Grand Slam titles
23
Weeks at No. 1
319
Masters 1000 titles
23
Career titles
73
Match win %
85.8%
Year-end No. 1 finishes
5
Olympic gold
4
Career assets & trophy cabinet
Major titles
League & cup titles
Individual awards
Clubs & teams
- United States1995–2022 · Fed Cup and four Olympic golds
Total career numbers
- Grand Slam singles
- 23
- Career singles titles
- 73
- Match record
- 858–156
- Win rate
- 84.6%
- Prize money
- $95M
Category profile
- Dominance
- 96
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 93
- Honours
- 95
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 |
Data sources
- WTA
- ITF
- Tennis Abstract
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Serena Williams ranks #4 in Tennis
Serena Williams ranks #4 in Tennis and #136 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 94.6/100.
The verified career covers 1995–2022 and 21 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Dominance the strongest category at 96/100 (25% weight). Key metrics: Grand Slam titles 23, Weeks at No. 1 319, Masters 1000 titles 23, Career titles 73.
Nearest context: ahead Steffi Graf (94.9); behind Roger Federer (94.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Serena Williams GOAT Score explained
- Dominance96/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity93/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours95/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Serena comparisons
Serena Williams — frequently asked
- Is Serena Williams the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Serena Williams ranks #4 in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 94.6/100, behind Novak Djokovic (97.6).
- What is Serena Williams's GOAT Score?
- 94.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 96 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 93 (20%), Honours 95 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Serena Williams rank all time?
- #136 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #4 in Tennis.
- Serena Williams vs Steffi Graf: who ranks higher?
- Steffi Graf ranks higher at 94.9 versus Serena Williams at 94.6, a margin of 0.3 points.