Rank Greatest Tennis Players

About this poll

Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Serena — who is the real GOAT of tennis? Sports rankings are arguments about greatness across eras that never actually played each other. Every GOAT debate is partly about what you weight: peak production, longevity, championships, or that intangible pull of having watched someone in their prime. The lineup includes Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, and 10 more.

Why the question is worth voting on

Sports tier lists span eras that never played each other directly. The criteria you choose — peak ability, longevity, trophies, athletic dominance — change who lands in S tier. The aggregate result captures what the audience at large weighted most. Your tier list captures what you weighted.

How voting works

This is a tier-list poll. You'll see each option one at a time and decide whether it goes in S, A, B, C, D, or F tier. S is reserved for genuine peaks — items that clearly stand above the rest. F is for the ones you'd actually call bad. The middle tiers are for everything else, and the cluster sizes don't have to be equal.

Where the consensus stands

This poll is fresh — your vote is among the first. Be early. The first 100 voters disproportionately shape the consensus, because each new vote becomes a smaller fraction of the total. Lock in your tier list and check back later to see how the aggregate shifts as more people weigh in.

A note on methodology

Hot Ranking uses an anonymous browser fingerprint to ensure each browser votes once per poll. We don't store accounts or personal information; the aggregate you see is the unweighted result of every legitimate vote, with rate limiting in place to filter automated submissions. Results update in real time once you submit. You can read more about how voting works in our About page, and how we handle data in our Privacy Policy.

The lineup

This poll has 14 options to rank. Each one was selected for relevance to the question and verified to have a working image. We don't pad rankings with filler items — every entry is here because it has a real case for inclusion.

• Roger Federer
• Rafael Nadal
• Novak Djokovic
• Serena Williams
• Andre Agassi
• Pete Sampras
• Jannik Sinner
• Carlos Alcaraz
• Björn Borg
• Ivan Lendl
• John McEnroe
• Jimmy Connors
• …and 2 more

Share your result

After voting, you'll see how your tier list or pick compares to the consensus. The result page is shareable — most of our voters end up arguing with at least one friend after sharing theirs. If you want to see more polls in this category, browse sports or check out the Hot Ranking blog for essays on tier lists, ranking culture, and the great GOAT debates.