn to slice
- Learn tactics
These characteristics don’t exist on the WTA
skaj
Legend
- Hsieh
- Serena
- Seles
- Navratilova
- Graf
- Hingis
An example for each of the things you wrote, in most of these cases they are better than most men at those things.
UnderratedSlam
G.O.A.T.
Osaka and Andreeeeeescu.
Combine those two and you´ve got the perfect player. No need to take from big names.
Combine those two and you´ve got the perfect player. No need to take from big names.
captainbryce
Hall of Fame
First Serve: Serena, Venus, Davenport
Second Serve: Serena, Stosur, Petrova
Forehand: Graf, Clijsters, Davenport
Backhand: Henin, Davenport, Venus
Passing Shots: Serena, Evert, Henin
Slice: Graf, Henin, Vinci
Volley: Navratilova, Henin, Venus
Footwork: Graf, Hingis, Henin
Speed: Henin, Graf, Venus
Fitness: Navratilova, Wozniacki, Stosur
Smash: Serena, Navratilova, Davenport
Mentally Strength: Serena, Navratilova, Evert
Return: Serena, Dementieva, Sharapova
Lob: Hingis, Evert, Serena
Drop Shot: Henin, Hingis, Evert
Second Serve: Serena, Stosur, Petrova
Forehand: Graf, Clijsters, Davenport
Backhand: Henin, Davenport, Venus
Passing Shots: Serena, Evert, Henin
Slice: Graf, Henin, Vinci
Volley: Navratilova, Henin, Venus
Footwork: Graf, Hingis, Henin
Speed: Henin, Graf, Venus
Fitness: Navratilova, Wozniacki, Stosur
Smash: Serena, Navratilova, Davenport
Mentally Strength: Serena, Navratilova, Evert
Return: Serena, Dementieva, Sharapova
Lob: Hingis, Evert, Serena
Drop Shot: Henin, Hingis, Evert
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
A magnificent, formidable combination to be sure. I doubt any other combination, save for GOAT-level Court, mixed with King and Venus would be able to handle such a player.
Evert woud crumble. Even as stronger servers came into the game while she was playing, she was not exactly Connors or Agassi with her returns. You either adjust, in the way McEnroe did once players like Lendl and (eventually) Becker emerged, or you do not.
Seles is a slightly different matter, as she was in the mix of stronger servers, so her period of adjustment--along with her natural skill with the return--would keep her competitive.
Serena having one the best returns of serve in tennis history has been an oft-stated fact for 20 years, so yes, if you were to take any players RoS talent, it would be Serena, as she has won an incalculable number of points on that return. Its almost as legendary as her serve.
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
Fascinating list.
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