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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
1938–1957
Country
🇦🇺 Australia
Peak
88.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Dinny Pails
Sport
Tennis
Career
1937–1943
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
64.0
Athlete: Joe Hunt
Sport
Tennis
Career
1921–1932
Country
🇦🇺 Australia
Peak
88.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: John Hawkes
Sport
Tennis
Career
1977–1994
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
70.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Johan Kriek
Sport
Tennis
Career
1960–1976
Country
🇦🇺 Australia
Peak
86.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
78.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Fred Stolle
Sport
Tennis
Career
1962–1975
Country
🇦🇺 Australia
Peak
88.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Bill Bowrey
Sport
Tennis
Career
1890–1900
Country
🇮🇪 Ireland
Peak
92.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
80.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
64.0
Athlete: Joshua Pim
Sport
Tennis
Career
1925–1936
Country
🇦🇺 Australia
Peak
88.0
Dominance
70.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Edgar Moon
Sport
Tennis
Career
1987–1999
Country
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
Peak
90.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Petr Korda

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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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