- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 933
Greatest female of all time
This ranking is led by Marta Vieira da Silva, Diana Taurasi and Katie Ledecky. GOAT Rank currently ranks 933 eligible athletes using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Marta Vieira da Silva ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.0.
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- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2016
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2004–2016
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2011–2018
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- 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
- Boxing
- Career
- 1989–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1994–2007
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2014–2020
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1983
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2010–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1996–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1962–1986
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2019
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2014
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2002
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2022
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2009–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2008
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2020
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2011
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | Michele Timms | Basketball | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1984–2000 | 77.8 |
| 1839 | Sandy Brondello | Basketball | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1987–2003 | 77.8 |
| 1840 | Nia Ali | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 77.8 |
| 1855 | Mikaela Mayer | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 77.7 |
| 1860 | Alicia Coutts | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2008–2016 | 77.7 |
| 1871 | Kerstin Behrendt | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–1992 | 77.7 |
| 1874 | Ekaterina Makarova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2005–2019 | 77.6 |
| 1877 | Naomi Girma | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–active | 77.6 |
| 1878 | Christine Ohuruogu | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2004–2016 | 77.6 |
| 1882 | Jessica Ashwood | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2011–2018 | 77.6 |
| 1889 | Larysa Berezhna | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1985–1996 | 77.6 |
| 1894 | Justine Henin | Tennis | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1999–2011 | 77.5 |
| 1898 | Christy Martin | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2012 | 77.5 |
| 1902 | Kathleen Baker | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2021 | 77.5 |
| 1904 | Jane Couch | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1994–2007 | 77.5 |
| 1906 | Nadia Battocletti | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2017–active | 77.5 |
| 1919 | Allison Beckford | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1997–2008 | 77.5 |
| 1935 | Geraldine Heaney | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1988–2002 | 77.4 |
| 1946 | Alejandra Jiménez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2014–2020 | 77.4 |
| 1958 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1968–1983 | 77.3 |
| 1967 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | Athletics | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2006–2021 | 77.3 |
| 1973 | Danielle Goyette | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2007 | 77.3 |
| 1977 | Cammile Adams | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2016 | 77.3 |
| 1983 | Katia Benth | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2004 | 77.3 |
| 1990 | Natasha Jonas | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2017–active | 77.2 |
| 2013 | Kaylee McKeown | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2017–active | 77.1 |
| 2016 | Dawn Staley | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2006 | 77.1 |
| 2017 | Virginia Wade | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1962–1986 | 77.1 |
| 2018 | Riikka Sallinen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1988–2019 | 77.1 |
| 2032 | Trinity Rodman | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–active | 77.1 |
| 2067 | Yamilé Aldama | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1993–2014 | 76.9 |
| 2084 | Marie-Philip Poulin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–active | 76.8 |
| 2087 | Jenny Potter | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2011 | 76.8 |
| 2096 | Deborah Babashoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1980 | 76.8 |
| 2098 | Regla Bell | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1990–2004 | 76.8 |
| 2105 | Sally Barsosio | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1993–2002 | 76.7 |
| 2107 | Katharine Berkoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 76.7 |
| 2121 | Maureen Connolly | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1954 | 76.6 |
| 2123 | Liz Cambage | Basketball | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2011–2022 | 76.6 |
| 2134 | Yang Junxuan | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2018–active | 76.6 |
| 2157 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2022 | 76.5 |
| 2160 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | Athletics | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2010–active | 76.5 |
| 2166 | Alyssa Anderson | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–2014 | 76.5 |
| 2168 | Angie Bainbridge | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2000–2008 | 76.5 |
| 2174 | Maria Sharapova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2001–2020 | 76.4 |
| 2176 | Kim St-Pierre | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1999–2011 | 76.4 |
| 2181 | Nadia Petrova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1999–2017 | 76.4 |
| 2182 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–active | 76.4 |
| 2192 | Gabriele Becker | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1993–2004 | 76.4 |
| 2200 | Conchita Martínez | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1988–2006 | 76.3 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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