| 100% | SANIA | 5 | ___ Mirza, retired Indian tennis star who was ranked No. 1 in the world in doubles |
| 65% | SANIA | 5 | ___ Mirza, Indian tennis player once ranked No. 1 in the world in women's doubles |
| 62% | ANA | 3 | Tennis player Ivanovic who was ranked No. 1 in the world in 2008 |
| 53% | NAOMI | 5 | With 37-Across, first Japanese tennis player to be ranked No. 1 in the world |
| 47% | JEANKING | 8 | Billie ___, former World No. 1 professional tennis player who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MARIA | 5 | ___ Sharapova, former World No. 1 tennis player who retired in 2020 |
| 41% | GRAF | 4 | Tennis star Steffi who was ranked No. 1 for a record three hundred and seventy-seven weeks |
| 41% | RODLAVER | 8 | Tennis star ranked #1 in the world, 1964-70 |
| 40% | ASHLEIGH | 8 | Tennis star Barty, recently ranked No. 1 in women’s singles |
| 40% | ASH | 3 | ___ Barty, the current No. 1-ranked women's tennis player in the world |
| 39% | CAROLINE | 8 | ___ Wozniacki, former World No.1 tennis player who retired in 2020 |
| 39% | IGA | 3 | Swiatek ranked world No. 1 by the WTA in 2022 |
| 39% | ACE | 3 | No. 1 tennis player in the world, say |
| 39% | ANDRE | 5 | Former world no.1 tennis player Agassi who won 17 masters titles in the '90s |
| 39% | ANA | 3 | Ivanovic who was No. 1 in women's tennis |
| 38% | LLEYTONHEWITT | 13 | Australian tennis player who, at 20, was the youngest man to be ranked #1 in singles: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ODEN | 4 | Greg who was the No. 1 pick in the 2007 N.B.A. draft |
| 38% | ASHE | 4 | Person for whom the largest tennis arena in the world is named |
| 37% | CARLOSALCARAZ | 13 | Spanish tennis player who became the youngest man to be ranked #1, at 19, in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LLEYTONHEWITT | 13 | Australian tennis player who became the youngest man to be ranked #1, at 20, in 2001: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ONTOP | 5 | No. 1 in the world |
| 37% | PELE | 4 | One-named sports star who was once the highest-paid athlete in the world |
| 37% | OSAKA | 5 | Tennis star Naomi who was born in the city of 3-Down |
| 37% | GARRYKASPAROV | 13 | Six-time World Chess Champion who was ranked No. 1 for a record 255 months overall during his career (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MARAT | 5 | With 31-Across, Russian tennis player who became the youngest man to be ranked #1, at 20, in 2000 |
| 36% | LORENA | 6 | Ochoa who was the first No. 1 ranked golfer from Mexico |
| 36% | AMRITRAJ | 8 | Vijay —, Indian tennis player who acted in films Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Octopussy |
| 36% | AMRITRAJ | 8 | Vijay —, Indian tennis player who acted in the films Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Octopussy |
| 36% | GRAF | 4 | Tennis great with the most consecutive weeks ranked #1 in the world (377) |
| 36% | ELON | 4 | Musk who is the richest person in the world |