- 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 · 27
Greatest Tennis Serve and volley of all time
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
- 1947–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1922–1956
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1946–1956
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1914–1932
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 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
- 1991–2001
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 1960–1969
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1984–2001
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1952–1972
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1982–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1956–1966
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1987–1999
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1991–2002
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- 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 |
| 8 | Pancho Gonzales | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1974 | 92.9 |
| 15 | Louise Brough | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1957 | 90.7 |
| 21 | Jean Borotra | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1922–1956 | 88.7 |
| 38 | Vic Seixas | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1969 | 86.5 |
| 44 | Ken McGregor | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1946–1956 | 85.8 |
| 60 | Wilmer Allison | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1938 | 84.6 |
| 67 | Gerald Patterson | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1914–1932 | 84.2 |
| 69 | Holcombe Ward | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1899–1906 | 84.2 |
| 71 | Oliver Campbell | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1888–1893 | 84 |
| 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 |
| 102 | Pat Rafter | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2001 | 82.5 |
| 121 | Bob Falkenburg | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1944–1955 | 82.1 |
| 130 | Rafael Osuna | Tennis | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1960–1969 | 81.5 |
| 134 | Nathalie Tauziat | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–2001 | 81.3 |
| 135 | Mal Anderson | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1952–1972 | 81.3 |
| 153 | Pat Cash | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1982–1997 | 80.6 |
| 160 | Richard Krajicek | Tennis | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1989–2003 | 80.3 |
| 161 | Maurice McLoughlin | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1909–1919 | 80.3 |
| 179 | Alex Olmedo | Tennis | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1956–1966 | 79.3 |
| 196 | Jana Novotná | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1987–1999 | 78.5 |
| 206 | Althea Gibson | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1958 | 78 |
| 207 | Chuck McKinley | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1968 | 78 |
| 211 | Patrick Rafter | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2002 | 77.4 |
| 244 | Brian Teacher | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1987 | 73.6 |
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Who is included?
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