It is a matter if proven fact that William Tilden, famous tennis pro- and later an instructor, was prosecuted and found guilty- did time in jail, for child molestation of one of his students. the case happened in the early postwar period and rocked Tennis as this was a major sex scandal. the Judge was shocked how such a positive role model type could go bad, but sentenced him harshly. Tilden was known to have been a (Mama"s Boy) as a child. As far as was known he was never either married or romantically associated with women, the bad side came out, in a child molesting rap. Had this happened in California, he might have been literally Gassed- as in certain conditions forcible rape of a minor-and possibly homosexual crimes were classed as capital punishment offenses in the Golden State. Under this statute Caryl Chessman was executed, although he never took a human life.
nope. wikipedia.org and other resources that talk aout personal information about pro athletes can confirm this.
Billie Jean King and Renee Richards among others. Also Martina Navratilova, strange boating companion there!
No professional male tennis player has ever publicly come out of the closet. Not that there haven't been gay male tennis players.
No
The tournament today is known as Association of Tennis Professionals. The National Tennis League was a tour for professional male tennis players.
Science Major: Association of Tennis Professionals
tums and byte were the first players in table tennis
The list of top ten male tennis players changes on the ATP tour changes from week-to-week, so an exact answer cannot be given, at least not until the end of the tennis calendar (i.e., when the Masters Finals have completed). Visit the Tennis Magazine website (refer to the link, below) to view the current top ten ATP (and WTA) players.
Nadal among male players. samantha stosur among female players
Your question only leads to opinions. A better question would be, "Who are thee top ranking Austrian Tennis Players?"
Andy Murray
It is the Association of Tennis Professionals, responsible for the mens tour and world rankings of male tennis players.
Federico Luzzi, Horst Skoff, Mathieu Montcourt.
Rod Laver
Male - Spain (Rafael Nadal) Female - Russia (Dinara Safina)
There are many male tennis players in Ireland, too many to mention in full. Some famous current ones are Conor Niland and Louk Sorensen. Louk's father, Sean Sorensen and Matt Doyle are famous ones from the recent past. There are mny, many others.