- 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 · 18
Greatest Tennis Players who debuted in the 1970s
This ranking is led by Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert and Björn Borg. GOAT Rank currently ranks 18 eligible Tennis players who debuted in the 1970s 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
- 1972–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 91.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1972–1983
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1978–1994
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1978–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1979–1995
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1978–1990
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1971–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1975–1987
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1977–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1974–1988
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1976–1987
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1994 | 95.1 |
| 11 | Chris Evert | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1989 | 91.5 |
| 13 | Björn Borg | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1972–1983 | 90.9 |
| 22 | Ivan Lendl | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1978–1994 | 88.5 |
| 23 | Jimmy Connors | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1996 | 88.5 |
| 29 | Pam Shriver | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1997 | 87.4 |
| 31 | John McEnroe | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1994 | 87.3 |
| 125 | Andrés Gómez | Tennis | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 1979–1995 | 81.8 |
| 128 | Hana Mandlíková | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1978–1990 | 81.5 |
| 147 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1986 | 80.7 |
| 167 | Virginia Ruzici | Tennis | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1975–1987 | 79.9 |
| 176 | Johan Kriek | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1994 | 79.4 |
| 178 | Yannick Noah | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1977–1996 | 79.4 |
| 186 | Roscoe Tanner | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1985 | 79.0 |
| 216 | Tracy Austin | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1994 | 77.2 |
| 222 | Adriano Panatta | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1970–1983 | 76.6 |
| 232 | Mark Edmondson | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1974–1988 | 75.8 |
| 244 | Brian Teacher | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1987 | 73.6 |
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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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