- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1932–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
GOAT Rank · 18
Greatest Tennis athletes of the 1930s
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1937–1954
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1933–1950
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1932–1953
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1932–1949
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1931–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1937–1951
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1938–1965
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1938–1957
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1932–1948
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1938–1957
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1932–1956
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1933–1939
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Don Budge | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1954 | 90.9 |
| 33 | John Bromwich | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1937–1954 | 86.8 |
| 34 | Adrian Quist | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1933–1950 | 86.8 |
| 41 | Gottfried von Cramm | Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1932–1953 | 85.9 |
| 43 | Bobby Riggs | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1959 | 85.8 |
| 50 | Frank Parker | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1949 | 85.4 |
| 55 | Don McNeill | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1950 | 85 |
| 76 | Alice Marble | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1940 | 83.7 |
| 82 | Yvon Petra | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1937–1951 | 83.4 |
| 89 | Ted Schroeder | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1939–1954 | 83.1 |
| 101 | Jaroslav Drobný | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1938–1965 | 82.7 |
| 126 | Ellsworth Vines | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1930–1940 | 81.7 |
| 156 | József Asbóth | Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1938–1957 | 80.4 |
| 163 | Vivian McGrath | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1932–1948 | 80.2 |
| 164 | Dinny Pails | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1938–1957 | 80.2 |
| 165 | Joe Hunt | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1937–1943 | 80.2 |
| 168 | Marcel Bernard | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1932–1956 | 79.9 |
| 224 | Henner Henkel | Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1933–1939 | 76.5 |
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