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jsackmann wrote:

>I see Jeff is putting the next date up again, today in fact, so hopefully has got through his other commitments that slowed him down?
>Keep up the good work, Jeff!

Thanks! I hope so. My kids won't be back on a regular schedule until mid-August, so it'll be a bit touch-and-go until then...

 Ha, kids - send them off to Summer Camp and the time is all yours!!



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No. 72  is  Stan Smith. He was on my list but not sure I would have rated him so  highly. I remember  him for the 1971 Davis Cup final in Rumania and the 1972 Wimbledon  win over Nastase. 



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No. 72  is  Stan Smith. He was on my list but not sure I would have rated him so  highly. I remember  him for the 1971 Davis Cup final in Rumania and the 1972 Wimbledon  win over Nastase. 

 And his shoes ! 



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Interesting article on the use of tennis data 100 years ago! Our friend from this thread, Jeff Sackmann, and Tennis Abstract get a mention for the Match Charting Project he has been carrying out, literally mapping tens of thousands of matches and collating the data held within them

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61840188

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No, 71 is Tony Trabert Wimbledon champion  in the 1950s from USA 

 



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No, 71 is Tony Trabert Wimbledon champion  in the 1950s from USA 

 

 I remember him as a Davis CUp skipper for the US post his retirement. Wasnt near my top 50 tbh!



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Tony Trabert of course won 5 grand slam titles. But after he turned pro, he won 2 French Pro titles, part of the Pro Grand SLams. Many counted these as equal to a slam and thus he could be argued to have 7 majors in fact. Of the 7 , 4 are on clay - a rare American (and the last before Michael Chang, the Courier and Agassi) to win the French Open

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We have no.70 John Bromwich an Australian playing from the 1930's to the 1950's. He was runner up at Wimbledon in 1948 having had match points in the 5th set. Also a top doubles player. Not on my list.

 



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I've never heard of him, to be honest. (Although I know his brother, West)

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www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/07/05/the-tennis-128-no-70-john-bromwich/

I recall Bromwich because of his right handed serve, lefty forehand and double handed backhand, at a time when no one else had a double handed back hand and very few players were ambidextrous!

Personally, he wasnt anywhere near my list so it was interesting to read his story!

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Most of what he achieved was also at home in AUstralia as well, although he was Wimbledon RU and almost won the title

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bromwich

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We have no. 69 and it is a  leading American lady player of the 1960 's Nancy Richey. Her brother Cliff was also a leading player.



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www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/07/08/the-tennis-128-no-69-nancy-richey/

She didnt make my top 50 so I hadnt rated her but I think she is ranked around the right level - she had a very high peak ELO at 2345, I need to read her story on TA and see when she achieved that!

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www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/07/08/the-tennis-128-no-69-nancy-richey/

She didnt make my top 50 so I hadnt rated her but I think she is ranked around the right level - she had a very high peak ELO at 2345, I need to read her story on TA and see when she achieved that!

 Nancy Richey played no1 for the 1968  US Wightman Cup  team played just before Wimbledon. Billie Jean and  Ann Jones were missing the tie. I can remember listening on the radio to Virginia Wade  beating Richey in the match between the top 2 players. This was a major factor in us winning the Cup. I can remember being dumbstruck when in her next match Wade lost her 1st round match at Wimbledon to Christina Sandberg. The 1966 Australian final  was never played because Richey gave a walkover to Margaret Court. Richey came back in 1967 to win the title. She was runner up to Ann Jones in the 1966 French Championships but in 1968 it was a reversed result with Richey winning. That was the first Grand Slam final of the Open era. Never a Wimbledon singles finalist she was runner up in the US Championships in 1966 and 1969. She was on my list. 



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We have no. 68 and it is the 1966  Wimbledon champion and hero of Spanish tennis Manuel Santana.



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