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SBD/Issue 195/The Back of the Book
WTA Fans Have Venus Envy, ATP Fans Like Old Ball Favorites
Published June 28, 2002
The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Intersearch, asks ATP fans and WTA fans ages 12+ to name their favorite male and female tennis player, respectively. Following are the favorite professional male and female tennis players named from May '01 through April '02 (ESPN Sports Poll).
| FAVORITE MALE TENNIS PLAYER (OF ATP FANS) | | FAVORITE FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER (OF WTA FANS) | ||||
| RK | PLAYER | N=1,045 | RK | PLAYER | N=1,160 | |
| 1) | Andre Agassi | 40.0% | 1) | Venus Williams | 23.6% | |
| 2) | Pete Sampras | 23.9% | 2) | Serena Williams | 11.9% | |
| 3) | John McEnroe | 3.3% | 3) | Jennifer Capriati | 10.4% | |
| 4) | Jimmy Connors | 1.5% | 4) | Anna Kournikova | 6.5% | |
| 5) | Patrick Rafter | 1.0% | 5) | Martina Hingis | 4.9% | |
| None | 25.7% | None | 27.4% | |||
