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Tennis Players by Wikipedia Descriptions

Can you name these current and former tennis players by excerpts from their Wikipedia pages?
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Last updated: July 3, 2023
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Player
Widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history - nicknamed "King of Clay"
Rafael Nadal
She won the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match against the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs
Billie Jean King
Only male player to have won all nine of the modern Masters 1000 tournaments
Novak Djokovic
Has been described by The Economist as "Tennis's great latecomer",
owing to finding success late in his career
Stanislas Wawrinka
Married former world No. 1 men's tennis player Andre Agassi in October 2001
Steffi Graf
On April 30, 1993, an obsessed fan of the above stabbed this player in the back
Monica Seles
She has won 14 major women's doubles titles, all with her sister Venus
Serena Williams
His rivalry with Andre Agassi has been called the greatest of the generation of
players competing in the 1990s
Pete Sampras
Became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles
Björn Borg
Regarded as "the greatest and most successful" Swiss sportsperson in history
Roger Federer
She set a series of "youngest-ever" records during the 1990s, including youngest-ever
Grand Slam champion and youngest-ever world No. 1.
Martina Hingis
The only player in history to have held the top spot in both singles and
doubles for over 200 weeks
Martina Navratilova
The only player to twice achieve a Grand Slam, in 1962 and 1969
Rod Laver
Known for on-court "grunting", which reached a recorded 101 decibels in a match in 2005
Maria Sharapova
First Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles title
Naomi Osaka
Youngest male player in history to win a Grand Slam, at 17 years old
Michael Chang
At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of her made her name one of the
most common search strings on Google Search
Anna Kournikova
According to Tennishead magazine, he has received more fines for his temperamental
on-court behaviour than any other player in ATP history
Nick Kyrgios
She posted on Weibo accusing a retired Vice Premier of China of sexually assaulting her
Peng Shuai
Her 24 major singles titles and total of 64 major titles are the most in tennis history
Margaret Court
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