GOAT Rank · 933

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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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3102

Yelena Akhaminova

71.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1978–1988
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Yelena Akhaminova

3103

Deng Yaping

71.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1988–1997
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 97.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Deng Yaping

3106

Ashleigh Barty

71.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2010–2022
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Ashleigh Barty

3108

Petra Nieminen

71.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Petra Nieminen

3111

Mercedes Calderón

71.3

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1988–2000
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Mercedes Calderón

3112

Larisa Bergen

71.3

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1969–1980
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Larisa Bergen

3116

Camila Brait

71.2

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Camila Brait

3121

Naomi Osaka

71.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Naomi Osaka

3122

Fernanda Venturini

71.1

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1986–2004
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Fernanda Venturini

3126

Bianca Andreescu

71.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Bianca Andreescu

3128

Ana Ida Alvares

71.0

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1988–2000
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ana Ida Alvares

3129

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

70.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1935–1955
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Babe Didrikson Zaharias

3130

Karrie Webb

70.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1994–2022
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Karrie Webb

3131

Jovana Brakočević

70.9

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2005–2021
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jovana Brakočević

3133

Junko Asari

70.9

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1990–1998
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Junko Asari

3134

Irina Kirillova

70.9

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1984–2002
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Irina Kirillova

3141

Caroline Wozniacki

70.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Caroline Wozniacki

3143

Elena Rybakina

70.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Elena Rybakina

3160

Hilary Caldwell

70.7

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2009–2017
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Hilary Caldwell

3161

Pat Bradley

70.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1974–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Pat Bradley

3168

Angelique Kerber

70.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2003–2024
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Angelique Kerber

3170

Sandra Haynie

70.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1961–1989
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Sandra Haynie

3171

Sara Grahn

70.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2006–2022
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sara Grahn

3176

Natalie Cook

70.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1993–2012
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Natalie Cook

3181

Lyudmila Borozna

70.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1968–1976
Country: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Lyudmila Borozna

3184

Amélie Mauresmo

70.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1993–2009
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Amélie Mauresmo

3187

Wude Ayalew

70.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2007–2016
Country: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Wude Ayalew

3196

Virna Dias

70.2

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1990–2006
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Virna Dias

3197

Petra Martić

70.2

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇭🇷 Croatia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Petra Martić

3198

Cui Yongmei

70.2

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1995–2008
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Cui Yongmei

3200

Sandra Pires

70.2

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1993–2004
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Sandra Pires

3205

Laila Ali

70.1

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1999–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Laila Ali

3213

Danielle Scott-Arruda

70.1

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1993–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Danielle Scott-Arruda

3217

Ding Ning

70.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2005–2021
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ding Ning

3223

Lotta Schelin

69.9

Sport: Football
Career: 2004–2018
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 72.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Lotta Schelin

3225

Carol Mann

69.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1961–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Carol Mann

3226

Tandara Caixeta

69.9

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Tandara Caixeta

3235

Li Na

69.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1999–2014
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Li Na

3236

Anna Borgqvist

69.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2006–2019
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Anna Borgqvist

3239

Cindy Curley

69.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1986–1992
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Cindy Curley

3240

Erika Araki

69.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2002–2021
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Erika Araki

3242

Jan Stephenson

69.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1973–2003
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Jan Stephenson

3246

Eda Erdem

69.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2004–active
Country: 🇹🇷 Turkey

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Eda Erdem

3247

Miriam Sylla

69.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Miriam Sylla

3253

Ons Jabeur

69.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Ons Jabeur

3259

Misty May-Treanor

69.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1999–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Misty May-Treanor

3261

Macris Carneiro

69.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Macris Carneiro

3263

Ana Bjelica

69.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ana Bjelica

3265

Fanny Rask

69.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–2021
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Fanny Rask

3269

Brankica Mihajlović

69.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Brankica Mihajlović

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3102	Yelena Akhaminova	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Russia	1978–1988	71.4
3103	Deng Yaping	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1988–1997	71.3
3106	Ashleigh Barty	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	2010–2022	71.3
3108	Petra Nieminen	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	2014–active	71.3
3111	Mercedes Calderón	Volleyball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1988–2000	71.3
3112	Larisa Bergen	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Russia	1969–1980	71.3
3116	Camila Brait	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2006–active	71.2
3121	Naomi Osaka	Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2013–active	71.1
3122	Fernanda Venturini	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1986–2004	71.1
3126	Bianca Andreescu	Tennis	🇨🇦 Canada	2017–active	71.0
3128	Ana Ida Alvares	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1988–2000	71.0
3129	Babe Didrikson Zaharias	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1955	70.9
3130	Karrie Webb	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1994–2022	70.9
3131	Jovana Brakočević	Volleyball	🇷🇸 Serbia	2005–2021	70.9
3133	Junko Asari	Athletics	🇯🇵 Japan	1990–1998	70.9
3134	Irina Kirillova	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Russia	1984–2002	70.9
3141	Caroline Wozniacki	Tennis	🇩🇰 Denmark	2005–active	70.8
3143	Elena Rybakina	Tennis	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	2017–active	70.8
3160	Hilary Caldwell	Swimming	🇨🇦 Canada	2009–2017	70.7
3161	Pat Bradley	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1995	70.6
3168	Angelique Kerber	Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	2003–2024	70.5
3170	Sandra Haynie	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1989	70.5
3171	Sara Grahn	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2006–2022	70.5
3176	Natalie Cook	Volleyball	🇦🇺 Australia	1993–2012	70.5
3181	Lyudmila Borozna	Volleyball	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1968–1976	70.5
3184	Amélie Mauresmo	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1993–2009	70.4
3187	Wude Ayalew	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2007–2016	70.4
3196	Virna Dias	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1990–2006	70.2
3197	Petra Martić	Tennis	🇭🇷 Croatia	2006–active	70.2
3198	Cui Yongmei	Volleyball	🇨🇳 China	1995–2008	70.2
3200	Sandra Pires	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1993–2004	70.2
3205	Laila Ali	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2007	70.1
3213	Danielle Scott-Arruda	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2012	70.1
3217	Ding Ning	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2005–2021	70.0
3223	Lotta Schelin	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2004–2018	69.9
3225	Carol Mann	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1981	69.9
3226	Tandara Caixeta	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2007–active	69.9
3235	Li Na	Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1999–2014	69.8
3236	Anna Borgqvist	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2006–2019	69.8
3239	Cindy Curley	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1992	69.8
3240	Erika Araki	Volleyball	🇯🇵 Japan	2002–2021	69.8
3242	Jan Stephenson	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1973–2003	69.8
3246	Eda Erdem	Volleyball	🇹🇷 Turkey	2004–active	69.8
3247	Miriam Sylla	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	2011–active	69.8
3253	Ons Jabeur	Tennis	🇹🇳 Tunisia	2010–active	69.7
3259	Misty May-Treanor	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2012	69.6
3261	Macris Carneiro	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2007–active	69.6
3263	Ana Bjelica	Volleyball	🇷🇸 Serbia	2011–active	69.6
3265	Fanny Rask	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2007–2021	69.5
3269	Brankica Mihajlović	Volleyball	🇷🇸 Serbia	2008–active	69.5

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