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Bud Collins Player Nickname List. One has
to give credit to, laugh with, and enjoy some of Bud's creativity in the
naming of some of our favorite all-time tennis players. This list is
compliments of Bud's site at http://www.budcollinstennis.com.
Enjoy!
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LITHUANIAN
LION
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Vitas
Gerulaitis
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BUCHAREST
BUFFOON
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Ilie
Nastase
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FRAULEIN
FOREHAND
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Steffi
Graf
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DIVINE
ARGENTINE, PEARL OF THE PAMPAS
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Gabriela
Sabatini
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YOUNG
BULL OF THE PAMPAS
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Guillermo
Villas
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TEEN
ANGEL, ANGELIC ASSASSIN
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Bjorn
Borg
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BRASH
BASHER OF BELLEVILLE
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Jimmy
Connors
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MOTHER
FREEDOM
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Billie
Jean King
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DOOMSDAY
STROKING MACHINE, DORIAN GRAY OF TENNIS
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Kenny
Rosewall
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STANFORD
HILLBILLY FROM LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
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Roscoe
Tanner
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CAPTAIN
HOOK
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John
McEnroe
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BARCELONA
BUMBLEBEE
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Arantxa
Sanchez Vicario
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CHRIS
AMERICA, THE ICE MAIDEN
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Chris
Evert
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LONG
LINDSAY
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Lindsay
Davenport
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CROATIAN
CROAKER
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Goran
Ivanisevic
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SISTERS
SLEDGEHAMMER
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Williams
Sisters
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SILKY
SAMPRAS
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Pete
Sampras
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LEANING
TOWER OF PASADENA
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Stan
Smith
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MOANIN’
MONICA
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Monica
Seles
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BIG
BAD BRENDA
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Brenda
Schultz
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THE
PSYCHEDELIC STROKESWOMAN
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Francoise
Durr
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THE
PASTA KID
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Paolo
Bertolucci
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KID
BUTTERFLY
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Kimiko
Date
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MIGHTY
MAGGIE
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Margaret
Court Smith
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BAGEL
TWINS
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Eddie
Dibbs & Harold Solomon
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SAO
PAOLO SWALLOW
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Maria
Bueno
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BASEL
DAZZLE
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Roger
Federer
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THE
BUTTERFLY MAN OF BARCELONA
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Manolo
Orantes
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THE
JENNERATOR
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Jennifer
Capriati
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THE
BOY BOMBSHELL
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Lleyton
Hewit
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THE
HEADLESS HORSEMAN
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Marat
Safin
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THE
LONEWOLF
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Pancho
Gonzalez
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SUNSHINE
SUPERGIRL
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Evonne
Goolagong
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MARVELOUS
MARTINA
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Martina
Navratilova
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THE
GREAT WHOMPING CRANE
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Pam
Shriver
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JUNKBALL
JULIE
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Julie
Heldman
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PINNACLE
OF PRAGUE
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Helena
Sukova
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OLGA
THE VOLGA VOLLEYER
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Olga
Morozova
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THE
VOLLEYING VALKERIE
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Sylvia
Hanika
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SIBERIAN
SIREN
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Maria
Sharapova
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MONSIEUR
LEGERDEMAIN
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Fabrice
Santoro
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FATHER
TIMELY
FATHER TIMELESS
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Andre
Agassi
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IDENTICAL
INTIMIDATORS
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Bryan
twins, Bob and Mike
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