Top 10 greatest American tennis players of all time

#1 Serena Williams

Serena Williams at the 2014 Australian Open

The only active player apart from her sister Venus Williams in this list is, of course, Serena Williams.

Serena rose to prominence as a teenager in the late 1990s, and is the only woman in tennis history to win Grand Slam singles titles in 3 different decades (the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s). Her tally of 23 Grand Slam titles till date is second to none in the Open Era.

The only woman with over 80 million in prize money earnings, Serena has inspired women all over the world with her on-court achievements. She continues to defy age and time as she looks to break Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles.

Serena has won the Olympic Gold in doubles 3 times, and the Olympic Singles Gold in 2012. Apart from helping USA win the Fed Cup in 1999 and the Hopman Cup twice, Serena has also won every single Grand Slam doubles final that she has featured in along with her sister Venus as partner, giving her a total of 14 Grand Slam Doubles titles.

Bestowed recently with 'The WTA Comeback Player of the Year in 2018 Award', Serena Williams has won 72 singles titles till date.