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50 Greatest Tennis Players of All Time

Grand Slams, weeks at world number one and career records compared.

50Athletes Ranked
🎾Tennis

Grand Slams, weeks at world number one and career records compared.

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ND

Serbian·Tennis

Novak Djokovic

24-time Grand Slam champion and world No.1 for a record 428 weeks — the most statistically successful player in tennis history.

24 Grand Slams · 428 weeks at No.1

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RF

Swiss·Tennis

Roger Federer

Eight-time Wimbledon champion and 20-time Grand Slam winner — the most technically complete player in tennis history.

20 Grand Slams · 310 weeks at No.1

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RN

Spanish·Tennis

Rafael Nadal

King of Clay — 14-time French Open champion and holder of a record 22 Grand Slams, one of the greatest athletes of any sport.

22 Grand Slams · 209 weeks at No.1

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SW

American·Tennis

Serena Williams

23-time Grand Slam champion and the greatest female athlete of her generation — transformed tennis and redefined possibility.

23 Grand Slams · 319 weeks at No.1

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MN

Czech/American·Tennis

Martina Navratilova

18-time Grand Slam singles champion and arguably the greatest serve-and-volley player in tennis history.

18 Grand Slams · 332 weeks at No.1

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SG

German·Tennis

Steffi Graf

The only player to achieve the Golden Slam — all four Grand Slams and Olympic gold in the same year (1988).

22 Grand Slams · 377 weeks at No.1

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MC

Australian·Tennis

Margaret Court

The record-holder with 24 Grand Slam singles titles — the most of any player in history.

62 Grand Slams · 192 titles

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RL

Australian·Tennis

Rod Laver

The only player to win the Grand Slam twice — 11 majors and the most complete player in the amateur and open era.

11 Grand Slams

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PS

American·Tennis

Pete Sampras

14-time Grand Slam champion who dominated the 1990s with an unmatched serve-and-volley game and seven Wimbledon titles.

14 Grand Slams · 286 weeks at No.1

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BJ

American·Tennis

Billie Jean King

The Battle of the Sexes — the most important tennis match in history, for reasons beyond sport.

39 Grand Slams · 52 weeks at No.1

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BB

Swedish·Tennis

Björn Borg

The Ice Man — 11 Grand Slam titles including five consecutive Wimbledons, and tennis's first global superstar.

11 Grand Slams · 109 weeks at No.1

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JC

American·Tennis

Jimmy Connors

Eight Grand Slam singles titles and the most combative champion tennis has produced — Jimmy Connors never retreated, never gave up a point w

8 Grand Slams · 268 weeks at No.1

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JM

American·Tennis

John McEnroe

You cannot be serious — the most gifted touch player men's tennis has produced and the sport's most combustible personality. John McEnroe's

7 Grand Slams · 170 weeks at No.1

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CE

American·Tennis

Chris Evert

18-time Grand Slam champion and holder of a 90% career win rate — one of the most consistent players in tennis history.

18 Grand Slams · 260 weeks at No.1

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IL

Czech·Tennis

Ivan Lendl

Eight Grand Slam titles and the most systematic training-first approach that defined modern professional tennis.

8 Grand Slams · 270 weeks at No.1

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AA

American·Tennis

Andre Agassi

Career Grand Slam winner and Olympic gold medallist whose journey from rebellious teenager to elder statesman is tennis's greatest redemptio

8 Grand Slams · 101 weeks at No.1

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CA

Spanish·Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz

The youngest world number one in ATP history — the Wimbledon champion at 20 who may become the greatest ever.

4 Grand Slams · 36 weeks at No.1

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JS

Italian·Tennis

Jannik Sinner

The first Italian man to win a Grand Slam — Australian Open champion 2024 and 2025 and world number one.

3 Grand Slams

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IŚ

Polish·Tennis

Iga Świątek

Poland's world No. 1 and four-time French Open champion — the dominant women's player of the 2020s.

5 Grand Slams · 220 weeks at No.1

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VW

American·Tennis

Venus Williams

Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion and pioneer of power tennis in the women's game. Won five Wimbledon titles and was the first Black wo

7 Grand Slams · 11 weeks at No.1

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Yugoslav/American·Tennis

Monica Seles

The double-handed wonder — stabbed on court in 1993, but her nine Grand Slams still define a generation.

9 Grand Slams · 178 weeks at No.1

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BB

German·Tennis

Boris Becker

Wimbledon's youngest ever champion (aged 17) who won six Grand Slams and embodied 1980s tennis glamour.

6 Grand Slams · 12 weeks at No.1

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SE

Swedish·Tennis

Stefan Edberg

Six-time Grand Slam champion and two-time world No.1 whose serve-and-volley game at its peak was impossible to handle.

6 Grand Slams · 72 weeks at No.1

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MW

Swedish·Tennis

Mats Wilander

The quiet champion — seven-time Grand Slam winner who won three different Slams in a single year (1988) and reached world number one through

7 Grand Slams · 20 weeks at No.1

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JH

Belgian·Tennis

Justine Henin

Seven Grand Slams and the finest one-handed backhand in women's tennis history — Henin retired at 25 at the absolute peak of her powers.

7 Grand Slams · 117 weeks at No.1

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KR

Australian·Tennis

Ken Rosewall

The Little Master — one of the greatest technicians in tennis history and an eight-time Grand Slam champion.

8 Grand Slams · 18 titles

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AM

British·Tennis

Andy Murray

Three-time Grand Slam champion who ended Britain's 77-year wait for a men's Wimbledon title in 2013. Won two Olympic singles gold medals — t

3 Grand Slams · 41 weeks at No.1

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Russian·Tennis

Maria Sharapova

Five Grand Slams and one of sport's most recognised commercial brands — tennis's most famous Russian.

5 Grand Slams · 21 weeks at No.1

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KC

Belgian·Tennis

Kim Clijsters

The comeback queen — retired, raised a family, returned as a wildcard and won the 2009 US Open as a new mother.

4 Grand Slams · 67 weeks at No.1

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AM

French·Tennis

Amélie Mauresmo

Two Grand Slam titles in 2006 and one of the most complete games in women's tennis — Amélie Mauresmo's serve, volleying ability and athletic

2 Grand Slams · 39 weeks at No.1

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Australian·Tennis

Lleyton Hewitt

The tenacious Aussie — youngest world number one at 20 and Davis Cup warrior for two decades.

2 Grand Slams · 80 weeks at No.1

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AR

American·Tennis

Andy Roddick

The last American man to win a Grand Slam — Andy Roddick's 2003 US Open and 155mph serve defined US tennis for a decade.

1 Grand Slams · 13 weeks at No.1

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JC

American·Tennis

Jim Courier

Jim Courier — two consecutive French Opens and two consecutive Australian Opens in the early 1990s, completing the career Grand Slam and rea

4 Grand Slams · 58 weeks at No.1

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JN

Australian·Tennis

John Newcombe

Two-time Wimbledon champion and one of the most popular Australians in tennis's golden amateur era.

7 Grand Slams · 68 titles

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AA

American·Tennis

Arthur Ashe

The first African-American man to win Wimbledon — Arthur Ashe's grace, intelligence and activism made him one of sport's most significant fi

3 Grand Slams · 33 titles

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PG

American·Tennis

Pancho Gonzales

Pancho Gonzales — the greatest player of the 1950s who ruled the professional tour for two decades.

2 Grand Slams

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LD

American·Tennis

Lindsay Davenport

Three Grand Slams and Olympic gold — Lindsay Davenport's powerful baseline game made her the dominant American female player at the turn of

3 Grand Slams · 98 weeks at No.1

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CM

Spanish·Tennis

Conchita Martínez

The first Spanish woman to win Wimbledon and a clay-court queen who dominated in the 1990s.

3 Grand Slams · 33 titles

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AS

Spanish·Tennis

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Spain's greatest tennis player — four Grand Slam singles titles, the first Spanish woman to win a Grand Slam, and the tireless retriever who

4 Grand Slams · 12 weeks at No.1

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GS

Argentine·Tennis

Gabriela Sabatini

Argentina's tennis sweetheart whose elegance and talent made her one of the 1990s' most beloved champions.

1 Grand Slams · 27 titles

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PK

Czech·Tennis

Petra Kvitová

Two-time Wimbledon champion whose powerful left-handed game dominated the grass courts.

2 Grand Slams · 8 weeks at No.1

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NO

Japanese/American·Tennis

Naomi Osaka

Four Grand Slams and the athlete who sparked the global conversation about mental health in sport.

4 Grand Slams · 25 weeks at No.1

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AS

Belarusian·Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka

Two-time Australian Open champion and one of the most powerful players in women's tennis today.

3 Grand Slams · 8 weeks at No.1

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VA

Belarusian·Tennis

Victoria Azarenka

Two-time Australian Open champion who made a comeback from heartbreaking personal tragedy.

2 Grand Slams · 51 weeks at No.1

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JM

Argentine·Tennis

Juan Martín del Potro

The Tower of Tandil — a devastating champion whose career was cruelly cut short by a wrist injury.

1 Grand Slams · 22 titles

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DF

Spanish·Tennis

David Ferrer

Spain's iron warrior who won the Davis Cup and was one of the most consistent players of his era.

27 titles

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JC

American·Tennis

Jennifer Capriati

The greatest comeback story in tennis history — a child prodigy who reached the top 10 at 14, then battled personal demons before returning

3 Grand Slams · 17 weeks at No.1

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MS

Russian·Tennis

Marat Safin

Wild genius who won two Grand Slams and is remembered as one of tennis's most captivating talents.

2 Grand Slams · 9 weeks at No.1

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HW

American·Tennis

Helen Wills Moody

Dominant champion who won 19 Grand Slams and was unbeaten in singles for six years in the 1920s.

19 Grand Slams

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AG

American·Tennis

Althea Gibson

Pioneer who broke the colour barrier in tennis and won two Wimbledon and two US Championship titles.

11 Grand Slams · 56 titles

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