- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1900–1921
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 248
Greatest Tennis Players of all time
This ranking is led by Novak Djokovic, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf. GOAT Rank currently ranks 248 eligible Tennis players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Novak Djokovic ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.6.
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- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1959
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1891–1900
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2003–2023
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1936–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1988–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2002–2023
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 1927–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1991–2008
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1980–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1958–1973
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- 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
- 1891–1911
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1878–1893
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1896–1902
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1931–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1997–2009
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 2005–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1927–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 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
- 1995–2010
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- 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
- 1939–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1912–1926
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1962–1986
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 1909–1928
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1947–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1890–1897
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- 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
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Fred Alexander | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1900–1921 | 85.3 |
| 52 | Mervyn Rose | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1949–1959 | 85.3 |
| 53 | Robert Wrenn | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1891–1900 | 85.2 |
| 54 | Sania Mirza | Tennis | 🇮🇳 India | 2003–2023 | 85.0 |
| 55 | Don McNeill | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1950 | 85.0 |
| 56 | Monica Seles | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2003 | 84.7 |
| 57 | Michael Chang | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2003 | 84.7 |
| 58 | Barbora Strýcová | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 2002–2023 | 84.7 |
| 59 | René Lacoste | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1922–1932 | 84.6 |
| 60 | Wilmer Allison | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1938 | 84.6 |
| 61 | Jonas Björkman | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1991–2008 | 84.5 |
| 62 | Anders Järryd | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1980–1996 | 84.5 |
| 63 | Frank Sedgman | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1946–1962 | 84.5 |
| 64 | Roberta Vinci | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2018 | 84.3 |
| 65 | Vera Zvonareva | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–active | 84.3 |
| 66 | Manuel Santana | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1958–1973 | 84.2 |
| 67 | Gerald Patterson | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1914–1932 | 84.2 |
| 68 | William Larned | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1891–1911 | 84.2 |
| 69 | Holcombe Ward | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1899–1906 | 84.2 |
| 70 | Herbert Lawford | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1878–1893 | 84.1 |
| 71 | Oliver Campbell | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1888–1893 | 84.0 |
| 72 | Malcolm Whitman | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1896–1902 | 84.0 |
| 73 | Marin Čilić | Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2005–active | 83.9 |
| 74 | Iga Świątek | Tennis | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2016–active | 83.8 |
| 75 | Martina Hingis | Tennis | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1994–2017 | 83.8 |
| 76 | Alice Marble | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1940 | 83.7 |
| 77 | Marat Safin | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1997–2009 | 83.7 |
| 78 | Jim Courier | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2000 | 83.6 |
| 79 | Stefan Edberg | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1983–1996 | 83.4 |
| 80 | Ekaterina Makarova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2005–2019 | 83.4 |
| 81 | Sidney Wood | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1945 | 83.4 |
| 82 | Yvon Petra | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1937–1951 | 83.4 |
| 83 | Justine Henin | Tennis | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1999–2011 | 83.3 |
| 84 | Boris Becker | Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1984–1999 | 83.2 |
| 85 | Carlos Moyá | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1995–2010 | 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 |
| 89 | Ted Schroeder | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1939–1954 | 83.1 |
| 90 | Jannik Sinner | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2018–active | 83.0 |
| 91 | R. Norris Williams | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1926 | 83.0 |
| 92 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1992–2003 | 83.0 |
| 93 | Virginia Wade | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1962–1986 | 82.9 |
| 94 | Jack Kramer | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1954 | 82.9 |
| 95 | Algernon Kingscote | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1909–1928 | 82.9 |
| 96 | Art Larsen | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1956 | 82.9 |
| 97 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1998–2012 | 82.8 |
| 98 | Wilfred Baddeley | Tennis | 🏴 England | 1890–1897 | 82.8 |
| 99 | Guillermo Vilas | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1992 | 82.7 |
| 100 | Thomas Enqvist | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1991–2005 | 82.7 |
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