Poll: Who is the greatest WTA legend of the Open Era?
50 years of the Open Era on the WTA tour. And we asked around at a large panel to find out who has shaped this half century the most. Playful and also through their personality.
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Dec 17, 2020, 09:28 pm
Of course, it is a purely subjective consideration that is made here. Especially since the focus should not only be on the sporting successes, but also on the influence and effect outside the court.
And this is what the panel looks like that thought about the tennisnet survey. First of all, the experts who have stood on the court themselves and have shown great achievements there. Or still show: Barbara Rittner (Head of Women's Tennis at DTB), Michael Kohlmann (Head of Men's Tennis at DTB), Barbara Schett-Eagle (former top ten player, now Eurosport presenter), Jürgen Melzer (two-time major champion in doubles, soon to be ÖTV sports director), Lars Uebel (head of competitive sports at the TennisBase in Oberhaching), Alexander Peya (double ace on the way back), Christopher Kas (ex-professional, currently coach of Peter Gojowczyk), Tobias Summerer (ex-coach of Florian Maier, currently coach at BTV) and Jan de Witt (Break Point Base, currently coach of Nikoloz Basilashvili)
The following specialists from the circle of journalists took part: Andrej Antic (editor-in-chief tennisMAGAZIN), Christian Barschel (tennisMAGAZIN), Doris Henkel (FAZ), Gerald Kleffmann (SZ), Jörg Allmeroth (Allmeroth Media), Marcel Meinert (Sky), Paul Häuser (Sky), Markus Theil (Eurosport), Stefan Hempel (Sky), Moritz Lang (Sky), Christian Schwell ( Clay Court Gods ), Sebastian Kayser (BILD) , Alexander Tagger (Kleine Zeitung), Harald Ottawa (Courier), Florian Regelmann ( spox.com), Florian Goosmann (tennisnet), Nikolaus Fink (tennisnet), Michael Rothschädl (tennisnet) and Jens Huiber (sportradio360).
A total of 17 players were mentioned. And that's what came out ...
Rank 1, 203 points: Stefanie Graf, who marched to the Golden Slam in 1988
17th place, 1 point: Jennifer Capriati, who has had two careers on the tennis court
15th place, 2 points: Evonne Goolagong, Wimbledon champion and activist
15th place, 2 points: Lindsay Davenport, also successful in Wimbledon
14th place, 5 points: Anna Kournikova, who shone far beyond the tennis court
Rank 13, 8 points: Kim Clijsters, who also won majors as a mother
Rank 12, 9 points: Gabriela Sabatini, who made the one-handed topspin backhand socially acceptable
Rank 11, 11 points: Justine Henin, who demonstrated the ease of tennis
Rank 10, 19 points: Margaret Court, who still holds the major record
Rank 9, 20 points: Maria Sharapova, who stormed the tennis world in 2004
8th place, 38 points: Venus Williams, who won seven majors in singles
Rank 7, 43 points: Martina Hingis, the first space interpreter in world sport
Rank 6, 82 points: Monica Seles, whose even bigger career was destroyed by a madman
5th place, 85 points: Billie-Jean King, probably the most important person in the history of the WTA
4th place, 104 points: Chris Evert, the first darling of tennis
3rd place, 162 points: Martina Navratilova, who was and is a pioneer off the field too
Rank 2, 187 points: Serena Williams, who hasn't had enough
Rank 1, 203 points: Stefanie Graf, who marched to the Golden Slam in 1988
17th place, 1 point: Jennifer Capriati, who has had two careers on the tennis court
15th place, 2 points: Evonne Goolagong, Wimbledon champion and activist
15th place, 2 points: Lindsay Davenport, also successful in Wimbledon
14th place, 5 points: Anna Kournikova, who shone far beyond the tennis court
Rank 13, 8 points: Kim Clijsters, who also won majors as a mother
Rank 12, 9 points: Gabriela Sabatini, who made the one-handed topspin backhand socially acceptable
Rank 11, 11 points: Justine Henin, who demonstrated the ease of tennis
Rank 10, 19 points: Margaret Court, who still holds the major record
Rank 9, 20 points: Maria Sharapova, who stormed the tennis world in 2004
8th place, 38 points: Venus Williams, who won seven majors in singles
Rank 7, 43 points: Martina Hingis, the first space interpreter in world sport
Rank 6, 82 points: Monica Seles, whose even bigger career was destroyed by a madman
5th place, 85 points: Billie-Jean King, probably the most important person in the history of the WTA
4th place, 104 points: Chris Evert, the first darling of tennis
3rd place, 162 points: Martina Navratilova, who was and is a pioneer off the field too
Rank 2, 187 points: Serena Williams, who hasn't had enough
Rank 1, 203 points: Stefanie Graf, who marched to the Golden Slam in 1988
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