List of male tennis players

To keep it at a reasonable length, the following is (only) a list of male tennis players from over the years who in singles have been ranked in the top 25 in the 'open era', in the top few prior to the open era, quarter-finalists or better in a Grand Slam tournament, or medalists at the Olympic Games, or who in doubles have won a Grand Slam or Olympic tournament or been ranked No 1.

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• Darren Cahill (1965-) - (Australia) - 1988 U.S. Open semi-finalist; World No. 22 in 1988
• Oliver Campbell (1871-1953) - (U.S.) - 1890, 1891, and 1892 United States Championships champion; 1888, 1891, and 1892 doubles champion
• Guillermo Cañas (1977-) - (Argentina) - 2002 and 2005 French Open quater-finalist
• Cristiano Caratti (1970-) - (Italy) - 1991 Australian Open quarter-finalist
• Ross Case (1951) - (Australia) - 1973 Australian Open semi-finalist; 1977 (January) Australian Open quarter-finalist; World No. 14 in 1976
• Ray Casey (1900-1986) - United States - 1925 Wimbledon doubles finalist with John Hennessey
• Pat Cash (1965-) - (Australia) - 1987 Wimbledon champion; 1987 and 1988 Australian Open finalist; 1984 U.S. Open semi-finalist
• Kent Carlsson (1968-) - (Sweden) -
• Malcolm Chace (1875-1955) - (U.S.)
• Thierry Champion - (France) - 1990 French Open quarter-finalist; 1991 Wimbledon quarter-finalist
• Michael Chang (1972-) - (U.S.) - 1989 French Open champion; 1996 Australian Open finalist; 1996 U.S. Open finalist; 1994 Wimbledon quater-finalist
• Juan Ignacio Chela (1979) - (Argentina) - 2004 French Open quater-finalist
• Andrei Cherkasov - (USSR / Russia) - World No. 13 in 1991
• Andrei Chesnokov (1966-) - (USSR/Russia) - 1989 French Open semi-finalist; 1988 Australian Open quater-finalist
• Francisco Clavet (1968-) - (Spain)
• Arnaud Clement - (France) - 2001 Australian Open finalist; 2000 U.S. Open quater-finalist
• Jose-Luis Clerc - (Argentina) - 1981 and 1982 French Open semi-finalist
• William Clothier (1881-1962 - (U.S.)
• Henri Cochet (1901-1987) - (France) - one of the "Four Musketeers"
• Grant Connell - (Canada) - doubles specialist
• Jimmy Connors (1952-) - (U.S.) - 1974 Australian Open champion; 1974 and 1982 Wimbledon champion; 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982 and 1983 U.S. Open champion; 1979, 1980, 1984 and 1985 French Open semi-finalist; ranked World No. 1
• Ashley Cooper (1936-) - (Australia)
• John Cooper (1946-) - (Australia) - 1972 Australian Open quarter-finalist
• Patricio Cornejo (1944) - (Chile) - 1974 French Open quarter-finalist
• Guillermo Coria (1982-) - (Argentina) - 2004 French Open finalist, 2003 semi-finalist; 2003 and 2005 U.S. Open quater-finalist
• Alex Corretja (1974-) - (Spain) - 1998 and 2001 French Open finalist; 1996 U.S. Open quater-finalist
• Albert Costa (1975-) - (Spain) - 2002 French Open champion, 2003 semi-finalist; 1997 Australian quater-finalist
• Carlos Costa - (Spain) - World No. 10 in 1992
• Jim Courier (1970-) - (U.S.) - 1991 and 1992 French Open champion, 1993 finalist; 1992 and 1993 Australian Open champion, 1994 semi-finalist; 1991 U.S. Open finalist; 1993 Wimbledon finalist; ranked World No. 1
• Mark Cox (1943-) - (Great Britain) - 1971 Australian Open quater-finalist
• Jack Crawford (1908-1991) - (Australia)
• Dick Crealy (1944-) - (Australia) - 1970 Australian Open finalist, 1975 quarter-finalist; 1968 Australian Championships quarter-finalist
• Kevin Curren (1958-) - (South Africa/U.S.) - 1984 Australian Open finalist; 1985 Wimbledon finalist