







The Most Famous
Tennis Players from France
Trending Tennis Players from France This Week
The top 10 Tennis Players from France trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Ugo Humbert
b. 1998
Trending in Italian (#19) Wikipedia (4,961 views, on Apr 7).
- #2

Yannick Noah
b. 1960
Trending in French (#50) Wikipedia (2,858 views, on Apr 6).
- #3

Arthur Rinderknech
b. 1995
Trending in Italian (#101) and French (#111) Wikipedia (1,472 views, on Apr 10).
- #4

Corentin Moutet
b. 1999
Trending in French (#224) Wikipedia (1,171 views, on Apr 8).
This page contains a list of the greatest Frenchs Tennis Players. The pantheon dataset contains 1,569 Tennis Players, 94 of which were born in France. This makes France the birth place of the 3rd most number of Tennis Players behind United States and Australia.
Top 10 French Tennis Players
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Frenchs Tennis Players of all time. This list of famous Frenchs Tennis Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Frenchs Tennis Players.
- #1

Suzanne Lenglen
1899 - 1938
HPI 71.7351 langsSuzanne Lenglen was a French tennis player who dominated the sport in the early 20th century. She was the first female tennis player to win...Read moreShow less
Suzanne Lenglen was a French tennis player who dominated the sport in the early 20th century. She was the first female tennis player to win a Grand Slam and the only woman to win a Grand Slam without losing a set.
- #2

René Lacoste
1904 - 1996
HPI 71.6539 langsRené Lacoste is most famous for inventing the tennis shirt, which he called the "tennis shirt."
- #3

Jean Borotra
1898 - 1994
HPI 64.7930 langsFrench tennis player
- #4

Max Decugis
1882 - 1978
HPI 64.6625 langsFrench tennis player
- #5

Henri Cochet
1901 - 1987
HPI 63.7427 langs20th-century French tennis player
- #6

Yannick Noah
b. 1960
HPI 63.5547 langsFrench tennis player and pop singer
- #7

Philippe Chatrier
1926 - 2000
HPI 62.8115 langsFrench tennis player (1928-2000)
- #8

Jacques Brugnon
1895 - 1978
HPI 61.9726 langsFrench tennis player
- #9

André Prévost
1860 - 1919
HPI 61.0820 langsFrench tennis player
- #10

Maurice Germot
1882 - 1958
HPI 61.0223 langsFrench tennis player
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Frenchs Tennis Players grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
2000s(7)
1990s(22)
1980s(30)
1970s(13)
1920s(1)
1860s(2)
1850s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Tennis Players were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 18 most globally memorable Tennis Players since 1700.














































