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John McEnroe

Birthdate: Feb. 16, 1959

Age: 49

Birthplace: Wesbaden, Germany

Resides: New York

Highest world ranking: No. 1

Highlights: One of the game’s most colorful personalities and current tennis analyst for CBS Sports. Reached Wimbledon semifinals in 1977 from the qualifying rounds. Went on to win Wimbledon singles title three times and U.S. Open four times. Won 77 singles titles and 77 doubles titles in his career and finished as world’s No. 1 ranked player 1981-84. Played on U.S. Davis Cup team a record 13 years, leading the Americans to five championships.

Magnus Larsson

Birthdate: March 25, 1970

Age: 37

Birthplace: Olofstrom, Sweden

Resides: Sweden

Highest world ranking: No. 10

Highlights: Won 1994 Grand Slam Cup with a four-set victory over Pete Sampras. Reached semifinals of 1994 French Open and was part of Swedish team that won Davis Cup titles in 1994 and ’97. Owns seven career singles titles and six doubles titles.

Mikael Pernfors

Birthdate: July 16, 1963

Age: 44

Birthplace: Malmo, Sweden

Resides: Vero Beach

Highest world ranking: No. 10

Highlights: Won back-to-back NCAA singles titles at Georgia in 1984 and ’85. Reached French Open finals in 1986. Played for Sweden’s Davis Cup team in 1986, ’87 and ’89. Won three singles titles and one doubles title.

Jimmy Arias

Birthdate: Aug. 16, 1964

Age: 43

Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y.

Resides: Sarasota

Highest world ranking: No. 5

Highlights: At 15, became youngest player to achieve a world ranking and turned pro at 16. Won four singles titles in 1983, including U.S. Clay Court Championships and Italian Open, and was a semifinalist at U.S. Open.

Todd Martin

Birthdate: July 8, 1970

Age: 37

Birthplace: Hinsdale, Ill.

Resides: Ponte Vedra Beach

Highest world ranking: No. 4

Highlights: Won eight singles titles and five doubles titles. Reached finals of 1999 U.S. Open and 1994 Australian Open. Played for U.S. Davis Cup teams every year between 1994 and 2002. Teamed with Pete Sampras to win doubles point in 1995 Davis Cup. Winner of Tour Sportsmanship Award in 1993 and ’94.

Jim Courier

Birthdate: Aug. 17, 1970

Age: 37

Birthplace: Sanford

Resides: New York

Highest world ranking: No. 1

Highlights: Two-time winner of French Open and Australian Open. Won first ATP Tour singles title in 1989, going on to win 23 career tournaments. Also won six doubles titles. Was a member of winning U.S. Davis Cup teams in 1992 and ’95. Inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.

Aaron Krickstein

Birthdate: Aug. 2, 1967

Age: 40

Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Mich.

Resides: Boca Raton

Highest world ranking: No. 6

Highlights: Reached semifinals of 1989 U.S. Open and 1995 Australian Open. Won nine singles titles. Was ranked in Top 10 for five of his 13 years on the pro circuit. Holds ATOP Tour records for being youngest player, at 16, to win on tour and, at 17, youngest to reach world Top 10. Won 28 five-set matches in his career, 11 times coming back from two sets down.

Anders Jarryd

Birthdate: July 13, 1961

Age: 46

Birthplace: Lidkopin, Sweden

Resides: Bastad, Sweden

Highest world ranking: No. 5

Highlights: Owns eight career singles titles and 59 doubles titles. Won three Grand Slam doubles events in 1987 (Australian, French and U.S. Open) and 1991 (French, Wimbledon and U.S. Open). Doubles title at Wimbledon in 1989 made for a career Grand Slam. Won bronze medal in men’s doubles at 1988 Olympics.