The 10 Greatest Argentinian Tennis Players of All Time - Men and Women
The 10 Greatest Tennis Players in Argentina - Top Rankings!
Argentina has produced champions with grit, touch and theatre. From Guillermo Vilas’s clay-court mastery to the modern power of Juan Martín del Potro, Argentina’s stars have shaped every era of the Open Era.
Juan Martín del Potro reached a career high of world No. 3. Image credits: Zambio
Our list of the greatest Argentinian tennis players of all time brings together five men and five women who defined tennis - in Argentina and abroad.
Each player has a short bio and the hard numbers that matter most in legacy debates: Grand Slam wins and total tour titles. Let’s dive in!
Top Argentinian Male Tennis Players
1. Guillermo Vilas
He achieved four Grand Slam singles titles
He finished his career with a 951-297 record
He has 62 ATP singles titles
Vilas put Argentina on the tennis map with relentless top-spin, supreme fitness and a historic 1977 season. He won four Grand Slam singles titles: Roland-Garros 1977, US Open 1977 and back-to-back Australian Opens in 1978 and 1979.
He finished his career with 62 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles titles, which is still one of the highest tallies of the Open Era. His 951–297 record underlines both his volume and his quality.
Vilas’s résumé is anchored by the official ATP ledger and remains the benchmark for Argentine men in both majors and week-to-week dominance.
2. Juan Martín del Potro
He has one Grand Slam singles title - the US Open 2009
He has 22 total ATP titles
He reached a career high of world No. 3
Del Potro’s thunderous forehand powered him to the 2009 US Open title, where he defeated Roger Federer in the final, a signature win of the modern era.
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Despite injuries, he amassed 22 ATP titles and reached a career high of world No. 3. His record shows elite peaks at Masters events and deep Grand Slam runs across surfaces, with his US Open triumph cementing his legend.
Known as Argentina’s post-Vilas standard bearer, the ATP archive confirms del Potro’s title count and career totals.
3. Gastón Gaudio
He has one Grand Slam singles title - Roland-Garros 2004
He has eight ATP titles
He reached a career high of world No. 5
A feel player with fearless angles, Gaudio authored one of Paris’s greatest comebacks to win Roland-Garros 2004, rallying from two sets down in an all-Argentine final.
He finished with eight ATP titles and a career high of world No. 5, making him a national hero on clay.
4. David Nalbandian
He has 11 ATP titles
He reached the 2002 Wimbledon final
He won the year-end Tennis Masters Cup in 2005
Nalbandian’s ball-striking and court sense produced deep results on every surface. He reached the 2002 Wimbledon final and later won the year-end Tennis Masters Cup in 2005, beating the best when it truly mattered.
He closed his career with 11 ATP titles, including Masters crowns.
5. José Luis Clerc
He reached the Roland-Garros semifinals in 1981 and 1982
He achieved 25 total ATP titles
He was a strong Davis Cup competitor for Argentina
Clerc was a top-five mainstay in the early 1980s, and a strong Davis Cup force alongside Vilas. His 25 ATP singles titles came largely on clay, reflecting consistent excellence and week-in, week-out winning.
The ATP titles ledger confirms a haul that keeps him in Argentina’s all-time top tier for tour trophies.
Top Argentinian Female Tennis Players
6. Gabriela Sabatini
She is Argentina’s most celebrated female player
She has one Grand Slam title - the US Open 1990
She has 27 WTA singles titles
Argentina’s most celebrated female player combined elegance with force. Sabatini won the 1990 US Open singles title and finished with 27 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles trophies.
The WTA record book and the US Open’s official history page confirm her New York triumph over Steffi Graf, a victory that capped years at the top of the game. She also won Wimbledon doubles in 1988, underscoring her all-court craft.
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7. Paola Suárez
She achieved eight Grand Slam doubles titles
She has 44 WTA doubles titles
She reached world No. 1
An all-time great in doubles, Suárez is a pillar of Argentine women’s tennis. She reached world No. 1 and won eight women’s doubles Grand Slam titles, many with Virginia Ruano Pascual.
The WTA database confirms her 44 WTA doubles titles and long run at the top, placing her among the elite of the discipline.
8. Gisela Dulko
She reached No. 1 in doubles
She has 17 WTA doubles titles and four WTA singles crowns
She won the Australian Open in 2011
Dulko reached No. 1 in doubles and owns 17 WTA doubles titles plus four WTA singles crowns. Her signature major is the 2011 Australian Open women’s doubles with Flavia Pennetta, documented on the Australian Open honour roll and International Tennis Federation (ITF) draw archive.
9. Nadia Podoroska
She achieved one WTA doubles title
She reached the Roland-Garros semifinal in 2020
She’s won multiple WTA Challenger singles titles
Nadia Podoroska reignited Argentina’s women’s game with a historic Roland-Garros 2020 singles semifinal run from qualifying.
She has also captured a WTA doubles title and multiple WTA Challenger singles titles, showing steady progress across tours and anchoring Argentina in team events.
10. Mercedes Paz
She won three WTA singles titles
She achieved 22 WTA doubles titles
She reached the later rounds at Roland-Garros and the US Open
A trailblazer of the 1980s and 1990s, Paz won three WTA singles titles and 22 WTA doubles titles. Her best Slam results came in doubles, where she reached the later rounds at Roland-Garros and the US Open.
Those totals place her among Argentina’s most decorated doubles players. She was an inspirational, foundational figure for the generations that followed her.
The Best Female and Male Tennis Players in Argentina
Argentina’s tennis story is rich in styles and eras. Vilas supplied the original blueprint of relentless excellence on clay and beyond, while del Potro proved that a single defining fortnight in New York can echo for a generation.
On the women’s side, Sabatini’s US Open crown stands as a national landmark, and Podoroska has re-energised the narrative with a deep Paris run in recent years.
These players sit atop Argentina’s all-time list - and the country continues to inspire future generations of tennis stars!
