Stories of Former Tennis Champions

• Bjorn Borg

Bjorn Borg, one of the biggest names in tennis history, who retired at the age of 26, has 11 grand slam titles. Bjorg, who explained that he did not even come to the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, where he has exactly 5 championships, as a spectator for 19 years, now calls himself a “tennis player father”. Today, at the age of 60, Bjorg, who lives in Sweden, coaches his teenage son and runs his own sports clothing company.

• John McEnroe

The American McEnroe, who is considered Bjorn Borg’s biggest rival, has 7 Grand Slam titles. McEnroe has been a commentator for television channels for a long time. But the star, who could not stay away from the courts, returned to coaching for the first time after 1993, starting to coach 25-year-old Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic.

• Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi, who has won 8 Grand Slam titles, is 46 years old today. Agassi, who is enjoying retirement, has distanced himself from tennis enough to say, “I have difficulty even putting on my shoes in the morning.” Agassi, along with his wife Steffi Graf, another famous tennis legend, runs a foundation that works for children who have been damaged in wars.

• Steffi Graf

German Steffi Graf, one of the most well-known female tennis stars in the world, whose record of 22 Grand Slam titles, which seems difficult to access, is about to be broken by Serena Williams, is also among those who have opted for retirement. Graf, who is 47 years old today, comments that “I’m still busy, but not on the tennis courts anymore” for the foundation that together runs with his wife Agassi.

• Pete Sampras

14 Grand Slam titles, 6 consecutive years at the top of the tennis world and many more records. American tennis player Pete Sampras was the Wimbledon Men’s Singles champion Dec 7 times between 1993 and 2000. Sampras is now a 45-year-old family man. Sampras, who has stated that he is not thinking about coaching, is enjoying spending time with his children.

• Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova, who is considered one of the most successful female tennis players in the world, has 18 Grand Slam titles in her career. Navratilova had started coaching Polish tennis player Agnieszka Radwańska in 2014, but the two parted ways in 2015.

• Jimmy Connors

Connors, who has 8 Grand Slam titles, was one of the tennis players who marked the 70s and 80s. The US tennis player’s record of staying at the top of the world rankings for 160 consecutive weeks was broken by Roger Federer exactly 30 years later. After his retirement, Conners worked with famous names such as American Andy Roddick and Russian Maria Sharapova.

• Boris Becker

Boris Becker, one of the biggest names that Germans have brought to the tennis world, broke the record by winning Wimbledon when he was just 17 years old.  Becker, who has a total of 6 Grand Slam titles, has been a commentator for the BBC for many years after retiring. In 2013, Becker announced that he would become the coach of one of the biggest stars of today, Novak Djokovic. During the time he and Becker worked together, Djokovic won 6 Grand Slam titles. But in recent months, the two have parted ways.