Greatest Players of All Time - according to Tennis Abstract

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Greatest Players of All Time - according to Tennis Abstract

GAMEOVER · Pro player

We have no.42 and it is Althea Gibson . She was on my list.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

And she was on mine at 38th so that was pretty close to Jeff - hurrah!

www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/09/26/the-tennis-128-no-42-althea-gibson/

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Another great write up , Jeff, thank you

GAMEOVER · Pro player

No 41 is Doris Hart on my list

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I also had Doris Hart on mine but a lot higher at 22nd. I havent read the narrative yet, but wherever she is placed , she is one of the all time greats !

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Here is Doris Harts write up

www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/09/28/the-tennis-128-no-41-doris-hart/

And at 40th on the list, we have Stefan Edberg

www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/09/29/the-tennis-128-no-40-stefan-edberg/

Now, I had Edberg at 45th on my list so in the same ball park, and I thnk Jeff has got this one pretty much spot on!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

GAMEOVER wrote:
No 41 is Doris Hart on my list

Did you get Hart spot on Gameover? Well done!!

GAMEOVER · Pro player

JonH comes home wrote:
GAMEOVER wrote:
No 41 is Doris Hart on my list
Did you get Hart spot on Gameover? Well done!!

No I had her higher at no.22., Similarly I had Stefan Edberg at 36. Certainly getting them all now even if we rate them differently. I had to do yesterday's comment in a hurry and it should have been in 2 sentences.

-- Edited by GAMEOVER on Thursday 29th of September 2022 08:28:57 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

GAMEOVER wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
GAMEOVER wrote:
No 41 is Doris Hart on my list
Did you get Hart spot on Gameover? Well done!!
No I had her higher at no.22., Similarly I had Stefan Edberg at 36. Certainly getting them all now even if we rate them differently. I had to do yesterday's comment in a hurry and it should have been in 2 sentences.

-- Edited by GAMEOVER on Thursday 29th of September 2022 08:28:57 AM

Yep, I am guessing the next 39 or so players will be more or less aligned to what we have predicted, certainly in terms of who the players are if not their rating.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Edberg was the player I probably most based my game on when I played a lot as player in my 20's. I loved his serve, it was for me the one I tried to copy time and time again, and his volleys surpassed anyones of that era and maybe since. I was not really a fan as such, I was drawn to the bigger personalities like Boris, or prior to that McEnroe and subsequently Agassi. But as a gamestyle, Edberg's was the one that I probably admired the most.

Great player

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Interesting in retrospect that Edberg beat Wilander in this rating table. Big question now is where Becker will be, on tennis alone he will be in the next few posted. Will external factors influence his rating

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Interesting in retrospect that Edberg beat Wilander in this rating table. Big question now is where Becker will be, on tennis alone he will be in the next few posted. Will external factors influence his rating

Hopefully not. I am most interested in an on-court assessment

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

39th on the list is Kim Clijsters.

www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2022/10/01/the-tennis-128-no-39-kim-clijsters/

I didnt have Kim on my final list but had her on an earlier draft before taking her out. Glad she made the real top 50 though !

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indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Interesting in retrospect that Edberg beat Wilander in this rating table. Big question now is where Becker will be, on tennis alone he will be in the next few posted. Will external factors influence his rating
Hopefully not. I am most interested in an on-court assessment

No, Im sure it is largely on court - Jeff wrote that in some ties on his scoring system he has used doubles to break the tie, and in one or two cases moved players based on their off court achievements. Which doesnt feel like anyone has moved down for being a naughty boy off court !