Delve into the epic showdown of tennis legends, where iconic champions meet surprising underdogs, embodying a spectrum of styles from fierce competitors to game-changers. Who will rise to claim the title of the greatest?
1Novak DjokovicWon 24 Grand Slam titles, known for exceptional baseline play1000pts
2Serena WilliamsWon 23 Grand Slam titles, known for powerful serve and athleticism797pts
3Rafael NadalHolds record for most French Open titles, known for clay dominance666pts
4Carlos AlcarazSpanish star who became the youngest year-end world No. 1 at 19 and has won Grand Slam titles on clay, grass and hard courts.646pts
5Helen WillsAmerican who won 19 Grand Slam singles titles, including eight Wimbledon crowns between 1927 and 1938, with a famously impassive court manner.646pts
6John McEnroeKnown for his serve and volley, won 7 Grand Slam titles646pts
7Justine HeninBelgian with 7 Grand Slam singles titles, including four French Opens, and a one-handed backhand rated among the finest ever.607pts
8Andre AgassiWon 8 Grand Slam titles, known for return of serve and charisma607pts
9Mats WilanderSwedish baseliner with 7 Grand Slam singles titles, including three majors in 1988, the year he became world No. 1.564pts
10Iga ŚwiątekPolish four-time French Open champion who added the 2022 US Open and the 2025 Wimbledon title, holding world No. 1 for over two years.564pts
11Monica SelesYugoslav-born American who won 8 of her 9 Grand Slam singles titles before turning 20, until a 1993 on-court stabbing derailed her career.564pts
12Rod LaverOnly player to achieve Grand Slam twice, dominant in the 1960s564pts
13Pancho GonzalesAmerican who won two US Championships and then ruled the professional tour, ranked world pro No. 1 for eight years in the 1950s and early 1960s.516pts
14Don BudgeAmerican who in 1938 became the first player to win the calendar-year Grand Slam, sweeping all four major singles titles.515pts
15Bill TildenAmerican who won 10 Grand Slam singles titles in the 1920s, including seven US Championships, and dominated world tennis for most of the decade.515pts
16Ivan LendlWon 8 Grand Slam titles, known for baseline power and consistency461pts
17John NewcombeAustralian with 7 Grand Slam singles titles, including three at Wimbledon, and one of the finest doubles players in history.461pts
18Billie Jean KingWon 39 Grand Slam titles, known for advocacy for gender equality461pts
19Evonne Goolagong CawleyAustralian of Wiradjuri heritage with 7 Grand Slam singles titles, who won Wimbledon in 1971 and again in 1980 as a mother.461pts
20Boris BeckerGerman who won Wimbledon at 17 in 1985, the youngest men's champion there, on the way to 6 Grand Slam singles titles.400pts
21Chris EvertWon 18 Grand Slam singles titles, known for baseline consistency400pts
22Fred PerryEnglishman with 8 Grand Slam singles titles, three straight Wimbledons from 1934 to 1936, and the first man to complete a career Grand Slam.400pts
23Arthur AsheAmerican pioneer who won 3 Grand Slam singles titles, became the first Black man to win a major in 1968 and took Wimbledon in 1975.400pts
24Roger FedererWon 20 Grand Slam titles, known for elegant playing style400pts
25Maria SharapovaRussian who won Wimbledon at 17 in 2004 and completed a career Grand Slam among her 5 major singles titles.329pts
26Maureen Connolly'Little Mo', the American who in 1953 became the first woman to win the calendar-year Grand Slam before a riding accident ended her career at 19.329pts
27Martina HingisSwiss prodigy who won 5 Grand Slam singles titles and became the youngest world No. 1 in history, at 16 in 1997.329pts
28Pete SamprasWon 14 Grand Slam titles, known for powerful serve and volley329pts
29Althea GibsonAmerican who broke tennis's colour barrier and won 5 Grand Slam singles titles, including Wimbledon and the US Championships in both 1957 and 1958.329pts
30Steffi GrafWon 22 Grand Slam titles, known for speed and powerful forehand248pts
31Margaret CourtHolds record with 24 Grand Slam singles titles, versatile player248pts
32Stefan EdbergSwedish serve-and-volley stylist with 6 Grand Slam singles titles, two of them at Wimbledon, and a former world No. 1.248pts
33Jimmy ConnorsWon 8 Grand Slam titles, known for fierce competitiveness248pts
34Suzanne LenglenFrench superstar of the 1920s who won six Wimbledon singles titles and lost only seven matches in her entire amateur career.154pts
35Martina NavratilovaWon 18 Grand Slam singles titles, known for versatility and longevity154pts
36Roy EmersonAustralian who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles in the 1960s, the men's record until Pete Sampras passed it in 2000.154pts
37Venus WilliamsAmerican with 7 Grand Slam singles titles, five of them at Wimbledon, plus 14 major doubles titles alongside her sister Serena.154pts
38Jannik SinnerItalian who won his first major at the 2024 Australian Open and in 2025 became Italy's first Wimbledon singles champion.154pts
39Björn BorgWon 11 Grand Slam titles, known for cool demeanor and baseline play154pts
40Ken RosewallAustralian with 8 Grand Slam singles titles spanning 1953 to 1972, still the oldest man to win the Australian Open, at 37.154pts
Photo credits
- Carlos Alcaraz — Barcex, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Justine Henin — NAPARAZZI, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mats Wilander — Corinne Dubreuil / Eurosport, CC BY 3.0
- Iga Świątek — Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Monica Seles — Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ivan Lendl — Charlie Cowins, CC BY 2.0
- Boris Becker — Barcex, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arthur Ashe — Unknown -- Photos in the Los Angeles Daily News collection at the UCLA library a, CC BY 4.0
- Maria Sharapova — Collision Conf, CC BY 2.0
- Martina Hingis — si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Margaret Court — Pellowe Talk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stefan Edberg — Robin Fritzson, CC BY 3.0
- Roy Emerson — Christophe Badoux, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Venus Williams — Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0
