Björn Borg

Björn Borg brought heavy topspin and a two-handed backhand to the top of the game in the 1970s, and on clay he simply would not miss. He stood well behind the baseline, rolled the ball deep and waited for errors, winning the French Open six times. Remarkably, he also won Wimbledon five times in a row, which shows that a clay-court base can travel if the player adapts.