Ecco le classifiche del volume "The greatest tennis matches of all time", scritto da Steve Flink e pubblicato nel 2012. Flink è un apprezzatissimo giornalista americano esperto di statistiche. Ha lavorato, tra gli altri, per Tennis Week Magazine, World Tennis Magazine, Cbs, Abc, Nbc, Espn e per la International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Ranking The Greatest Matches of All Time:
1 Nadal - Federer (f. Wimbledon 2008)
2 Borg - McEnroe (f. Wimbledon 1980)
3 Lenglen - Wills (f. Cannes 1927)
4 Budge - Von Cramm (Davis Cup, Wimbledon 1937)
5 Rosewall - Laver (f. WCT Dallas 1972)
6 Evert - Navratilova (f. Roland Garros 1985)
7 Djokovic - Nadal (f. Australian Open 2012)
8 Gonzales - Pasarell (1° t. Wimbledon 1969)
9 Sampras - Agassi (qf. Us Open 2001)
10 Cochet - Tilden (s. Wimbledon 1927)
11 Seles - Graf (f. Roland Garros 1992)
12 M. Court - B. J. King (f. Wimbledon 1970)
13 Sampras - Becker (f. Atp Championships, 1996)
14 Load - Trabert (Coppa Davis, 1953)
15 Navratilova - Evert (f. Australian Open 1981)
16 Laver - Roche (sf. Australian Open 1969)
17 Henin - Capriati (sf. Us Open 2003)
18 Wills Moody - Jacobs (f. Wimbledon 1935)
19 Connors - Borg (f. Us Open 1976)
20 Gonzales - Hoad (f. Us Pro Champ. indoor, 1958)
21 B. J. King - Goolagong (f. Us Open 1974)
22 McEnroe - Wilander (Davis Cup, St. Louis, indoor, 1982)
23 S. Williams - Sharapova (sf. Australian Open 2005)
24 Kramer - Budge (sf. Us Pro Champ. 1948)
25 Bueno - M. Smith (f. Wimbledon 1964)
26 Graf - Hingis (f. Roland Garros 1999)
27 Smith - Nastase (f. Wimbledon 1972)
28 Federer - Roddick (f. Wimbledon 2009)
29 Connolly - Hart (f. Wimbledon 1958)
30 Ashe - Connors (f. Wimbledon 1975)
The best players of all times:
men
1 Roger Federer
2 Pete Sampras
3 Rod Laver
4 Jack Kramer
5 Bill Tilden
6 Bjorn Borg
7 Rafael Nadal
8 Don Budge
9 Pancho Gonzales
10 Jimmy Connors and Andre Agassi
women
1 Steffi Graf
2 Martina Navratilova
3 Chris Evert
4 Helen Wills Moody
5 Margareth Smith Court
6 Serena Williams
7 Suzanne Lenglen
8 Mauren Connolly
9 Billie Jean King
10 Monica Seles
The greatest strokes of all time
first serve men:
1 Pete Sampras
2 Pancho Gonzales
3 Boris Becker
4 Goran Ivanisevic
5 Roger Federer and John Isner
first serve women:
1 Serena Williams
2 Venus Williams
3 Alice Marble
4 Martina Navratilova
5 Althea Gibson
return of serve men:
1 Andre Agassi
2 Jimmy Connors
3 Novak Djokovic
4 Lleyton Hewitt
5 Andy Murray
return of serve women:
1 Monica Seles
2 Steffi Graf
3 Chris Evert
4 Victoria Azarenka
5 Maria Sharapova
forehand men:
1 Roger Federer
2 Rafael Nadal
3 Ivan Lendl
4 Bill Tilden
5 Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Juan Martin Del Potro
forehand women:
1 Steffi Graf
2 Maureen Connolly
3 Helen Wills Moody
4 Monica Seles
5 Serena Williams
backhand men:
1 Don Budge
2 Ken Rosewall
3 Jimmy Connors
4 Novak Djokovic
5 Lew Hoad and Gustavo Kuerten
backhand women:
1 Chris Evert
2 Monica Seles
3 Justine Henin
4 Lindsay Davenport
5 Evonne Goolagong
forehand volley men:
1 Jack Kramer
2 John Newcombe
3 Roy Emerson
4 Patrick Rafter
5 John McEnroe
forehand volley women:
1 Jana Novotna
2 Louise Brough
3 Martina Navratilova
4 Margaret Court
5 Billie Jean King
backhand volley men:
1 Stefan Edberg
2 Tony Roche
3 Ken Rosewall
4 Rod Laver
5 Pete Sampras
backhand volley women:
1 Martina Navratilova
2 Billie jean King
3 Evonne Goolagong
4 Maria Bueno
5 Virginia Wade
passing shot men:
1 Rafael nadal
2 Bjorn Borg
3 Andre Agassi
4 Lleyton Hewitt
5 Novak Djokovic
passing shot women:
1 Chris Evert
2 Tracy Austin
3 Monica Seles
4 Lesley Turner Bowery
5 Nancy Richey
mental toughness men:
1 Rafael Nadal
2 Jimmy Connors
3 Pancho Gonzales
4 Pete Sampras
5 Rod Laver
mental toughness women:
1 Chris Evert
2 Helen Wills Moody
3 Serena Williams
4 Monica Seles
5 Steffi Graf, Billie Jean King
Ranking The Greatest Matches of All Time:
1 Nadal - Federer (f. Wimbledon 2008)
2 Borg - McEnroe (f. Wimbledon 1980)
3 Lenglen - Wills (f. Cannes 1927)
4 Budge - Von Cramm (Davis Cup, Wimbledon 1937)
5 Rosewall - Laver (f. WCT Dallas 1972)
6 Evert - Navratilova (f. Roland Garros 1985)
7 Djokovic - Nadal (f. Australian Open 2012)
8 Gonzales - Pasarell (1° t. Wimbledon 1969)
9 Sampras - Agassi (qf. Us Open 2001)
10 Cochet - Tilden (s. Wimbledon 1927)
11 Seles - Graf (f. Roland Garros 1992)
12 M. Court - B. J. King (f. Wimbledon 1970)
13 Sampras - Becker (f. Atp Championships, 1996)
14 Load - Trabert (Coppa Davis, 1953)
15 Navratilova - Evert (f. Australian Open 1981)
16 Laver - Roche (sf. Australian Open 1969)
17 Henin - Capriati (sf. Us Open 2003)
18 Wills Moody - Jacobs (f. Wimbledon 1935)
19 Connors - Borg (f. Us Open 1976)
20 Gonzales - Hoad (f. Us Pro Champ. indoor, 1958)
21 B. J. King - Goolagong (f. Us Open 1974)
22 McEnroe - Wilander (Davis Cup, St. Louis, indoor, 1982)
23 S. Williams - Sharapova (sf. Australian Open 2005)
24 Kramer - Budge (sf. Us Pro Champ. 1948)
25 Bueno - M. Smith (f. Wimbledon 1964)
26 Graf - Hingis (f. Roland Garros 1999)
27 Smith - Nastase (f. Wimbledon 1972)
28 Federer - Roddick (f. Wimbledon 2009)
29 Connolly - Hart (f. Wimbledon 1958)
30 Ashe - Connors (f. Wimbledon 1975)
The best players of all times:
men
1 Roger Federer
2 Pete Sampras
3 Rod Laver
4 Jack Kramer
5 Bill Tilden
6 Bjorn Borg
7 Rafael Nadal
8 Don Budge
9 Pancho Gonzales
10 Jimmy Connors and Andre Agassi
women
1 Steffi Graf
2 Martina Navratilova
3 Chris Evert
4 Helen Wills Moody
5 Margareth Smith Court
6 Serena Williams
7 Suzanne Lenglen
8 Mauren Connolly
9 Billie Jean King
10 Monica Seles
The greatest strokes of all time
first serve men:
1 Pete Sampras
2 Pancho Gonzales
3 Boris Becker
4 Goran Ivanisevic
5 Roger Federer and John Isner
first serve women:
1 Serena Williams
2 Venus Williams
3 Alice Marble
4 Martina Navratilova
5 Althea Gibson
return of serve men:
1 Andre Agassi
2 Jimmy Connors
3 Novak Djokovic
4 Lleyton Hewitt
5 Andy Murray
return of serve women:
1 Monica Seles
2 Steffi Graf
3 Chris Evert
4 Victoria Azarenka
5 Maria Sharapova
forehand men:
1 Roger Federer
2 Rafael Nadal
3 Ivan Lendl
4 Bill Tilden
5 Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Juan Martin Del Potro
forehand women:
1 Steffi Graf
2 Maureen Connolly
3 Helen Wills Moody
4 Monica Seles
5 Serena Williams
backhand men:
1 Don Budge
2 Ken Rosewall
3 Jimmy Connors
4 Novak Djokovic
5 Lew Hoad and Gustavo Kuerten
backhand women:
1 Chris Evert
2 Monica Seles
3 Justine Henin
4 Lindsay Davenport
5 Evonne Goolagong
forehand volley men:
1 Jack Kramer
2 John Newcombe
3 Roy Emerson
4 Patrick Rafter
5 John McEnroe
forehand volley women:
1 Jana Novotna
2 Louise Brough
3 Martina Navratilova
4 Margaret Court
5 Billie Jean King
backhand volley men:
1 Stefan Edberg
2 Tony Roche
3 Ken Rosewall
4 Rod Laver
5 Pete Sampras
backhand volley women:
1 Martina Navratilova
2 Billie jean King
3 Evonne Goolagong
4 Maria Bueno
5 Virginia Wade
passing shot men:
1 Rafael nadal
2 Bjorn Borg
3 Andre Agassi
4 Lleyton Hewitt
5 Novak Djokovic
passing shot women:
1 Chris Evert
2 Tracy Austin
3 Monica Seles
4 Lesley Turner Bowery
5 Nancy Richey
mental toughness men:
1 Rafael Nadal
2 Jimmy Connors
3 Pancho Gonzales
4 Pete Sampras
5 Rod Laver
mental toughness women:
1 Chris Evert
2 Helen Wills Moody
3 Serena Williams
4 Monica Seles
5 Steffi Graf, Billie Jean King