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This is a list of top international male singles tennis players, both past and present. It includes players who have met one or more of the following criteria in singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 players by the Association of Tennis Professionals (since 1973) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1973
This article presents top ten lists of male singles tennis players, as ranked by various official and non-official ranking authorities throughout the history of the sport. The article is split into two sections: 1912–1972, and since 1973 when the first official ATP rankings were published, for ease of navigation.
This article is concerned with the major tennis achievements of tennis male players of all tennis history. ... 1978, 1979, 1980: 4 years John McEnroe: 1981, 1982 ...
Defending champion John McEnroe defeated Björn Borg in the final, 7–6 (7–4), 6–1, 6–7 (5–7), 5–7, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1980 US Open. It was his second US Open singles title and second major singles title overall.
In the history of men's tennis, only two players have won the calendar Grand Slam, Don Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969). [13] Budge remains the sole player to have won six majors in a row (1937–1938). In the Open Era, only one player has achieved the non-calendar year Grand Slam, Novak Djokovic (2015–2016). This is followed by a ...
Eddie Dibbs (born February 23, 1951) is a retired American tennis player also nicknamed "Fast Eddie". He attained a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5 in July 1978, winning 22 titles and being a runner-up another 20 times. [2] Dibbs holds the record number of ATP Tour career match wins for a player who never reached a Grand Slam final.
There are several lists of tennis players: Men. List of male singles tennis players; List of male doubles tennis players; Rankings List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players; List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players; World number 1 ranked male tennis players; Top ten ranked male tennis players; Top ten ranked male tennis ...
Van Patten was a professional tour tennis player who in 1979 was awarded the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Rookie of the Year award. The highlight of his career came in 1981 when he defeated John McEnroe and two other top ten world ranked pros to win the Seiko World Super Tennis tournament in Tokyo. His career high ranking in ...