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by Jaylan Runolfsson 9 min read

My Top Five Favorite Swiss Tennis Players

Just when I thought that Switzerland was THE yachting nation, some other Swiss champions come out of a different corner. Tennis.

5. Heinz Günthardt

Heinz Günthardt turned pro in 1976 and retired in 1990. His highest ATP ranking was 22. He won 5 singles titles and 30 career doubles titles.

4. Marc Rosset

Marc Rosset was a good, solid Swiss tennis player with 16 career titles in singles and 8 in doubles. He turned professional in 1988 and retired in 2005. His highest ATP ranking was 9.

3. Stan Wawrinka

Stan Wawrinka turned pro in 2002. His highest ATP ranking is 3. He has won 16 career titles in singles and 2 doubles career titles to date.

2. Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis turned pro in 1994 and retired in 2017. She won 43 WTA and 2 ITF (International Tennis Federation) single career titles. She also has 64 WTA and 1 ITF double career titles under her belt. Her best WTA ranking is 1 which she held for a total of 209 weeks.

1. Roger Federer

You guessed, right? How can you have a post about Swiss tennis players without including Roger Federer? You can’t. He turned pro in 1998 and his highest ATP ranking is 1, which he held for whopping 310 weeks. He has won 20 Grand Slam titles, 103 career titles in singles and 8 in doubles. Impressive.

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