While there have been many great tennis players over the course of the last few decades, such as Agassi, Sampras, McEnroe, and others, I believe that women have been just as great.
Women are faster, stronger, and harder working in the world of professional tennis and we've been lucky enough to see some absolutely great players. Here are the 7 best since 1980, in my opinion.
7. Venus Williams. With all of her Wimbledon wins and some other slams, there's no denying how great she's been. When she's at the top of her game, she can beat sister Serena, which says it all right there.
After Venus is Justine Henin-Hardenne. I put her ahead of Venus because she was simply better, and won more slams in a shorter span. While she cut her career short, she's on the way back up now as she's returned to the sport.
Monica Seles was one of my favorite players growing up, and I'm still saddened by the fact that some deranged man decided to put a knife into her during the match. Her career was never the same after this, but she seriously dominated women's tennis before this happened.
It's really hard to put Chris Evert here at four, but that's how competitive this field is. With 18 career slams, she is simply one of the best to ever play.
Serena Williams has one more grand slam win than sister Venus, and she's a year younger. This pegs her at number three on my list, and I believe that she'll win a handful of additional slams through the rest of her career.
You wouldn't believe it, but Martina Navratilova continued to play doubles well into this decade. Not only did she play, but she won tournaments. That's how great she was, and she was even better at her peak.
Steffi Graf is known to many as the best woman to ever play the sport. It's hard to argue against these people considering her amazing 22 career grand slam victories. - 31983
Women are faster, stronger, and harder working in the world of professional tennis and we've been lucky enough to see some absolutely great players. Here are the 7 best since 1980, in my opinion.
7. Venus Williams. With all of her Wimbledon wins and some other slams, there's no denying how great she's been. When she's at the top of her game, she can beat sister Serena, which says it all right there.
After Venus is Justine Henin-Hardenne. I put her ahead of Venus because she was simply better, and won more slams in a shorter span. While she cut her career short, she's on the way back up now as she's returned to the sport.
Monica Seles was one of my favorite players growing up, and I'm still saddened by the fact that some deranged man decided to put a knife into her during the match. Her career was never the same after this, but she seriously dominated women's tennis before this happened.
It's really hard to put Chris Evert here at four, but that's how competitive this field is. With 18 career slams, she is simply one of the best to ever play.
Serena Williams has one more grand slam win than sister Venus, and she's a year younger. This pegs her at number three on my list, and I believe that she'll win a handful of additional slams through the rest of her career.
You wouldn't believe it, but Martina Navratilova continued to play doubles well into this decade. Not only did she play, but she won tournaments. That's how great she was, and she was even better at her peak.
Steffi Graf is known to many as the best woman to ever play the sport. It's hard to argue against these people considering her amazing 22 career grand slam victories. - 31983
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