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The Best Men's Tennis Players of the 1980s
Who are the best men's tennis players of the 1980s? From 1980 to 1989, tennis had some of the greatest men's tennis players of all time. These are some of the most talented 1980s tennis players to ever live, so if you're a fan of tennis and are aspiring to play tennis professionally then these people should be your idols. Grand Slam champions, Wimbledon winners, US Open winners, doubles players, and more, this list has the greatest 1980s tennis players. So, who are the best tennis players of the 1980s? Which 80s tennis players did you love?
Among the many great 80s tennis players are John McEnroe and Björn Borg, two of the most consistently high profile players of the era. Then there's the likes of Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, and Mats Wilander, who all have a claim to the best tennis player of 1980s title belt.
Vote up the top 1980s tennis players, and help decide which of these all time tennis greats was best!
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Australian Open: Winner 1989, 1990; Finalist 1983
French Open: Winner 1984, 1986, 1987; Finalist 1981, 1985
Wimbledon: Finalist 1986, 1987
US Open: Winner 1985, 1986, 1987; Finalist 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989- Birthplace: Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Wimbledon: Winner 1981, 1983, 1984; Finalist 1980, 1982
US Open: Winner 1980, 1981, 1984; Finalist 1985- Birthplace: Wiesbaden, Germany
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French Open: Winner 1980, 1981
Wimbledon: Winner 1980; Finalist 1981
US Open: Finalist 1980, 1981- Birthplace: Södertälje, Sweden
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US Open: Winner 1982, 1983
WCT Finals: Winner 1980- Birthplace: East St. Louis, Illinois
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Australian Open: Winner 1985, 1987
French Open: Finalist 1989
Wimbledon: Winner 1988; Finalist 1989- Birthplace: Västervik, Sweden
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Wimbledon: Winner 1985, 1986, 1989
US Open: Winner 1989
The Masters: Winner 1989- Birthplace: Leimen, West Germany
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Australian Open: Winner 1983, 1984, 1988
French Open: Winner 1982, 1985, 1988
US Open: Winner 1988- Birthplace: Växjö, Sweden
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Australian Open: Finalist 1987, 1988
Wimbledon: Winner 1987- Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
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French Open: Winner 1983
- Birthplace: Sedan, France
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French Open Runner Up (1980)
- Birthplace: New York City, New York
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French Open: Finalist 1988
- Birthplace: Lillers, France
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Australian Open: Finalist 1989
US Open: Finalist 1986- Birthplace: Bojnice, Slovakia
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- Birthplace: Oakland, California
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Australian Open: Winner 1981, 1982
- Birthplace: Pongola, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Birthplace: Madras, India
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- Birthplace: Malmö Municipality, Sweden
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- Birthplace: Lund, Sweden
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Víctor Pecci
Age: 69- Birthplace: Asunción, Paraguay
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Tomáš Šmíd
Age: 69- Birthplace: Czechoslovakia
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- Birthplace: Durban, South Africa
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- Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
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- Birthplace: Skellefteå, Sweden
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Scott Davis
Age: 62- Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
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Kent Carlsson
Age: 57- Birthplace: Eskilstuna, Sweden
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- Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
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Bill Scanlon
Age: 68- Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
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Hans Gildemeister
Age: 69- Birthplace: Lima, Peru
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- Birthplace: Granada, Spain
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- Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
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- Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
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Andrés Gómez
- Birthplace: Guayaquil, Ecuador
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Martín Jaite
Age: 60- Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
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- Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Peter Fleming
Age: 70- Birthplace: New Jersey
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- Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Birthplace: New York City, New York
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- Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
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Australian Open Winner (1980)
- Birthplace: San Diego, California
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- Birthplace: Aalen, Germany
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- Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts
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- Birthplace: Gosford, Australia
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- Birthplace: Misiones Province, Argentina
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- Birthplace: Fort Dix, New Hanover Township, New Jersey
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- Birthplace: Grand Island, New York
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- Birthplace: Flushing, New York
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Eliot Teltscher
Age: 66- Birthplace: Rancho Palos Verdes, California
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Paul Annacone
Age: 62- Birthplace: Southampton, New York
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- Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
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- Birthplace: Great Britain
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- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
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Balázs Taróczy
Age: 71- Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
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- Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
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Thierry Tulasne
Age: 61- Birthplace: Aix-les-Bains, France
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Steve Denton
Age: 68- Birthplace: Kingsville, Texas
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Eddie Dibbs
Age: 74- Birthplace: New York City, New York
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Pat Du Pré
Age: 70- Birthplace: Liège, Belgium
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- Birthplace: Chennai, India
