GOAT Index

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    Women's tennis GOAT ranking: the fans' top 20

    Based on 17 head-to-head votes from 2 fans. Updated live.

    1. Venus Williams USA · rating 1674 · 2–0
    2. Maria Sharapova Russia · rating 1666 · 2–0
    3. Chris Evert USA · rating 1640 · 1–0
    4. Aryna Sabalenka Belarus · rating 1620 · 1–0
    5. Helen Wills Moody USA · rating 1592 · 1–0
    6. Iga Świątek Poland · rating 1581 · 1–0
    7. Kim Clijsters Belgium · rating 1580 · 1–0
    8. Serena Williams USA · rating 1573 · 1–0
    9. Margaret Court Australia · rating 1555 · 3–2
    10. Lindsay Davenport USA · rating 1512 · 1–1
    11. Justine Henin Belgium · rating 1500 · 0–0
    12. Billie Jean King USA · rating 1498 · 1–1
    13. Naomi Osaka Japan · rating 1475 · 1–1
    14. Suzanne Lenglen France · rating 1409 · 0–1
    15. Monica Seles Yugoslavia, USA · rating 1384 · 0–1
    16. Martina Hingis Switzerland · rating 1370 · 1–3
    17. Maureen Connolly USA · rating 1364 · 0–2
    18. Steffi Graf Germany · rating 1340 · 0–2
    19. Martina Navratilova Czechoslovakia, USA · rating 1337 · 0–2
    20. Evonne Goolagong Australia · rating 1333 · 0–1

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    Who is the Women's tennis GOAT according to fans?

    Venus Williams currently leads the GOAT Index Women's tennis ranking after 17 head-to-head votes from 2 fans.

    How is the ranking calculated?

    Fans vote on head-to-head matchups between two legends. Every vote counts like a game result, and a Bradley–Terry model (the idea behind chess ratings) turns thousands of results into one ranking, where beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot.

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    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

    One vote per matchup per person. If you see a pairing again in another session your new answer replaces the old one, so nobody can stuff the ballot by repeating a matchup.

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