David Nalbandian enjoyed a fantastic career, which involved reaching number three in the ATP rankings.
Nalbandian won almost 400 matches on the ATP Tour, helping him claim 11 titles in total during his fine career.
The Argentine also managed to reach a Grand Slam final, but fell short to Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon in 2002.
But 2007 was a particularly impressive year for Nalbandian, who won the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid and ATP Masters 1000 Paris.
David Nalbandian beat the top three players in the world at the 2007 Madrid Masters
While both titles were hugely impressive, his efforts in Spain involved defeating the top three players in the world rankings at the time.
And they just so happened to be the legendary Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
With the achievement, Nalbandian joined Djokovic and Boris Becker as the only players to beat the top three in the rankings at the same event.
Djokovic achieved the superb feat shortly before in Montreal, with Becker starting the trend in Stockholm in 1994.
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David Nalbandian among the best players to never win a Grand Slam
Nalbandian never quite made it to number one in the world, but the 43-year-old certainly has a lot to be proud of.
And he’s since been joined in his fantastic Madrid feat by Daniil Medvedev, who beat top three players Djokovic, Nadal and Dominic Thiem en route to winning the 2020 ATP Finals.
However, given his superb achievements, Nalbandian can certainly be regarded as one of the best players to have never won a Grand Slam.
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David Ferrer, Marcelo Rios, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and more recently Alexander Zverev can be considered among other players on that unfortunate list.
Zverev does, of course, still have time to end his drought, but his confidence may be low after three defeats in three Grand Slam finals.
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