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GOAT Rank · 209

Greatest retired Tennis Players

This ranking is led by Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and Serena Williams. GOAT Rank currently ranks 209 eligible Tennis players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Martina Navratilova ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.1.

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Sport
Tennis
Career
1936–1950
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Don McNeill
Sport
Tennis
Career
1988–2000
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
72.0
Athlete: Jim Courier
Sport
Tennis
Career
1927–1945
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Sidney Wood
Sport
Tennis
Career
1937–1951
Country
🇫🇷 France
Peak
92.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Yvon Petra
Sport
Tennis
Career
1940–1954
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
72.0
Athlete: Jack Kramer
Sport
Tennis
Career
1947–1956
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Art Larsen
Sport
Tennis
Career
1890–1897
Country
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
70.0
Athlete: Wilfred Baddeley
Sport
Tennis
Career
1991–2001
Country
🇦🇺 Australia
Peak
92.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
72.0
Athlete: Pat Rafter
Sport
Tennis
Career
1951–1968
Country
🇦🇺 Australia
Peak
94.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
80.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
72.0
Athlete: Lew Hoad
Sport
Tennis
Career
1926–1935
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: John Doeg

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How is this ranking calculated?

Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

Who is included?

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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