| TIAFOE | American tennis player Frances ... (6) |
| SERENA | ...... Williams, American tennis player, sister of Venus (6) |
| PEGULA | American tennis player Jessica ... (6) |
| TILDEN | Bill, American tennis player who won Wimbledon (singles) in 1920, 1921, and 1930 (6) |
| BILLIE | American tennis player who won the Wimbledon women's singles title six times in the 1960s and 1970s (6,4,4) |
| SAVITT | Dick ___, American tennis player who won both the Australian and Wimbledon men's singles championships in 1951, at the age of 24 |
| ALTHEAGIBSON | American tennis player who was the first African American to win a Grand Slam title (6,6) |
| SOFIAKENIN | American tennis player who won the Women's Tennis Association's Player of the Year in 2020: 2 wds. |
| MICHAELCHANG | American tennis player who became the youngest male player to win a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 |
| CHANG | Michael _, retired American tennis player who is still the youngest male player to win a Grand Slam tournament (5) |
| JEANKING | American tennis player who won the Wimbledon women's singles title six times in the 1960s and 1970s (6,4,4) |
| TRACYAUSTIN | American tennis player who won the women's singles titles at the 1979 and 1981 US Opens (5,6) |
| KRAMER | Trail-blazing American tennis Hall of Famer, Jack - (6) |
| CONNORS | Jimmy _; American tennis player (7) |
| SAMPRAS | Pete ---, American tennis player who won |
| LENDL | American tennis player gives loan to novice (5) |
| ISNER | John --, American tennis player (5) |
| KEYS | American tennis player Madison ___ |
| COCO | American tennis player Gauff |
| ASHE | Arthur ___ legendary American tennis player |
