Monday, December 27, 2010

World Number One Man and Women tennis players Playing Style and Upcoming Schedules-


World number one male tennis player rankings is a year-by-year listing of both the male tennis player who, at the end of a full year of play, has generally been considered to be the best overall player for the entire year, and of the runner-up for that year.

In 1913 very few sources are available but Richard Yallop in Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club 100 Years in Australian Tennis stated that Norman Brookes was the champion of the world in 1907 and Len and Shelley Richardson in Anthony Wilding A Sporting Life cite A.E Crawley's (a British journalist at the beginning of the 20th century) and Anthony Wilding's (the New Zealander tennis player) opinions

  1. Images for tennis players-


  2. A. = Amateur P. = Professional

Year      Number 1 
                 Player        Runner-up Player                      Source of Ranking


  2003 Andy Roddick P. (U.S.) No consensus among the sources:


Juan Carlos Ferrero P. (Spain)
Roger Federer P. (Switzerland)
 Tennis Magazine (France); International Tennis Federation (ITF); Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) awards and year-ending computer rankings. Roger Federer won Wimbledon (defeating Mark Philippoussis in the final) and the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup (defeating Andre Agassi in the final). Andy Roddick won six tournaments, including three in a row, two Tennis Masters Series tournaments, and the US Open (defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final). Ferrero won the French Open (defeating Martin Verkerk in the final). Agassi won the Australian Open (defeating Rainer Schüttler in the final). The ITF named Roddick as its World Champion. The members of the ATP voted Roddick "Player of The Year." Tennis Magazine (France) ranked Roddick first, Ferrero second, Agassi third, and Federer fourth. In the ATP's year-ending rankings, Roddick finished first, Federer second, Ferrero third, and Agassi fourth.
2004 Roger Federer P. (Switzerland) No consensus among the sources:


Lleyton Hewitt P. (Australia)
Andy Roddick P. (U.S.)
Tennis Magazine (France); International Tennis Federation (ITF); Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Awards and year-ending computer rankings. Roger Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles: the Australian Open (defeating Marat Safin in the final), Wimbledon (defeating Andy Roddick in the final), and the US Open (defeating Lleyton Hewitt in the final). Federer also won the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup (defeating Hewitt in the final). Gastón Gaudio won the French Open (defeating Guillermo Coria in the final). The ITF named Federer as its World Champion. The members of the ATP voted Federer "Player of The Year." Tennis Magazine (France) ranked Federer first, Hewitt second, and Roddick third. In the ATP's year-ending rankings, Federer finished first, Roddick second, and Hewitt third.
2005 Roger Federer P. (Switzerland) Rafael Nadal P. (Spain) Tennis Magazine (France); International Tennis Federation (ITF); Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) awards and year-ending computer rankings. Roger Federer reached all four Grand Slam semifinals, winning Wimbledon (defeating Andy Roddick in the final) and the US Open (defeating Andre Agassi in the final). Marat Safin won the Australian Open (defeating Lleyton Hewitt in the final). Rafael Nadal won the French Open (defeating Mariano Puerta in the final). David Nalbandian won the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup (defeating Federer in the final). The ITF named Federer as its World Champion. The members of the ATP voted Federer "Player of The Year." Tennis Magazine (France) ranked Federer first, Nadal second, Hewitt third, and Roddick fourth. In the ATP's year-ending rankings, Federer finished first, Nadal second, Roddick third, and Hewitt fourth.
2006 Roger Federer P. (Switzerland) Rafael Nadal P. (Spain) Tennis Magazine (France); International Tennis Federation (ITF); Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) year-ending computer rankings. Roger Federer lost only five matches the entire year and won three Grand Slam singles titles: the Australian Open (defeating Marcos Baghdatis in the final), Wimbledon (defeating Rafael Nadal in the final), and the US Open (defeating Andy Roddick in the final). Federer also won the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup (defeating James Blake in the final). Nadal won the French Open (defeating Federer in the final). Tennis Magazine (France) ranked Federer first, Nadal second, Nikolay Davydenko third, David Nalbandian fourth, and Roddick fifth. In the ATP's year-ending rankings, Federer finished first, Nadal second, Davydenko third, Blake fourth, and Ivan Ljubičić fifth.
2007 Roger Federer P. (Switzerland) Rafael Nadal P. (Spain) Tennis Magazine (France); International Tennis Federation (ITF); Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) year-ending computer rankings. Roger Federer became the first male player ever to win three Grand Slam singles titles in a year in three different years. He won the Australian Open (defeating Fernando González in the final), Wimbledon (defeating Rafael Nadal in the final), and the US Open (defeating Novak Djokovic in the final). Federer also won the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup (defeating David Ferrer in the final). Nadal won the French Open (defeating Federer in the final). The ITF named Federer as its World Champion. Tennis Magazine (France) ranked Federer first, Nadal second, Djokovic third, and Nikolay Davydenko fourth. In the ATP's year-ending rankings, Federer finished first, Nadal second, Djokovic third, and Davydenko fourth.
2008 Rafael Nadal P. (Spain) Roger Federer P. (Switzerland) Tennis Magazine (France); International Tennis Federation (ITF); Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) year-ending computer rankings. Rafael Nadal won the French Open for the fourth consecutive year (defeating Federer for the fourth time in that tournament and for the third time consecutively in the final). He also won Wimbledon (defeating Federer in the final), and he became the first Spaniard male player to win the Olympic Games tennis singles title. Federer won the US Open (defeating Andy Murray in the final) for the fifth consecutive time. Novak Djokovic won his first Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open and also won the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup (defeating Nikolay Davydenko in the final). The ITF named Nadal as its World Champion. Tennis Magazine (France) chose Nadal as player of the year and Federer second. In the ATP's year-ending rankings, Nadal finished first, Federer second, Djokovic third, and Murray fourth.
2009 Roger Federer P. (Switzerland) Rafael Nadal P. (Spain) Tennis Magazine (France); International Tennis Federation (ITF); Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) year-ending computer rankings. Roger Federer became the sixth male player to complete a career Grand Slam and surpassed former Pete Sampras record of 14 tournaments of Grand Slam. He won the French Open (defeating Robin Söderling in the final) and Wimbledon (defeating Andy Roddick in the final). Rafael Nadal won the Australian Open (defeating Federer in the final) and Del Potro won the U.S. Open (defeating Roger Federer in the final). Nikolay Davydenko won the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup (defeating Del Potro in the final). The ITF named Federer as its World Champion. Tennis Magazine (France) ranked Federer first. In the ATP's year-ending rankings, Federer finished first, Nadal second, Djokovic third, Murray fourth and Del Potro fifth.
2010 Rafael Nadal P. (Spain) Roger Federer P. (Switzerland)

Player Stats as of: 27.12.2010
Players:


Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
Nationality
Spain Spain
Switzerland Switzerland
Service Record Year-to-Date
Aces
310 658
Double Faults
120 110
1st Serve
67% 62%
1st Serve Points Won
75% 78%
Service Games Played
1,001 980
Service Games Won
90% 89%
Break Points Faced
322 331
Break Points Saved
69% 68%
Service Points Won
70% 70%
2nd Serve Points Won
60% 56%
Return Record Year-to-Date
1st Serve Return Points Won
31% 34%
2nd Serve Return Points Won
55% 51%
Break Points Opportunities
674 631
Break Points Converted
44% 41%
Return Games Played
1,002 951
Return Games Won
29% 27%
Return Points Won
40% 40%
Total Points Won
55% 55%



 
 

Male tennis players World Number One or Co-Number One since 1877:

Undisputed Number One for the year is shown in Bold font and Co-Number Ones are shown in normal font.
Total World Number One Years
8 years United States Pancho Gonzales 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
7 years United Kingdom William Renshaw 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889
United States Bill Tilden 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931
Australia Rod Laver 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
6 years United Kingdom Reggie Doherty 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902
United States Jack Kramer 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953
Australia Ken Rosewall 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970
United States Pete Sampras 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
5 years Ireland Joshua Pim 1890, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895
United States William Larned 1901, 1902, 1908, 1909, 1910
United Kingdom Lawrence Doherty 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
United Kingdom Fred Perry 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941
United States Don Budge 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942
Switzerland Roger Federer 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
4 years United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley 1891, 1892, 1895, 1896
United States Ellsworth Vines 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937
United States Bobby Riggs 1941, 1943-1945, 1946, 1947
Sweden Björn Borg 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
3 years United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw 1887, 1888, 1892
New Zealand Anthony Wilding 1911, 1912, 1913
France Henri Cochet 1928, 1929, 1930
United States Jimmy Connors 1974, 1976, 1982
United States John McEnroe 1981, 1983, 1984
Czech Republic Ivan Lendl 1985, 1986, 1987
2 years United Kingdom John Hartley 1879, 1880
United Kingdom Willoughby Hamilton 1889, 1890
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis 1890, 1891
United States Malcolm Whitman 1899, 1900
Australia Norman Brookes 1907, 1911
United States Maurice McLoughlin 1912, 1914
United States Bill Johnston 1919, 1922
France René Lacoste 1926, 1927
Ecuador Pancho Segura 1950, 1952
Australia John Newcombe 1970, 1971
United States Stan Smith 1971, 1972
Sweden Stefan Edberg 1990, 1991
Australia Lleyton Hewitt 2001, 2002
Spain Rafael Nadal 2008, 2010
1 year United Kingdom Spencer Gore 1877
United Kingdom Frank Hadow 1878
United Kingdom Herbert Lawford 1887
United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves 1897
United States Robert Wrenn 1897
United Kingdom Arthur Gore 1901
Australia Gerald Patterson 1919
Australia Jack Crawford 1933
Romania Ilie Năstase 1973
United States Arthur Ashe 1975
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 1977
Sweden Mats Wilander 1988
Germany Boris Becker 1989
United States Jim Courier 1992
United States Andre Agassi 1999
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 2000
United States Andy Roddick 2003


Allaster Displays Outstanding Leadership for WTA-
by- Steve Flink

 They call that inner security, and Allaster seems to have it in abundance. Elaborating on her transition to the role as CEO and the comfort she has in wearing that robe, Allaster says, “There was definitely what Larry would call an ‘Aha’ moment for me at the U.S. Open in 2009 with the episode with Serena [and the lineswoman]. That was probably the first time I really had to be there in the spotlight. That moment for me was finding out what it really means to be the CEO of the WTA Tour, because now everybody is looking to you as to what your reaction is going to be. You grow and learn from those moments.For me it has been a natural transition with the staff and with the members, and a very good transition with the athletes. I was a tournament director and I understand what the players need from a tournament to perform at their very best on and off the court. It has been such an honor for me to work with the world’s best athletes and together I think we had a fantastic 2010.”

In many ways, the women did indeed have an inspiring 2010 campaign, with Serena Williams taking two major titles, Francesca Schiavone capturing her first Grand Slam tournament singles championship at Roland Garros, and the ever popular Kim Clijsters defending her U.S. Open title. But - at least as I saw it - there was some ongoing instability in the upper regions of the game. Justine Henin returned magnificently after 20 months away but suffered an injury at Wimbledon and was gone for the year. Serena never played an official match after Wimbledon after a bizarre foot injury, and Caroline Wozniacki was immensely consistent but finished the year at No. 1 despite not winning a major. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer made more history and the men’s game seemed much more stable at the top.

Asked to address this identity problem, Allaster answered,“We are going through a different cycle than men’s tennis. There have always been periods where we have had a dominant No. 1 and No. 2. We had Chrissie and Martina and their rivalry and Steffi and Monica. So we are just in this different phase now. We have depth and a mix of veterans along with young up and comers. But when I look at 2010 I think we had an incredible year, including growth in attendance and in our number of television hours that was great for the exposure of women’s tennis. Caroline is a fantastic bright new star for women’s tennis and she won six tournaments in 2010. I know she is very focused on wanting to win a major. Kim comes back and repeats at the U.S. Open and that is storybook. Serena did win two Slams before her freak accident and Justine played unbelievable the first half of the year before her injury. Zvonareva made those back to back finals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and she is a talented player who is really knocking at the door. And Stosur and Schiavone gave us an unbelievably emotional French Open and became national heroes in their countries. I know 2011 will be very interesting for us and so will 2012.”

Looking at off court progress made by the WTA in 2010 - especially in expanding their alliance with the ATP - Allaster unhesitatingly points to a primary source of pride. “ TennisTV.com is what I am most proud of, simply because it is the first program where we have actually had our commercial rights together on the same platform with the ATP so fans can watch men’s and women’s tennis on the same platform. This is about what is best for the fans and for the sport. Our brands will shine once these fans are engaged watching the product and with 23 combined or back to back events in 2011 [with the men and women], TennisTV.com is the perfect example of where we need to get to. Our teams at the WTA and ATP are working very cooperatively. We share the same HR person. She works here one week and then goes to the ATP at Ponte Vedra the next week. Our IT departments are now merged as one. And we are launching a joint officiating program in 2011. That has never happened.”


2010 ATP Points Standings-

Men's Singles-
Rank Last Name Country Ranking Pts
 1  - Rafael Nadal Spain 12450.00
 2  - Roger Federer Switzerland 9145.00
 3  - Novak Djokovic Serbia 6240.00
 4  - Andy Murray Great Britain 5760.00
 5  - Robin Soderling Sweden 5580.00
 6  - Tomas Berdych Czech Republic 3955.00
 7  - David Ferrer Spain 3735.00
 8  - Andy Roddick United States 3665.00
 9  - Fernando Verdasco Spain 3240.00
 10  - Mikhail Youzhny Russia 2920.00
 11  - Jurgen Melzer Austria 2785.00
 12  - Gael Monfils France 2560.00
 13  - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga France 2345.00
 14  - Marin Cilic Croatia 2300.00
 15  - Nicolas Almagro Spain 2160.00
 16  - Mardy Fish United States 1991.00
 17  - Ivan Ljubicic Croatia 1965.00
 18  - Sam Querrey United States 1860.00
 19  - John Isner United States 1850.00
 20  - Marcos Baghdatis Cyprus

 Women's Singles-


 Rank Last Name Country Ranking Pts Quality Pts Tourn# Added Cutoff Tourn Next Off 
 1  - Caroline Wozniacki Denmark 8035.00 0.00 22 0.00 125.00 0.00 
 2  - Vera Zvonareva Russia 6785.00 0.00 19 0.00 1.00 0.00 
 3  - Kim Clijsters Belgium 6635.00 0.00 14 0.00 0.00 0.00 
 4  - Serena Williams United States 5355.00 0.00 13 0.00 0.00 0.00 
 5  - Venus Williams United States 4985.00 0.00 15 0.00 0.00 0.00 
 6  - Samantha Stosur Australia 4982.00 0.00 19 0.00 120.00 0.00 
 7  - Francesca Schiavone Italy 4935.00 0.00 22 0.00 30.00 0.00 
 8  - Jelena Jankovic Serbia 4445.00 0.00 21 0.00 1.00 0.00 
 9  - Elena Dementieva Russia 4335.00 0.00 21 0.00 120.00 0.00 
 10  - Victoria Azarenka Belarus 4235.00 0.00 21 0.00 70.00 0.00 
 11  - Na Li China 3555.00 0.00 21 0.00 60.00 0.00 
 12  - Justine Henin Belgium 3415.00 0.00 11 0.00 0.00 0.00 
 13  - Shahar Peer Israel 3365.00 0.00 21 0.00 120.00 0.00 
 14  - Agnieszka Radwanska Poland 3000.00 0.00 18 0.00 60.00 0.00 
 15  - Nadia Petrova Russia 2702.00 0.00 20 0.00 1.00 0.00 
 16  - Marion Bartoli France 2645.00 0.00 21 0.00 30.00 0.00 
 17  - Ana Ivanovic Serbia 2600.00 0.00 20 0.00 30.00 0.00 
 18  - Maria Sharapova Russia 2591.00 0.00 15 0.00 0.00 0.00 
 19  - Aravane Rezai France 2575.00 0.00 26 0.00 70.00 0.00 
 20  - Maria Kirilenko Russia 2550.00 0.00 23 0.00 60.00 0.00 

Men's Doubles-

Rank Last Name Country Ranking Pts
 1  - Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan United States / United States 11680.00
 2  - Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjic Canada / Serbia 9580.00
 3  - Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi India / Belarus 5070.00
 4  - Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkow Poland / 4120.00
 5  - Lukas Dlouhy / Leander Paes Czech Republic / India 4015.00
 6  - Lukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach Poland / Austria 3935.00
 7  - Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman South Africa / Belgium 3575.00
 8  - Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-Ul-Haq Quresh India / 3265.00
 9  - Frantisek Cermak / Michal Mertinak Czech Republic / Slovakia 2980.00


Women's Doubles-

 Rank Last Name Country Ranking Pts Quality Pts Tourn# Added Cutoff Tourn Next Off 
 1  - Flavia Pennetta Italy 8570.00 0.00 21 0.00 470.00 0.00 
 1  - Gisela Dulko Argentina 8570.00 0.00 22 0.00 470.00 0.00 
 3  - Liezel Huber United States 7590.00 0.00 24 0.00 280.00 0.00 
 4  - Vania King United States 6920.00 0.00 21 0.00 200.00 0.00 
 5  - Kveta Peschke Czech Republic 6860.00 0.00 20 0.00 250.00 0.00 
 6  - Katarina Srebotnik Slovenia 6830.00 0.00 18 0.00 225.00 0.00 
 7  - Yaroslava Shvedova Russia 6240.00 0.00 22 0.00 70.00 0.00 
 8  - Nadia Petrova Russia 5530.00 0.00 17 0.00 5.00 0.00 
 9  - Lisa Raymond United States 5520.00 0.00 20 0.00 280.00 0.00 
 9  - Rennae Stubbs Australia 5520.00 0.00 19 0.00 140.00 0.00 

Rafael Nadal-

Rafael Nadal
  • Pronounced: ra-FAY-el nah-DAHL
  • Age: 24 (03.06.1986)
  • Birthplace: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
  • Residence: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
  • Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
  • Weight: 188 lbs (85 kg)
  • Plays: Left-handed
  • Turned Pro: 2001
  • Coach: Toni Nadal
  • Website: www.rafaelnadal.com
1 Singles Ranking
Spain Spain
As of 27.12.2010
S D
Ranking Week Change W-L Titles Prize Money*
2010 Current
1
- 71-10 7 $10,171,998
Career High
118.08.2008
472-101 43 $37,396,162
*Singles & Doubles combined
2010 Current
79
- 6-3 1 $10,171,998
Career High
2608.08.2005
82-53 6 $37,396,162
*Singles & Doubles combined


Roger Federer-

Roger Federer
  • Age: 29 (08.08.1981)
  • Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
  • Residence: Bottmingen, Switzerland
  • Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
  • Weight: 187 lbs (85 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Turned Pro: 1998
  • Coach: Paul Annacone
  • Website: www.rogerfederer.com
2 Singles Ranking
Switzerland Switzerland

As of 27.12.2010
S D
Ranking Week Change W-L Titles Prize Money*
2010 Current
2
- 65-13 5 $7,698,289
Career High
102.02.2004
743-174 66 $61,060,358
*Singles & Doubles combined
2010 Current
330
- 2-2 0 $7,698,289
Career High
2409.06.2003
114-75 8 $61,060,358
*Singles & Doubles combined

WTA 2011 Season (women) -   
  • 02/01 Brisbane *
  • 03/01 Auckland
  • 09/01 Sydney *
  • 09/01 Hobart
  • 17/01 Aus. Open *^
  • 05/02 Fed Cup R1 ^
  • 07/02 Paris
  • 07/02 Pattaya City
  • 13/02 Memphis *
  • 14/02 Dubai
  • 14/02 Bogota
  • 21/02 Acapulco *
  • 21/02 Doha
  • 28/02 Monterrey
  • 28/02 Kuala Lumpur
  • 09/03 Indian Wells *
  • 22/03 Miami *
  • 04/04 Marbella
  • 04/04 Charleston
  • 16/04 Fed Cup SF ^
  • 18/04 Fes
  • 18/04 Stuttgart
  • 25/04 Barcelona
  • 25/04 Estoril *
  • 30/04 Madrid *
  • 09/05 Rome
  • 16/05 Brussels
  • 16/05 Strasbourg
  • 22/05 Roland Garros *^
  • 06/06 Birmingham
  • 06/06 Copenhagan
  • 12/06 Den Bosch *
  • 13/06 Eastbourne
  • 20/06 Wimbledon *^
  • 04/07 Bastad
  • 04/07 Budapest
  • 11/07 Palermo
  • 11/07 Bad Gastein
  • 18/07 Baku
  • 25/07 Elkridge
  • 25/07 Stanford
  • 01/08 San Diego
  • 08/08 Toronto
  • 15/08 Cincinnati
  • 21/08 New Haven *
  • 29/08 US Open *^
  • 12/09 Tashkent
  • 12/09 Quebec City
  • 19/09 Guangzhou
  • 19/09 Seoul
  • 25/09 Tokyo
  • 01/10 Beijing *
  • 10/10 Osaka
  • 10/10 Linz
  • 17/10 Luxembourg
  • 17/10 Moscow *
  • 25/10 Istanbul
  • 03/11 Bali
  • 05/11 Fed Cup Final

source- www.atpworldtour.com
 
ATP World Tour 2011 Season (men)-
  • 02/01 Brisbane *
  • 03/01 Chennai
  • 03/01 Doha
  • 09/01 Sydney *
  • 10/01 Auckland
  • 17/01 Aus. Open ^
  • 31/01 Johannesburg
  • 31/01 Zagreb
  • 31/01 Santiago
  • 07/02 San Jose
  • 07/02 Rotterdam
  • 07/02 CostaDoSauipe
  • 14/02 Marseille
  • 14/02 Memphis
  • 14/02 Buenos Aires
  • 21/02 Dubai
  • 21/02 Delray Beach
  • 21/02 Acapulco *
  • 28/02 Davis Cup R1 ^
  • 10/03 Indian Wells
  • 23/03 Miami *
  • 04/04 Casablanca
  • 04/04 Houston
  • 10/04 Monte-Carlo
  • 18/04 Barcelona
  • 24/04 Munich
  • 25/04 Belgrade
  • 25/04 Estoril *
  • 01/05 Madrid
  • 08/05 Rome
  • 15/05 Düsseldorf
  • 16/05 Nice
  • 22/05 Roland Garros *^
  • 06/06 Halle
  • 06/06 London
  • 12/06 Den Bosch
  • 12/06 Eastbourne
  • 20/06 Wimbledon *^
  • 04/07 Newport
  • 08/07 Davis Cup Quarter-finals ^
  • 11/07 Stuttgart
  • 11/07 Båstad
  • 18/07 Hamburg
  • 18/07 Atlanta
  • 25/07 Gstaad
  • 25/07 Los Angeles
  • 25/07 Umag
  • 01/08 Kitzbühel
  • 01/08 Washington D.C.
  • 08/08 Montreal
  • 14/08 Cincinnati
  • 22/08 Winston Salem *
  • 29/08 US Open *^
  • 12/09 Davis Cup Semi-finals ^
  • 19/09 Metz
  • 19/09 Bucharest
  • 26/09 Bangkok
  • 26/09 Kuala Lumpur
  • 03/10 Beijing *
  • 03/10 Tokyo
  • 09/10 Shanghai
  • 17/10 Stockholm
  • 17/10 Moscow *
  • 24/10 Vienna
  • 24/10 Montpellier
  • 24/10 St. Petersburg
  • 30/10 Valencia
  • 31/10 Basel
  • 06/11 Paris
  • 20/11 London
  • 28/11 Davis Cup

Top 10 Worlds Highest-Earning Tennis Players-

Most paid|Top-Earning Tennis Players in the World 2009

No. 1 Roger Federer-RogerFederer thumb Top 10 Worlds Highest Earning Tennis Players

Annual earnings: $36 million, Career prize money: $50 million, Grand Slam titles: 15

Federer lost his No. 1 ranking last year to Rafael Nadal, but has rebounded to win three of the last four Grand Slam tournaments and reclaim the top spot. Last year he passed Pete Sampras for most career prize money and this year topped Sampras for most Grand Slam titles. His Nike deal is the sport’s most lucrative.

No. 2 Maria Sharapova-MariaSharapova thumb Top 10 Worlds Highest Earning Tennis Players

Annual earnings: $22.5 million, Career prize money: $12.6 million
Grand Slam titles: Three
Injuries sidelined tennis’ glamour queen for much of the past year. She maintains her roster of blue-chip sponsors like Nike, Canon, Tiffany and Land Rover. She also struck a new deal with Unilever to pitch their dandruff shampoo Clear for a reported $2.5 million a year.

No. 3 Rafael Nadal-RafaelNadal thumb Top 10 Worlds Highest Earning Tennis Players

Annual earnings: $20 million,Career prize money: $25.2 million
Grand Slam titles: Six
At 23 years old, Nadal has already racked up an impressive career with six Grand Slams and $25 million in prize money (fourth all-time). After winning Wimbledon last year, he added three new sponsors including Mapfre, Spain’s largest insurer.

No. 4 Serena Williams-SerenaWilliams thumb Top 10 Worlds Highest Earning Tennis Players

Annual earnings: $18 million, Career prize money: $26 million
Grand Slam titles: 11
No one is better than Williams when she is at the top of her game. Her $26 million in career prize money is the highest for any female professional athlete. Williams has many interests outside of tennis; her latest is a minority ownership stake in the Miami Dolphins with sister Venus.

No. 5 Andy Roddick-AndyRoddick thumb Top 10 Worlds Highest Earning Tennis Players

Annual earnings: $16 million, Career prize money: $16.8 million
Grand Slam titles: One
Roddick has been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Roger Federer has been a roadblock to Roddick, securing more Slam titles. Roddick has made a Slam final four times since his lone win at the 2003 Open and each time Federer beat him.

No. 6 Venus Williams-venuswilliamsholdswinbledoncrown thumb Top 10 Worlds Highest Earning Tennis Players

Annual earnings: $14.5 million ,Career prize money: $23.9 million
Grand Slam titles: Seven
The elder Williams sister won $3.8 million in prize money last year, the highest total in her decorated career. Williams led the fight for women to get equal pay to men at Wimbledon. This became a reality in 2007 and Williams was the first beneficiary when she took home the title.

No. 7 Andy Murray-AndyMurray thumb Top 10 Worlds Highest Earning Tennis Players

Annual earnings: $12 million, Career prize money: $8.5 million

No. 9 Ana IvanovicAnaIvanovic thumb Top 10 Worlds Highest Earning Tennis Players

Annual earnings: $8 million, Career prize money: $7 million
Grand Slam titles: One
Last year Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam and grabbed the No. 1 ranking in the world, setting her up for a big payday when her Adidas contract expires this year. But injuries and poor play (including a first-round loss at this year’s Open) have slowed the 21-year-old Serb, dented her prize money and damaged an
y leverage she had with Adidas.


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ATP World Tour Finals-





Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
 ATP World Tour
Location London
 
United Kingdom (2009–2012)
Venue O2 arena
Category World Tour Finals
Surface Hard / Indoors
Draw 8M / 8D
Prize money US$4,450,000
Website www.barclaysatpworldtourfinals.com

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings.

Unlike most of the other events on the men's tour, the ATP World Tour Finals is not a straightforward knock-out tournament. Eight players are divided into two groups of four, and play three round-robin matches each against the other three players in their group. From there, the two players with the best records in each group progress to the semifinals, with the winners meeting in the final to determine the champion. Winners are awarded up to 1500 rankings points.

Grand Slam (real tennis)-


Real tennis equipment
A Grand Slam in the sport of real tennis is earned by a player who holds the following titles in the same calendar year:
  • Australian Open
  • British Open
  • French Open
  • U.S. Open
The concept was borrowed from lawn tennis's Grand Slam. In 1984 Chris Ronaldson, then in 2000 and 2001 Robert Fahey earned back-to-back Grand Slams, and Fahey earned his third Grand Slam again in 2008. For ladies, Charlotte Cornwallis made it twice.





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