Who Is The Greatest Tennis Player Of All Time?

Veteran tennis champion, Margaret Court, is the greatest tennis player of all time.

Court has won the Wimbledon three times and is the first Australian woman to win Wimbledon.

The International Tennis Hall of Fame had stated that “For sheer strength of performance and accomplishment there has never been a tennis player to match Margaret Court.”

The Herald Sun named her the greatest female tennis player of all time in 2010.

Born on July 16, 1942, in Albury, New South Wales, Court is a former world number 1 and a winner of 24 Grand Slams in the singles category, 19 Grand Slams in the women’s doubles, and 21 Grand Slams in the mixed doubles titles – a total of 64 major titles won and the most in the history of tennis.

Margaret Court Career

Court was born as a left-hander, but changed to a right-hand grip.

She began playing tennis from age 8 and at age 18, she won the first of seven singles titles at the Australian Championships.

Court is the first woman during the Open Era and the second woman in history to win the singles Grand Slam.

Court is one of only three players in history to win the “Grand Slam Boxed Set”, which consists of the singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles.

After retirement, Court returned as a professional and won additional 12 titles again.

Court is also one of only six tennis players ever to win a Multiple Grand Slam set in two disciplines.

Court has been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Court is a devout Christian and a Christian minister. She is the founder of the Margaret Court Ministries.