Best Greatest Tennis Players Of All Time

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This definitive ranking evaluates the most exceptional tennis players in history, transcending eras to crown the true legends of the sport. Excellence is measured by a holistic set of criteria: Grand Slam titles (the ultimate benchmark), weeks at World No. 1, year-end championships, Olympic success, dominance over rivals, versatility across surfaces, and lasting impact on the game's evolution. We've weighed peak performance against longevity, statistical supremacy against the 'eye test' of sh...

0 Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Ten...

9.9
Excellent
2 Serena Williams
Serena Williams

Serena Williams is widely regarded as the greatest female tennis player of the Open Era and a strong contender for the greatest of all time....

9.8
Excellent
Best
1 Roger Federer
Roger Federer

Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked No. 3 in the world. He has won a record 20 Grand Slam singles ti...

9.7
Excellent
3 Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal is the undisputed 'King of Clay' and one of the fiercest competitors in sporting history. With a record 14 French Open titles,...

9.6
Excellent
4 Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf

Steffi Graf's 1988 season stands as the single greatest year in tennis history, where she achieved the unprecedented 'Golden Slam' – winning...

9.5
Excellent
5 Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova revolutionized women's tennis with her aggressive serve-and-volley style, supreme athleticism, and a pioneering dedicati...

9.4
Excellent
6 Rod Laver
Rod Laver

Rod 'The Rocket' Laver is the only player in history to achieve the calendar Grand Slam twice – as an amateur in 1962 and again as a profess...

9.3
Excellent
7 Margaret Court
Margaret Court

Margaret Court holds the all-time record for most Grand Slam singles titles with 24, a tally achieved across the amateur and Open eras. She...

9.2
Excellent
8 Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras defined men's tennis in the 1990s with his sublime serve-and-volley game, clutch performance, and quiet dominance. He finished...

9.1
Excellent
9 Bjorn Borg
Bjorn Borg

Bjorn Borg achieved a unique and legendary double, dominating simultaneously on the sport's two most contrasting surfaces: clay and grass. H...

9.0
Excellent
10 Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King

Billie Jean King's legacy is a powerful combination of on-court excellence and off-court activism that transformed tennis and women's sports...

8.9
Very Good
11 John McEnroe
John McEnroe

John McEnroe is remembered as one of the most gifted and volatile talents in tennis history. He won seven Grand Slam singles titles and domi...

8.8
Very Good
12 Chris Evert
Chris Evert

Chris Evert was the model of consistency, precision, and mental toughness. With her iconic two-handed backhand and unflappable baseline game...

8.7
Very Good
13 Monica Seles
Monica Seles

Monica Seles's career is one of the great 'what if' stories in sports. Bursting onto the scene as a teenager, she revolutionized power basel...

8.6
Very Good
14 Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi's career is a tale of remarkable reinvention and resilience. One of the greatest returners of serve ever, he completed a Career...

8.5
Very Good