Who is the greatest doubles player in tennis history?

By YPB Team

Twenty-seven majors in one column, sixteen in another, and a pair who never lost a final together. Singles reputations count for nothing here.

  1. Martina Navratilova — ranked #11
    Martina Navratilova
    Won 59 Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles titles, more than any player in the sport's history.
    1000pts
  2. Billie Jean King — ranked #22
    Billie Jean King
    Took 16 women's doubles and 11 mixed doubles majors, 27 of her 39 Grand Slam titles.
    615pts
  3. Daniel Nestor — ranked #33
    Daniel Nestor
    Canadian who won 12 men's doubles majors and held the No. 1 doubles ranking across three different decades.
    524pts
  4. Gigi Fernandez — ranked #44
    Gigi Fernandez
    Puerto Rican-born American who won 17 women's doubles majors and two Olympic golds with Mary Joe Fernandez.
    384pts
  5. Margaret Court — ranked #55
    Margaret Court
    Australian who paired 19 women's doubles majors with 21 in mixed, the largest mixed haul ever.
    384pts
  6. Todd Woodbridge — ranked #66
    Todd Woodbridge
    Australian who won 16 men's doubles majors, nine of them as one half of the Woodies.
    384pts
  7. John McEnroe — ranked #77
    John McEnroe
    Better remembered for singles, but he won nine men's doubles majors, most of them with Peter Fleming.
    303pts
  8. Bryan brothers — ranked #88
    Bryan brothers
    Bob and Mike Bryan won 16 Grand Slam titles as a pair, more than any men’s team in history.
    303pts
  9. Serena Williams — ranked #99
    Serena Williams
    Won 14 women's doubles majors, every one of them partnering her sister Venus.
    207pts
  10. Venus Williams — ranked #1010
    Venus Williams
    The other half of the most decorated sibling pair in tennis, unbeaten in Grand Slam doubles finals with Serena.
    206pts
  11. Pam Shriver — ranked #1111
    Pam Shriver
    Won 21 women's doubles majors, 20 of them alongside Navratilova, including a calendar Grand Slam in 1984.
    206pts

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