Occupation

TENNIS PLAYERS

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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, 1,343 (85.22%) 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

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Deceased Tennis Players

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Newly Added Tennis Players (2024)

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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 (90), 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.