Federer named greatest player by Tennis Channel

The network's "100 Greatest of All Time," a five-night series, aired this week and culminated Friday. Federer edged Rod Laver for the top spot. Rounding out the

The network's "100 Greatest of All Time," a five-night series, aired this week and culminated Friday.

Federer edged Rod Laver for the top spot. Rounding out the top 10 were Steffi Graf in third, followed by Martina Navratilova, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Bjorn Borg, Margaret Court, Chris Evert and Billie Jean King.

The rankings were determined by an international panel.

The complete list

100. Michael Chang

99. Ann Haydon-Jones

98. Henry "Bunny" Austin

97. Pat Cash

96. Manuel Orantes

95. Thomas Muster

94. Andy Roddick

93. Nicola Pietrangeli

92. Svetlana Kuznetsova

91. Shirley Fry-Irvin

90. "Little Bill" Johnston

89. Dorothea Lambert Chambers

88. Amelie Mauresmo

87. Mary Pierce

86. Tony Wilding

85. Yannick Noah

84. Norman Brookes

83. Jan Kodes

82. Yevgeny Kafelnikov

81. Vic Seixas

80. Marat Safin

79. Gabriela Sabatini

78. Ashley Cooper

77. Molla Mallory

76. William Renshaw

75. Pauline Betz Addie

74. Tony Roche

73. Jaroslav Drobny

72. Gottfried Von Cramm

71. Maria Sharapova

70. Patrick Rafter

69. Louise Brough Clapp

68. Helen Hull Jacobs

67. Fred Stolle

66. Bobby Riggs

65. Pancho Segura

64. Ellsworth Vines

63. Lleyton Hewitt

62. Hana Mandlikova

61. Neale Fraser

60. Virginia Wade

59. Margaret Osborne DuPont

58. Alice Marble

57. Jennifer Capriati

56. Stan Smith

55. Gustavo Kuerten

54. Manuel Santana

53. Tracy Austin

52. Jack Crawford

51. Doris Hart

50. Tony Trabert

49. Ilie Nastase

48. Frank Sedgman

47. Jean Borotra

46. Henri Cochet

45. Kim Clijsters

44. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario

43. Lindsay Davenport

42. Jim Courier

41. Guillermo Vilas

40. Novak Djokovic

39. Althea Gibson

38. Maria Bueno

37. Evonne Goolagong

36. Rene Lacoste

35. Pancho Gonzales

34. Jack Kramer

33. Mats Wilander

32. Lew Hoad

31. John Newcombe

30. Martina Hingis

29. Helen Wills Moody

28. Arthur Ashe

27. Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly

26. Justine Henin

25. Stefan Edberg

24. Suzanne Lenglen

23. Fred Perry

22. Venus Williams

21. Boris Becker

20. Ken Rosewall

19. Monica Seles

18. Ivan Lendl

17. Roy Emerson

16. Bill Tilden

15. Jimmy Connors

14. Serena Williams

13. John McEnroe

12. Andre Agassi

11. Don Budge

10. Billie Jean King

9. Chris Evert

8. Margaret Court

7. Bjorn Borg

6. Rafael Nadal

5. Pete Sampras

4. Martina Navratilova

3. Steffi Graf

2. Rod Laver

1. Roger Federer