- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2014
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
GOAT Rank · 730
Greatest Athletes who debuted in the 2000s
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Phelps. GOAT Rank currently ranks 730 eligible athletes who debuted in the 2000s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lionel Messi ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.0.
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- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–2014
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2019
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2003–2012
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2004–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2006–2025
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–2023
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2019
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2006–2024
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2003–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2013
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 68.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–2020
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–2020
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2007–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2007–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2725 | Dinara Safina | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2014 | 74.0 |
| 2733 | Leith Brodie | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2006–2014 | 74.0 |
| 2737 | Yoann Gourcuff | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–2019 | 74.0 |
| 2741 | Kei Nishikori | Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2007–active | 73.9 |
| 2751 | Patrick Makau | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2008–2016 | 73.9 |
| 2759 | Monica De Gennaro | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–active | 73.8 |
| 2768 | Coralie Balmy | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–2016 | 73.8 |
| 2800 | Grigor Dimitrov | Tennis | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 2008–active | 73.6 |
| 2803 | Sebastian Janikowski | American Football | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2000–2018 | 73.6 |
| 2805 | April Ross | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2022 | 73.6 |
| 2815 | Steven Stamkos | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2008–active | 73.5 |
| 2836 | Mike Brown | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2003–2012 | 73.4 |
| 2839 | Paolo Nicolai | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 73.4 |
| 2841 | Noora Räty | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2006–active | 73.3 |
| 2842 | Eli Manning | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2019 | 73.3 |
| 2843 | Timea Bacsinszky | Tennis | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 2005–2021 | 73.3 |
| 2860 | Dustin Johnson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–active | 73.2 |
| 2866 | Karlee Bispo | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2014 | 73.2 |
| 2870 | Petra Kvitová | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2006–2025 | 73.1 |
| 2871 | Jonathan Toews | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–active | 73.1 |
| 2873 | Gaël Monfils | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–active | 73.1 |
| 2874 | Jaqueline Carvalho | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2021 | 73.1 |
| 2882 | Mariusz Wlazły | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2002–2023 | 73.1 |
| 2883 | Sofia Assefa | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2008–2019 | 73.1 |
| 2893 | Simona Halep | Tennis | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2006–2024 | 73.0 |
| 2913 | Jason Witten | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2020 | 72.9 |
| 2914 | Jessica Pegula | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 72.9 |
| 2922 | Laura Ludwig | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2003–active | 72.8 |
| 2924 | Pernilla Winberg | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–2021 | 72.8 |
| 2929 | Bai Xue | Athletics | 🇨🇳 China | 2005–2014 | 72.8 |
| 2933 | Christoph Metzelder | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2001–2013 | 72.8 |
| 2938 | Victor Hedman | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–active | 72.7 |
| 2939 | Victoria Azarenka | Tennis | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 2003–active | 72.7 |
| 2941 | Milos Raonic | Tennis | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2008–active | 72.7 |
| 2948 | Éder Carbonera | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2003–2020 | 72.7 |
| 2956 | Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2001–2018 | 72.7 |
| 2960 | Yury Berezhko | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2019 | 72.6 |
| 2969 | Benedikt Höwedes | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2008–2020 | 72.6 |
| 2971 | Calvin Johnson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2015 | 72.5 |
| 2976 | Alison Cerutti | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 72.5 |
| 2981 | Ryan Miller | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2021 | 72.5 |
| 2982 | Bruno Schmidt | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 72.5 |
| 2992 | Marion Bartoli | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 2000–2013 | 72.4 |
| 2999 | Patrick Willis | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2014 | 72.3 |
| 3003 | Daniele Lupo | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–active | 72.3 |
| 3004 | Sean Rosenthal | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2019 | 72.3 |
| 3007 | Niklas Kronwall | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2000–2019 | 72.2 |
| 3015 | Logan Tom | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2016 | 72.2 |
| 3023 | Tomáš Berdych | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 2002–2019 | 72.1 |
| 3037 | Tayyiba Haneef-Park | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2013 | 72.0 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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