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Sunday 30 October 2011

Bill Tilden Profile & Images 2011

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Born     February 10, 1893
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died     June 5, 1953(1953-06-05) (aged 60)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality     United States
William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill," is often considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
An American tennis player who was the World No. 1 player for seven years, he won 14 Majors including ten Grand Slams and four Pro Slams. Bill Tilden dominated the world of international tennis in the first half of the 1920s. During his 18 year amateur period of 1912-30, he won 138 of 192 tournaments, and had a match record of 907-62, a winning percentage of 93.6 percent
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Bill Tilden

Pancho Gonzales Profile & Images 2011

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Full name     Ricardo Alonso González
Country     United States
Born     May 9, 1928(1928-05-09)
Died     July 3, 1995(1995-07-03) (aged 67)
Las Vegas, NV
Height     1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro     1949
Retired     1974
Plays     Right-handed
Singles
Grand Slam results
Australian Open     3R (1969)
French Open     SF (1949, 1968)
Wimbledon     4R (1949, 1969)
US Open     W (1948, 1949)
Ricardo Alonso González (May 9, 1928 – July 3, 1995), generally known as Richard "Pancho" Gonzales (or, less often, as Pancho Gonzalez) was an American tennis player. He was the world no. 1 professional tennis player for an unequalled eight years in the 1950s and early 1960s. He won two Major titles and twelve Pro Slam titles.
Largely self-taught, Gonzales was a successful amateur player in the late-1940s, twice winning the United States Championships. He is still widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game.[1] A 1999 Sports Illustrated article about the magazine's 20 "favorite athletes" of the 20th century said about Gonzales (their number 15 pick): "If earth was on the line in a tennis match, the man you want serving to save humankind would be Ricardo Alonso Gonzalez." The American tennis commentator Bud Collins echoed this in an August 2006 article for MSNBC.com: "If I had to choose someone to play for my life, it would be Pancho Gonzalez.
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Pancho Gonzales

John McEnroe Profile & Images 2011

Country:     United States
Residence:     New York City
Born:     February 16, 1959 (1959-02-16) (age 52)
Wiesbaden, West Germany
Height:     5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Turned pro:     1978, international debut in 1976
Retired :    1992
Plays :    Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money     US$12,547,797
Int. Tennis HOF     1999 (member page)
Singles:
Career record     875–198 (81.55%)
Career titles     104 including 77 listed by the ATP
Highest ranking     No. 1 (March 3, 1980)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open     SF (1983)
French Open     F (1984)
Wimbledon     W (1981, 1983, 1984)
US Open     W (1979, 1980, 1981, 1984)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals     Masters W (1978, 1983, 1984) WCT W (1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989)
Doubles
Career record     530–103 (83.73%)
Career titles     71[1]
Highest ranking     No. 1 (January 3, 1983)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open     SF (1989)
French Open     QF (1992)
Wimbledon     W (1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992)
US Open     W (1979, 1981, 1983, 1989)
Mixed Doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open     W (1977)
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles (three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open), nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. McEnroe also won a record eight season ending championships, comprising five WCT Finals titles and three Masters Grand Prix titles from twelve final appearances at these two events, a record he shares with Ivan Lendl. In addition he won 19 Championship Series top tier events of the Grand Prix Tour that were the precursors to the current Masters 1000.
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John McEnroe

Thursday 27 October 2011

Boris Becker Profile & Pics 2011

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Born: On: 22 November, 1967
Born: In: Liemen, Germany
Nationality: German
Career: Tennis Player
Boris Becker is professional tennis player from Germany, who has retired from the professional tour. He won 6 Grand Slam singles in his career and also held the ‘World No. 1’ position. He is also an Olympic gold medalist. Till date, Becker has won singles titles in 14 different countries, namely Australia, Austria, Boris BeckerBelgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Qatar, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Though he has retired from active tennis, he remains in the headlines for media work as well as his personal life. In 2003, Becker was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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Boris Becker

Ken Rosewell Profile & Pic`s 2011

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Country:     Australia
Residence:     Sydney, Australia
Born:     2 November 1934 (1934-11-02) (age 76)
Sydney, Australia
Height:     170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro:     1957
(Started playing in October 1949)
Retired:     October 1980
(very brief comeback in February 1982)
Plays:     Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money:     $1,600,300
Int. Tennis HOF:     1980 (member page)
Singles:
Career titles:     132
Highest ranking :    1
Grand Slam results:
Australian Open     W (1953, 1955, 1971, 1972)
French Open     W (1953, 1968)
Wimbledon     F (1954, 1956, 1970, 1974)
US Open     W (1956, 1970)
Personal
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
As the Doomsday Stroking Machine, the remarkable Kenneth Robert "Muscles" Rosewall was a factor in three decades of tennis, winning his first major titles, the Australian and French singles in 1953 as a teenager, and continuing as a tournament winner past his 43rd birthday. Probably nobody played better longer. He was yet a tough foe into 1978. At the close of the 1977 season, he was still ranked as one of the top players in the game, No. 12, on the ATP computer, having won two of 24 tournaments with a 44-23 match record. "It's something I enjoy and find I still do well," was his simple explanation of his prowess in 1977, "but I never imagined myself playing so long when I turned pro in 1957."
The son of a Sydney, Australia, grocer, Rosewall was born in that city Nov. 2, 1934, and grew up there. A natural left-hander, he was taught to play right-handed by his father, Robert Rosewall, and developed a peerless backhand. Some felt his size (5-foot-7, 135 pounds) would impede him, but it was never a problem. He moved quickly, with magnificent anticipation and perfect balance, and never suffered a serious injury. Though his serve wasn't formidable, he placed it well, and backed it up with superb volleying. Rosewall was at home on any surface, and at the baseline or the net. He had an even temperament, was shy and reticent, but good-natured.
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Ken Rosewell

Roy Emerson Profile & Pic`s

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Age: 74
Born : 3 November 1936
Birth Place: Blackbutt, Queensland
Australian Tennis Hall Of Fame: 1994
International Tennis Hall Of Fame: 1982
Roy Emerson was a slim and athletic player whose career bridged the amateur and Open eras. He came close to completing the Grand Slam in 1964 but fell in the French Championships quarterfinals to Italy’s Nicola Pietrangeli.
Emerson played during what was considered Australia’s golden period of tennis. He played in eight winning Davis Cup teams, an incredible achievement.
A gifted doubles player, Emerson had a reputation for being able to make any partner look good. Emerson won doubles titles at all of the majors at least three times, proving his skill on all surfaces.
Emerson was famously quoted as saying: “You should never complain about an injury. We believe that if you play, then you aren’t injured, and that’s that.”
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Roy Emerson

Wednesday 26 October 2011

stefan edberg Profile & Pic`s 2011

    * Age: 45 (19.01.1966)
    * Birthplace: Vastervik, Sweden
    * Residence: London, England
    * Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
    * Weight: 170 lbs (77 kg)
    * Plays: Right-handed
    * Turned Pro: 1983
Stefan Bengt Edberg (born 19 January 1966 in Västervik, Sweden) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles) from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix. In addition he won four Masters Series titles and four Championship Series titles.
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stefan edberg

Ilie Nastase Profile & Pics 2011

* Age: 65 (19.07.1946)
* Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
* Height: 6' (183 cm)
* Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)
* Plays: Right-handed
Mini Biography
Ilie Nastase is one of the most gifted and fluid players in the history of tennis. A player with great touch, speed and all the strokes. Unfortunately Nastase was perhaps more well known for his temper on the court instead of his great skills. He won the U.S. Open over Arthur Ashe in 1972 and the French Open in 1973.

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