Top Brother and Sister Combos in Tennis History

Earlier this month Dinara Safina and Marat Safin became the first brother and sister combo to both be ranked number one in the world. Dinara Safina and Marat Safin might be the most successful brother sister combo but they aren't they only brother and sister combo. These are some of the other brother and sister combos in the world of tennis.

Richard Krajicek and Michaella Krajicek
One of the only other brother or sister combo with a member still active are the Krajiecks. Michaella Krajicek rose all the way to number 30 in the world back in February of 2008 but has currently dropped to 169th in the world and is only 3 - 13 this year. Michaella Krajicek's older brother Richard Krajicek was a pro from 1989 to 2003 and got as high as #4 in the world rankings. Richard Krajicek's biggest claim to fame was beating Pete Sampras in the 1996 Wimbledon tournament. It was the only loss that Pete Sampras suffered at Wimbledon during a eight year span.

Emilio Sanchez, Javier Sanchez, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
In 1995 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario held the number one ranking in women's singles and in doubles simultaneously. Emilio Sanchez also reached number one in world in doubles but only reached number seven in singles. The highest that Javier Sanchez reached was number nine in doubles and number 23 in singles.

Brad Gilbert and Dana Gilbert
Brad Gilbert was a very successful men's tennis player that won 20 singles titles. Since then Brad Gilbert has had great success coaching stars like Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray. Brad Gilbert has also done some color commentary for ESPN. Brad's sister Dana Gilbert was not a huge success but she won two singles titles.

Jeff Austin, John Austin and Tracy Austin
The Austin sibling that achieved the most was Tracy Austin. Tracy Austin captured the number one ranking in 1980. The highest that Jeff Austin finished was number 52 and John Austin only got as high as number 70.