Serena Williams (www.serenawilliams.com)
World #1 Serena Williams is recognized by the mere mention of her first name. Winner of 11 Grand Slam titles, Serena has been distinguished over the years by ESPN, People, MTV, Vogue and more for winning on the court and her achievements off the court. Renowed as one of the greatest players ever, she currently has more Grand Slam titles than any other active female on tour and has won 35 WTA Singles titles, including two Grand Slams in 2009 (Australian Open, Wimbledon).
John Isner (www.johnisnertennis.com)
Standing at 6・9, this University of Georgia four-time All-American is one of America・s top players. In 2009, Isner reached a career high ranking of #35 highlighted with a win over American Andy Roddick in a five-set match at the US Open and semifinal appearances in Indianapolis and Washington. His impressive career began at the University of Georgia where he played for four years and reached the NCAA singles final in 2007 and led his team to the NCAA championship that same year.
Melanie Oudin (www.melanieoudin.com)
This 18 year-old captured the hearts of?Americans by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2009 US Open. En route, Oudin defeated three seeded players including Maria Sharapova, Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova. A native of Marietta, Georgia, America・s newest sweetheart went pro in 2008 and made her Top 100 debut last July after reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon. Melanie has since soared to a career high ranking of #42 last September with a final year-end ranking of #49.
Sam Querrey (www.samquerrey.com)
6・6 Sam Querrey, America・s #2 ranked player and winner of the 2009 Olympus US Open Series, clinched his second career title win in Los Angeles last summer and became the first American to reach at least three ATP World Tour finals in a row since Andy Roddick in 2004. Following his finals sweep, he rose to a career high rank of #26. Querrey served notice to the tennis world first in 2006 by becoming the first player ever to win a tournament in his professional debut. Since then he has jumped over 700 ranking points and is now ranked #24 in the world.
