Who is the greatest serve-and-volley player in tennis history?
A style that has nearly disappeared from the professional game, and the players who made a career of walking straight at the net.
1Pete SamprasWon seven Wimbledon titles behind a second serve most players could not attack.1000pts
2Stefan EdbergSix majors and the volley technique coaches still show players as the model.1000pts
3Ken RosewallPlayed eight major finals across three decades with a backhand slice and a relentless forward move.862pts
4Boris BeckerWon Wimbledon at 17 by throwing himself at the net, and twice more after that.764pts
5Patrick RafterWon back-to-back US Opens in 1997 and 1998 with a kick serve and an immediate move forward.764pts
6Martina NavratilovaAttacked the net on almost every point and won nine Wimbledon singles titles doing it.503pts
7Margaret CourtUsed her reach and an aggressive net game to build the largest major haul in the sport, 24 singles titles.503pts
8Goran IvanisevicThe last man to win Wimbledon as an outright serve-and-volleyer, on a wild card in 2001.323pts
9John McEnroeHad the softest hands of the era and built three Wimbledon titles and nine doubles majors on them.323pts
10Rod LaverThe last man to win the calendar Grand Slam, doing it from the front of the court in the wooden-racket era.323pts
11Billie Jean KingA textbook attacking volleyer who took six Wimbledon singles titles and 27 more in doubles.323pts
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