# The 26 Greatest American Tennis Players of All Time

> Wooden-racket amateurs of the 1920s line up against Open Era record holders here, and the women's half of the field runs every bit as deep as the men's.

*By YPB Team · Published November 12, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-26-greatest-american-tennis-players-of-all-time*

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1. **Serena Williams** — score 1000/1000
   Won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, an Open Era record, plus four Olympic gold medals between 1999 and 2017.
2. **Jim Courier** — score 757/1000
   Won four Grand Slam singles titles — the 1991 and 1992 French Opens and the 1992 and 1993 Australian Opens — and reached world No. 1 in 1992.
3. **Pancho Gonzales** — score 636/1000
   Won the US Championships in 1948 and 1949, then ruled the professional tour through the 1950s.
4. **John McEnroe** — score 615/1000
   Won seven Grand Slam singles titles — three Wimbledons and four US Opens — and went 82–3 in 1984.
5. **Andre Agassi** — score 598/1000
   Won eight Grand Slam singles titles and the 1996 Olympic gold, then completed a career Golden Slam at the 1999 French Open.
6. **Alice Marble** — score 555/1000
   Won four US Championships singles titles (1936, 1938–1940) and the 1939 Wimbledon singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
7. **Jennifer Capriati** — score 508/1000
   Won the 1992 Olympic gold at 16 and three Grand Slam singles titles: the 2001 Australian and French Opens and the 2002 Australian Open.
8. **Venus Williams** — score 508/1000
   Won seven Grand Slam singles titles, five of them at Wimbledon, and four Olympic gold medals.
9. **Andy Roddick** — score 508/1000
   Won the 2003 US Open, finished 2003 as world No. 1 and reached four more Grand Slam finals, three of them at Wimbledon.
10. **Michael Chang** — score 454/1000
   Won the 1989 French Open at 17, the youngest man to win a Grand Slam singles title, and reached world No. 2 in 1996.
11. **Arthur Ashe** — score 454/1000
   Won the 1968 US Open, the 1970 Australian Open and the 1975 Wimbledon title, the first Black man to win Wimbledon.
12. **Tracy Austin** — score 394/1000
   Won the 1979 US Open at 16, the youngest US Open singles champion, added the 1981 title and reached world No. 1.
13. **Pete Sampras** — score 394/1000
   Won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, seven of them at Wimbledon, and finished six straight years (1993–1998) as year-end world No. 1.
14. **Lindsay Davenport** — score 394/1000
   Won the 1998 US Open, 1999 Wimbledon and 2000 Australian Open plus the 1996 Olympic gold, and finished four years as world No. 1.
15. **Helen Wills Moody** — score 394/1000
   Won 19 Grand Slam singles titles between 1923 and 1938, including eight at Wimbledon, plus two Olympic gold medals in 1924.
16. **Jack Kramer** — score 324/1000
   Won the US Championships in 1946 and 1947 and Wimbledon in 1947 before leading the professional tour.
17. **Bill Tilden** — score 324/1000
   Won 10 major singles titles in the 1920s and 1930 — seven US Championships and three Wimbledons — and led the US to seven straight Davis Cups.
18. **Coco Gauff** — score 324/1000
   Won the 2023 US Open at 19 and the 2025 French Open, plus the 2024 WTA Finals.
19. **Althea Gibson** — score 324/1000
   Became the first Black player to win a Grand Slam title at the 1956 French Championships and added back-to-back Wimbledon and US titles in 1957–58.
20. **Chris Evert** — score 245/1000
   Won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, including a women's record seven French Opens, and reached 34 major singles finals.
21. **Jimmy Connors** — score 245/1000
   Won eight Grand Slam singles titles, including five US Opens, and holds the Open Era men's record of 109 singles titles.
22. **Martina Navratilova** — score 245/1000
   Won 18 Grand Slam singles titles including a record nine Wimbledon singles crowns, and became a US citizen in 1981.
23. **Maureen Connolly** — score 245/1000
   Became the first woman to win the calendar-year Grand Slam in 1953 and won nine major singles titles before a 1954 riding accident ended her career.
24. **Stan Smith** — score 151/1000
   Won the 1971 US Open and the 1972 Wimbledon title and helped the US win seven Davis Cups.
25. **Don Budge** — score 151/1000
   Became the first player to win the calendar-year Grand Slam in 1938 and won six major singles titles.
26. **Billie Jean King** — score 0/1000
   Won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 39 majors in all events, and beat Bobby Riggs in the 1973 Battle of the Sexes.

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