World No.1 Nadal, who was tied with Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev at five titles this season, picked up his 75th career singles trophy with the win in Beijing.
Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza overcame a long rain delay in the third set and fought off three-match points before advancing to the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Open.
The Indian qualifier, who savoured his best ever performance on the ATP World Tour, went down fighting 4-6 6-4 3-6 against the world number 45 from South Africa in the quarterfinals played last night.
Besides Clijsters and Roddick, four-time Paralympic wheelchair tennis medalist Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch of Dutch, tennis historian and journalist Steve Flink and late tennis instructor Vic Braden complete the full list.
The Swiss great has had a sparkling 2017, having emerged victorious in five tournaments including his fifth Australian Open title in January and a record eighth-Wimbledon title this month.
The 22-year-old from Chennai is now India's best-ranked player in the singles.
After clinching the Wimbledon titles, Roger Federer notches up to No.3 rank in the ATP while Muguruza enters the top ten with a No.5 position in the WTA.
The 32-year-old Tsonga needed just one hour and 23 minutes to get the better of Cameron Norrie.
The 2016 Wimbledon champion will face Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik in the first round of Wimbledon 2017 at Centre Court on Monday.
This was Djokovic's first title since January after his triumph in the Qatar Open.
Despite facing early elimination from round of 32 of the Queen's Club Championships, Andy Murray has maintained his top position in the latest ATP world singles rankings released on Monday.
Playing in his 140th career final, Swiss maestro Roger Federer thumped Germany's Alexander Zverev in straight sets by 6-1, 6-3 to win the Gerry Weber Open for a record ninth time on Sunday.
After skipping the entire clay-court season, Eighteen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer is ready to make comeback on his favourite grass surface at the Stuttgart Open.
Madrid: Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic held on to his No.1 place in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men's singles rankings released on Monday after winning the Shanghai Masters, extending his current winning record to 17 consecutive
New York: Challenging current assumptions, a new research suggests that female tennis players are no less consistent than their male counterparts.The apparent inconsistency among women players is due to the match format - best of
Madrid: With 9,981 points, American Serena Williams continues to lead the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings published on Monday.In this week's rankings, Romanian Simona Halep, with 7,755 points, snatched the second spot from Russian
Madrid: With 13,845 points, Serbian star Novak Djokovic held on for the 144th week the top spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings issued on Monday.Swiss Roger Federer placed a distant second
Chennai: Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka retained the singles title of the Chennai Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win over Slovenian qualifier Aljaz Bedene in the final, here Sunday.The one-sided final which lasted just 69
Doha: Rusty World No.3 tennis player Rafael Nadal has denied reports that injuries might force him to sit out this month's Australian Open.Nadal suffered a shock first-round loss Wednesday to 34-year-old German qualifier Michael Berrer.Nadal
New Delhi: The innovative rules and format of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) may have struck a chord with the Asian fans, generally starved of top-level action, but former World No.1 Carlos Moya believes
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