Nicknames
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Roger Federer LORD OF THE SWINGS, BASEL DAZZLE, THE SWISS WHO CAN’T MISS
Maria Sharapova SIBERIAN SIREN
Elton John BELTIN’ ELTON
Marcos Baghdatis CYPRUS CYCLONE
Gaël Monfils JUMPIN’ JACK FLASH
Rafael Nadal EL NIÑO
Bryan twins, Bob and Mike IDENTICAL INTIMIDATORS
Ivan Ljubičić CROATIAN CRUSHER
Justine Henin THE PAPER TIGER
Caroline Wozniacki THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER
Ivo Karlovic THE LEANING TOWER OF ZAGREB
Vitas Gerulaitis LITHUANIAN LION
Ilie Năstase BUCHAREST BUFFOON
Steffi Graf FRAULEIN FOREHAND
Gabriela Sabatini DIVINE ARGENTINE, PEARL OF THE PAMPAS
Guillermo Vilas YOUNG BULL OF THE PAMPAS
Björn Borg TEEN ANGEL, ANGELIC ASSASSIN
Jimmy Connors BRASH BASHER OF BELLEVILLE
Billie Jean King MOTHER FREEDOM
Rosie Casals ROSEBUD
Kenny Rosewall DOOMSDAY STROKING MACHINE, DORIAN GRAY OF TENNIS
Roscoe Tanner STANFORD HILLBILLY FROM LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
John McEnroe CAPTAIN HOOK
Rod Laver FIREBIRD
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario BARCELONA BUMBLEBEE
Chris Evert CHRIS AMERICA, THE ICE MAIDEN
Lindsay Davenport LONG LINDSAY
Goran Ivanišević CROATIAN CROAKER
Williams Sisters SISTERS SLEDGEHAMMER
Pete Sampras SILKY SAMPRAS
Todd Martin HOT TODDY
Anna Kournikova LOLITA
Stan Smith LEANING TOWER OF PASADENA
Bob Lutz BOY BOPPER
Monica Seles MOANIN’ MONICA
Brenda Schultz BIG BAD BRENDA
Iva Majoli IVA THE DIVA
Françoise Durr THE PSYCHEDELIC STROKESWOMAN
Ion Ţiriac COUNT DRACULA
Thomas Muster MOO MAN
Paolo Bertolucci THE PASTA KID
Kimiko Date KID BUTTERFLY
Margaret Court Smith MIGHTY MAGGIE
Eddie Dibbs & Harold Solomon BAGEL TWINS
Maria Bueno SAO PAOLO SWALLOW
Andy Roddick RAMROD
Manolo Orantes THE BUTTERFLY MAN OF BARCELONA
Jennifer Capriati THE JENNERATOR
Lleyton Hewitt THE BOY BOMBSHELL
Marat Safin THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN
Ray Moore WOLFMAN
Pancho Gonzalez THE LONE WOLF
Evonne Goolagong SUNSHINE SUPERGIRL
Martina Navratilova MARVELOUS MARTINA
Pam Shriver THE GREAT WHOMPING CRANE
Zina Garrison ZINGIN’ Z
Julie Heldman JUNKBALL JULIE
Helena Suková PINNACLE OF PRAGUE
Olga Morozova OLGA THE VOLGA VOLLEYER
Sylvia Hanika THE VOLLEYING VALKERIE
Fabrice Santoro MONSIEUR LEGERDEMAIN
Andre Agassi FATHER TIMELY, FATHER TIMELESS
Sesil Karatantcheva BULGARIAN BABBLER
July 02 2008 07:47 am
David S on 23 Mar 2009 at 9:20 am #
Oh, Bud,
Are you still scared of Betty Stove?
Mr. X on 17 May 2009 at 12:29 pm #
Which tennisplayer really was nicked “gipsy king” because he looked like a gipsy although he wasn’t one?
Can someeone help me?
Mr. X on 17 May 2009 at 1:45 pm #
Or, let’s say: “King of the Gypsies”, sorry
Gene on 26 May 2009 at 5:31 pm #
Bud, where is your nickname? May I suggest, “Bud Lob Loudpants?”
AzureFrettyArgent on 05 Jul 2009 at 8:59 pm #
Here’s a suggestion for a new player.
Sabine “Slick Serve” Lisicki
Nancy Brooks on 31 Aug 2009 at 10:54 am #
Hey! Reading this funny list, I noticed Harold Solomon. Whatever happened to Harold. Did he ever win anything?
Splendid Spatula on 14 Sep 2009 at 8:00 am #
What will you dub Kim Clijsters??
Supermom?
Mother Courage?
Miguel Seabra on 11 Jan 2010 at 3:07 pm #
Bud ‘Hot Pants’ Collins, a.k.a. Budino Collini while in Italy, Bud ‘King of Beers’…
Andres Romero on 26 Aug 2010 at 12:43 pm #
Bud,
I just checked out your nicknames. They are all good but the best BY FAR (& I can’t stop laughing at it!) is:
Marat Safin THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you are well. Haven’t seen any write ups lately… saving up for the US open?
Andres
Jim T on 07 Sep 2010 at 9:41 am #
For NB: Harold Solomon won over 20 ATP events and runs a tennis institute. For those us who watched a lot of 70s tennis, he is a giant… And very entertaining athlete.
Pedro Hansen on 01 Jun 2011 at 6:37 am #
in the days before computerization, why did you call every net judge ” Fortescue”?
ralph barrientos on 18 Dec 2011 at 4:42 pm #
Tracy Austin/Tracy Awesome
anita on 04 Sep 2012 at 12:22 am #
I must add her… I have called Martina HIngis the “Swiss Miss” Also “Heidi of the Hardcourts.” Thank you…