Earlier United States players dominated the tennis. Almost every tennis legend was from America but now they are not very convincing when it comes to stand with some best tennis player of today’s era.
But here we will list down top 5 best US tennis players of all time.
5. Ivan Lendl
Lendl won 8 grand slam titles and 94 ATP titles in his career. His career best ranking was 1. He not only played as American player but also represented Czechoslovakia. He not only won 8 majors but also was runner up in 11.
4. Jimmy Connors
Connors won 8 grand slam titles and 109 ATP titles in his career. His career best ranking was 1. McEnroe and Connors were rivals and many fans compared them a lot but Connors’s career was long and McEnroe’s prime was much better.
3. John McEnroe
McEnroe won 7 grand slam titles and 77 ATP titles in his career. His career best ranking was 1. McEnroe was among those players who popularized tennis in his prime and now too as a commentator he is doing his best job to make the game of tennis popular in world.
2. Andre Agassi
Agassi won 8 grand slam titles and 60 ATP titles in his career. His career best ranking was 1. Agassi is considered as the best all round player in history of tennis. He won grand slam on all courts. Not only once but he was No.1 multiple times.
1. Pete Sampras
Sampras won 14 grand slam titles which is highest by any American and 65 ATP titles. His career best ranking was 1. Sampras was not an all-round player but his servers and style of play was totally different and successful for him. He had a long and successful career it is really very hard to argue with his records and titles.