Monday, December 27, 2010

Number One Male and Female Tennis Player Rankings and Their Great Achievement

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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

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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

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%

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%

Total Points Won

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

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

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-

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

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

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Last Meeting

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-

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-

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-

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-

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-

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-

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-

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

No. 9 Ana Ivanovic

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)-

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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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