Who is the GREATEST EVER PLAYER? Vote for the player below who you think is the greatest - Womens SemiFinal Group B

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Who is the GREATEST EVER PLAYER? Vote for the player below who you think is the greatest - Womens SemiFinal Group B

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

So close between 3 players and I am sad to not give Martina and Chris my vote, but Margaret Court for me has just that slightly better record, the grand slam makes the whisker of a difference for me. Court and Navratilova have the so called boxed set of slams (all 3 disciplines) with Doris Hart as well.

But Court, with a heavy heart as well documented, gets my vote.

indiana · Tennis legend

No issues for me here. Martina gets my vote.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
No issues for me here. Martina gets my vote.

Martina is 35-21 career h2h over chris and 3-1 v court, although court was well past her best when they played. Evert was 3-2 v Court

brittak · Satellite level

Not sure where you got the Martina-Chris stats Jon as I think it was actually 43-37 to Martina. Chris led early on in their rivalry with Martina coming to the fore latterly.

Not withstanding that I am going to choose Chrissie - she was a game changer in the seventies and had a real superstar quality in the early years of open tennis which helped turn the sport into what it is. She was also a trailblazer of the double handed backhand which had a big impact on womens tennis. a true great for me.

Of course, Margaret Court with her 24 slams is the all time record although some of those at the Australian were achieved at a time when not all players travelled so she was perhaps helped a bit there.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

brittak wrote:
Not sure where you got the Martina-Chris stats Jon as I think it was actually 43-37 to Martina. Chris led early on in their rivalry with Martina coming to the fore latterly.

Not withstanding that I am going to choose Chrissie - she was a game changer in the seventies and had a real superstar quality in the early years of open tennis which helped turn the sport into what it is. She was also a trailblazer of the double handed backhand which had a big impact on womens tennis. a true great for me.

Of course, Margaret Court with her 24 slams is the all time record although some of those at the Australian were achieved at a time when not all players travelled so she was perhaps helped a bit there.

That is interesting as tennis abstract is usually reliable

http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer-classic.cgi?p=ChrisEvert&f=ACareerqq&q=MartinaNavratilova

brittak · Satellite level

JonH comes home wrote:
brittak wrote:
Not sure where you got the Martina-Chris stats Jon as I think it was actually 43-37 to Martina. Chris led early on in their rivalry with Martina coming to the fore latterly.

Not withstanding that I am going to choose Chrissie - she was a game changer in the seventies and had a real superstar quality in the early years of open tennis which helped turn the sport into what it is. She was also a trailblazer of the double handed backhand which had a big impact on womens tennis. a true great for me.

Of course, Margaret Court with her 24 slams is the all time record although some of those at the Australian were achieved at a time when not all players travelled so she was perhaps helped a bit there.
That is interesting as tennis abstract is usually reliable

http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer-classic.cgi?p=ChrisEvert&f=ACareerqq&q=MartinaNavratilova

Try wiki - this is definitely right. Cant completely work out where tennis abstract differs but has certainty missed off the first c12 encounters dating back to 1973.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EvertNavratilova_rivalry

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

brittak wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
brittak wrote:
Not sure where you got the Martina-Chris stats Jon as I think it was actually 43-37 to Martina. Chris led early on in their rivalry with Martina coming to the fore latterly.

Not withstanding that I am going to choose Chrissie - she was a game changer in the seventies and had a real superstar quality in the early years of open tennis which helped turn the sport into what it is. She was also a trailblazer of the double handed backhand which had a big impact on womens tennis. a true great for me.

Of course, Margaret Court with her 24 slams is the all time record although some of those at the Australian were achieved at a time when not all players travelled so she was perhaps helped a bit there.
That is interesting as tennis abstract is usually reliable

http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer-classic.cgi?p=ChrisEvert&f=ACareerqq&q=MartinaNavratilova
Try wiki - this is definitely right. Cant completely work out where tennis abstract differs but has certainty missed off the first c12 encounters dating back to 1973.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EvertNavratilova_rivalry

Thanks Brittak, yes they seem to stop at 1975, tennis pre history ! To be fair, I'd never tested it that far back before!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Martina leads from Margaret Court as we go into lockdown, Chris Evert chasing

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Navratilova 5
Court 3
Evert 2
Connolly 1
Gibson and Mortimer 0

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Navratilova and Court 5
Evert and Connolly 2
Gibson 1

And Mortimer 0

15 votes in, remember it's a 5 pm close

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 27th of May 2020 06:12:06 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Navratilova and Court a comfortable distance ahead now and looking good

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Navratilova and Court 6
Connolly 3
Evert 2
Gibson 1

And Mortimer 0

18 votes in, remember it's a 5 pm close

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Navratilova 8

Court 6

Connolly 3

Evert 2

Gibson 1

And Mortimer 0

20 votes in, 4 1/2 hours or so left

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Another vote for Margaret Court and she looks like she and Martina are pretty much home and dry.

Navratilova 8

Court 7

Connolly 3

Evert 2

Gibson 1

And Mortimer 0

21 votes in now and it looks like our womens final 4 is pretty much decided!