Margaret Smith Court (1942–) was the first Australian woman to win Wimbledon and a Grand Slam in mixed doubles. Dominating world tennis in the 1960s, she retired in 1966 to get married and have children. Three years later, she returned to the sport, winning three Grand Slam singles events that same year. In 1970, she won all four Grand Slam tournaments, defeating Billie Jean King at Wimbledon, and became the second out of three women ever to achieve that feat in one year. In May 1973, she lost a nationally televised match with Bobby Riggs; her defeat led to the famous Battle of the Sexes match between Rigg and Billie Jean King. Court retired in 1977 and two years later became a Hall of Famer

Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was a prominent African American tennis player who was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his playing career, he won three Grand Slam titles. Ashe is also remembered for his efforts to further social causes.

Billie Jean King (née Moffitt) (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She is generally considered to be one of the greatest female tennis players and female athletes in history.

Björn Rune Borg (help·info) (born June 6, 1956, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden regarded by some observers and tennis players as the greatest player in the sport's history During a nine-year career, Borg won 41 percent of the Grand Slam singles tournaments he entered (11 of 27) and 89.8 percent of the Grand Slam singles matches he played. Both are male open era records. In addition, Borg's six French Open singles titles are an all-time record.

Christine Marie "Chris" Evert (born December 21, 1954) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record 7 at the French Open. She was the World No. 1 female singles player for five years. Evert's career win-loss record in singles matches of 1,309-146 (.900) is the best of any professional player in tennis history.

James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2, 1952, in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a former World No. 1 American tennis player. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974 through August 29, 1977, and an additional eight times during his career (a total of 268 weeks). He won eight Grand Slam singles titles

Martina Navratilova (born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World No. 1 woman tennis player. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, including 9 consecutive years from 1982 through 1990, and won the women's singles title at Wimbledon a record 9 times.

John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959 in Wiesbaden, West Germany) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles — three at Wimbledon and four at the U.S. Open — nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, West Germany) is a former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player from Germany. Graf is widely considered to be one of the greatest female tennis players in history. Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24. She also won 107 singles titles, which ranks her third on the list of most singles titles won during the open era, behind Martina Navratilova (167 titles) and Chris Evert (154 titles).

Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970) is a former World No. 1 professional American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. He is one of only five male players to have won all four Grand Slam singles events during his career.

Serena Jameka Williams, (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player who has won eight Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles.

Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player. She has won the Olympic gold medal in women's tennis and 14 Grand Slam titles, including six singles .

Petros “Pete” Sampras (born 12 August 1971), is a former World No. 1 American tennis player. During his 15-year career, he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles in 52 appearances. Sampras finished as World No. 1 on the ATP rankings for six consecutive years, a record for the open era and tied for third all-time. Sampras won the singles title at Wimbledon seven times, a record shared with William Renshaw. He also won five singles titles at the U.S. Open, an open era record shared with Jimmy Connors.

Maria Yuryevna Sharápova (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. Sharapova has won three Grand Slam singles titles. In 2004, she beat Serena Williams to take the Wimbledon title at the age of 17. Two years later, she defeated Justine Henin in the final of the 2006 U.S. Open. At the 2008 Australian Open, she beat Ana Ivanovic in the final.

Rafael Nadal Parera (born June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is ranked World No. 2, a three-time French Open singles titlist (2005-07), and a two-time singles runner-up at Wimbledon (2006-07).

Justine Henin born June 1, 1982 in Liège is a Belgian professional tennis player. She is currently ranked World No. 1. She has won 7 Grand Slam singles titles, including four French Open titles, one Australian Open title, and two U.S. Open titles.

Roger Federer born August 8, 1981 is a Swiss tennis professional, ranked World No. 1 since February 2, 2004, for a record 213 consecutive weeks.[2] Federer has won twelve Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, five Wimbledon, four US Open), four Tennis Masters Cup titles, and fourteen ATP Masters Series titles.

Ana Ivanovic born November 6, 1987, in Belgrade is a Serbian professional tennis player.

Novak Djokovic born May 22, 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia is a Serbian professional tennis player.

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