This article takes a look at some of the top left handed tennis players on the ATP and WTA tours, as well as looking at some of the great left handed players of the past such as John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, and Martina Navratilova.
Lefties on the ATP Tour
In total, the 16 left handed players listed below have won a combined 110 ATP career titles including 22 Grand Slam Titles.
However, if you exclude Rafael Nadal from the list, it looks less impressive with the total ATP career titles without Nadal only coming to 18.
The current top-ranked left-handed player on the ATP tour is the King of Clay Rafael Nadal who throughout his career has used his leftie advantage to great effect.
| ATP Players | ATP Career Titles | Grand Slam Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | 92 | 22 |
| Denis Shapovalov | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Norrie | 4 | 0 |
| Ugo Humbert | 3 | 0 |
| Federico Delbonis | 2 | 0 |
| Albert Ramos | 3 | 0 |
| Dominik Koepfer | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Mannarino | 1 | 0 |
| Hugo Gaston | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Molcan | 0 | 0 |
| Facundo Bagnis | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Manuel Cerundolo | 1 | 0 |
| Jiri Vesely | 2 | 0 |
| Corentin Moutet | 0 | 0 |
| Guido Pella | 1 | 0 |
| Thiago Monteiro | 0 | 0 |
Lefties on the WTA Tour
Below is a list of left handed players who were ranked in the top 100 of the WTA ranking in March 2022.
In total, they have won a combined 46 ATP career titles including 5 Grand Slam Titles.
In March 2022, players who were left handed made up 10% of the top 100 WTA ranking with Angelique Kerber currently being the top WTA ranked left handed tennis player in the world.
| Player’s Name | WTA Career Titles | Grand Slam Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Angelique Kerber | 13 | 3 |
| Leylah Annie Fernandez | 1 | 0 |
| Petra Kvitova | 28 | 2 |
| Jil Teichmann | 2 | 0 |
| Marketa Vondrousova | 1 | 0 |
| Arantxa Rus | 0 | 0 |
| Misaki Doi | 1 | 0 |
| Beatriz Haddad Maia | 0 | 0 |
| Martina Trevisan | 0 | 0 |
| Bernarda Pera | 0 | 0 |
Great Left Handed Players of the Past
Down through the years, there have been a number of excellent tennis players who were left handed that found great success on the men’s and women’s tours.
John McEnroe
John McEnroe may be more famous for his angry outbursts on the court, but he had a hugely successful playing career with 16 grand slam titles (7 in singles and 9 in doubles), and helped the US win 5 Davis Cup titles.
Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors was another successful American leftie who had an amazing career on the ATP tour that stretched from the early 1970s until his retirement from the game in 1996 at the age of 43.
In total, he won eight major titles over the course of his career including five US Opens, two Wimbledon championships, and one Australian Open.
Martina Navratilova is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Martina Navratilova currently holds the record for most major titles won by a single player at 59 major titles including 18 singles titles, 31 women’s doubles titles, and 10 mixed doubles titles.