- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1961
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
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.
Quick answer
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
- 1880–1889
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1907–1929
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2022
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1999–2017
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 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
- 1944–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1979–1995
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1930–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1878–1890
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1913–1919
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1985–2002
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1989–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 2000–2015
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1959
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1904–1920
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2011–2023
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2017
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2010
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1997–2020
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1981–1991
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1963–1979
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2012–2023
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 1890–1896
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1938–1957
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1881–1887
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 55.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1915–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 1966–1983
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | Budge Patty | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1961 | 82.4 |
| 110 | William Renshaw | Tennis | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 1880–1889 | 82.4 |
| 111 | Gordon Lowe | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1907–1929 | 82.4 |
| 112 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2022 | 82.3 |
| 113 | Maria Sharapova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2001–2020 | 82.2 |
| 114 | Nadia Petrova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1999–2017 | 82.2 |
| 115 | Anthony Wilding | Tennis | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1906–1914 | 82.2 |
| 116 | Goran Ivanišević | Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1988–2004 | 82.2 |
| 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 |
| 121 | Bob Falkenburg | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1944–1955 | 82.1 |
| 122 | Conchita Martínez | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1988–2006 | 82.0 |
| 123 | Sergi Bruguera | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1988–2002 | 82.0 |
| 124 | Pat O'Hara Wood | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1912–1926 | 81.9 |
| 125 | Andrés Gómez | Tennis | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 1979–1995 | 81.8 |
| 126 | Ellsworth Vines | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1930–1940 | 81.7 |
| 127 | John Hartley | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1878–1890 | 81.6 |
| 128 | Hana Mandlíková | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1978–1990 | 81.5 |
| 129 | Stan Smith | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1968–1985 | 81.5 |
| 130 | Rafael Osuna | Tennis | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1960–1969 | 81.5 |
| 131 | Robert Lindley Murray | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1913–1919 | 81.5 |
| 132 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1985–2002 | 81.4 |
| 133 | Mary Pierce | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1989–2006 | 81.3 |
| 134 | Nathalie Tauziat | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–2001 | 81.3 |
| 135 | Mal Anderson | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1952–1972 | 81.3 |
| 137 | Flavia Pennetta | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2015 | 81.2 |
| 138 | Lindsay Davenport | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2010 | 81.1 |
| 140 | Dick Savitt | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1959 | 81.1 |
| 141 | James Cecil Parke | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1904–1920 | 81.0 |
| 142 | Dominic Thiem | Tennis | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2011–2023 | 81.0 |
| 143 | Francesca Schiavone | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1998–2018 | 80.8 |
| 144 | Jelena Janković | Tennis | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2000–2017 | 80.8 |
| 145 | Elena Dementieva | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1998–2010 | 80.8 |
| 146 | Kim Clijsters | Tennis | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1997–2020 | 80.7 |
| 147 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1986 | 80.7 |
| 148 | Joakim Nyström | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1981–1991 | 80.7 |
| 149 | Tony Roche | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1963–1979 | 80.7 |
| 150 | Jennifer Capriati | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2004 | 80.6 |
| 151 | David Ferrer | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2000–2019 | 80.6 |
| 152 | Garbiñe Muguruza | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2012–2023 | 80.6 |
| 153 | Pat Cash | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1982–1997 | 80.6 |
| 154 | Frederick Hovey | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1890–1896 | 80.6 |
| 155 | Gabriela Sabatini | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1985–1996 | 80.5 |
| 156 | József Asbóth | Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1938–1957 | 80.4 |
| 157 | Richard Sears | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1881–1887 | 80.4 |
| 158 | Bill Johnston | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1927 | 80.4 |
| 160 | Richard Krajicek | Tennis | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1989–2003 | 80.3 |
| 161 | Maurice McLoughlin | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1909–1919 | 80.3 |
| 162 | Jan Kodeš | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1966–1983 | 80.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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