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Wheelchair tennis was little known when Esther Vergeer took up the sport, but a 470-match winning streak later, she is a legend in a sport that's now played at all four Grand Slams.

Imagine going a decade without one hiccup, one bad day or one loss. Esther Vergeer won 470 consecutive matches - but even that number doesn't do her justice.

After a 10-year winning streak in wheelchair tennis, Esther Vergeer felt she had nothing left to prove.

Hey, Novak Djokovic, if you fail to drop a single match for the next eight years, then we'll starting talking about invincibility.

The wheelchair tennis player has been ranked No. 1 in the world since 1999. She has a winning streak of 415 matches -- and most of those haven't even been close.

Check out even more photos of pro athletes au naturel from the ESPN The Magazine Body Issue, including Diana Taurasi, Patrick Willis, Julia Mancuso, Tim Howard, Christiane Santos, Kelly Slater, Amar'e Stoudemire, Camilo Villegas, Evan Lycesek and more.

Photo Gallery | Conversation | October 05, 2010

Check out photos of pro athletes au naturel from the ESPN The Magazine Body Issue, including Diana Taurasi, Patrick Willis, Julia Mancuso, Tim Howard, Christiane Santos, Kelly Slater, Amar'e Stoudemire, Camilo Villegas, Evan Lycesek and more.

ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue