Worst slam finalist of all time?

[Deleted member 756486]

Who is the worst slam finalist of all time? Obviously getting to a slam final is a massive achievement but there have been some really mediocre players who have made it to slam finals throughout the years.

P.S. try and be unbiased, I know it’s easy for the Fed fans to say Anderson and the Rafa fans to say Baghdatis but try and be somewhat objective.

 

[True Fanerer]

Anderson.

 

[George Turner]

Martin Verkerk is the worst slam finalist of all time, by some distance.

other stinkers include Chris Lewis, Mal Washington, Arnaud Clement, Rainer Schuttler and Maurice Puerta. All of whom are worse players than Kevin Anderson

 

[Deon Sanders]

Murray at Aussie

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Anderson.

That didn’t take long..

 

[junior74]

Who is the worst slam finalist of all time? Obviously getting to a slam final is a massive achievement but there have been some really mediocre players who have made it to slam finals throughout the years.

P.S. try and be unbiased, I know it’s easy for the Fed fans to say Anderson and the Rafa fans to say Baghdatis but try and be somewhat objective.

Zverev, RG 2018?

Sorry, couldn't refuse

 

[True Fanerer]

Ferrer was hopeless too.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Martin Verkerk is the worst slam finalist of all time, by some distance.

other stinkers include Chris Lewis, Mal Washington, Arnaud Clement, Rainer Schuttler and Maurice Puerta. All of whom are worse players than Kevin Anderson

Verkerk was epic

 

[True Fanerer]

Zverev, RG 2018?

But then we wouldn't have SF jokes .

 

[Standaa]

If I’m going to be biased I’d say it’s Anderson.

If I’m gonna be objective it’s still Anderson

 

[TheAssassin]

Federer won only four games in one of the Slam finals so is he the worst finalist of all time in a way?

Just kidding, don't shoot.

 

[George Turner]

Verkerk was epic

59 matches won on ATP, 6 of them occuring at roland garros 2003. that's 10% of his total wins!

P.S. try and be unbiased, I know it’s easy for the Fed fans to say Anderson and the Rafa fans to say Baghdatis but try and be somewhat objective.

Nice try, but being objective is beyond the majority of posters here

Some still say Gonzalez was a atrocious finalist, without even taking the time to watch the tennis he was playing at that Australian Open.

 

[Mainad]

From the point of view of games won I would say:

Men:

1974 US Open, Ken Rosewall. He managed only 2 games against Jimmy Connors. I think that's the lowest number of games won by any male Slam finalist in the Open Era.

Women:

1988 French Open, Natalia Zvereva. She is the only one in the Open Era to suffer the ultimate humiliation of a double bagel when she lost to Steffi Graf.

 

[True Fanerer]

Federer won only four games in one of the Slam finals so is he the worst finalist of all time in a way?

Just kidding, don't shoot.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

59 matches won on ATP, 6 of them occuring at roland garros 2003. that's 10% of his total wins!

His route to the final was based. Slayed Coria, Moya and Schüttler.

 

[NatF]

Martin Verkerk is the worst slam finalist of all time, by some distance.

other stinkers include Chris Lewis, Mal Washington, Arnaud Clement, Rainer Schuttler and Maurice Puerta. All of whom are worse players than Kevin Anderson

Beat Moya and Coria on the way to the final, guy was on fire. A much better run than many other finalists.

 

[Plamen1234]

Murray at Aussie

As results yes - he lost all of his 5 finals there.But regarding performance he is not the worst

 

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[George Turner]

Beat Moya and Coria on the way to the final, guy was on fire. A much better run than many other finalists.

That is true, but i thought this thread was discussing the worst players to reach a final, as opposed to what their form during those particular two weeks was like.

in that case Anderson is very near the bottom, since he didn't produce any upsets or play above his normal level to reach the final.

 

[Deleted member 756486]

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Sorry I don’t understand this post, can you tell me again?

 

[NatF]

That is true, but i thought this thread was discussing the worst players to reach a final, as opposed to what their form during those particular two weeks was like.

in that case Anderson is very near the bottom, since he didn't produce any upsets or play above his normal level to reach the final.

Ah I see where you're coming from now, yeah in terms of careers Verkerk is the definition of a two-week wonder.

 

[Mainad]

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Didn't quite catch that. Who did you say again?

 

[Hawaiian grip]

Verkerk. Had a hot run up until the final, then showed his true colors by not being able to even sustain a rally with Ferrero.

 

[Red Rick]

Martin Verkerk is the worst slam finalist of all time, by some distance.

other stinkers include Chris Lewis, Mal Washington, Arnaud Clement, Rainer Schuttler and Maurice Puerta. All of whom are worse players than Kevin Anderson

Are we looking at overall career, or the run on it's own. Cause that run itself was quite sick apart from a really disappointing final.

So depending on the way you look at it,

It's either Kevin Anderson or a dutchman.

Something to be proud of I guess.

 

[MatsPhilander]

 

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[Tennisanity]

Nadal

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

Federer won only four games in one of the Slam finals so is he the worst finalist of all time in a way?

Just kidding, don't shoot.

 

[Sport]

First place: Badghdatis, Australian Open 2006.

 

[Sport]

Second place: Philippoussis, Wimbledon 2003.

 

[Sport]

Third place: Anderson, US Open 2017.

 

[CHillTennis]

Mariano Puerta. He tested positive for drug-use the year that he made his final at the French Open.

 

[Deleted member 512391]

Third place: Anderson, US Open 2017.

Ned's opponent was by far worst between these three.

 

[Sport]

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[CHillTennis]

Second place: Ferrero, US Open 2003

Really? "The mosquito" won a slam and was a two-time grand slam finalist.

 

[Sport]

Ned's opponent was by far worst between these three.

No one is worse than Baghdatis. Anderson isimilar to Philippoussis, another servebot.

 

[Deleted member 756486]

Third place: Anderson, US Open 2017.

How is Anderson better than Ferrero??

 

[Sport]

Really? The mosquito won a slam and was a two-time grand slam finalist.

He was a clay specialist. He was a three-time Grand Slam finalist (2 Roland Garros finals, 1 US Open final).

 

[Deleted member 512391]

No one is worse than Baghdatis. Anderson isimilar to Philippoussis, another servebot.

No, not really. Baghdatis beat world no. 3 and no. 5 and at least pushed Federer in the first two sets, his AO run was actually pretty amazing. Kevin was just lucky that the draw collapsed.

 

[Sport]

How is Anderson better than Ferrero??

On hard courts Ferrero is similar to Pablo Carreño.

And we all know what happened to Carreño against Anderson:

 

[Hawaiian grip]

Second place: Ferrero US Open 2003

This got to be a joke. Ferrero was worse on HC than he was on clay, but he was at his absolute peak that season and is a Madrid M1000 champion (when it was played on indoor HC, he won it that very same season) as well as a Masters Cup finalist (epic 2002 final vs Hewitt). That USO 2003 he beat Hewitt and Agassi, then current AO champion, on his way to the final, too.

He'd have had a much better career if not for injuries.

 

[Sport]

No, not really. Baghdatis beat world no. 2 and no. 4 and at least pushed Federer in the first two sets, his AO run was actually pretty amazing. Kevin was just lucky that the draw collapsed.

Yes, yes really. Baghdatis is far worse than Anderson. Anderson is on a similar league to Philippoussis, not Baghdatis. Baghdatis is like Gasquet.

 

[Deleted member 512391]

Yes, yes really. Baghdatis is far worse than Anderson.

Great argument, you beat me.

 

[Sport]

Great argument, you beat me.

Anderson is on a similar league to Philippoussis, not Baghdatis. Baghdatis is like Gasquet.

 

[CHillTennis]

He was a clay specialist. He was a three-time Grand Slam finalist (2 Roland Garros finals, 1 US Open final).

Good point! I forgot about his other French Open final.

But even with a 1-2 record in slam finals, how could he possibly be in this conversation when you have guys like Rios, Coria, Lewis, Pioline, Tsonga, Baghdatis, and Berdych that were all in a grand slam final but didn't get the slam?

 

[Guy Jones]

Malivai Washington is far worse than Baghdatis who I think was much better than people give him credit for.

 

[Deleted member 512391]

Anderson is on a similar league to Philippoussis, not Baghdatis. Baghdatis is like Gasquet.

At least provide some argumentation to support your claims. For example, why is Anderson on a similar league to Philippoussis? Mark played in two major finals and has reached three QFs, won a masters and played in another final and won 11 titles in his career. Anderson has one QF and that final against Nadal, never reached a masters final and won 4 titles, the same number as Baghdatis actually, who's resume at majors is a bit better than Kevin's - a final, a SF and a QF.

 

[Sport]

Anderson defeated Andy Murray at the US Open 2015. I don't see Ferrero beating Murray at the US Open. Ferrero couldn't even beat Roddick, who is a far less complete player than Murray.

 

[metsman]

about to be zverev. 5 sets against clay titans dzumhur, lajovic, khacahanov

 

[Red Rick]

about to be zverev. 5 sets against clay titans dzumhur, lajovic, khacahanov

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