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So, the final week of 2011 Wimbledon action has begun and favorites like Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and No. 1 ranked Caroline Wozniacki are already out of the tournament. While the experts are going batty, we're not trippin' since we only tune in for the porno-esque soundbites and sexy outfits anyway. Twenty-six years ago, Anne White had onlookers at the All England Club going H.A.M. with an all-white bodysuit. And over two decades later, women's players continue to show up one another at tournaments with borderline NSFW attire. So, from Serena's catsuit to Maria Sharapova's skin-tight mini dresses, here are the 25 Sexiest Women's Tennis Outfits of All-Time...
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25. Anne White, Wimbledon, 1985
Before Serena, there was Anne White. The OG was pushing the envelope before most of these girls existed. In the '85 Wimbledon she donned this white bodysuit that had everyone going crazy. Yeah, her body isn't crazy, but the suit changed the game! Salute!
24. Serena Williams, Training Session, 2011
Serena swagger-jacking Anne White? Maybe not. According to Serena, the outrageous garb was related to her recovery from a medical condition: "After my hematoma, I have to wear something like a long bodysuit to keep my stomach warm." Sounds like perfectly reasonable doctor's orders to us.
23. Caroline Wozniacki, Medibank International, 2009
Caroline is the current No. 1 female tennis player in the world, despite never winning a Grand Slam and only reaching one final back in 2009. In fact, the Danish hottie has held the ranking for 37 consecutive weeks now. Hmmm...we wonder why. We peeped a couple good reasons off top.
22. Venus Williams, U.S. Open, 2010
Serena is clearly the bad influence in this relationship. Venus didn't start dressing provocatively until lil sis started flaunting what she took out of the family gene pool. Since Serena broke out the catsuit back in '02, Venus has caused a stir of her own by putting on the flesh-colored undies from time to time. We think its safe to say she a frequenter of her neighborhood sex shop. Think we're reaching? Yeah, us neither
21. Bethanie Mattek, Wimbledon, 2006
Bethanie Mattek has yet to win a WTA tour but she stays in the headlines with her eye-catching choices for attire. Whether it was this sporty look at 2006 Wimbledon or leopard print at the 2004 and 2007 U.S. Open, Bethanie keeps things interesting. Not all of her choices are winners though.
20. Arantxa Rus, Ordina Open, 2008
Arantxa in the wrong game, with a name like that we figured she'd be doing porn. Wait, she only turned pro in 2008 and does look pretty young...born in 1990? Phew!
19. Ana Ivanovic, French Open, 2008
From the looks of it, Ana is just some ridiculously hot chick that loves to play tennis. But this Serbian hottie is actually pretty good, she won the 2008 French Open while rocking this peach joint.
18. Jelene Dokic, Practice, Unknown
OK, OK, so Jelena's back shots back shots aren't on Serena's level and her play on the court isn't even in the same stratosphere (0 Grand Slams and current world ranking of No. 45). But with nearly 600 professional matches under her belt, we applaud her effort and feel Miss Dokic should receive some kind of recognition by experts like ourselves. White girls with ass, FTW!
17. Alize Cornet, Australian Open, 2011
The 21 year-old French player caused mayhem with this see-through top she wore in a doubles match. She was even asked to put on a towel during the post match interviews. Officials of the tournament later threatened to fine any players wearing attire deemed to revealing. Damn, those prude Aussie officials! Cornet has only won one WTA title and currently ranks No. 69 in the world (insert joke here #tooeasy). If her game never picks up, a name like Alize and her see-through tops can take her places...
16. Arantxa Rus, French Open, 2009
So, let's get this right again: She's legal, right? We love Arantxa in short skirts but it just seems like Chris Hansen is creepin'...
15. Bethanie Mattek, U.S. Open 2007
Bethanie rocking club attire to the court that day? Yup, the ball boy peeped game.
14. Anna Kournikova, Tennis Clinic, 2007
Who could actually learn to play tennis with an instructor dressed like this? We can't knock her for giving back though. Anna love the kids. We do, too. Especially the twins.
13. Caroline Wozniacki, U.S. Open, 2010
We swear tennis is the only situation were up-skirt shots won't get you a quick beat down. That being said, do you cameraman, do you.
12. Anna Ivanovic, Sony Ericsson Championship, 2007
Ana's on-the-court play has fallen off lately, winning only one tournament since her Grand Slam victory in 2008, but she remains among the best in our smash-worthy rankings.
11. Daniela Hantuchova, U.S. Open, 2005
Daniela has caught attention for her fondness of uh, less restrictive, attire. We ain't mad at that. Plus, she's a fan of video games appearing in the Top Spin series, Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2, and Virtua Tennis. Sounds like wifey material to us.
10. Dominika Cibulkova, Unknown, Unknown
Yeah, she's pretty in pink, but kind of a beast on the court, too. Guess who took out No. 1 ranked Caroline Wozniacki at Wimbledon this year? Uh-huh! *Wiz Khalifa voice*
9. Maria Sharapova, Wimbledon, 2007
One of the hottest women in the game being caught up in a draft seems somewhat reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe in this photo. But we have to ask: Why the long face? Oh yeah, she's engaged to this dude.
8. Julia Goerges, Unknown, Unknown
Two things can be taken from this photo: Julia has piercings and loves smashing. What's not to love?
7. Dominika Cibulkova, Toray Pan Pacific Open, 2010
Is that baby oil on those legs? We're not sure, but by the look of things, Miss Cibulkova could put some work in as a video vixen on her days off.
6. Julia Goerges, French Open, 2010
"Gorgeous Goerges" is hot, but in the girl next door kind of way. Julia never rocks anything too revealing but always gives us two good reasons to tune in.
5. Maria Kirilenko, Rogers Cup, 2008
Despite turning pro back in 2001, Maria Kirilenko has yet to win a Grand Slam or crack the top 10 WTA tour rankings. As long as ma keeps rocking outfits like this, we'll continue to be a fan. Did we mention that she's very good friends with Maria Sharapova? Yeah, we're down for some doubles action.
4. Anna Ivanovic, Wimbledon, 2008
Ana again? Damn, right. We don't care how much she's dropped in rankings, we'll be tuning into Wimbledon just to see her in a white hot outfit like this. Wait, what? Damn you, Petra Cetkovska!
3. Maria Sharapova, U.S. Open, 2004
Maria came onto the scene as a 14-year-old kid back in 2001. Since then, she's been one of the few main rivals of the Williams sisters and has won 23 WTA titles along with three Grand Slams over the last decade. She's never worn anything too over-the-top unlike some of the other players on this list, but just about everything looks good on the leggy 6-foot-2 Russian beauty. We love her but she still loses points for getting engaged to that dude who rides the pine for the Nets. SMH. #yeahwerehating #andwhat
2. Anna Kournikova, Unknown, Unknown
Though she's been retired since 2007, Anna has kept busy serving as a trainer on The Biggest Loser and playing in some exhibition tournaments. She's training as an exhibitionist?! Oh, our bad. Wishful thinking.
1. Serena Williams, U.S. Open, 2002
Yup, this is the one. Serena sent the tennis world into a frenzy with this infamous catsuit. Serena continued to stunt on the competition throughout the U.S. Open while on her way to winning one of her three Grand Slam titles that year. All other women on the tour take note: This is the look of a champion. Adjust your wardrobes for upcoming tournaments accordingly.
