[Ace Tracker]

just modern era tennis please...

I know Sampras is probably the best player on grass ever, but can his overall career accomplishments hold well against other great ones? Your call...

 

[Nimi]

Pete, he dominated tennis for 6 straight years in an era that had Agassi, Ivanisevic, Courier, Chang etc.

 

[Chloe le Bopper]

If you include Rod Laver, I suppose that I can consider BOTH his grand slams, and all the slams he couldn't play because he was a professional before 1968?

 

[Ace Tracker]

of course you can...I am not old enough to have seen Laver play, but tennis enthusiasts I have spoken with, tell me that Laver's game is probably good enough to hold well against today's players, physical and equipment technology differences apart. Laver's total Slam tally would have been higher if not for his then professional status...I think he was truly the dominant player of his time, more so than Rosewall..

 

[tennischick]

always a topic of contention!

hey how come Boris Broom-Broom Becker is not on your list? or is he "other"?

 

[Mimi]

Pete Sampras the great

 

[Mrs. B]

In the modern era, Pete Sampras.

13 Grand Slam Titles, 6 years as #1.

 

[per4ever]

Bjorn Borg or Rod Laver

 

[Scotso]

Where's Lleyton


In that case, Borg.

 

[AdriRob]

Sampras!!!

he's the man.

 

[TennisHack]

Bjorn Borg, people, Bjorn Borg.

He played well on the most opposite of surfaces--red clay then grass, winning 3 back-to-back Slams at RG & Wimbly.

And, he knew when to quit.

 

[Pea]

andy roddick

 

[irma]

rod laver!

 

[luvbadboys]

Pea lmao

Andre Agassi

 

[Lindsayfan]

Sampras-no doubt

 

[TheBoiledEgg]

for me there was only one "eggberg"
Stefan Edberg is my all time fav


Bjorn Borg from that list

 

[SanTaureau Fan]

I voted "other".

 

[Ace Tracker]

I know some people are great fans of Becker, Edberg, Connors, Wilander and others, but I think their overall careers fall short when compared to the ones in the poll...

 

[Chloe le Bopper]

Where's Lleyton


In that case, Borg.

Tell me you are joking?


To answer the question - I think that a few have a case for me - Borg, Laver, and Sampras.

If Borg would have won just ONE of those 4 US Open finals, I'm pretty sure I wouldnt' be confused at all.

 

[Nimi]

Really, Jimmy Connors won more titles than anyone else (109 i think) in the modern era, he should be included here.