OK, this sort of thing is normally The Dav's territory (indeed he did a similar sort of thing on the old BBC website). But, the board is in a bit of a post-slam summer holiday lull at moment, so thought I'd try and generate a bit of interest and maybe even some controversy.

So, you have until I dunno (end of August? 2 weeks time?) to vote for your 10 favourite players on ATP tour, and 10 favourite players on WTA tour. I don't even know if I'll get round to sorting out the all-time faves from your voting, but lets do 10 points for each time a player gains 1st place, 9 points for each time a player gains 2nd place, etc, all way down to 1 point for each time a player gains 10th place.

RULES: You can only vote once, players must be *current* - retired players/senior tour and junior players not allowed. ' Doubles specialists' allowed.

Here's mine...

ATP

1. Roger Federer
2. Gustavo Kuerten (not strictly retired, but will do soon probably!)
3. Richard Gasquet
4. Fabrice Santoro
5. Nicholas Mahut
6. Tim Henman
7. Andy Murray
8. Mario Ancic
9. Novak Djokovic
10. David Nalbandian

WTA

1. Amelie Mauresmo
2. Justine Henin
3. Martina Hingis
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova
5. Ana Ivanovic
6. Elena Dementieva
7. Venus Williams
8. Jelena Jankovic
9. Serena Williams
10. Ai Sugiyama

Some of my inclusions, and omissions, will no doubt lead to a little bit of controversy!

Great choices Mr I. You men are pretty much my choices I think, except Nalby (booo!!!) and not really into Gugga.

Top 4 women are an excellent pick. :ok:

Well, Nalbandian only just made the cut there, and if his current dismal form continues then he'll drop out and get replaced by someone else. Kuerten is there for past glories only, although surely he will retire soon as injury got the better of him.

Will be interesting to see what everyone else's votes are...

ATP

1. Henman
2. Federer
3. Safin
4. Nadal
5. Blake
6. Djokovic
7. Murray
8. Monfils
9. Tursunov
10. Mahut


WTA (I kinda cheated from 7 onwards cause I dont follow the womens - just kinda pulled names out of the tour that I vaguely recognise :unsure: )

1. V Williams
2. Henin
3. Hingis
4. Mauresmo
5. S Williams
6. Bartoli
7. Ivanovic
8. Jankovic
9. Petrova
10. Safina

Pebs, I'm stunned by your number 1 pick for ATP... ;)

:lmaao:

:coat:


Not many years left that I can vote for him by your rules MrI :unsure:

WTA

1 - Henin
2 - Pierce
3 - Myskina
4 - Jankovic
5 - Kuznetsova
6 - Golovin
7 - Mauresmo
8 - Venus
9 - Hingis
10 - Chakvetadze

ATP

1 - Gasquet
2 - Roddick
3 - Federer
4 - Nadal
5 - Nalbandian
6 - Tursunov
7 - Ferrero
8 - Murray
9 - O Rochus
10 - Hewitt

ATP.. :bow: :bow:

1. Roger Federer :bow:
2. Novak Djokovic ;)
3. Marat Safin
4. Richard Gasquet
5. Mikhail Youzhny
6. Marcos Baghdatis
7. Tomas Berdych
8. Rafa Nadal (ok on clay is the second one)
9. Andy Roddick (he is funny) roflmao
10. (Fate) Dave Nalbandian (pure talent but lazy at will)... roflmao roflmao

ATP

1. Roger Federer
2. Marat Safin
3. Dmitry Tursunov
4. Marcos Baghdatis
5. Mikhal Youzhny
6. Novak Djokovic
7. Rafael Nadal
8. Jamie Murray
9. Andy Murray
10. Richard Gasquet

WTA (let's see if i can name 10 female tennis players..... ;) )

1. Hingis
2. Ivanovic
3. Jankovic
4. Mauresmo
5. Safina
6. Myskina
7. Safarova
8. Bartoli
9. henin
10. Peer

OK,

So this is based on faves and not actual talent yeah?
Well thats what mine is so hope is ok..

1. Henman
2. Djokovic
3. Federer
4. Murray
5. Nadal
6. Roddick
7. Karlovic
8. Youzhny
9. Tursonov
10. Baghdatis

Women

1. Hingis
2. Sharapova
3. Mauresmo
4. Pierce
5. Jankovic
6. V Williams
7. S Williams
8. Ivanovic
9. Kuznetsova
10. Golovin

Great Av choice for your top 2 then GS :ok:

Tursonov does quite well to say he is Henman's nemesis and not in the top 20.

Good guy :ok:

1. Bjorkman
2. Federer
3. Gasquet
4. Malisse
5. Djokovic
6. Moya
7. Santoro
8. Gonzales
9. Nadal
10. Henman

1. Jankovic
2. Henin
3. Ivanovic
4. Mauresmo
5. Molik
6. Petrova
7. Kuznetsova
8. Vaidisova
9. V. Williams
10. Davenport

Some interesting, and slightly surprising voting so far...keep it coming folks!

ATP

1 Federer
2 Safin
3 Djokovic
4 Berdych
5 Baghdatis
6 Nalbandian
7 Nadal
8 Moya
9 Ferrero
10 Tipsarevic

WTA

1 Hingis
2 Venus
3 Serena
4 Mauresmo
5 Jankovic
6 Ivanovic
7 Kuznetsova
8 Henin
9 Vaidisova
10 Safarova

Nadal is in my list coz I cant put my favourite Agassi in and he is a modern Agassi that I dont really like. Henin is in there purely for the beauty of her game but she isnt a person I like!

ATP:
1. Richard Gasquet
2. Nikolay Davydenko
3. Thomas Johanson
4. Marat Safin
5. Andy Murray
6. Juan Carlos Ferrero
7. Roger Federer
8. Tim Henman
9. Igor Andreev
10. Jonas Bjorkman

WTA:
1. Elena Dementieva
2. Anna Chakvetadze
3. Vera Dushevina
4. Justine Henin
5. Amelie Mauresmo
6. Vera Zvonareva
7. Anastasia Myskina
8. Dinara Safina
9. Melanie South
10. Klara Zakopalova (don't ask me why)

ATP

1. Roger Federer :bow:
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Andy Murray
4. Richard Gasquet
5. Safin (would be second but he is just too erratic)
6. Tim Henman
7. Fernando Gonzales
8. Andy Roddick
9. Marcos Baghdatis
10. Mikhail Youhzny

WTA Lets see if I can name 10

1. Amelie Mauresmo
2. Lindsay Davenport (retired ?)
3. Ana Ivanovic
4. Justine Henin
5. Jelena Jankovic
6. Maria Sharapova
7. Myskina
8. Petrova
9. Safina
10. Kuznetsova

ATP
1. Federer (obviously)
2. Youzhny (obviously 2)
3. Baghdatis (how can one not like him?)
4. Gasquet (for my taste, still the most worthy successor to the No. 1 spot)
5. Blake (on fire and not against Fed he's spectacular)
6. Berdych (Mr. one punch)
7. Djokovic (as a character, i would rank him top 3)
8. Nalbandian (if only...)
9. Malisse (allround, the way i like it)
10. Davydenko (Mr. no weakness ;) )

no political correctness; so no Nadal here :P

WTA
1. Krajicek
2. Hingis
3. Jankovic
4. Ivanovic
5. Kirilenko
6. Serena
7. Sharapova
8. Li
9. myskina
10. Vaidisova

To be honest; apart from the top 2 i went for the looks. I'm not a big WTA follower

The scores from your voting have been added up, and the results will be announced later today...

Well the scores haven't been announced so i will just add mine even if they don't count for anything.....


ATP
1.Murray
2.Roddick
3.Ferrero
4.Del Potro
5.Tipsarevic
6.Robredo
7.Federer
8.Grosjean
9.Andreev
10.Korolev

WTA
1.Sharapova
2.Dementieva
3.Chakvetadze
4.S.Williams
5.A.Radwanska
6.A.Bondarenko
7.Peer
8.Pavlyuchenkova
9.Cavaday
10.Bammer

Theres another thread with the results :)

1. Tim Henman :bow: :bow:
2. Nadal
3. Roddick
4. Blake
5. Murray
6. Safin
7. Fed (due to Triscos pic)
8. Gasquet

1. Pierce :wub:
2. Davenport :wub:
3. Petrova
4. Serena
5. Venus
6. Sharapova
7. Jankovic
8. Bartoli
9. Hantuchova
10. Momo (on grass)

ATP

1. Marat Safin
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Rafael Nadal
4. Fernando Gonzalez
5. Carlos moya
6. Tursunov
7. Ferrero
8. Baghdatis
9. Nalbandian- he's such a diva roflmao
10. Paul Henri Matieu- so explosive on form.

WTA

1. Venus Williams :bow: :bow:
2. Lindsay Davenport
3. Serena Williams
4. Mary Pierce
5. Elena Dementieva
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova
7. Na Li
8. Aga Radwanska
9. Annabel Medina Garrigues
10. Daniela Hantuchova

hingis
hantuchova
vaidisova
myskina
chakvetadze
sharapova
mirza
safarova
golovin
ivanovic

federer
gasquet
ferrero
ancic
haas
santoro
j. johansson
hewitt
safin
kiefer