Best Tennis Players of All Time
Who are the greatest Tennis Players of all time? Explore the leading golf players in Sport Ranking’s historical Tennis ranking, based on results from major international competitions across different eras.
Greatest Men’s Tennis Players
Tennis Men
| # | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novak Djoković | Serbia | 646 |
| 2 | Roger Federer | Switzerland | 536 |
| 3 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | 498 |
| 4 | Ken Rosewall | Australia | 429 |
| 5 | Rod Laver | Australia | 343 |
| 6 | Ivan Lendl | Czechoslovakia | 339 |
| 7 | Pete Sampras | United States | 325 |
| 8 | Pancho Gonzales | United States | 317 |
| 9 | Bill Tilden | United States | 299 |
| 10 | John McEnroe | United States | 295 |
Greatest Women’s Tennis Players
Tennis Women
| # | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martina Navratilova | United States | 722 |
| 2 | Serena Williams | United States | 578 |
| 3 | Chris Evert | United States | 513 |
| 4 | Steffi Graf | Germany | 475 |
| 5 | Margaret Smith Court | Australia | 448 |
| 6 | Martina Hingis | Switzerland | 325 |
| 7 | Billie Jean King | United States | 308 |
| 8 | Venus Williams | United States | 260 |
| 9 | Doris Hart | United States | 259 |
| 10 | Helen Wills Moody | United States | 242 |
How the All-Time Ranking Works
The ranking is led equally by the Grand Slam tournaments, the season-ending championships, the Olympic Games, and the year-end rankings. Points are also awarded to the winners of ATP/WTA 1000 events and their historical predecessors. Before the Open Era, results from major professional competitions are also included.
To maintain a comparable scoring potential across different eras, tournaments introduced later in tennis history are replaced in earlier periods by selected events of equivalent historical prestige.
The national rankings combine results from singles, doubles, and team competitions. Doubles carry approximately two-thirds of the point value of singles, while team competitions receive two to three times the weight, depending on their importance.
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