Top 5 Greatest Tennis Players of All-Time

Serena Williams is the Greatest Tennis Player of All-Time. . Regarded as cocky and arrogant, Williams along side her sister Venus under the guidance of their father fought through the barriers of racism, sexism and a system that did not accept them. However, Williams with her dominate serve took the sport by storm. Now, Williams is a 22-time Grand Slam winner and 4-time Gold Medalist with 309 career grand slam wins the most by a male or female tennis player of all-time. In addition, claims the title of most dominant serve of all-time and has no plans of stopping in the future. So, what is next for Serena? We just have to watch!

The Greatest Male Tennis Player of Time, Roger Federer comes in a close 2nd to Serena Williams. At the age 19, Federer would began his crusade as the Best Male Tennis Player of All-time by defeating 7-time Grand Slam Champion Pete Sampras. Now, a 17-time Grand Slam Champion the most by a male tennis player, Federer took the tennis world by its knees by making the most consecutive Grand Slam finals played and 307 career grand slam wins. Federer currently is nursing a injury, but has plan to continue his career hoping to add to already dominate resume.

Steffi Graf falls to No 3, but is right behind Williams and Federer. The most treasured and sacred accomplishment of Graf's career is her calendar-year sweep winning all four Grand Slams and in the Olympics in 1988 the only woman to do it. Graf retired in 1991 with the most Grand Slam wins in the Open Era with 22, the title of "the best mover with the best footwork of her generation," according to Chris Evert and the title as the Best Female Tennis Player of All-Time.

Known for defecting from her birth country of communist-run Czechoslovakia at age 18 believing it was the best for her personally and career wise, Martina Navratilova would move to the United States and become one of the greatest tennis players of all-time. Navratilova the "Queen of the Grass" would win Wimbledon a record 9-times. She would retire as a 18-time Grand Slam champion shared with her rival and friend Chris Evert. Martina still holds the records of 167 single titles and 177 doubles titles and continues to break down barriers for the LGBT community.

Pete Sampras made his mark into this list by dominating a tennis world with his powerful serve and his ability to play the chip-and-charge game. Sampras "The King of Swing" would retire with then the all-time great record of 14 Grand Slams passed by Federer in 2009, 7 Wimbledon and 5 US Open titles the most by a male tennis player and the record of year-end no.1 world ranking for six consecutive years.