公开赛时代以来,左撇子球员一直是网坛一道独特的风景线。罗德·拉沃被誉为是史上最伟大的左撇子选手,两次完成年度全满贯伟业(1962年和1969年)。上世纪七八十年代,左撇子球员完成对世界网坛的统治,康纳斯、麦肯罗、维拉斯、纳芙拉蒂诺娃,这些网球巨星无一例外都是左手持拍。到了90年代,左撇子风暴有所减弱,但柯达、穆斯特、伊万尼塞维奇,仍旧为左撇子阵容赢得了荣誉。进入21世纪,随着纳达尔、科维托娃的崛起,左撇子选 Left-handed players have been a unique landscape for tennis since the Open. Rod Laver is reputed to be the greatest left-handed player in history, completing two annual Grand Slam Titles (1962 and 1969). In the seventies and eighties of the last century, left-handers finished their domination of the world tennis arena, Connors, McEnroe, Villars and Navratilova. All of them were left-handed. By the 1990s, left-hander storms had weakened, but Kodak, Mustis and Ivanisevic, still won honors for the left-handed squad. Into the 21st century, with the rise of Nadal, Kvitova, left-handed selection