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The Best Men's Tennis Players of the 1980s

Who are the best men's tennis players of the 1980s? From 1980 to 1989, tennis had some of the greatest men's tennis players of all time. These are some of the most talented 1980s tennis players to ever live, so if you're a fan of tennis and are aspiring to play tennis professionally then these people should be your idols. Grand Slam champions, Wimbledon winners, US Open winners, doubles players, and more, this list has the greatest 1980s tennis players. So, who are the best tennis players of the 1980s? Which 80s tennis players did you love? Among the many great 80s tennis players are John McEnroe and Björn Borg, two of the most consistently high profile players of the era. Then there's the likes of Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, and Mats Wilander, who all have a claim to the best tennis player of 1980s title belt. Vote up the top 1980s tennis players, and help decide which of these all time tennis greats was best!

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#1Currently leadingJohn McEnroe

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John McEnroe
Wimbledon: Winner 1981, 1983, 1984; Finalist 1980, 1982 US Open: Winner 1980, 1981, 1984; Finalist 1985
69% upvoted
2
Björn Borg
French Open: Winner 1980, 1981 Wimbledon: Winner 1980; Finalist 1981 US Open: Finalist 1980, 1981
70% upvoted
3
Ivan Lendl
Australian Open: Winner 1989, 1990; Finalist 1983 French Open: Winner 1984, 1986, 1987; Finalist 1981, 1985 Wimbledon: Finalist 1986, 1987 US Open: Winner 1985, 1986, 1987; Finalist 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989
69% upvoted
4
Jimmy Connors
US Open: Winner 1982, 1983 WCT Finals: Winner 1980
70% upvoted
5
Mats Wilander
Australian Open: Winner 1983, 1984, 1988 French Open: Winner 1982, 1985, 1988 US Open: Winner 1988
72% upvoted
6
Stefan Edberg
Australian Open: Winner 1985, 1987 French Open: Finalist 1989 Wimbledon: Winner 1988; Finalist 1989
69% upvoted
7
Boris Becker
Wimbledon: Winner 1985, 1986, 1989 US Open: Winner 1989 The Masters: Winner 1989
69% upvoted
8
Andre Agassi
69% upvoted
9
Yannick Noah
French Open: Winner 1983
59% upvoted
10
Pat Cash
Australian Open: Finalist 1987, 1988 Wimbledon: Winner 1987
57% upvoted
11
Guillermo Vilas
60% upvoted
12
Vitas Gerulaitis
French Open Runner Up (1980)
61% upvoted
13
Andrés Gómez
73% upvoted
14
Miloslav Mečíř
Australian Open: Finalist 1989 US Open: Finalist 1986
59% upvoted
15
Henri Leconte
French Open: Finalist 1988
57% upvoted
16
Michael Chang
59% upvoted
17
Brad Gilbert
60% upvoted
18
José Luis Clerc
57% upvoted
19
Johan Kriek
Australian Open: Winner 1981, 1982
50% upvoted
20
Stan Smith
53% upvoted
21
Anders Järryd
52% upvoted
22
Emilio Sánchez
52% upvoted
23
Aaron Krickstein
50% upvoted
24
Roscoe Tanner
50% upvoted
25
Juan Aguilera
60% upvoted
26
Joakim Nyström
48% upvoted
27
Kevin Curren
49% upvoted
28
Richard Krajicek
47% upvoted
29
Vijay Amritraj
47% upvoted
30
Peter McNamara
46% upvoted
31
Guy Forget
45% upvoted
32
Mikael Pernfors
48% upvoted
33
Andrés Gómez
45% upvoted
34
Víctor Pecci
50% upvoted
35
Wojciech Fibak
42% upvoted
36
Gene Mayer
44% upvoted
37
Wayne Ferreira
34% upvoted
38
Thomas Muster
47% upvoted
39
Scott Davis
45% upvoted
40
Tim Mayotte
35% upvoted
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Paul Annacone
40% upvoted
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Andrei Chesnokov
42% upvoted
43
Kent Carlsson
40% upvoted
44
Jakob Hlasek
42% upvoted
45
Bill Scanlon
38% upvoted
46
Jay Berger
44% upvoted
47
Peter Fleming
41% upvoted
48
Harold Solomon
38% upvoted
49
Brian Teacher
Australian Open Winner (1980)
43% upvoted
50
Hans Gildemeister
38% upvoted
51
Tomáš Šmíd
44% upvoted
52
José Higueras
38% upvoted
53
David Pate
36% upvoted
54
Henrik Sundström
38% upvoted
55
Eliot Teltscher
36% upvoted
56
Jimmy Arias
40% upvoted
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Mark Edmondson
38% upvoted
58
Martín Jaite
43% upvoted
59
Guillermo Pérez Roldán
43% upvoted
60
Sandy Mayer
36% upvoted
61
Brian Gottfried
27% upvoted
62
Alberto Mancini
29% upvoted
63
Carl-Uwe Steeb
33% upvoted
64
Eddie Dibbs
33% upvoted
65
Buster Mottram
22% upvoted
66
Balázs Taróczy
17% upvoted
67
Victor Amaya
17% upvoted
68
Thierry Tulasne
17% upvoted
69
Pat Du Pré
14% upvoted
70
Steve Denton
17% upvoted
71
Ramesh Krishnan
0% upvoted