TENNIS PLAYER

Bobby Riggs

1918 - 1995

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Robert Larimore Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) was an American tennis champion who was the world No. 1 amateur in 1939 and world No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bobby Riggs is the 121st most popular tennis player (down from 62nd in 2019), the 4,698th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,933rd in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Bobby Riggs ranks 121 out of 1,569. Before him are Jana Novotná, Bob Hewitt, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Sven Davidson, Amélie Mauresmo, and Arthur Gore. After him are Cilly Aussem, Alex Olmedo, Naomi Osaka, Gaël Monfils, Mervyn Rose, and Petra Kvitová.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Bobby Riggs ranks 154. Before him are Iryna Melnykova, Abdul Haris Nasution, Martin Lundström, Ruggiero Ricci, Douglas Bennett, and Elmore James. After him are Mehdi Huseynzade, Jay Wright Forrester, María Mercader, Cornell Capa, James Aldridge, and Gérard de Vaucouleurs. Among people deceased in 1995, Bobby Riggs ranks 147. Before him are Kukrit Pramoj, Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança, István Bárány, Osvaldo Pugliese, Pál Kovács, and Miguel Torga. After him are Václav Ježek, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Eva Gabor, Matti Pellonpää, Carlo Pavesi, and Mordechai Gur.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bobby Riggs ranks 4,698 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Johnston (1950), Gianni Russo (1943), Metta World Peace (1979), Steve Lukather (1957), Mary Ellen Weber (1962), and Movita Castaneda (1916). After him are Robert D. Putnam (1941), Harry Hammond Hess (1906), Dana Andrews (1909), Clifton Collins Jr. (1970), Frankie Faison (1949), and Steve Smith (1954).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Bobby Riggs ranks 28. Before him are Maureen Connolly (1934), Frank Parker (1916), William Clothier (1881), William Larned (1872), Maurice McLoughlin (1890), and Vincent Richards (1903). After him are Roscoe Tanner (1951), Edgar Leonard (1881), Jennifer Capriati (1976), Jim Courier (1970), Francis Hunter (1894), and Althea Gibson (1927).

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