[JarkaFish]

Originally Posted by PetraReeMona

Topspindoctor

Que pasa?

[Leo St]

theres no such thing as dinasty in things that involve raw talent

[theFutureisNow]

Reversion to the mean and work ethic.

Children of athletic parents are very unlikely to have equal athletic ability.

For social reasons they are unlikely to have the same work ethic either. It is pretty unlikely that a rich kid is going to work as hard as a poor kid to become a champion.

[Anabelcroft]

Originally Posted by Sir Stefwhit

U hardly if ever hear about a top player having offspring who is also a top player. The Dent's come to mind Phil Dent was a top 20 player and won 4 titles and had a son Taylor Dent who was also a top 20 player and who coincidently won 4 career titles as well.

Can't think of any others...

Yes...

Yulia Maleeva was a pro player herself.In her career she played even with Martina Navratilova,whom she never managed to beat,but against whom each of her 3 daughters scored a victory...She became Bulgaria's Junior Girls' Champion (18 & under) in singles,doubles and mixed doubles at the age of 15.She held those three titles for three consecutive years.In 1962, she won Bulgaria's National Women's Championship in singles and mixed doubles.For the next 14 years she collected 31 national titles.

Her 3 daughters were all top 10 players being number 3,4 and 6 in the world...

Fred Stolle,former Australian and US Open champion and number 2. in the world had a son Sandon who was a top 50 singles player himself and number 2. in doubles with US Open 1998 title to his name with no other than previously mentioned Cyril Suk...

Interesting fact is that Guy Forget,former top 5 player won tournament in Toulouse in 1986,exactly 20 years after his father won it in 1966 and at the same time exactly 40 after his grandfather won the same tournament in 1946...You can call them a Toulouse Forget dynasty

[adam_ads_n]

Indeed, you are right, let's force all players who are over 25 years old to retire and then make babies. If player refuses - fine from WTA

[Brad[le]y.]

Originally Posted by Jimmie48

Pot calling kettle. Not all tennis parents are super pushy, look at Heather Watson's mum for example.... Julia Görges father doesn't really seem like a cliche tennis dad either.

The problem are mostly parents who don't have a career of their own and try to live through their kids. Successful tennis players have had their own career and don't feel the need to push their kids...that's the answer you`re looking for.

Goerges and Watson aren't top players, though