Tennis Stars of 80s, 90s, 2000s

Ivan Lendl

* 1980 – 7 titles including Taipei, Hong Kong, Tokyo Outdoor, Basel, Barcelona, Montréal/Toronto, and Houston WCT.
* 1981 – 10 titles including Masters, Buenos Aires, Cologne, Vienna, Basel, Barcelona, Madrid, Montréal/Toronto, Las Vegas, and Stuttgart Indoor.
* 1982 – 15 titles including Masters, Hartford WCT, Naples WCT, Los Angeles-2 WCT, Cincinnati, North Conway, Washington, Forest Hills WCT, Dallas WCT, Houston WCT, Frankfurt, Strasbourg WCT, Munich-2 WCT, Genova WCT, Delray Beach WCT
* 1983 – 7 titles including Tokyo indoor, San Francisco, Montréal/Toronto, Houston WCT, Milan, and Detroit WCT.
* 1984 – 3 titles including Wembley, Roland Garros, Luxembourg.
* 1985 - 11 titles including Masters, Wembley, Tokyo indoor, Sydney and, Stuttgart, U.S. Open, Indianapolis, Forest Hills, Dallas, Monte Carlo, and Fort Myers.
* 1986 – 9 titles including Masters, US Open, Stratton Mountain, Roland Garros, Rome, Fort Myers, Milan, Boca West, and Philadelphia.
* 1987 – 8 titles including Masters, Wembley, Sydney Indoor, US Open, Montréal/Toronto, Washington, Roland Garros, and Hamburg.
* 1988 – 3 titles including Montréal/Toronto Rome, and Monte Carlo.
* 1989 – 10 titles including Stockholm, Sydney indoor, Bordeaux, Montréal/Toronto, London/Queens Club, Hamburg, Forest Hills, Key Biscayne, Scottsdale, and Australian Open.
* 1990 – 5 titles including Tokyo indoor, London/Queens club, Toronto Indoor, Milan, and Australian Open.
* 1991 – 3 titles including Long Island, Memphis, and Philadelphia.
* 1992 – 1 title – Tokyo Indoor.
* 1993 – 2 titles including Tokyo Indoor and Munich.

Over the course of his career, Ivan Lendl racked up 94 singles career titles. While he barely played doubles, he managed to win 6 doubles career titles in Adelaide, Fort Myers, Stuttgart Indoor, Wembley, Barcelona, and Berlin. He was the world's #1 tennis player in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989. Born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, Ivan Lendl now resides in Goshen, Connecticut. He is now a professional golf player and part-time tennis coach to many budding superstars. He generated approximately $21 million in career prize money, with much more in endorsements and sponsorships from advertisers, for an estimated net worth of $40 million today.

Boris Becker

Boris Becker was born in Leimen Germany and turned pro in 1984. His glittering career began with 3 titles in 1985 and ended with 5 titles in 1996. Here is his list of achievements:

* 1985 – 3 titles including Wimbledon, Cincinnati and London/Queens Club.
* 1986 – 6 titles including Paris, Tokyo indoor, Sydney indoor, Montréal/Toronto, Wimbledon, and Chicago.
* 1987 – 3 titles including London/Queens club, Milan, and Indian Wells.
* 1988 – 7 titles including Masters, Stockholm Tokyo Indoor, Indianapolis, London/Queens Club, Dallas WCT, and Indian Wells.
* 1989 – 5 titles including Paris, US Open, Wimbledon, Philadelphia, and Milan.
* 1990 – 5 titles including ATP Masters 1000 Stockholm, Sydney Indoor, Indianapolis, Stuttgart Indoor, and Brussels.
* 1991 – 2 titles including ATP Masters 1000 Stockholm, and the Australian Open.
* 1992 – 5 titles including ATP Tour World Championship, ATP Masters 1000 Paris, Basel, Rotterdam, and Brussels.
* 1993 – 2 titles including Milan and Doha.
* 1994 – 4 titles including ATP Masters 1000 Stockholm, Newhaven, Los Angeles, and Milan.
* 1995 – 2 titles including ATP Tour World Championship, and Marseille.
* 1996 – 5 titles including Grand Slam Cup, ATP Masters 1000 Stuttgart, Vienna, London/Queens Club, and Australian Open.

Over the course of his career, Boris Becker won 49 ATP Tour Singles Titles and 15 Doubles Titles, including Milan, Doha, Barcelona Olympics, ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, Brussels, ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells, Frankfurt, Sydney Indoor, and Munich, etcetera. While Boris Becker had an illustrious career and earned over $130 million in salary and endorsements, he lost most of his money through unethical business practices, poor personal judgment, and multiple divorces. His net worth is currently listed at $10 million.

Few names struck as much fear into the hearts of his opponents as John McEnroe. He was known for his foul temper on the court, but he was an exceptionally talented tennis player who was the ATP #1 in 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984. Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, he currently lives in New York, New York and is considered one of the greatest ever tennis players of all time. Let's take a look at some of his phenomenal achievements over the years:

* 1978 – 5 titles including Masters, Wembley, Stockholm, San Francisco, and Hartford.
* 1979 – 10 titles including Wembley, Stockholm, San Francisco, U.S. Open, South Orange, London/Queens Club, Dallas WCT, San Jose, Milan WCT, and New Orleans WCT.
* 1980 – 9 titles including WCT Challenge Cup, Wembley, Sydney Indoor, Brisbane, U.S. Open, London/Queens club, Milan WCT, Memphis, and Richmond WCT.
* 1981 – 10 titles including Sydney Indoor, U.S. Open, Cincinnati, Wimbledon, London/Queens Club, Dallas WCT, Los Angeles, Frankfurt WCT, Milan WCT, and Pepsi Grand Slam.
* 1982 – 5 titles including Wembley, Tokyo Indoor, Sydney Indoor, San Francisco, and Philadelphia.
* 1983 – 7 titles including Masters, Wembley, Sydney Indoor, Wimbledon, Forest Hills WCT, Dallas WCT, and Philadelphia.
* 1984 – 13 titles including Masters, Stockholm, San Francisco, U.S. Open, Montréal/Toronto, Wimbledon, London/Queens Club, Forest Hills WCT, Dallas WCT, Brussels, Madrid, Richmond WCT, and Philadelphia.
* 1985 – 8 titles including Stockholm, Montréal/Toronto, Atlanta, Chicago, Milan, Houston, and Philadelphia.
* 1986 – 3 titles including Scottsdale, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
* 1988 – 2 titles including Detroit and Tokyo Outdoor.
* 1989 – 3 titles including Indianapolis, Dallas WCT, and Lyon.
* 1990 – 1 title in Basel.
* 1991 – 1 title in Chicago.

Over his career, John McEnroe won 77 singles career titles in the ATP Tour. His doubles career was notable too, with 77 doubles career titles spanning 1978 through 2006. He often played with Peter Fleming his doubles partner, and Peter Rennert. It is not surprising therefore that John McEnroe is one of the wealthiest tennis players of all with a personal net worth of $100 million, with a substantial real estate portfolio with his wife Patty McEnroe worth untold millions.

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Other notable 90s tennis players worth paying tribute to include the following:

* Andre Agassi was active from 1987 to 2005, racking up 60 singles career titles including big wins at Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open, and Roland Garros - the Grand Slam. Andre Agassi has a career net worth of $175 million, thanks largely to 3 decades of professional tennis, and a legacy as one of the greatest-ever tennis players of all time. It was him and Pistol Pete Sampras who dominated the game in the 1990s – making them regular contenders for major titles. He is also one of 8 tennis players to win the Grand Slam in the Open Era, a true legend of the game.

* Martina Navratilova is arguably the greatest-ever female tennis player of all time. She has 167 singles titles to her credit, including 4 wins at the US Open, 7 wins at Wimbledon, 2 wins at Roland Garros, and 3 wins at the Australian Open. She achieved a career #1 ranking in July 1978 and a doubles career-high ranking of #1 ranking in September 1984. Surprisingly, her net worth is only listed at $15 million – a testament to the inequalities that existed in women's sports in the years when Martina Navratilova was active.

* Pete Sampras is a name that needs no introduction to tennis fans the world over. Whatever anyone else could do on the tennis court, Pete Sampras could do better. He racked up an incredible 64 singles career titles on the ATP Tour during the years 1990 - 2002. His list of achievements makes most every other tennis player look like Mickey Mouse on the court. He won the U.S. Open, the Grand Slam Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Masters 1000 Miami, Wimbledon, Australian Open, and scores of others. Over his career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, destroying Roy Emerson's record. He also has 7 major indoor titles to his credit and is widely regarded as one of the best ever. Pistol Pete was best at the U.S. Open – a championship he won 5 times, and Wimbledon which he won 7 times. He' has a personal net worth estimated at $150 million – legendary.

* Steffi Graf had a career-high ranking of #1 in August 1987. She won 107 singles titles and had a win/loss ratio of 900 wins/115 losses over her career. Her prize-money totaled $21,895,277. She had 22 Grand Slams to her credit, with 278 wins and 32 losses along the way. She won the Australian Open 4 times, Roland Garros 6 Times, Wimbledon 7 times, and the US Open 5 times. Her net worth is listed at $30 million.

* Stefan Edberg was the gentleman of the tennis court in the 1980s and 1990s. He won 41 ATP singles career titles in his career, and did so with the grace, poise, and elegance of a royal. This Swede was poised for greatness in his life and he certainly delivered. Among his many achievements were the Australian Open, Wimbledon, the ATP Masters 1000 Paris, and the US Open. His net worth is listed at $25 million, and even coached Roger Federer. An international Hall of Fame inductee, Edberg remains active in the tennis world.

* Monica Seles achieved a career high ranking of #1 in March 1991. Over her career, she won 53 singles titles, and racked up $14,891,762 in prize money. Seles managed 9 Grand Slams, including 4 wins at the Australian Open, 3 wins at Roland Garros, 1 win at Wimbledon, 2 wins at the U.S. Open.  Her net worth is listed at $20 million.