1. ^{{cite web |title=Margaret Court: astounding champion who found God and lost the respect of a nation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/03/margaret-court-astounding-champion-who-found-god-and-lost-the-respect-of-a-nation |publisher=The Guardian |author=Russell Jackson |date=2 June 2017 |quote=...it was often said Court’s arms were three inches longer than the average woman of her size, which earned her the nickname The Arm}}
2. ^{{cite web |author1=Steve Tignor |title=The 50 greatest players of the Open Era (W): No. 4, Margaret Court |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018/02/50-greatest-players-open-era-w-no-4-margaret-court/72401/ |publisher=Tennis.com |date=27 February 2018 |quote=Court’s tour-mate Rosie Casals nicknamed her The Arm, for the long, strong right arm that she used to deliver heavy hooking serves, reach out and intercept passing shots, and hammer home winning smashes.}}
3. ^{{cite web|author1=Kevin Mitchell|title=US Open tennis 2012 diary: A-Rod and a hard face|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/aug/29/us-open-2012-diary-roddick|publisher=The Guardian|date=29 August 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|author1=Steve Tignor|title=Germans aging gracefully|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2008/12/germans-aging-gracefully/40882/|website=Tennis.com|date=12 December 2008}}
5. ^{{cite web |title=Sanchez-Vicario retires from tennis |url=https://www.upi.com/Sanchez-Vicario-retires-from-tennis/34981037131247/ |website=UPI |date=12 November 2002 |quote=Sanchez-Vicario earned the nickname, "The Barcelona Bumblebee" for her buzzing, tenacious style.}}
6. ^{{cite web |author1=Jesper Fjeldstad |title=Arantxa Sanchez Vicario to cause a buzz in Adelaide |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/tennis/arantxa-sanchez-vicario-to-cause-a-buzz-in-adelaide/news-story/48e8f3b5e326f30681e8626c739ef7b5 |website=Adelaide Now |date=20 November 2015 |quote=She was nicknamed the “Barcelona Bumblebee” for the way she hustled down balls and demoralised opponents with her consistency and variety.}}
7. ^{{cite web |title=CNN Open Court: Barcelona Bumblebee |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/content/cnn-open-court-barcelona-bumblebee-0 |website=Women's Tennis Association |date=2016 |quote=Affectionately known as the Barcelona Bumblebee, Sánchez-Vicario lived up to her moniker, buzzing the width and breadth of the court in the dogged pursuit of tennis balls, none seeming too distant to be deemed a lost cause.}}
8. ^{{cite web |author1=Stewart Fisher |title=Miloslav Mecir, the Big Cat with the cream of Slovakian tennis at his disposal |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13046976.Miloslav_Mecir__the_Big_Cat_with_the_cream_of_Slovakian_tennis_at_his_disposal/ |website=The Herald |date=10 February 2012 |quote=Clad in his classic Reebok gear, and adorned with trademark beard, the stylish Slovak was content to exist on his wits on the baseline, breaking cover only every now and then to languidly dispatch outrageous winners from the most unlikely angles of the court. It is a style which earned him the nickname the Big Cat...}}
9. ^{{cite web |author1=Jaime Diaz |title=Big Cat on the prowl |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1987/04/20/115230/big-cat-on-the-prowl-miloslav-mecir-preys-on-the-games-top-players |website=Sports Illustrated |date=20 April 1987 |quote=His ability to cover the court with long, even strides has earned him the nickname Big Cat.}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=NAVRATILOVA HEARS HINGIS' CHEERS|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D76A04660570&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=28 December 2012|newspaper=Miami Herald|date=10 April 1997}}
11. ^{{cite web |title=The story of the crocodile |url=https://www.lacoste.com/us/lemagazine-heritage-original-croc.html |website=Lacoste |date=17 August 2015 |quote=Nicknamed 'The Crocodile' as a result of a bet with his tennis team captain, René Lacoste made this unique animal the iconic logo of his brand.}}
12. ^{{cite web |author1=Tom Sweetman |title=Rene Lacoste: The lasting legacy of 'Le Crocodile' |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/11/sport/tennis/rene-lacoste-davis-cup-tennis/index.html |website=CNN |date=11 September 2014 |quote=So tenacious was Lacoste's style of play on court, building his game from the baseline and keeping his opponents on the move with an array of precise groundstrokes, he earned the nickname "Le Crocodile"}}
13. ^{{cite web |title=René Lacoste |url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/rene-lacoste |website=International Tennis Hall of Fame |quote=He was known as “The Crocodile,” a nickname he earned from the American press after he reportedly made a bet with the French Davis Cup captain.}}
14. ^http://pm1.narvii.com/6349/e5ec24fa99f862f1183157b4c762169aaba426cc_hq.jpg
15. ^{{cite web |title=Fiery and Emmo maintained Australia's empire |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/fiery-and-emmo-maintained-australias-empire-20070115-ge3zox.html |website=The Age |date=15 January 2007}}
16. ^{{cite web |author1=David Law |title=Roy Emerson: Emerson, the cream Down Under, rises again |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/roy-emerson-emerson-the-cream-down-under-rises-again-74009.html |website=The Independent |date=17 January 2004 |quote=Known as "Emmo" to his wide circle of friends on the circuit, he was gregarious and could lead the partying without jeopardising his high standards of play.}}
17. ^{{cite web |author1=Joel Drucker |title=Joel Drucker: In the Orbit of Emmo |url=http://thetennischannel.com/reporters/joel-drucker/joel-drucker-in-the-orbit-of-emmo |website=The Tennis Channel |date=18 October 2017 |quote=He was once so popular in his native Australia – and the world, beloved by all of his peers and millions of fans -- that a letter simply marked “Emmo” arrived on his doorstep.}}
18. ^https://sport360.com/article/tennis/285606/diego-schwartzman-interview-el-peque-talks-facing-rafael-nadal-his-progress-at-the-slams-and-why-size-doesnt-matter-in-tennis
19. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7463145.stm|title=Wimby day 1 as it happens|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 June 2008|accessdate=10 May 2010}}
20. ^{{cite web|url= http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/21052007/58/french-open-roland-garros-men-watch.html|title= French Open – Roland Garros – Men to watch|accessdate= 2008-05-13|author= Jeremy Stahl|date= 2007-05-22|publisher= Eurosport|quote= After a previously disappointing claycourt season, Fed-ex won his first clay title of the spring in Hamburg. |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080314232650/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/21052007/58/french-open-roland-garros-men-watch.html |archivedate = 2008-03-14}}
21. ^{{cite web |title=Fred Stolle AO - Tennis |url=https://www.sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame/member-profile/?memberID=443&memberType=athlete |website=Sport of Australia Hall of Fame |quote=Fred Stolle had his Wimbledon singles frustrations, but overflowed with success everywhere else as one of the overpowering Australian group in the 1960s and 1970s. He was known as "Fiery Fred" or "Fiery" to his teammates for his outspoken competitiveness.}}
22. ^{{cite web|title=Wimbledon legends: Steffi Graf|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/wimbledon_history/3742103.stm|website=BBC Sport|date=31 May 2004|quote=Known as 'Fraulein Forehand', Graf could hit that shot like a hammer.}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.petticoated.com/gussie19.htm |title=Wimbledon Memories: Gertrude 'Gorgeous Gussie' Moran |publisher=Petticoated.com |date= |accessdate=2009-11-19}}
24. ^{{cite web |author1=James Buddell |title=Gustavo Kuerten... Remembering 1997 Roland Garros |url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/atp-heritage-kuerten-1997-roland-garros |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) |date=8 June 2017}}
25. ^{{cite web|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/10/25/stborg125.xml|title= Björn Borg: My life is perfect|accessdate= 2008-05-13|author= Mark Hodgkinson|date= 2007-10-25|publisher= Daily Telegraph | location=London}}
26. ^{{cite web|url= http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00014187.html|title= Evert: grit, grace and glamour|accessdate= 2008-05-13|author= Larry Schwartz|publisher= ESPN|quote= While the titles piled up the next few year for the "Ice Maiden", the public that had adored her started to lose interest.}}
27. ^{{cite web|last=Bierley |first=Stephen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/may/14/tennis |title=Henin announces retirement from tennis |publisher=The Guardian |date=2008-05-14 |accessdate=2010-05-20}}
28. ^{{cite news|title=All hail the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal|url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/19287455/tennis-all-hail-king-clay-rafael-nadal|accessdate=28 February 2018|newspaper=ESPN.com|date=1 May 2017}}
29. ^{{cite web|title=Who's the greatest clay-courter of them all—Chris Evert or Rafa Nadal?|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2017/05/greatest-clay-court-player-ever-chris-evert-rafael-nadal-roland-garros/65816/|website=Tennis.com|date=25 May 2017|quote=Nadal is the King of Clay, but Evert was every bit as dominant in her day on dirt.}}
30. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.igotennis.com/2009/03/15/the-career-of-andre-agassi.html |title=The Career of Andre Agassi |date=2009-03-15 |accessdate=2009-06-17 |publisher=igotennis.com }}
31. ^{{cite web |author1=Fred Tupper |title=U.S. tennis sweep forecast |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/06/26/archives/u-s-tennis-sweep-forecast.html |website=The New York Times |date=26 June 1972 |quote=[...] the 6‐foot‐4‐inch Smith has all the credentials. Finalist to Newcombe a year ago, winner at Forest Hills, the “Leaning Tower of’ Pasadena” has the big serve‐and‐follow game that is the absolute requisite to win on fast Wimbledon grass.}}
32. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20075078,00.html|title= Read 'em and Leap|accessdate= 2008-05-14|date= 1979-11-19|publisher= People}}
33. ^{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|authorlink=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2016|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=New York|isbn=978-1-937559-38-0|page=36|edition=3rd|quote=[...], Helen Wills (called Little Miss Poker Face because of her lack of expression on court)}}
34. ^{{cite journal|last=Fein|first=Paul|date=April 2006|url=http://www.insidetennis.com/0405_bestfemale.html|title=Who is the greatest female player ever?|journal=Inside Tennis|accessdate=2007-04-26|format= – ^{[https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=author%3AFein+intitle%3AWho+is+the+greatest+female+player+ever%3F&as_publication=Inside+Tennis&as_ylo=2006&as_yhi=2006&btnG=Search Scholar search]} |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070519011316/http://www.insidetennis.com/0405_bestfemale.html |archivedate = 2007-05-19}}
35. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/22/newsid_2754000/2754347.stm|title=1955: American tennis star 'Little Mo' to quit|publisher=BBC News |date=1955-02-22 |accessdate=2010-05-20|quote=She earned her nickname "Little Mo" from the sportswriters who likened her explosiveness on court to the battleship USS Missouri, known as "Big Mo"}}
36. ^{{cite web |title=Maureen Connolly Brinker |url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/maureen-connolly |website=International Tennis Hall of Fame |quote=After winning the Grand Slam, Connolly was dubbed “Little Mo,” referring to the firepower of “Big Mo,” the USS Missouri.}}
37. ^{{cite web |title='Magician' dreams of Centre Court as stage for one last trick |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/magician-dreams-of-centre-court-as-stage-for-one-last-trick-847859.html |website=The Independent |date=16 June 2008 |quote=Pete Sampras famously labelled him "The Magician", a tribute to his unpredictable use of spins, lobs and drop shots.}}
38. ^{{cite web |author1=Ed McGrogan |title=The forehad of Fabrice Santoro |url=http://www.tennis.com/your-game/2009/07/the-forehand-of-fabrice-santoro/17246/ |website=Tennis.com |date=15 July 2009 |quote=Fabrice Santoro, who’s nicknamed “The Magician” by his fellow pros for his ability to conjure a bewildering array of angles, spins, and changes of pace with his two-handed ground strokes,...}}
39. ^{{cite web |author1=Richard Jago |title=Juan Carlos Ferrero goes green as the Mosquito rediscovers his buzz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/30/wimbledon-juan-carlos-ferrero-andy-murray |website=The Guardian |date=30 June 2009}}
40. ^{{cite web |author1=Federico Coppini |title=The Mosquito – Juan Carlos Ferrero |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Stories/48653/the-mosquito-juan-carlos-ferrero/ |website=Tennis World USA |date=29 October 2017}}
41. ^{{cite web|last=Holt |first=Sarah |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6251460.stm |title=BBC SPORT | Tennis | The Muhammad Ali of tennis |publisher=BBC News |date=2007-06-30 |accessdate=2009-11-19}}
42. ^{{cite web |author1=Jessica Hinchliffe |author2=Loretta Ryan |title=Ken Rosewall: Tennis legend Muscles reflects on career, looks forward to sport's strong future |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-06/ken-rosewall-flexes-muscles-on-sidelines-brisbane-international/7070418 |website=ABC News |date=6 January 2016 |quote=Rosewall still answers to the nickname Muscles, which was given to him many decades ago. "It's a nickname that was started by my twin compatriot who is unfortunately no longer here — Lew Hoad," he said. "He had all the muscles and I didn't have any so the name stuck."}}
43. ^{{cite web |author1=Scott Spits |title=Muscles memory: 50 years since Ken Rosewall kick-started the Open era |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/muscles-memory-50-years-since-ken-rosewall-kick-started-the-open-era-20180524-p4zhat.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 May 2018 |quote=When the Open era commenced in 1968, bringing together the two streams of tennis, Rosewall was 33. Crucially, the lightly framed champion nicknamed ‘'Muscles'’ was far from done.}}
44. ^{{cite web |title=Murray advances to Australian Open men's final |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/murray-advances-to-australian-open-mens-final/news-story/e13f9a4f53397a89f7ec87b1c04f97fb |website=News.com.au |date=26 January 2013 |quote=[...] a group of Murray fans wearing white shirts with blue letters spelling his nickname "Muzza"...}}
45. ^{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7348589.stm|title= McEnroe overruled – by scientist|accessdate= 2008-05-14|date= 2008-04-16|publisher= BBC News}}
46. ^{{cite book |title=The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova, Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendship |last=Howard |first=Johnette |year=2005 |isbn=9780767918848 |publisher=Crown Archetype}}
47. ^{{cite web|author=Dwight Chapin, Chronicle Senior Writer |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/02/10/SP170962.DTL |title=Where are they now? / 'Peanut' Louie-Harper / This tennis nut made a name for herself on court |publisher=Sfgate.com |date=2002-02-10 |accessdate=2009-11-19}}
48. ^{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Tennis/ATP/2003/08/31/173403.html|title= Pistol Pete, man of emotion|accessdate= 2008-05-14|author= George Gross|publisher= Slam! Sports}}
49. ^{{cite web |author1=Alexandra Willis |title=Wimbledon 2011: Questions for... Grigor Dimitrov |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/8593255/Wimbledon-2011-Questions-for...-Grigor-Dimitrov.html |publisher=The Telegraph |date=22 June 2011}}
50. ^{{cite web|title=How Rod Laver Became Known As “The Rocket”|url=http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/6124|website=World Tennis|date=13 January 2012}}
51. ^{{cite web|title=Moon Tennis|url=http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/30aug_moontennis.html|website=www.nasa.gov|publisher=NASA|date=30 August 2005|quote=They call him the "Rocket Man." Tennis pro Andy Roddick holds the world's record for fast serves: 155 mph.}}
52. ^{{cite web |title=Maria Bueno |url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/maria-bueno/ |website=www.tennisfame.com |publisher=International Tennis Hall of Fame|quote=Nicknamed “The São Paulo Swallow” because she appeared out of thin air to swoop in and dominate the net,...}}
53. ^{{cite web |title=Maria Bueno: Brazilian star of 1960s women's tennis dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44422258 |website=BBC News |date=9 June 2018 |quote=She was labelled the "Sao Paulo Swallow" for her ability to dominate the net by former BBC Sport commentator John Barrett.}}
54. ^{{cite web |title=Scud: My career was no dud |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/scud-my-career-was-no-dud-20120620-20msw.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=20 June 2012}}
55. ^{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/tennis/05/05/wimbledon.hingis.kournikova.doubles/index.html|title=Hingis and Kournikova return|publisher=CNN|date=5 May 2010|accessdate=10 May 2010}}
56. ^{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/john-mcenroe-the-golden-rage-of-superbrat-retd-606438.html|title= John McEnroe: The golden rage of Superbrat (retd.)|accessdate= 2008-05-13|author= Ronald Atkin|date= 2002-06-16|publisher= The Independent | location=London}}
57. ^{{cite web |title='Swiss Miss' Hingis announces retirement, this time for good |url=https://www.thelocal.ch/20171027/hingis-announces-retirement-this-time-for-good |website=The Local |date=27 October 2017 |quote=The 37-year-old "Swiss Miss" has retired twice before...}}
58. ^{{cite web |title='Swiss Miss' Hingis, now 34, wins French Open doubles match |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2015/05/27/swiss-miss-hingis-now-34-wins-french-open-doubles-match/28015319/ |website=USA Today |date=27 May 2015 |quote=All the way back at the 1997 Australian Open, when she was 16 and nicknamed "Swiss Miss," Hingis became the youngest major champion of the 20th century,...}}
59. ^"Verdasco adds spice to Heineken Open" --New Zealand Herald
60. ^{{cite web |title=Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis star, dies aged 78 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/09/maria-bueno-brazilian-tennis-star-dies-aged-78 |website=The Guardian |date=9 June 2018 |quote=Nicknamed “The Tennis Ballerina” because of her graceful style,...}}
61. ^{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/jun/27/tennis.wimbledon7|title= Gutsy Henman finds the inner Tiger Tim|accessdate= 2008-07-05|author= Steve Bierley|date= 2007-06-27|publisher= The Guardian|quote= | location=London}}
62. ^{{cite book |title=Love and Faults: Personalities Who Have Changed the History of Tennis |last=Tinling |first=Ted |year=1979 |asin=B000RQF87C |publisher=Crown}}
63. ^{{cite book |title=Tinling |last=Tinling |first=Ted |publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson |year=1984 |isbn=0-283-98963-7}}
64. ^{{cite web|author1=Linda Pearce|title=Take a break, Tomic urged|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/tennis/take-a-break-tomic-urged-20121024-285s1.html|website=Brisbane Times|date=25 October 2012}}
65. ^{{cite web |author1=Greg Bishop |title=Town of red meat and tennis raises another star |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/sports/tennis/08delpotro.html |website=The New York Times |date=7 September 2009 |quote=Del Potro is nicknamed the Tower of Tandil...}}
66. ^{{cite web |title=Del Potro stands tall |url=https://ausopen.com/articles/match-report/del-potro-stands-tall |website=Australian Open |date=18 January 2018 |quote=His peers may be creaking and groaning after a dozen seasons on the road and hundreds of matches contested, but the gentle giant from Argentina (they call him the Tower of Tandil) is still a spring chicken by comparison.}}
67. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/26/sports/tennis/nick-kyrgios-is-nicknamed-the-wild-thing-with-good-reason.html?_r=0 "A Temper, and a Shot, to Make McEnroe Proud" --The New York Times]
68. ^{{cite web |author1=W.H. Frederick |title=Brookes, Sir Norman Everard (1877–1968) |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brookes-sir-norman-everard-5373 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography |date=1979 |quote=Known as 'The Wizard', Brookes was a master strategist and a shrewd tactician.}}
69. ^{{cite web |title=Sir Norman Brookes |url=https://ausopen.com/history/hall-fame/sir-norman-brookes |website=Australian Open |quote=Sir Norman Brookes, or 'The Wizard' as he was known...}}