#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Novak Djokovic	Tennis	🇷🇸 Serbia	2003–—	97.6
5	Roger Federer	Tennis	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1998–2022	94
6	Rafael Nadal	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	2001–2024	93.1
7	Rod Laver	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1956–1979	93.1
8	Pancho Gonzales	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1974	92.9
10	Bill Tilden	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1912–1946	91.8
12	Pete Sampras	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2002	91
13	Björn Borg	Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1972–1983	90.9
14	Don Budge	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1954	90.9
18	Henri Cochet	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1921–1950	89.5
19	Laurence Doherty	Tennis	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1896–1906	89.2
20	Ken Rosewall	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1951–1980	88.7
21	Jean Borotra	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1922–1956	88.7
22	Ivan Lendl	Tennis	🇨🇿 Czechia	1978–1994	88.5
23	Jimmy Connors	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1996	88.5
24	Ilie Năstase	Tennis	🇷🇴 Romania	1966–1985	88.5
26	Fred Perry	Tennis	🇬🇧 Great Britain	1929–1956	88.2
27	Andre Agassi	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2006	88.1
28	Reginald Doherty	Tennis	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1894–1906	87.9
30	Arthur Ashe	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1980	87.4
31	John McEnroe	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1994	87.3
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
37	Arthur Gore	Tennis	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1888–1927	86.6
38	Vic Seixas	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1940–1969	86.5
40	Lleyton Hewitt	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1998–2020	85.9
41	Gottfried von Cramm	Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	1932–1953	85.9
43	Bobby Riggs	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1959	85.8
44	Ken McGregor	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1946–1956	85.8
45	Daniil Medvedev	Tennis	🇷🇺 Russia	2014–—	85.7
46	Andy Roddick	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	85.6
47	Nicola Pietrangeli	Tennis	🇮🇹 Italy	1953–1972	85.5
48	Ernest Renshaw	Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1880–1893	85.5
49	Andy Murray	Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2005–2024	85.4
50	Frank Parker	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1949	85.4
51	Fred Alexander	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1900–1921	85.3
52	Mervyn Rose	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1949–1959	85.3
53	Robert Wrenn	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1891–1900	85.2
55	Don McNeill	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1950	85
57	Michael Chang	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2003	84.7
59	René Lacoste	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1922–1932	84.6
60	Wilmer Allison	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1938	84.6
61	Jonas Björkman	Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1991–2008	84.5
62	Anders Järryd	Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1980–1996	84.5
63	Frank Sedgman	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1946–1962	84.5
66	Manuel Santana	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1958–1973	84.2
67	Gerald Patterson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1914–1932	84.2
68	William Larned	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1891–1911	84.2

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