Daniil Medvedev is the tallest world number 1 in tennis history. At 6 ft. 6 inches, he is taller than countryman Marat Safin who was 6 ft. 4 inches tall. Despite his height, Medvedev is not a servebot. He relies on his groundstrokes mostly to win matches.

Here are the tallest world number ones in recent history.

6’6” –  Daniil Medvedev
6’4”  – Marat Safin
6’3” – Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6’3” – Andy Murray
6’3” – Gustavo Kuerten
6’3” – Carlos Moya
6’3” – Boris Becker

(Credit – Tennis TV)

Interestingly, the 3 tallest are Russians. Andy Murray is the taller than Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal.

Here are the heights of the Big  4

• Roger Federer – 6’1”
• Rafel Nadal – 6’1”
• Novak Djokovic – 6’2”
• Andy Murray – 6’3”

Among the younger generation, here is the list of the tallest players on the tour.

• Reilly Opelka – 6’11″
• Alexander Zverev – 6’6”
• Matteo Berrettini – 6’5”
• Karen Khachanov – 6’6”
• Felix Auger-Aliassime – 6’4”
• Stefanos Tsitispas – 6’4”

Turkish tennis player Ipek Oz has mostly played on the ITF tour due to her low rankings. She won her first ITF event at Manavgat, Turkey in 2017.

Oz won the gold medal in doubles for Turkey at the 2018  2018 Mediterranean Games with teammate Başak Eraydın. She is sponsored by the Japanese brand Asics. She has earned less than $1 million in her career.

Ipek Oz’s Sponsors

Asics

Oz has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with Asics.