- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1971–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
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
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1890–1896
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1881–1887
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 55.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1915–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1909–1919
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1937–1943
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1972–1985
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1958
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1959–1968
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1886–1892
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1976–1987
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1986 | 80.7 |
| 150 | Jennifer Capriati | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2004 | 80.6 |
| 154 | Frederick Hovey | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1890–1896 | 80.6 |
| 157 | Richard Sears | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1881–1887 | 80.4 |
| 158 | Bill Johnston | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1927 | 80.4 |
| 161 | Maurice McLoughlin | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1909–1919 | 80.3 |
| 165 | Joe Hunt | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1937–1943 | 80.2 |
| 169 | Sloane Stephens | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 79.8 |
| 173 | Madison Keys | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 79.6 |
| 176 | Johan Kriek | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1994 | 79.4 |
| 186 | Roscoe Tanner | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1985 | 79.0 |
| 198 | Jessica Pegula | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 78.4 |
| 203 | Danielle Collins | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 78.2 |
| 206 | Althea Gibson | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1958 | 78.0 |
| 207 | Chuck McKinley | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1968 | 78.0 |
| 216 | Tracy Austin | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1994 | 77.2 |
| 218 | Emma Navarro | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–active | 77.0 |
| 239 | Henry Slocum | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1886–1892 | 75.0 |
| 243 | Sofia Kenin | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 74.5 |
| 244 | Brian Teacher | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1987 | 73.6 |
| 247 | Coco Gauff | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 72.5 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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