Occupation
TENNIS PLAYERS
With 1,569 biographies, Tennis Players are the 14th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Painters, Basketball Players, and Cyclists.
People
Pantheon has 1,576 people classified as tennis players born between 1849 and 2007. Of these 1,576, 1,344 (85.28%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living tennis players include Björn Borg, Novak Djokovic, and Rod Laver. The most famous deceased tennis players include René Lacoste, Fred Perry, and Suzanne Lenglen. As of April 2024, 315 new tennis players have been added to Pantheon including Rosie Reyes, Margaret Scriven, and Dorothy Shepherd-Barron.
Living Tennis Players
Go to all RankingsBjörn Borg
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.34
Novak Djokovic
1987 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rod Laver
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Margaret Court
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Billie Jean King
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Ilie Năstase
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.06
Jimmy Connors
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.36
Boris Becker
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Roger Federer
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Martina Navratilova
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Steffi Graf
1969 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Ivan Lendl
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Deceased Tennis Players
Go to all RankingsRené Lacoste
1904 - 1996
HPI: 66.90
Fred Perry
1909 - 1995
HPI: 63.38
Suzanne Lenglen
1899 - 1938
HPI: 62.42
Arthur Ashe
1943 - 1993
HPI: 62.02
Charlotte Cooper
1870 - 1966
HPI: 60.61
Jean Borotra
1898 - 1994
HPI: 57.88
Bill Tilden
1893 - 1953
HPI: 57.80
Don Budge
1915 - 2000
HPI: 57.61
Manuel Santana
1938 - 2021
HPI: 57.49
Gottfried von Cramm
1909 - 1976
HPI: 57.32
Max Decugis
1882 - 1978
HPI: 56.87
Coral Buttsworth
1900 - 1985
HPI: 56.79
Newly Added Tennis Players (2024)
Go to all RankingsRosie Reyes
1939 - 2024
HPI: 55.59
Margaret Scriven
1912 - 2001
HPI: 55.02
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
1897 - 1953
HPI: 54.93
Juan Gisbert Sr.
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Evelyn Colyer
1902 - 1930
HPI: 52.57
Eric Sturgess
1920 - 2004
HPI: 51.24
Lennart Bergelin
1925 - 2008
HPI: 51.04
Charles P. Dixon
1873 - 1939
HPI: 49.46
Owen Davidson
1943 - 2023
HPI: 48.92
Rodney Heath
1884 - 1936
HPI: 48.43
Joe Hunt
1919 - 1945
HPI: 48.31
Luis Ayala
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Places
Most tennis players were born in United States (254), Australia (110), and Russia (82). By city, the most common birth places were Moscow (50), Sydney (20), and Melbourne (20).The most common death places of tennis players were United States (89), United Kingdom (40), and Australia (22). By city, these were New York City (12), Sydney (7), and Los Angeles (6).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as tennis players in Pantheon are James Dwight, Spencer Gore, and John Hartley. The concentration of tennis players was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier tennis players are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Tennis Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Tennis Players since 1700.