GOAT Rank · 37

Greatest Tennis Players from Australia

This ranking is led by Rod Laver, Margaret Court and Ken Rosewall. GOAT Rank currently ranks 37 eligible Tennis players from Australia using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Rod Laver ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 93.1.

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Rod Laver

93.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1956–1979
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 93.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Rod Laver

Margaret Court

92.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1960–1977
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 95.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Margaret Court

Ken Rosewall

88.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1951–1980
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Ken Rosewall

John Newcombe

87.2

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1960–1981
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: John Newcombe

John Bromwich

86.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1937–1954
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: John Bromwich

Adrian Quist

86.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1933–1950
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Adrian Quist

Roy Emerson

86.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1953–1983
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Roy Emerson

Lleyton Hewitt

85.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1998–2020
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Lleyton Hewitt

Ken McGregor

85.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1946–1956
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ken McGregor

Mervyn Rose

85.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1949–1959
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Mervyn Rose

Frank Sedgman

84.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1946–1962
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Frank Sedgman

Gerald Patterson

84.2

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1914–1932
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Gerald Patterson

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

83.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1968–1983
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Evonne Goolagong Cawley

102

Pat Rafter

82.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1991–2001
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Pat Rafter

103

Lew Hoad

82.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1951–1968
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Lew Hoad

118

Horace Rice

82.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1895–1930
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Horace Rice

119

Norman Brookes

82.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1905–1924
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Norman Brookes

124

Pat O'Hara Wood

81.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1912–1926
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Pat O'Hara Wood

135

Mal Anderson

81.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1952–1972
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Mal Anderson

149

Tony Roche

80.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1963–1979
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Tony Roche

153

Pat Cash

80.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1982–1997
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Pat Cash

163

Vivian McGrath

80.2

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1932–1948
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Vivian McGrath

164

Dinny Pails

80.2

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1938–1957
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Dinny Pails

166

John Hawkes

80.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1921–1932
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: John Hawkes

177

Fred Stolle

79.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1960–1976
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Fred Stolle

180

Bill Bowrey

79.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1962–1975
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bill Bowrey

181

Neale Fraser

79.2

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1954–1963
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Neale Fraser

187

Daria Kasatkina

79.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Daria Kasatkina

199

Edgar Moon

78.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1925–1936
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Edgar Moon

205

Ashley Cooper

78.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1953–1959
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Ashley Cooper

211

Patrick Rafter

77.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1991–2002
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Patrick Rafter

217

Rodney Heath

77.2

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1905–1919
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Rodney Heath

221

Ashleigh Barty

76.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2010–2022
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Ashleigh Barty

230

Geoff Hughes

75.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1922–1932
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Geoff Hughes

232

Mark Edmondson

75.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1974–1988
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Mark Edmondson

237

Ernie Parker

75.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1908–1916
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Ernie Parker

241

Arthur O'Hara Wood

74.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1912–1918
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Arthur O'Hara Wood

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
7	Rod Laver	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1956–1979	93.1
9	Margaret Court	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1960–1977	92.5
20	Ken Rosewall	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1951–1980	88.7
32	John Newcombe	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1960–1981	87.2
33	John Bromwich	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1937–1954	86.8
34	Adrian Quist	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1933–1950	86.8
36	Roy Emerson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1953–1983	86.7
40	Lleyton Hewitt	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1998–2020	85.9
44	Ken McGregor	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1946–1956	85.8
52	Mervyn Rose	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1949–1959	85.3
63	Frank Sedgman	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1946–1962	84.5
67	Gerald Patterson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1914–1932	84.2
87	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1968–1983	83.1
102	Pat Rafter	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2001	82.5
103	Lew Hoad	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1951–1968	82.5
118	Horace Rice	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1895–1930	82.1
119	Norman Brookes	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1905–1924	82.1
124	Pat O'Hara Wood	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1912–1926	81.9
135	Mal Anderson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1952–1972	81.3
149	Tony Roche	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1963–1979	80.7
153	Pat Cash	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1982–1997	80.6
163	Vivian McGrath	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1932–1948	80.2
164	Dinny Pails	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1938–1957	80.2
166	John Hawkes	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1921–1932	80.1
177	Fred Stolle	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1960–1976	79.4
180	Bill Bowrey	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1962–1975	79.3
181	Neale Fraser	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1954–1963	79.2
187	Daria Kasatkina	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	2014–active	79.0
199	Edgar Moon	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1925–1936	78.4
205	Ashley Cooper	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1953–1959	78.1
211	Patrick Rafter	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2002	77.4
217	Rodney Heath	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1905–1919	77.2
221	Ashleigh Barty	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	2010–2022	76.7
230	Geoff Hughes	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1922–1932	75.9
232	Mark Edmondson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1974–1988	75.8
237	Ernie Parker	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1908–1916	75.3
241	Arthur O'Hara Wood	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1912–1918	74.9

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