Sunday, April 3, 2016

Roger Federer No. 1 (2 February 2004)

Roger Federer born 8 August 1981, is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). His accomplishments in professional tennis cause him to be regarded by many as the greatest tennis player of all time. Federer turned professional in 1998 and has been continuously ranked in the top 10 since October 2002. Federer holds several records of the Open Era: holding the world No. 1 position for 302 weeks (including 237 consecutive weeks); winning 17 Grand Slam singles titles; reaching each Grand Slam final at least five times (an all-time record); and reaching the Wimbledon final ten times. He is among the seven men (and among the four in Open Era) to capture a career Grand Slam. Federer shares an Open Era record for most titles at Wimbledon with Pete Sampras and at the US Open with Jimmy Connors and Sampras . Federer has reached 27 men's singles Grand Slam finals, including 10 in a row from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open, both statistics being records. He also appeared in 18 of 19 finals from the 2005 Wimbledon through to the 2010 Australian Open. He reached the semifinals at 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, from the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open. At the 2016 Australian Open, he played in a record 65th consecutive Grand Slam tournament, reached a record 47th Grand Slam quarterfinal and a record 39th Grand Slam semifinal. Earlier at the 2015 US Open, he reached a record 27th Grand Slam final. Also earlier at the 2013 French Open, Federer reached a record 36th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal. Federer has won the most matches in Grand Slam events (302) and is the first to record 65+ wins at each Grand Slam tournament.









Singles
Career record1067–240 (81.64% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, in Summer Olympics and in Davis Cup)
Career titles88 (3rd in the Open Era)
Highest rankingNo. 1 (2 February 2004)
Current rankingNo. 3 (21 March 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenW (2004200620072010)
French OpenW (2009)
WimbledonW (2003200420052006,200720092012)
US OpenW (2004200520062007,2008)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2003200420062007,20102011)
Doubles
Career record129–89 (59.17% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, in Summer Olympics and in Davis Cup)
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 24 (9 June 2003)
Current rankingNo. 604 (16 November 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (2003)
French Open1R (2000)
WimbledonQF (2000)
US Open3R (2002)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (2014)
Hopman CupW (2001)

Rafael Nadal No. 1 (18 August 2008)

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera, Spanish: [rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa]; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player currently ranked world No. 5. He is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history, and is considered by some in the sport to be the greatest clay-court player of all time; due to his dominance and success on the surface, he has been titled "The King of Clay". His evolution into an all-court threat has established him as one of the greatest players in tennis history, with some considering Nadal to be the greatest player of all time. Nadal has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 27 titles in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, a record shared with Novak Djokovic, and 16 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments. He was also a member of the winning Spain Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh player in history and youngest of four in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24. He is the second male player, after Andre Agassi, to complete the singles Career Golden Slam. In 2011, Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.










































Singles
Career record775–164 (82.53% in Grand Slamand ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles67 (ranked 6th in the Open Era)
Highest rankingNo. 1 (18 August 2008)
Current rankingNo. 5 (1 February 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenW (2009)
French OpenW (2005200620072008,2010201120122013,2014)
WimbledonW (20082010)
US OpenW (20102013)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsF (20102013)
Doubles
Career record118–69
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 26 (8 August 2005)
Current rankingNo. 124 (1 February 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (20042005)
Wimbledon2R (2005)
US OpenSF (2004)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (2004200820092011)