5 tennis stars who have run a marathon

#5 Mats Wilander

The seven-time Grand Slam winner Mats Wilander, in a career spanning 16 years from 1980 to 1996, was a tennis star who was extremely familiar with marathon matches on the courts against the likes of John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl and others. But one thing that he did not attempt running during his playing days was the 26.2-mile marathon.

And hence, immediately after his retirement in 1996, Wilander lined himself up at the starting mark of the 1997 New York City Marathon. A force to reckon with as a player, Mats proved his worth as a runner too, completing the race in 4 hours 19 minutes and 19 seconds.