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Richard Krajicek
Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player born 1971 in Rotterdam, won the 1996 Wimbledon title by beating Pete Sampras and MaliVai Washington, the first Dutch Grand Slam champion, later ABN AMRO tournament director.
Rick Macci
Rick Macci, American tennis coach, founder of the Rick Macci Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida; coached Venus and Serena Williams (1991-1995), Roddick, Capriati, Sharapova; USPTA Hall of Fame 2017.
Rinky Hijikata
Rinky Hijikata, Australian tennis player (born 2001, Sydney), 2023 Australian Open men's doubles champion with Jason Kubler, 2023 US Open fourth rounder, career-high singles No. 62.
Robby Ginepri
Robby Ginepri (Robert Louis Ginepri), American tennis player born 1982 in Fort Lauderdale; career-high ATP No. 15 (2005), 2005 US Open semifinalist losing to Agassi, three ATP titles, Davis Cup 2-0, later a coach.
Robert Seguso
Robert Seguso (born 1963, Minneapolis) is an American tennis player, doubles specialist with Ken Flach; 1988 Olympic doubles gold, four Grand Slam doubles titles, world No. 1 doubles team, husband of Carling Bassett.
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci, Italian tennis player, doubles World No.1 (110 weeks) with five majors alongside Sara Errani; upset Serena Williams in the 2015 US Open semifinal, reached the final, won 8 singles titles, retired May 2018.
Roberto Bautista Agut
Roberto Bautista Agut, Spanish tennis player (born 1988, Castellón), career-high ATP No. 9 in 2019, 12 ATP titles including 2018 Dubai 500, 2019 Wimbledon semifinalist and 2019 Davis Cup winner; retired July 2026.
Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling (born 1984, Tibro, Sweden) is a former Swedish tennis player, career-high No. 4, who beat Nadal at the 2009 French Open and reached the 2009 and 2010 finals; retired 2015, founded RS Sports, Davis Cup captain 2020–2022.
Rod Laver
Rod Laver (born 9 August 1938, Rockhampton, Queensland), nicknamed 'Rocket', Australian left-handed tennis player; only player with two calendar Grand Slams (1962 amateur, 1969 Open era), 11 major singles titles, record 200 tournament titles.
Rod Laver Arena
Rod Laver Arena is the 15,000-seat retractable-roof centre court of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park, opened 1988 as the National Tennis Centre's Centre Court and renamed for Rod Laver on 16 January 2000.
Roger Federer
Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player, record eight-time Wimbledon champion and 20-time Grand Slam winner, 310 weeks at No. 1, retired 2022, Hall of Fame 2026.
Roger Federer career statistics
Roger Federer career statistics: 20 Grand Slam titles, 103 tour titles, 1,251-275 record, 310 weeks at No. 1 (record 237 consecutive), $130.6m prize money; head-to-heads vs Nadal, Djokovic, Murray.
Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna (born 1980, Bengaluru) is a retired Indian doubles tennis player, 2024 Australian Open men's doubles champion with Matthew Ebden, 2017 French Open mixed doubles winner, and the oldest man to become ATP doubles world No. 1, at 43.
Roy Emerson
Roy Emerson, Roy Stanley Emerson, is an Australian former tennis player who won a record 28 Grand Slam titles, 12 in singles, during the 1960s.
Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting, Bahamas-born American tennis player (Fort Lauderdale), 2005 US Open junior champion, ATP pro 2005-2013, won 2011 Houston clay title over Nishikori, career-high No. 64, married Kaley Cuoco.
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki, German tennis player (born 1989, Troisdorf), 2013 Wimbledon finalist who beat Serena Williams and lost to Bartoli; holds WTA fastest-serve record, 131 mph.
Sam Groth
Sam Groth, Australian tennis player and Victorian Liberal politician; record 263 km/h (163.4 mph) serve at 2012 Busan Challenger; career-high No. 53; deputy Liberal leader who quit politics in 2026.
Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey, American tennis player (born 1987), career-high ATP No. 11, 10 singles titles; beat world No. 1s Djokovic (2016) and Murray (2017) at Wimbledon; retired 2022, now pro pickleball player and Nothing Major podcast host.
Samantha Stosur
Samantha (Sam) Stosur, Australian tennis player, 2011 US Open singles champion over Serena Williams, 2010 Roland Garros finalist, doubles world No. 1, eight Grand Slam titles, retired at 2023 Australian Open, now Billie Jean King Cup captain.
Sania Mirza (सानिया मिर्ज़ा)
Sania Mirza (सानिया मिर्ज़ा), born 1986, Indian tennis player; first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title (2005 Hyderabad), a Grand Slam doubles title (2015 Wimbledon), and WTA doubles No. 1; six Grand Slam titles; retired 2023.
Sara Errani
Sara Errani, Italian tennis player born 1987 in Bologna; former singles No. 5, 87 weeks doubles No. 1, five majors with Vinci, 2024 Olympic gold with Paolini, four mixed doubles Slams with Vavassori.
Sebastian Korda
Sebastian Korda, son of 1998 Australian Open champion Petr Korda, is an American tennis player who won the 2018 boys' title, three ATP titles, and reached No. 15 in 2024.
Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien Grosjean, born 1978 in Marseille, French tennis player, former world No. 4, 2001 Paris-Bercy Masters champion, four-time Grand Slam semifinalist, 2001 Davis Cup winner, later France's Davis Cup captain and coach of Gasquet, Kyrgios, and Arthur Fils.
Sebastien Lareau
Sébastien Lareau, Canadian tennis player born 1973 in Montréal; doubles specialist, 1999 US Open doubles champion with Alex O'Brien, and Sydney 2000 Olympic men's doubles gold medallist with Daniel Nestor, Canada's first Olympic tennis medal.
Serena Williams
Serena Williams, American tennis champion, 23-time Grand Slam singles winner (Open Era record), 319 weeks at world No. 1, 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with Venus; retired 2022, returned to competition at 44 in 2026.
Serena Williams career statistics
Serena Williams career statistics: American tennis player, 23 Grand Slam singles titles (Open Era record), 73 WTA singles titles, 858-156 singles record, 319 weeks at No. 1, 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with Venus Williams.
Sergi Bruguera
Sergi Bruguera i Torner, Spanish tennis player and coach born 1971 in Barcelona; back-to-back French Open champion 1993 and 1994, career-high ATP No. 3, 1996 Olympic silver medalist, later Spain's Davis Cup captain and coach of Gasquet, Zverev, and Arthur Fils.
Serve (tennis)
Serve (tennis): the stroke that starts each point, hit overhand or underarm into the diagonal service box. Covers ITF rules 16-22, flat, slice, and kick serve types, biomechanics, injury risk, and serve dominance in modern tennis.
Serve-and-volley
Serve-and-volley is a tennis style in which the server rushes to the net to finish points with a volley, dominant on grass until the 2000s.
Shanghai Masters (tennis)
Rolex Shanghai Masters (Shanghai Masters), ATP Masters 1000 men's tennis tournament since 2009 at Qizhong Tennis Center, Shanghai; the only Masters 1000 outside Europe and North America; Djokovic holds 4 titles, Vacherot the 2025 champion.