- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1956–1979
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 93.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 92
Greatest Tennis Singles of all time
This ranking is led by Rod Laver, Margaret Court and Bill Tilden. GOAT Rank currently ranks 92 eligible Tennis singles using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Rod Laver ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 93.1.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1960–1977
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1912–1946
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1959–1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1951–1980
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- 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
- 1929–1956
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 87.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 1960–1981
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1994–2024
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1953–1983
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2020
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–2024
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1922–1932
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1962
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1891–1911
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1994–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1983–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2011
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1983
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1985–1999
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1992–2003
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1940–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1969–1992
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1991–2005
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1951–1968
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1980–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1880–1889
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2020
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1906–1914
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1895–1930
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1905–1924
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1950–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1912–1926
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1930–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rod Laver | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1956–1979 | 93.1 |
| 9 | Margaret Court | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1960–1977 | 92.5 |
| 10 | Bill Tilden | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1946 | 91.8 |
| 11 | Chris Evert | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1989 | 91.5 |
| 12 | Pete Sampras | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2002 | 91.0 |
| 13 | Björn Borg | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1972–1983 | 90.9 |
| 17 | Billie Jean King | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1983 | 89.8 |
| 20 | Ken Rosewall | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1951–1980 | 88.7 |
| 22 | Ivan Lendl | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1978–1994 | 88.5 |
| 23 | Jimmy Connors | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1996 | 88.5 |
| 26 | Fred Perry | Tennis | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 1929–1956 | 88.2 |
| 27 | Andre Agassi | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–2006 | 88.1 |
| 31 | John McEnroe | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1994 | 87.3 |
| 32 | John Newcombe | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1960–1981 | 87.2 |
| 35 | Venus Williams | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2024 | 86.7 |
| 36 | Roy Emerson | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1953–1983 | 86.7 |
| 40 | Lleyton Hewitt | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1998–2020 | 85.9 |
| 49 | Andy Murray | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2005–2024 | 85.4 |
| 56 | Monica Seles | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2003 | 84.7 |
| 59 | René Lacoste | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1922–1932 | 84.6 |
| 63 | Frank Sedgman | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1946–1962 | 84.5 |
| 68 | William Larned | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1891–1911 | 84.2 |
| 74 | Iga Świątek | Tennis | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2016–active | 83.8 |
| 75 | Martina Hingis | Tennis | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1994–2017 | 83.8 |
| 78 | Jim Courier | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2000 | 83.6 |
| 79 | Stefan Edberg | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1983–1996 | 83.4 |
| 83 | Justine Henin | Tennis | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1999–2011 | 83.3 |
| 84 | Boris Becker | Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1984–1999 | 83.2 |
| 86 | Carlos Alcaraz | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2018–active | 83.1 |
| 87 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1968–1983 | 83.1 |
| 88 | Thomas Muster | Tennis | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1985–1999 | 83.1 |
| 90 | Jannik Sinner | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2018–active | 83.0 |
| 92 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1992–2003 | 83.0 |
| 94 | Jack Kramer | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1954 | 82.9 |
| 99 | Guillermo Vilas | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1992 | 82.7 |
| 100 | Thomas Enqvist | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1991–2005 | 82.7 |
| 101 | Jaroslav Drobný | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1938–1965 | 82.7 |
| 103 | Lew Hoad | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1951–1968 | 82.5 |
| 106 | Mats Wilander | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1980–1996 | 82.4 |
| 107 | Maureen Connolly | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1954 | 82.4 |
| 110 | William Renshaw | Tennis | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 1880–1889 | 82.4 |
| 113 | Maria Sharapova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2001–2020 | 82.2 |
| 115 | Anthony Wilding | Tennis | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1906–1914 | 82.2 |
| 116 | Goran Ivanišević | Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1988–2004 | 82.2 |
| 117 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–active | 82.1 |
| 118 | Horace Rice | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1895–1930 | 82.1 |
| 119 | Norman Brookes | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1905–1924 | 82.1 |
| 120 | Tony Trabert | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1963 | 82.1 |
| 124 | Pat O'Hara Wood | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1912–1926 | 81.9 |
| 126 | Ellsworth Vines | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1930–1940 | 81.7 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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