Day 4 of the countdown and it is too close to call, so there is a draw for 21st place.
21st Best Players of all time
Henri Cochet
Grand Slams won - 7
Grand Slam Finals lost - 3
Overall amount of singles titles won - ?
Overall Match Winning percentage - ?
Top rank - 1
Henri Cochet was one of four French players, who were nick named the four musketeers. He was successful in Grand Slams winning 7 of 10 finals, including 4 French Opens. He actually won 5 French Opens but his first win was in 1922, when the French Open was not considered a Grand Slam because it was a national tournament. He won three of the four Grand Slams, missing the Australian Open from his collection because he never played there. Between 1928 and 1930 he was World Number 1. Also at the Paris Olympic games of 1924 he took a silver medal in both Singles and Doubles. Cochet was known for his incredible winners and impossible come backs. A famous example of his come backs was when he came back from 2 sets and 5-1 down to win in 5 sets. Another great player, Bill Tilden, thought that Cochet was the best half-volleyer ever. He helped France to their first Davis Cup trophy. Unfortunately his winning percentage and titles won is a statistic I could not find. He died at the age of 85 in 1987.
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Grand Slams won - 7
Grand Slam Finals lost - 3
Overall amount of singles titles won - ?
Overall Match Winning percentage - ?
Top rank - 1
Rene Lacoste is another French man, who was nicknamed one of the four musketeers. He has also won 7 of 10 finals at Grand Slams, including 3 of 5 French Open finals. Like Cochet he won three of the four Grand Slams, missing the Australian Open from his collection because he never played there. He was world number one from 1926 to 1927. At a young age of 18 in 1922 he was selected for the French Davis Cup team. He was never a natural player and worked his way to the top with a lot of training. He even invented some revolutionary tennis equipment. In 1927 he made the ball throwing machine to make training easier. As you might have guessed he created the company Lacoste in 1933. Finally he made the metal tennis racquet in 1963. In 1996 he died at the age of 92.
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