| 100% | ROGER | 5 | ___ Federer, former World number one tennis player with 6 Men's Singles titles in the tournament mentioned in 17a |
| 94% | ROYEMERSON | 10 | Former World number one tennis player with 6 Men's Singles titles in the tournament mentioned in 17a: 2 wds. |
| 83% | MARGARETCOURT | 13 | Former World number one tennis player with 11 Women's Singles titles in the tournament mentioned in 17a: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ANDRE | 5 | Former world no.1 tennis player Agassi who won 17 masters titles in the '90s |
| 34% | SAMPRAS | 7 | American former world number one tennis player Pete |
| 33% | ANDYMURRAY | 10 | British tennis player who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | PETE | 4 | I became the number one tennis player in 1993 and my record of 14 Grand Slams was surpassed by Federer in 2009 |
| 31% | ARENA | 5 | Rod Laver ___, one of the venues for the tournament mentioned in 17a |
| 31% | GLORYDAYS | 9 | The fifth single from Springsteen's album mentioned in 17a, about a man recollecting good times: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BECKER | 6 | Boris ___, German former tennis player nicknamed "Boom Boom" who became the first German to win the Wimbledon singles title in 1985 |
| 30% | IVA | 3 | ___ Majoli, former tennis player who won the French Open Women's singles in 1997 |
| 30% | MARY | 4 | ___ Pierce, former tennis player who won the French Open Women's singles in 2000 |
| 29% | MIKEBRYAN | 9 | American tennis player who along with Jack Sock won the Men's Doubles in the 2018 Wimbledon Championships: 2 wds. |
| 29% | STANWAWRINKA | 12 | Swiss tennis player who won the Australian Open Men's Singles championship in 2014 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SERENA | 6 | She has held the WTA world No. 1 in singles title eight times and has the highest number of Grand Slam titles amongst active players |
| 29% | NAOMI | 5 | With 37-Across, first Japanese tennis player to be ranked No. 1 in the world |
| 29% | CARLOSALCARAZ | 13 | Spanish tennis player who won the men's singles championship at the 44-Across in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SLOANESTEPHENS | 14 | American tennis player who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ASHBARTY | 8 | Australian tennis player who won the women's singles title at the Australian Open in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | REDSOX | 6 | One of two MLB teams with three World Series titles in the 21st century (2 wds.) |
| 28% | SERENA | 6 | ___ Williams, professional tennis player with 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles who always bounces the ball five times before the first serve |
| 28% | BORIS | 5 | ___ Becker, German retired tennis legend and former world no. 1 who won 6 Grand Slam singles titles |
| 28% | MARTINA | 7 | ___ Navratilova, former tennis player who held the No.1 spot in singles from 1982-1986 |
| 28% | ELS | 3 | World number one ranked player of 1997, known in golfing circles as "The Big Easy" |
| 28% | ROGER | 5 | ___ Federer, tennis player with 20 Grand Slam titles who is married to former tennis player Mirka Federer |
| 28% | ALONZO | 6 | ___ Mourning, former basketball player who won one NBA Championship with Miami Heat and is inducted in the Naismith Hall of Fame |
| 27% | ROGERFEDERER | 12 | Swiss tennis player who won the Australian Open Men's Singles championship in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, and 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | NOVAKDJOKOVIC | 13 | Serbian tennis player whose record-breaking 23rd major tournament win was the men's singles championship at the 2023 French Open (2 wds.) |
| 27% | RODLAVER | 8 | Retired Australian tennis pro with a record 200 singles titles, who was the third player to achieve the Career Grand Slam: 2 wds. |
| 27% | CASPERRUUD | 10 | Norwegian tennis player who was runner-up to 32-Across in the men's singles championship at the 2022 US Open (2 wds.) |