Tennis: 5 great players who never won Wimbledon

Arjun
The Wimbledon Singles Trophies
The Wimbledon Singles Trophies

#2 Ken Rosewall

Ken Rosewall
Ken Rosewall

Australia has been blessed with many tennis legends like Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, John Newcombe, Pat Cash and Lleyton Hewitt. One such legend was Ken Rosewall who was honored at the 2018 French Open in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his win there in 1968.

The one thing that he doesn't have in common with the other legends mentioned above is the absence of a Wimbledon title in his trophy cabinet. The winner of 8 Grand Slam Singles titles, he never was ranked outside the Top 20 for 25 years. Although he reached the Wimbledon finals on 4 different occasions, he was extremely unlucky to have finished as runner-up on all those occasions.


#1 Monica Seles

Monica Seles
Monica Seles

Of Monica Seles' 53 WTA singles titles, only one came on grass. Unfortunately for her, it wasn't on the hallowed lawns of Wimbledon. The 9-time Grand Slam winner would have been a Career Slam holder if it was the case.

Seles made the finals at the All England Club once, losing in straight sets to Steffi Graf in 1992. Her career record at SW19 was 30-9, which pales in comparison to her 43-4 record at the Australian Open, 54-8 record at the French Open, and 53-10 record at the US Open.

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