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Novak Djokovic
(One of the Greatest Tennis Player of All Time)
Novak Djokovic
87
Birthdate: May 22, 1987
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia

Widely considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Novak Djokovic is currently third in the list of number of Grand Slam singles titles won by male players. He is known for his powerful two-handed backhand and his service returns. Djokovic is also the only player to complete the career Golden Masters and he has achieved this feat twice.

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Rafael Nadal
(One of the Greatest Tennis Players of All Time)
Rafael Nadal
53
Birthdate: June 3, 1986
Birthplace: Manacor, Spain

Rafael Nadal is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players ever and is called the king of clay. The Spanish national has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles and holds the record of winning 13 French Open Championships. He also has one Australian Open, two Wimbledon and four US Open titles to his name.

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Venus Williams
(One of the Greatest Tennis Players of All Time)
Venus Williams
59
Birthdate: June 17, 1980
Birthplace: Lynwood, California, United States

Regarded as one of the greatest women's tennis players of all time, Venus Williams is credited with introducing never seen before power and athleticism to women's tennis along with her sister Serena. She is also credited with changing the long-standing practice of paying male tennis players more than their female counterparts as she won the fight for equal prize money.

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Steffi Graf
(One of the Greatest Tennis Players of All Time)
Steffi Graf
17
Birthdate: June 14, 1969
Birthplace: Mannheim, Germany
Known for her footwork and forehand drive, former world number one tennis star Steffi Graf has won 22 Grand Slam titles, the third all-time record. She became the first player to win four Grand Slams and the Olympic gold in a year. She is married to fellow player Andre Agassi.
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Kim Clijsters
(Belgian Tennis Legend and a Former World Number One in Both Singles and Doubles)
Kim Clijsters
12
Birthdate: June 8, 1983
Birthplace: Bilzen, Belgium

Belgian tennis legend Kim Clijsters is a former world number 1 in both singles and doubles. The 4-time Grand Slam winner retired thrice in her career, in 2007, in 2012, and eventually, for good, in 2020. She has also been associated with charitable initiatives and has founded Ten4Kim to help financially weak junior players.

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Justine Henin
(Retired Belgian Tennis Legend Who Was a World Number 1 in Singles)
Justine Henin
16
Birthdate: June 1, 1982
Birthplace: Liège, Belgium

Known as the Female Federer, Belgian tennis legend Justine Henin is a former world number 1 in singles. Apart from winning an Olympic gold medal, she also won Belgium its first Fed Cup title and won 7 Grand Slam titles. She was one of those rare female players who used a single-handed backhand.

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Björn Borg
(Swedish Former World No. 1 Tennis Player)
Björn Borg
14
Birthdate: June 6, 1956
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden

Regarded as one of the best tennis players from Sweden, Björn Borg won 11 Grand Slam singles titles during his playing career. He started off as a teenage sensation and helped popularize tennis during the 1970s. The 2017 film Borg vs McEnroe was inspired by his rivalry against John McEnroe.

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Bianca Andreescu
(Canadian Professional Tennis Player)
Bianca Andreescu
13
Birthdate: June 16, 2000
Birthplace: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Pat Cash
(Australian Former Professional Tennis Player)
Pat Cash
7
Birthdate: May 27, 1965
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Pat Cash is an Australian retired tennis player renowned for popularizing the act of climbing into the stands to celebrate. The celebration, which has been carried on as a tradition, was first showcased by Cash in 1987 when he won the men's singles championship title at Wimbledon. Cash was also part of the Davis Cup-winning team in 1983 and 1986.

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Leander Paes
(One of the Greatest Doubles Players in Tennis History)
Leander Paes
7
Birthdate: June 17, 1973
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Leander Paes is an Indian tennis player who has the most doubles wins in the history of Davis Cup. With 10 mixed doubles and eight doubles Grand Slam titles under his belt, Paes is one of the most successful Indian tennis players of all time. Paes is the recipient of India's highest sporting honor, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

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Lindsay Davenport
(American Former Professional Tennis Player)
Lindsay Davenport
7
Birthdate: June 8, 1976
Birthplace: Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Suzanne Lenglen
(French Tennis Player)
Suzanne Lenglen
6
Birthdate: May 24, 1899
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 4, 1938
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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John Newcombe
(Australian Former Professional Tennis Player)
John Newcombe
5
Birthdate: May 23, 1944
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Richard Gasquet
(French Professional Tennis Player)
Richard Gasquet
4
Birthdate: June 18, 1986
Birthplace: Béziers, France
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Elena Rybakina
(Kazakhstani Professional Tennis Player)
Elena Rybakina
2
Birthdate: June 17, 1999
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Born in Moscow, Elena Rybakina initially played for Russia, but began representing Kazakhstan when she found herself at no. 175 in the global rankings. Now WTA no. 17, she is known for her powerful serve and her towering 6-foot frame. She also excelled in ice skating and gymnastics as a child.

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Don Budge
(American Tennis Player Who Was the First To Win All Four Grand Slams Consecutively Overall)
Don Budge
2
Birthdate: June 13, 1915
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: January 26, 2000
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 17 
Anna Kournikova
(Russian Former Tennis Player and One of the Best-Known Tennis Stars Worldwide)
Anna Kournikova
17
Birthdate: June 7, 1981
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Anna Kournikova was once world no. 8 in singles tennis rankings, in spite of never having won a singles title. She was no. 1 in doubles, teaming up with Martina Hingis. Following her retirement from tennis due to a spinal issue, she became a popular TV personality.
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Iga Swiatek
(The Second Youngest Tennis Player To Win the French Open)
Iga Swiatek
9
Birthdate: May 31, 2001
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Marcos Baghdatis
(Tennis player)
Marcos Baghdatis
5
Birthdate: June 17, 1985
Birthplace: Paramytha, Cyprus
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Pancho Segura
(Ecuadorian Tennis Player and Coach)
Pancho Segura
2
Birthdate: June 20, 1921
Birthplace: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died: November 18, 2017
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Alex Eala
(Filipino Professional Tennis Player)
Alex Eala
5
Birthdate: May 23, 2005
Birthplace: Quezon City, Philippines

Alex Eala is a Filipino professional tennis player best known for winning the US Open Junior title in 2022. Eala first achieved popularity in 2020, when she won the Australian Open Junior Doubles title. The following year, Alex Eala won the French Open Junior Doubles title. In 2021, she also won three bronze medals at the Southeast Asian Games. 

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Dan Evans
(British Professional Tennis Player)
Dan Evans
9
Birthdate: May 23, 1990
Birthplace: Birmingham, England

Dan Evans is a British tennis player who helped Great Britain win the Davis Cup in 2015. The team was honored with the BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award in 2015. Over the years, Evans' off-court behavior has made him one of the most controversial players.

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Ekaterina Makarova
(Russian Former Professional Tennis Player and Olympic Gold Medallist)
Ekaterina Makarova
6
Birthdate: June 7, 1988
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Introduced to tennis at the tender age of 6, Ekaterina Makarova later became world no. 1 in doubles and no. 8 in singles. The four-time Grand Slam winner has also earned a gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics with Elena Vesnina. She is known for her signature left-handed slice serve.

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Mahesh Bhupathi
(Indian Former Doubles World No. 1 Tennis Player)
Mahesh Bhupathi
5
Birthdate: June 7, 1974
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Mahesh Bhupathi is an Indian former professional tennis player best known for his partnership with fellow Indian doubles player Leander Paes. A former doubles world No. 1, Bhupathi achieved a mixed doubles career Grand Slam in 2006, joining an elite list of eight players. He also won four Grand Slams in men's doubles during his illustrious career.

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Jeļena Ostapenko
(Latvian Professional Tennis Player)
Jeļena Ostapenko
6
Birthdate: June 8, 1997
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
(Spanish Professional Tennis Player)
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
3
Birthdate: June 5, 1999
Birthplace: Málaga, Spain

Known as much for his tennis skills as for his signature blonde-brown hair, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, or Foki, was born to Russian parents in Spain and had begun playing tennis at age 3. In the wake of pet abandonment during COVID-19, he launched his pet-adoption program, Adoptas, on social media.

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John Millman
(Australian Professional Tennis Player)
John Millman
4
Birthdate: June 14, 1989
Birthplace: Brisbane, Australia

Australian tennis player John Millman debuted at the ITF Junior tournament at age 15 and now boasts of a career-high ranking of 33 in singles. Apart from tennis, he is also a big fan of soccer. His popularity has made a Brisbane Times journalist coin the term Millmania.

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Kaia Kanepi
(Tennis player)
Kaia Kanepi
3
Birthdate: June 10, 1985
Birthplace: Haapsalu, Estonia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Cristian Garín
(Chilean Professional Tennis Player)
Cristian Garín
3
Birthdate: May 30, 1996
Birthplace: Arica, Chile
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Alexander Bublik
(Kazakhstani Professional Tennis Player)
Alexander Bublik
3
Birthdate: June 17, 1997
Birthplace: Gatchina, Russia

Alexander Bublik is a Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. Renowned for his powerful serve and unpredictable trick shots, Bublik is the current Kazakhstani No. 1. In 2021, he reached the finals of the French Open men's doubles along with fellow Kazakhstani Andrey Golubev. He also represents Kazakhstan in Davis Cup.

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Beatriz Haddad Maia
(Brazilian Professional Tennis Player)
Beatriz Haddad Maia
4
Birthdate: May 30, 1996
Birthplace: São Paulo, Brazil
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Fabio Fognini
(Italian Professional Tennis Player)
Fabio Fognini
1
Birthdate: May 24, 1987
Birthplace: Sanremo, Italy
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Karen Khachanov
(Russian Professional Tennis Player)
Karen Khachanov
3
Birthdate: May 21, 1996
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Born to doctor parents in Moscow, Karen Khachanov developed an interest in tennis at the tender age of 3. After gaining attention with his Davis Cup debut in 2013, he earned his first Challenger title in Istanbul 2 years later. He has 4 ATP singles titles in his kitty.

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Nikolay Davydenko
(Russian Former Professional Tennis Player)
Nikolay Davydenko
3
Birthdate: June 2, 1981
Birthplace: Severodonetsk, Ukraine

Nikolay Davydenko is a Ukrainian-born Russian former professional tennis player. He reached the semi-finals in a Grand Slam tournament on four occasions and won the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 3. He employed an offensive baseline game, using deep and penetrating groundstrokes while playing. He is married to Irina, a former model.  

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Lesia Tsurenko
(Ukrainian Professional Tennis Player)
Lesia Tsurenko
3
Birthdate: May 30, 1989
Birthplace: Volodymyrets', Ukraine
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Timea Bacsinszky
(Swiss Former Professional Tennis Player)
Timea Bacsinszky
4
Birthdate: June 8, 1989
Birthplace: Lausanne, Switzerland

Once world number 9 in singles, Swiss tennis star Timea Bacsinszky was 5 when she was encouraged to take up tennis by her tennis coach father. Born to Hungarian parents, she initially wanted to play for Hungary. The Olympic silver medalist retired in 2021, owing to a back injury and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Magnus Norman
(Swedish Tennis Coach and Former Professional Tennis Player)
Magnus Norman
2
Birthdate: May 30, 1976
Birthplace: Filipstad, Sweden

Magnus Norman is a Swedish tennis coach and former professional tennis player. He is best known for running the Good to Great Tennis Academy, which has trained players like Gaël Monfils, Stan Wawrinka, and Grigor Dimitrov. Magnus Norman is widely regarded as one of the most respected and greatest tennis coaches around the world. 

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Ricardas Berankis
(Tennis player)
Ricardas Berankis
2
Birthdate: June 21, 1990
Birthplace: Vilnius, Lithuania
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Cliff Drysdale
(South African Former Tennis Player)
Cliff Drysdale
2
Birthdate: May 26, 1941
Birthplace: Nelspruit, South Africa
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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MaliVai Washington
(Tennis Player)
MaliVai Washington
3
Birthdate: June 20, 1969
Birthplace: Glen Cove, New York, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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David Witt
(American Former Professional Tennis Player Best Known as the Former Long-Time Coach of 'Venus Williams')
David Witt
1
Birthdate: June 2, 1973
Birthplace: High Point, North Carolina, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 42 
Andrea Jaeger
(Tennis player, Nun)
Andrea Jaeger
2
Birthdate: June 4, 1965
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Paradorn Srichaphan
(Tennis player)
Paradorn Srichaphan
2
Birthdate: June 14, 1979
Birthplace: Khon Kaen, Thailand
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Benjamin Becker
(German Former Professional Tennis Player)
Benjamin Becker
3
Birthdate: June 16, 1981
Birthplace: Merzig, Germany

Benjamin Becker is a German former professional tennis player. Becker is best known for his performance at the 2006 US Open where he defeated Andre Agassi in the third round; it was Andre Agassi's last professional tennis match. As a result of that famous win, Benjamin Becker reached the tournament's fourth round, which is his best Grand Slam result. 

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Claire Liu
(Tennis Player)
Claire Liu
2
Birthdate: May 25, 2000
Birthplace: Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Nenad Zimonjić
(Retired Serbian Tennis Player and Former World Number 1 in Doubles)
Nenad Zimonjić
2
Birthdate: June 4, 1976
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia

A 4-time Olympian, retired Serbian tennis player Nenad Zimonjic has won 8 Grand Slams and is a former world number 1 in doubles. His wins include 3 titles each in the French Open and Wimbledon and 2 Australian Open titles. He received the 2013 Davis Cup Award of Excellence.

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Zizou Bergs
(Belgian Professional Tennis Player)
Zizou Bergs
1
Birthdate: June 3, 1999
Birthplace: Lommel, Belgium

Zizou Bergs is a Belgian tennis player who plays in Grand Slam events. Counted among the best tennis players in Belgium, Bergs achieved his highest ATP singles ranking of 143 on 18 July 2022. In the same year, Zizou Bergs won the Ilkley Trophy by defeating Jack Sock in the final. 

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Varvara Lepchenko
(Tennis Player)
Varvara Lepchenko
2
Birthdate: May 21, 1986
Birthplace: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Hugo Dellien
(Bolivian Professional Tennis Player)
Hugo Dellien
2
Birthdate: June 16, 1993
Birthplace: Trinidad, Bolivia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Nadia Petrova
(Russian Former Professional Tennis Player)
Nadia Petrova
3
Birthdate: June 8, 1982
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Former world no. 3, Nadia Petrova had first decided to play professionally at 14. A hip injury that she sustained in 2006 eventually slowed her career down. She has also spoken of how important her mother had been for her career and how her death caused her to quit her career.