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**JacksHH** · 04-07-2009, 02:01 AM

From Forbes Magazine. A little non-traditional in how they figured who was where on the list. Their formula:

"We decided to come at our list from a novel perspective. Perhaps the best way is to ignore regular Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour wins and rankings and instead look at how these players who have yet to win, have performed in the Grand Slam events, where the pressure, prestige and competition are at their highest. In other words, find out who is the best current Grand Slam player without a Grand Slam championship. Our discovery: neither Murray nor Safina top the list.

In compiling our list, we looked at how players who had never won a slam event had performed in those tournaments since 2005 (including the ongoing French Open.) We awarded points on an ascending scale for slam results, from the first round up to an appearance in the final."

http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/04/ten...s-ranking.html

Mens' Top 5:
1. Nikolay Davydenko
2. Tommy Robredo
3. David Nalbandian
4. Fernando Gonzalez
5. David Ferrer

Womens' Top 5:
1. Elena Dementieva
2. Dinara Safina
3. Jelena Jankovic
4. Nadia Petrova
5. Patty Schnyder

04-07-2009, 02:01 AM	#1
JacksHH Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 642 Senior Member	10 Best Current Players Never To Win A Slam From Forbes Magazine. A little non-traditional in how they figured who was where on the list. Their formula: "We decided to come at our list from a novel perspective. Perhaps the best way is to ignore regular Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour wins and rankings and instead look at how these players who have yet to win, have performed in the Grand Slam events, where the pressure, prestige and competition are at their highest. In other words, find out who is the best current Grand Slam player without a Grand Slam championship. Our discovery: neither Murray nor Safina top the list. In compiling our list, we looked at how players who had never won a slam event had performed in those tournaments since 2005 (including the ongoing French Open.) We awarded points on an ascending scale for slam results, from the first round up to an appearance in the final." http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/04/ten...s-ranking.html Mens' Top 5: 1. Nikolay Davydenko 2. Tommy Robredo 3. David Nalbandian 4. Fernando Gonzalez 5. David Ferrer Womens' Top 5: 1. Elena Dementieva 2. Dinara Safina 3. Jelena Jankovic 4. Nadia Petrova 5. Patty Schnyder
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