John David Newcombe AO OBE is an Australian former professional tennis player. He is one of the few men to have attained a world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. At the majors, he won seven singles titles, a former record 17 men's doubles titles, and two mixed doubles titles. He also contributed to five Davis Cup titles for Australia during an age when the Davis Cup was deemed as significant as the majors. Tennis magazine rated him the 10th best male player of the period 1965–2005.
Michael Detlef Stich is a German former professional tennis player. He won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991, the men's doubles titles at both Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in 1992, and was a singles runner-up at the 1994 US Open and the 1996 French Open. Stich won 18 singles titles and ten doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 2, achieved in 1993.
Torben Ulrich was a Danish writer, musician, filmmaker, and professional tennis player. He was the father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.
Ramanathan Krishnan is a retired tennis player from India who was among the world's leading players in the 1950s and 1960s. He was twice a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 1960 and 1961, reaching as high as World No. 3 in Potter's amateur rankings. He led India to the Challenge Round of the 1966 Davis Cup against Australia and was the non playing captain when Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj led India into the 1974 Davis Cup finals against South Africa. He was active from 1953 to 1975 and won 69 singles titles.
Charles Robert McKinley Jr. was an American former world no. 1 men's amateur tennis champion of the 1960s. He is remembered as an undersized, hard-working dynamo, whose relentless effort and competitive spirit led American tennis to the top of the sport during a period heavily dominated by Australians.
Richard James Fromberg is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Horst Skoff was a professional tennis player from Austria, who won four tournaments at the top-level.
Kurt Nielsen was a Danish tennis player. He was born in Copenhagen, and was the first Danish tennis player ever to have played in a men's singles final in a Grand Slam tournament.
Rolf Gehring is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 30 in November 1981.
Ian Vermaak is a former tennis player competing for South Africa.
Laurynas Grigelis is a Lithuanian former professional tennis player and a prominent member of the Lithuania Davis Cup team. Grigelis holds the best ATP doubles ranking for Lithuanian player of all time.
Ulrich Marten is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.
Ladislav "Laci" Legenstein is a Croatian–born Austrian former tennis player. He was active from 1950 to 1975 and won 13 career singles titles.
Einer Ulrich was a Danish tennis player who represented Denmark in the Davis Cup and the Olympic Games. He competed in the singles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round in which he lost to Henk Timmer. With compatriot Erik Tegner he competed in the men's doubles event and reached the third round.
Werner Zirngibl is a former professional tennis player from Germany.
Reinhart Probst is a former professional tennis player from Germany.
The 1979 Mercedes Cup, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts and held in Stuttgart, West Germany that was part of the 1979 Grand Prix circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 16 July until 22 July 1979. Fourth-seeded Tomáš Šmíd won the singles title.
The 1978 Mercedes Cup, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts and held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, West Germany that was part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 17 July until 23 July 1978. Unseeded Ulrich Pinner won the singles title.
The 1979 Swiss Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Gstaad, Switzerland. It was the 34th edition of the tournament and was held from 9 July until 15 July 1979. The tournament was part of the 1979 Grand Prix tennis circuit and offered total prize money of $75,000. Third-seeded Ulrich Pinner won the singles title.
Jørgen Ulrich was a Danish tennis player.
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