- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1986–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
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
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1996–2002
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1984
- Country
- 🇩🇪 West Germany
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2006–2025
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1995–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2019
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2006–2024
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 54.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1987–1999
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1935–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1958–1991
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1995–2014
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1958
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1995–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1995–2012
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1962–1972
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2006
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2004–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2865 | Chris-Carol Bremer | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–1992 | 73.2 |
| 2866 | Karlee Bispo | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2014 | 73.2 |
| 2867 | Lara Carroll | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1996–2002 | 73.2 |
| 2868 | Gudrun Beckmann | Swimming | 🇩🇪 West Germany | 1978–1984 | 73.2 |
| 2870 | Petra Kvitová | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2006–2025 | 73.1 |
| 2874 | Jaqueline Carvalho | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2021 | 73.1 |
| 2875 | Erika Holst | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1995–2015 | 73.1 |
| 2877 | Susanna Tapani | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2010–active | 73.1 |
| 2883 | Sofia Assefa | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2008–2019 | 73.1 |
| 2893 | Simona Halep | Tennis | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2006–2024 | 73.0 |
| 2894 | Regan Smith | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 73.0 |
| 2895 | Jana Novotná | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1987–1999 | 73.0 |
| 2911 | Patty Berg | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1962 | 72.9 |
| 2914 | Jessica Pegula | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 72.9 |
| 2918 | Yumilka Ruiz | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1994–2008 | 72.9 |
| 2919 | Eleonora Lo Bianco | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2017 | 72.9 |
| 2922 | Laura Ludwig | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2003–active | 72.8 |
| 2924 | Pernilla Winberg | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–2021 | 72.8 |
| 2929 | Bai Xue | Athletics | 🇨🇳 China | 2005–2014 | 72.8 |
| 2937 | Kathy Whitworth | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1991 | 72.7 |
| 2939 | Victoria Azarenka | Tennis | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 2003–active | 72.7 |
| 2942 | Francesca Piccinini | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2021 | 72.7 |
| 2943 | Danielle Collins | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 72.7 |
| 2946 | Georgia Hunter Bell | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–active | 72.7 |
| 2956 | Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2001–2018 | 72.7 |
| 2957 | Kerri Walsh Jennings | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2022 | 72.6 |
| 2961 | Lioubov Sokolova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1995–2014 | 72.6 |
| 2972 | Althea Gibson | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1958 | 72.5 |
| 2975 | Maria Rooth | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1995–2011 | 72.5 |
| 2984 | Tijana Bošković | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2014–active | 72.4 |
| 2992 | Marion Bartoli | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 2000–2013 | 72.4 |
| 2996 | Salma Paralluelo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2019–active | 72.3 |
| 3015 | Logan Tom | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2016 | 72.2 |
| 3016 | Lyubov Sokolova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1995–2012 | 72.2 |
| 3021 | Ekaterina Antropova | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2018–active | 72.2 |
| 3033 | Zheng Qinwen | Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2019–active | 72.0 |
| 3037 | Tayyiba Haneef-Park | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2013 | 72.0 |
| 3053 | Angela Ruggiero | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2011 | 71.8 |
| 3054 | Tracy Austin | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1994 | 71.8 |
| 3062 | Ekaterina Gamova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1998–2016 | 71.7 |
| 3069 | Inna Ryskal | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1962–1972 | 71.7 |
| 3070 | Maja Aleksić | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2011–active | 71.7 |
| 3074 | Emma Navarro | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–active | 71.6 |
| 3077 | Paula Pequeno | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2016 | 71.6 |
| 3081 | Jasmine Paolini | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2015–active | 71.5 |
| 3082 | Markéta Vondroušová | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 2016–active | 71.5 |
| 3088 | Annika Becker | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1997–2006 | 71.5 |
| 3095 | Leila Barros | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2008 | 71.4 |
| 3097 | Caterina Bosetti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–active | 71.4 |
| 3098 | Emma Eliasson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2019 | 71.4 |
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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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