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Your Top 20 female players of 00s and 10s

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#1 · (Edited)
Lets make our own subjective view about the best players who the majority of TF posters actually saw live on TV or on court.

1)Player should have won Slams,(Olympic Gold, WTA Championships)at least one or achieve her best results after 1 January 2000

2)Ranking should be made "considering the entire career of the players and not just the part from 2000 onwards".


My subjective opinion
1)Serena Williams*
2)Justine Henin
3)Venus Williams*
4)Maria Sharapova*
5)Martina Hingis
6)Lindsay Davenport
7)Kim Clijsters
8)Jennifer Capriati
9)Amelie Mauresmo
10)Mary Pierce
11)Svetlana Kuznetsova*
12)Petra Kvitova*
13)Victoria Azarenka*
14)Ana Ivanovic*
15)Elena Dementieva
16)Li Na*
17) Anastasia Myskina
18) Dinara Safina*
19) Francesca Schiavone*
20) Samantha Stosur*

*active players


Later we can calculate all biased opinions and make Final TF rating
 
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#2 ·
Re: Your Top 20 women players of 00s and 10s

1. Serena Williams
2. Justine Henin
3. Venus Williams
4. Maria Sharapova
5. Lindsay Davenport
6. Kim Clisters
7. Martina Hingis
8. Jennifer Capriati
9. Amelie Mauresmo
10. Mary Pierce
11. Svetlana Kusnetsova
12. Monica Seles
13. Elena Dementieva
14. Ana Ivanovic
15. Dinara Safina
16. Jelena Jankovic
17. Sam Stosur
18. Li Na
19. Anastasia Myskina
20.Vika Azarenka
 
#33 ·
Re: Your Top 20 women players of 00s and 10s

1. Serena Williams
2. Justine Henin
3. Venus Williams
4. Maria Sharapova
5. Lindsay Davenport
6. Kim Clisters
7. Martina Hingis
8. Jennifer Capriati
9. Amelie Mauresmo
10. Mary Pierce
11. Svetlana Kusnetsova
12. Monica Seles
13. Elena Dementieva
14. Ana Ivanovic
15. Dinara Safina
16. Jelena Jankovic
17. Sam Stosur
18. Li Na
19. Anastasia Myskina
20.Vika Azarenka
How is Seles on your list above people who won Slams post 2000? I'm not being snarky, but Seles' best results post-2000 were an Olympic bronze and a Rome title. :unsure:
 
#3 ·
Re: Your Top 20 women players of 00s and 10s

1.) Serena Williams
2.) Justine Henin
3.) Venus Williams
4.) Martina Hingis
5.) Maria Sharapova
6.) Lindsay Davenport
7.) Kim Clijsters
8.) Jennifer Capriati
9.) Amelie Mauresmo
10.) Mary Pierce
11) Svetlana Kuznetsova*
12) Petra Kvitova*
13) Victoria Azarenka*
14) Ana Ivanovic*
15) Elena Dementieva
16) Li Na*
17) Anastasia Myskina
18) Dinara Safina*
19) Francesca Schiavone*
20) Samantha Stosur*
 
#4 ·
1. Serena Williams
2. Venus Williams
3. Justine Henin
4. Martina Hingis
5. Maria Sharapova
6. Kim Clijsters
7. Lindsay Davenport
8. Jennifer Capriati
9. Amelie Mauresmo
10. Mary Pierce
11. Svetlana Kuznetsova
12. Victoria Azarenka
13. Ana Ivanovic
14. Petra Kvitova
15. Anastasia Myskina
16. Elena Dementieva
17. Dinara Safina
18. Caroline Wozniacki
19. Jelena Jankovic
20. Vera Zvonareva
 
#5 ·
1. Serena
2. Hingis
3. Henin
4. Venus
5. Sharapova
6. Clijsters
7. Davenport
8. Capriati
9. Mauresmo
10. Kvitova
11. Azarenka
12. Kuznetsova
13. Pierce
14. Ivanovic
15. Jankovic
16. Dementieva
17. Safina
18. Na
19. Stosur
20. Schiavone

the reason why I have Kvitova and Azarneka over 2 time slam champs like Pierce and Svetlana is because they have much more time on their hands to nab that second slam, and outside of that one slam they have already eclipsed Pierce and Svetlana (more YEC/T1 titles, similar number of overall titles, similar peak career high rank, similar number of slam SFs; all this when their career has JUST begun and Sveta and Pierce are done)
 
#9 ·
top 10 is quite perdictable and all real FUN is below Kuznetsova
 
#7 ·
Re: Your Top 20 women players of 00s and 10s

1. Serena Williams
2. Venus Williams
3. Justine Henin
4. Maria Sharapova
5. Lindsay Davenport
6. Martina Hingis
7. Kim Clijsters
8. Jennifer Capriati
9. Amelie Mauresmo
10. Peak Pierce
11. Svetlana Kuznetsova
12. Victoria Azarenka
13. Ana Ivanovic
14. Dinara Safina
15. Lena D
16. Jelena Jankovic
17. Li Na
18. Nastya Myskina
19. Samantha Stosur
20. Fransexual

After about #13 got bored and was LOLing at "Fransexual" rather than trying to make a logical list.
 
#8 ·
Re: Your Top 20 women players of 00s and 10s

1. Serena Williams
2. Venus Williams
3. Justine Henin
4. Maria Sharapova
5. Lindsay Davenport
6. Martina Hingis
7. Kim Clijsters
8. Jennifer Capriati
9. Amelie Mauresmo
10. Peak Pierce
11. Svetlana Kuznetsova
12. Victoria Azarenka
13. Ana Ivanovic
14. Dinara Safina
15. Lena D
16. Jelena Jankovic
17. Li Na
18. Nastya Myskina
19. Samantha Stosur
20. Da Woz

After about #13 got bored and was LOLing at "Fransexual" rather than trying to make a logical list.
:spit:
 
#10 · (Edited)
1) Serena
2) Venus
3) Hingis*
4) Henin
5) Daveport
6) Clijsters
7) Sharapova
8) Capriati
9) Mauresmo
10) Pierce
11) Kuznetsova

Now it becomes more difficult ....

12) Ivanovic - Won 1 slam, #1, ranking, two other slam finals
13) Azarenka - Won 1 slam, #1, ranking, one other slam final

14) Li - Won 1 slam, one other slam finals
15) Schiavone - Won 1 slam, one other slam finals
16) Stosur - Won 1 slam, one other slam finals

17) Safina - #1, three slam finals
18) Wozniacki - #1, one slam finals
19) Myskina** - 1 slam, edges out Kvitova
20) Jankovic - #1, one slam finals, edges out Kvitova
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Not quite ....
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21) Majoli - She's younger than Davenport, so I think she desrves consideration, but only eight tournament wins, only won three tournaments in a year once in her career
22) Kvitova - She'll move up



* I know the criteria, but including Davenport and Capriati while leaving out Hingis is wierd. Also, Hingis was the third most accomplished overall player of the '79-'83 chort.

** Beneficiary of the Biggest Choke of All Time, but she was a top ten player and the first Russian woman to win a slam, so she deserves her props.
 
#12 ·
1) Serena
2) Venus
3) Hingis*
4) Henin
5) Daveport
6) Clijsters
7) Sharapova
8) Mauresmo
9) Pierce
10) Kuznetsova

Now it becomes more difficult ....




* I know the criteria, but including Davenport and Capriati while leaving out Hingis is wierd. Also, Hingis was the third most accomplished overall player of the '79-'83 chort.
Where is Capriati on your list? ;)
 
#11 ·
I know the criteria, but including Davenport and Capriati while leaving out Hingis is wierd. Also, Hingis was the third most accomplished overall player of the '79-'83 chort.
Hingis is valid in this poll because of her WTA Championships title in 2000, i added it to original criterias
 
#13 ·
1. Serena Williams
2. The Evil Belgian
3. Venus Williams
4. Martha
5. Lindsay
6. Clijsters
7. Mauresmo
8. Sveta
9. J. Cap
10. Lena D.
11. Nasty Myskina
12. Viktoria Azarenka
13. Ana Ivanovic
14. Caro
15. Dinara Safina
16. Jelena Jankovic
17. Li Na
18. Fransexa
19. Samantha Stosur
20. Petra Kvitova


For the record, I consider Hingis and Pierce players of the '90s--if you look at what they did after 2000 they just aren't that impressive.
 
#15 · (Edited)
For the record, I consider Hingis and Pierce players of the '90s--if you look at what they did after 2000 they just aren't that impressive.
probably you are right , but even such young girl as Wozniacki(player of 10s) played with Hingis)). As for Pierce her 2005 was pretty good , much better than any year of some players in top 20
Also I remembered that A) I forgot Kvitova and B) I'm dumb and forgot that Hingis didn't win a slam post 1999.
it's OK with Hingis . She won Championships in 00s, so she is valid in this top 20
 
#16 · (Edited)
1. Serena Williams
2. Venus Williams
3. Justine Henin
4. Maria Sharapova
5. Elena Dementieva
6. Jennifer Capriati
7. Victoria Azarenka
8. Caroline Wozniacki
9. Nicole Vaidišová
10. Dinara Safina
11. Jelena Janković
12. Ana Ivanovic
13. Anna Chakvetadze
14. Agnieszka Radwańska
15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
16. Petra Kvitová
17. Alisa Kleybanova
18. Vera Zvonareva
 
#17 ·
1. Serena Williams
2. Venus Williams
3. Justine Henin
4. Maria Sharapova
5. Elena Dementieva
6. Jennifer Capriati
7. Victoria Azarenka
8. Caroline Wozniacki
9. Nicole Vaidišová
10. Dinara Safina
11. Jelena Janković
12. Ana Ivanovic
13. Anna Chakvetadze
14. Agnieszka Radwańska
15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
16. Petra Kvitová
17. Alisa Kleybanova
18. Vera Zvonareva
19. Sloane Stephens
20. Madison Keys
I'm OK with Dementieva №5 (she was competitive with Serena)
but what are the reasons to include Vaidisova, Chakvetadze, Pavluchenkova, Kleybanova, Stephens and OMG Madison Keys?

talent? potential? do they really have more of it than some unknown Clijsters and Davenport to name but a few
 
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#20 ·
where are 1-10 ?
 
#21 ·
1) Serena Williams
2) Justine Henin
3) Venus Williams
4) Martina Hingis *based on career achievements, not just after 2000*
5) Lindsay Davenport
6) Kim Clijsters
7) Maria Sharapova
8) Jennifer Capriati
9) Amelie Mauresmo
10) Mary Pierce
11) Svetlana Kuznetsova
12) Victoria Azarenka
13) Petra Kvitova
14) Elena Dementieva
15) Li Na
16) Ana Ivanovic
17) Anastasia Myskina
18) Jelena Jankovic
19) Dinara Safina
20) Samantha Stosur
 
#35 ·
Considered the entire career of the players included and not just the part from 2000 onwards.

-1 Serena Williams
-2 Venus Williams
-3 Martina Hingis
-4 Justine Henin
-5 Lindsay Davenport
-6 Maria Sharapova
-7 Kim Clijsters
-8 Jennifer Capriati
-9 Amelie Mauresmo
10 Mary Pierce
11 Elena Dementieva
12 Svetlana Kuznetsova
13 Victoria Azarenka
14 Jelena Jankovic
15 Caroline Wozniacki
16 Dinara Safina
17 Vera Zvonareva
18 Ana Ivanovic
19 Petra Kvitova
20 Li Na
 
#37 ·
Why not to write it down? :)

only #1 is a lock
 
#38 ·
(1) Serena Williams*
(2) Justine Henin
(3) Venus Williams*
(4) Martina Hingis
(5) Kim Clijsters
(6) Maria Sharapova*
(7) Lindsay Davenport
(8) Amelie Mauresmo
(9) Jennifer Capriati
(10) Elena Dementieva
(11) Victoria Azarenka *
(12) Svetlana Kuznetsova *
(13) Li Na *
(14) Caroline Wozniacki *
(15) Ana Ivanovic *
(16) Petra Kvitova *
(17) Dinara Safina *
(18) Jelena Jankovic *
(19) Mary Pierce
(20) Samantha Stosur *
 
#41 ·
1)Serena Williams
2)Maria Sharapova
3)Justine Henin
4)Venus Williams
5)Kim Clijsters
6)Lindsay Davenport
7)Jennifer Capriati
8)Mary Pierce
9)Amelie Mauresmo
10)Victoria Azarenka
11)Ana Ivanovic
12)Agnieszka Radwanska
13)Petra Kvitova
14)Jelena Jankovic :oh:
15)Elena Dementieva
16)Li Na
17)Anastasia Myskina
18)Dinara Safina
19)Carolina Wozniacki
20)Samantha Stosur
 
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