This is a list of top international male singles
tennis
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players, both past and present.
It includes players who have met one or more of the following criteria in singles:
* Officially
ranked
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among the top 25 players by the
Association of Tennis Professionals
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(since 1973)
* Ranked among the
top 10 by an expert (e.g.
A. Wallis Myers) before 1973
* Reached the quarterfinals of a
Grand Slam
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* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category te ...
tournament
* Reached the finals of
year-end championships
* Won a medal at the
Olympic Games
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Players who have won at least one Grand Slam singles title or have been ranked world no. 1 in singles are in bold. Players who are still active on the tour are in ''italics''.
List
* Active players shown in ''italics''
See also
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List of male doubles tennis players
This is a list of top international male doubles tennis players, both past and present.
It includes players who have won a Grand Slam or Olympic doubles title; or have been officially ranked world no. 1 in doubles.
Players who have won mo ...
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List of female tennis players
This is a list of female tennis players who meet one or more of the following criteria:
* Singles:
**Officially ranked among the top 25 by the Women's Tennis Association (since 1975)
**Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) ...
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Lists of tennis players
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
* ...
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Lists of sportspeople
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*Archers
* Baseball players (Major League Baseball)
*Basketball players
** Basketball players (Men's National Basketball Association)
** Basketball players (Women's Natio ...
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List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players
The Pepperstone ATP rankings are the Association of Tennis Professionals' (ATP) merit-based system for determining the rankings in men's tennis. The top-ranked player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking ...
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World number 1 ranked male tennis players
World number 1 ranked male tennis players is a year-by-year listing of the male tennis players who were ranked as world No. 1 by various contemporary and modern sources. The annual source rankings from which the No. 1 players are drawn are cited ...
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Top ten ranked male tennis players
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 ...
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Top ten ranked male tennis players (1912–1972)
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. Rankings of U.S.-only professionals pre-Open Era, and U.S.-only amateurs dur ...
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List of Grand Slam men's singles champions
Notes
References
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