- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1973–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 97.0
GOAT Rank · 71
Greatest Tennis Players from United States
This ranking is led by Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams and Pancho Gonzales. GOAT Rank currently ranks 71 eligible Tennis players from United States using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Martina Navratilova ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.1.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1995–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 96.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 93.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1947–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1912–1946
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1972–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 91.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1932–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1940–1957
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1919–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1959–1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1972–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1942–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 87.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1978–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1966–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1976–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1994–2024
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1940–1969
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1936–1959
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1932–1949
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1900–1921
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1891–1900
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1936–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1927–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1891–1911
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1899–1906
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1888–1893
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1896–1902
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1931–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1927–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1939–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1912–1926
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1940–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1947–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1900–1914
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1926–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1961
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1950–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1944–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1930–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1913–1919
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1959
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1994 | 95.1 |
| 4 | Serena Williams | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2022 | 94.6 |
| 8 | Pancho Gonzales | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1974 | 92.9 |
| 10 | Bill Tilden | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1946 | 91.8 |
| 11 | Chris Evert | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1989 | 91.5 |
| 12 | Pete Sampras | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2002 | 91.0 |
| 14 | Don Budge | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1954 | 90.9 |
| 15 | Louise Brough | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1957 | 90.7 |
| 16 | Helen Wills Moody | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1919–1938 | 90.5 |
| 17 | Billie Jean King | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1983 | 89.8 |
| 23 | Jimmy Connors | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1996 | 88.5 |
| 25 | Doris Hart | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1942–1955 | 88.4 |
| 27 | Andre Agassi | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–2006 | 88.1 |
| 29 | Pam Shriver | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1997 | 87.4 |
| 30 | Arthur Ashe | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1966–1980 | 87.4 |
| 31 | John McEnroe | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1994 | 87.3 |
| 35 | Venus Williams | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2024 | 86.7 |
| 38 | Vic Seixas | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1969 | 86.5 |
| 43 | Bobby Riggs | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1959 | 85.8 |
| 46 | Andy Roddick | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2012 | 85.6 |
| 50 | Frank Parker | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1949 | 85.4 |
| 51 | Fred Alexander | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1900–1921 | 85.3 |
| 53 | Robert Wrenn | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1891–1900 | 85.2 |
| 55 | Don McNeill | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1950 | 85.0 |
| 56 | Monica Seles | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2003 | 84.7 |
| 57 | Michael Chang | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2003 | 84.7 |
| 60 | Wilmer Allison | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1938 | 84.6 |
| 68 | William Larned | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1891–1911 | 84.2 |
| 69 | Holcombe Ward | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1899–1906 | 84.2 |
| 71 | Oliver Campbell | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1888–1893 | 84.0 |
| 72 | Malcolm Whitman | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1896–1902 | 84.0 |
| 76 | Alice Marble | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1940 | 83.7 |
| 78 | Jim Courier | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2000 | 83.6 |
| 81 | Sidney Wood | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1945 | 83.4 |
| 89 | Ted Schroeder | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1939–1954 | 83.1 |
| 91 | R. Norris Williams | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1926 | 83.0 |
| 94 | Jack Kramer | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1954 | 82.9 |
| 96 | Art Larsen | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1956 | 82.9 |
| 104 | William Clothier | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1900–1914 | 82.5 |
| 105 | John Doeg | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1926–1935 | 82.5 |
| 107 | Maureen Connolly | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1954 | 82.4 |
| 109 | Budge Patty | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1961 | 82.4 |
| 120 | Tony Trabert | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1963 | 82.1 |
| 121 | Bob Falkenburg | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1944–1955 | 82.1 |
| 126 | Ellsworth Vines | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1930–1940 | 81.7 |
| 129 | Stan Smith | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1968–1985 | 81.5 |
| 131 | Robert Lindley Murray | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1913–1919 | 81.5 |
| 138 | Lindsay Davenport | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2010 | 81.1 |
| 139 | Amanda Anisimova | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 81.1 |
| 140 | Dick Savitt | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1959 | 81.1 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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