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Esther Vergeer: The greatest tennis player you've never heard of

She may not be a household name, but this Dutch girl's record outstrips that of even Martina Navratilova.

by Abe Battjes on 28 March 2008

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With so many great players throughout the history of tennis, it will always be open to debate who is the best of the lot. On the men’s tour there are obvious modern stand-outs in Roger Federer and Pete Sampras, while Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf are their female equivalents.

'After playing basketball for several years at club level, she joined the Dutch national team that won the European Championships in 1997'

But it may come as a surprise to learn that you probably haven't even heard of perhaps the greatest player of all time.

Born in Holland in 1981, Esther Vergeer has claimed more than 120 singles titles and more than 100 in the doubles game. And, perhaps even more impressively, she has completed a career slam in both singles and doubles.

And the reason you haven't heard of her? Esther Vergeer is in a wheelchair.

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by MH on March 31, 2008

I've seen wheelchair tennis before in the slams. Her opponents are old and crappy people on a wheelchair. She's literally got no competition. Navratilova had Evert, Austin, Graf, Seles, Sanchez-Vicario and a slew of former world no. 1s and multiple time Grand Slam champions trying to nail her and she still fended them off most of the time despite her age.

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