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| Agassi Is Miles Above Everyone Else |
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Andre Agassi has had as much success (and has as many points) as the world's
#2, #3, and #4 players combined
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Pete Sampras, the only reigning Grand Slam winner besides Agassi, is comfortably
#2 (his lead over #3 Kafelnikov is much narrower in the ATP rankings)
- Philippoussis, Rafter,
Pioline, and Todd Martin are all in the top-10, but none of
them are in the ATP's top-10
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| Rewarding
the accomplishments that fans and players care about most
The AndersonSports Ranking of
Tennis Success
(through Feb. 7, 2000—includes 1st-round Davis
Cup play) |
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Points |
ATP
Rank* |
ATP
Points |
Noteworthy Accomplishments in the Past Year (appearances
in Grand Slam quarterfinals and Super 9 finals are listed) |
| 1 |
Andre Agassi, USA |
139 |
1 |
5045 |
Australian Open Champion, U.S. Open Champion, French
Open Champion, Wimbledon finalist, Paris Indoor (Super 9) winner, Singles
Championships finalist, 2 Davis Cup match wins |
| 2 |
Pete Sampras, USA |
61 |
2 |
2869 |
Wimbledon Champion, Australian Open semifinalist, Cincinnati
(Super 9) winner, Singles Championships winner |
| 3 |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, RUS |
42 |
3 |
2841 |
Australian Open finalist, U.S. Open semifinalist, Montreal/Toronto
(Super 9) finalist, 2 Davis Cup match wins |
| 4 |
Gustavo Kuerten, BRA |
36 |
5 |
2101 |
Monte Carlo (Super 9) winner, Rome (Super 9) winner,
U.S. Open quarterfinalist, Wimbledon quarterfinalist, French Open quarterfinalist,
2 Davis Cup match wins |
| 5 |
Mark Philippoussis, AUS |
28 |
17 |
1304 |
3 Davis Cup match wins—including 2 wins in Davis Cup
Finals, Indian Wells (Super 9) winner, Wimbledon quarterfinalist |
| 6 |
(tie) Patrick Rafter, AUS |
26 |
16 |
1323 |
Wimbledon semifinalist, Cincinnati (Super 9) finalist,
Rome (Super 9) finalist, 2 Davis Cup match wins |
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Cedric Pioline, FRA |
26 |
15 |
1375 |
4 Davis Cup match wins, U.S. Open semifinalist, Wimbledon
quarterfinalist |
| 8 |
(tie) Todd Martin, USA |
24 |
11 |
1596 |
U.S. Open finalist, Wimbledon quarterfinalist |
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Marcelo Rios, CHI |
24 |
7 |
1845 |
Hamburg (Super 9) winner, French Open quarterfinalist,
Monte Carlo (Super 9) finalist |
| 10 |
Magnus Norman, SWE |
23 |
6 |
2083 |
Australian Open semifinalist |
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Other ATP top-10 players: |
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Nicolas Kiefer, GER |
18 |
4 |
2325 |
Australian Open quarterfinalist |
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Richard Krajicek, NED |
21 |
8 |
1690 |
Key Biscayne (Super 9) winner, U.S. Open quarterfinalist,
Stuttgart Indoor (Super 9) finalist |
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Nicolas Lapentti, ECU |
10 |
9 |
1641 |
none |
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Tim Henman, GBR |
19 |
10 |
1614 |
Wimbledon semifinalist |
| *The ATP Entry System
rankings (the ATP's 365-day ranking) |
The AndersonSports Ranking
of Tennis Success shows which men's tennis
players have had the most success over the past 365 days. This
ranking is markedly different from the ATP rankings in the following
ways:
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this ranking rewards success in the Grand Slams
more than the ATP rankings do;
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it rewards winning the Super 9s and the season-ending
Singles Championships more than the ATP rankings do;
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it only minimally rewards success in lesser tourneys
(the ATP rankings emphasize these more);
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it rewards success in Davis Cup play (the
ATP rankings do not)
In comparison to the ATP rankings, the AndersonSports
Ranking is refreshingly simple—and simplicity is a key to this ranking's
accuracy. Rather than throwing everything but the kitchen sink
into the mix, the AndersonSports Ranking purely rewards players for advancing
in tournaments—and the number of points that a player gets for advancing
reflects the importance that players and fans attach to that event. |
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