[mistymore]

Over the player of the last 15 years who was the best at each aspect of the game, but broken down per surface. Here would be mine:

Grass:

Serve- Venus
Return- Serena or Davenport
Forehand- Venus
Backhand- Serena
Net game- Mauresmo or Hingis
Movement- Venus
Mentality- Venus


Clay:

Serve- Stosur
Return- Henin
Forehand- Henin
Backhand- Henin
Net game- Henin
Movement- Henin
Menality- Henin


Hard Courts:

Serve- Serena
Return- Serena or Davenport
Forehand- Capriati, Henin, or Clijsters
Backhand- Henin, Hingis, or Davenport
Net game- Venus
Movement- Venus, Henin, or Clijsters
Mentality- Serena

 

[Sammo]

Don't compare Venus' netplay to Hingis's, Henin's, or Mauresmo's Grass, clay or whatever. I think that Venus' netplay was the most effective in grass tho

 

[Miss Amor]

Grass:

Serve- Serena, Venus
Return- Davenport
Forehand- Serena
Backhand- Venus
Net game- Venus by far (includes volleys, reach, read, approach and success)
Movement- Venus by far
Mentality- Serena



Hard Courts:

Serve- Serena by far
Return- Davenport
Forehand- Serena
Backhand- Serena
Net game- Hingis
Movement- Venus
Mentality- Serena

There is a reason why Serena is only 1 slam behind the open era record for hardcourt slams won by a player.

 

[mistymore]

Don't compare Venus' netplay to Hingis's, Henin's, or Mauresmo's Grass, clay or whatever. I think that Venus' netplay was the most effective in grass tho

Venus isnt as good at the traditional punch volley as those, but she has amazing swing volleys, an incredible overhead with maybe the biggest vertical leap of any women since Graf, and her reach makes it almost impossible to get the ball past her.

 

[Quest for Infamy]

Maria in all aspects, not only the last 15 years but all time.

 

[Charlatan]

Grass:

Serve- Serena/Venus
Return- Davenport
Forehand- Serena
Backhand- Venus/Serena
Net game- Venus
Movement- Venus
Mentality- Serena, Venus tie

Clay:

Serve- Stosur
Return- Henin/ Ivanovic
Forehand- Henin/ Ivanovic/ Stosur
Backhand- Henin/ Schiavone
Net game- Henin/ Kuznetsova
Movement- Henin/ Kuznetsova
Menality- Henin

Hard Courts:

Serve- Serena
Return- Serena/ Davenport
Forehand- Clijsters/ Serena
Backhand- Serena/ Clijsters
Net game- Henin
Movement- Henin/ Clijsters
Mentality- Clijsters

 

[Cosmic Voices]

Grass:

Serve- Serena
Return- Sharapova
Forehand- Serena
Backhand- Venus
Net game- Mauresmo
Movement- Hingis
Mentality- Serena


Clay:

Serve- Stosur
Return- Henin
Forehand- Ivanovic
Backhand- Henin
Net game- Henin
Movement- Henin
Menality- Henin


Hard Courts:

Serve- Serena
Return- Henin
Forehand- Capriati
Backhand- Davenport
Net game- Venus
Movement- Clijsters
Mentality- Serena

 

[serenafan08]

Grass:

Serve - Serena
Return - Serena/Davenport
Forehand - Serena
Backhand - Venus/Davenport
Net game - Venus
Movement - Venus
Mentality - Serena

Clay:

Serve - Stosur
Return - Henin
Forehand - Henin/Stosur
Backhand - Henin/Schiavone
Net game - Henin
Movement - Henin/Hingis
Mentality - Henin

Hard Courts:

Serve - Serena
Return - Serena/Davenport
Forehand - Serena/Capriati/Sharapova
Backhand - Venus/Davenport
Net game - Venus/Davenport
Movement - Serena/Venus/Clijsters
Mentality - Serena

 

[sweetadri06]

Hardcourt-Serena
Clay-Henin
Grass-Venus

 

[mauresmofan]

Grass:

Serve- Serena
Return- Davenport
Forehand- Graf
Backhand- Venus
Net game- Mauresmo
Movement- Graf
Mentality- Venus


Clay:

Serve- Serena
Return- Hingis
Forehand- Graf
Backhand- Henin
Net game- Henin
Movement- Graf
Menality- Graf


Hard Courts:

Serve- Serena
Return- Davenport
Forehand- Clijsters
Backhand- Henin
Net game- Henin
Movement- Clijsters
Mentality- Henin

 

[Sammo]

Venus isnt as good at the traditional punch volley as those, but she has amazing swing volleys, an incredible overhead with maybe the biggest vertical leap of any women since Graf, and her reach makes it almost impossible to get the ball past her.

Really? I think that her overhead is one fo the worst in the game, it lacks power constantly and her opponent makes a passing shot out of it many times, also the vertical leap is totally unnecessary, its not like she catches it in the air while jumping or anything, she just does that before hitting it. Agree on the reach and the swing volleys part though.

 

[mistymore]

Clay:

Serve- Serena
Return- Hingis
Forehand- Graf
Backhand- Henin
Net game- Henin
Movement- Graf
Menality- Graf

The 97-99 version of Graf? The one who didnt even play many events on clay, but in the few she did lost 6-0, 6-1 to Coetzer, 6-1, 6-4 to Coetzer at the French Open, lost to Julie Halard on clay, and would have been killed in straight sets by Hingis in that infamous French Open final, if Hingis hadnt had that meltdown. Come on I am a Graf fan but she wasnt the best at anything during the last 15 years.

 

[Sammo]

Grass:

Serve- Serena
Return- Davenport
Forehand- Davenport
Backhand- Venus
Net game- Venus
Movement- ??? I don't know, Venus?
Mentality- Serena


Clay:

Serve- Stosur
Return- Hingis
Forehand- Stosur
Backhand- Henin
Net game- Henin
Movement- Henin
Mentality- Henin


Hard Courts:

Serve- Serena
Return- Davenport
Forehand- Clijsters
Backhand- Hingis
Net game- Hingis
Movement- Dementieva
Mentality- Serena

 

[CameronCopper]

New thread idea: Who was best at each aspect of game per surface in last 15 years not named Williams... it would be more interesting... Serena/Venus own everything

 

[Stonerpova]

Hard:

Serve: Serena
Return: Serena/Sharapova
Forehand: Serena
Backhand: Serena
Net game: Serena
Movement: Serena
Mentality: Serena

Clay:

Serve: Stosur
Return: Henin
Forehand: Ana
Backhand: Henin
Net Game: Henin
Movement: Henin
Mentality: Henin

Grass:

Serve: Serena
Return: Serena
Forehand: Serena
Backhand: Venus
Net Game: Venus
Movement: Venus
Mentality: Serena

 

[pierce85]

New thread idea: Who was best at each aspect of game per surface in last 15 years not named Williams... it would be more interesting... Serena/Venus own everything

Earth to Pluto, do you copy?

 

[VeeJJ]

I had no idea Davenport had such a BEAST return.

 

[Pump-it-UP]

Grass:

Serve: Serena
Return: Davenport
Forehand: Serena
Backhand: Venus
Net game: Venus/Mauresmo
Movement: Venus
Mentality: Serena

Clay:

Serve: Stosur
Return: Henin
Forehand: Stosur/Henin
Backhand: Henin
Net Game: Henin
Movement: Henin
Mentality: Henin

Hard:

Serve: Serena
Return: Davenport/Dementieva/Serena
Forehand: Serena
Backhand: Venus
Net Game: Hingis/Venus
Movement: Clijsters
Mentality: Serena

 

[mistymore]

I had no idea Davenport had such a BEAST return.

I think that is partly a myth. She had a great return when she didnt have to stretch or lunge much, but because she has such a slow first step someone who hit the extremeties well she wasnt nearly as effective.

 

[mauresmofan]

The 97-99 version of Graf? The one who didnt even play many events on clay, but in the few she did lost 6-0, 6-1 to Coetzer, 6-1, 6-4 to Coetzer at the French Open, lost to Julie Halard on clay, and would have been killed in straight sets by Hingis in that infamous French Open final, if Hingis hadnt had that meltdown. Come on I am a Graf fan but she wasnt the best at anything during the last 15 years.

Yeah you're a great fan knowing that she came back with a botched knee surgery in 97 and was trying to get in shape for the French then played anyway even though it hurt like hell and made it pretty far so if that's not mental strength I don't know what is and Hingis was caused to melt down by Graf because she didn't just fold and give it to her. You look at that 5-4 game in the second set especially that epic 30-something shot rally at 15-15 and tell me Graf didn't earn that win. Her fitness, mental toughness and court craft allowed her to get to shots and stay in the points that lesser players couldn't. The Graf of 99 was outstanding and beat the world no.1, 2 and 3 in successive rounds and that's the reason I put her there.