Tennis Singlehanders in the top 100

By Bhargav

Modified Aug 09, 2019 19:25 GMT

The aesthetic beauty of the single handed Federer backhand

# 16 to # 13:

# 16: Marius Copil (WR: 88)

At no. 88, Romania's Marius Copil is the lowest ranked player in the top 100 to employ a single handed backhand.

# 15: Leonardo Mayer (WR: 82)

Leonardo Mayer, an Argentinian dirtballer, has had his best career results on clay - the toughest surface for a single hander because of the slowness and high bounce, romping to titles on the clay of Hamburg in 2014 and 2017, and a third final in the German port city in 2018 where he came up short against Nikoloz Basilashvili.

# 14: Ivo Karlovic (WR: 81)

More famous for his booming serves and aces, the 6' 11' Karlovic, the tallest active player on the ATP tour, employs a single hander. The Croatian has 8 career singles titles and is a 11 time finalist on the tour.

# 13: Philipp Kohlschreiber (WR: 73)

The man from Augsburg in Germany, Kohlschreiber has won on all three surfaces. Six of his eight career singles titles have come on clay. The German has also reached the fourth round at all the four majors.

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