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.

Q & R

• Adrian Quist (1913-1991) - (Australia) - 1936, 1940, and 1948 Australian Championships champion; Australian Championships doubles champion for 1936 and 1937 (partnering Don Turnbull); and for 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 (partnering John Bromwich);
• Patrick Rafter (1972-) - (Australia) - 1997 and 1998 U.S. Open champion; 2000 and 2001 Wimbledon finalist; 1997 French Open semi-finalist; 2001 Australian Open semi-finalist; ranked World No. 1 for 1 week
• Dennis Ralston - (U.S.) - one of the "Handsome Eight"
• Raul Ramirez (1953-) - (Mexico)
• Richey Reneberg - (U.S.)
• Peter Rennert (1958-) - (U.S.) - 1980 Australian Open quarter-finalist
• Ernest Renshaw (1861-1899) - (England)
• William Renshaw (1861-1904) - (England)
• Vinnie Richards - (U.S.)
• Cliff Richey - (U.S.)
• Bobby Riggs (1918-1995) - (U.S.)
• Marty Riessen - (U.S.)
• Marcelo Ríos (1975-) - (Chile) - 1998 Australian Open finalist; 1998 and 1999 French Open quater-finalist; 1997 U.S. Open quater-finalist; ranked World No. 1
• Tommy Robredo - (Spain) - 2003 and 2005 French Open quater-finalist
• Tony Roche (1945-) - (Australia) - one of the "Handsome Eight"
• Olivier Rochus - (Belgium)
• Andy Roddick (1982-) - (U.S.) - 2003 U.S. Open champion; 2004 and 2005 Wimbledon finalist; 2003 and 2005 Australian Open semi-finalist; ranked World No. 1 for 13 weeks
• Christophe Roger-Vasselin - (1957) - (France) - 1983 French Open quarter-finalist
• Ken Rosewall (1934-) - (Australia)
• Marc Rosset (1970-) - (Switzerland) - 1996 French Open semi-finalist; 1999 Australian Open quater-finalist
• Derrick Rostagno - (U.S.)
• Ray Ruffels (1946-) - (Australia) - 1969 and 1975 Australian Open semi-finalist, 11970 and 1977(December) quarter-finalist; 1968 Australian Championships quarter-finalist
• Greg Rusedski (1973-) - (Canada/Britain) - 1997 U.S. Open finalist; 1997 Wimbledon quater-finalist