Novak Djokovic
Chris Evert
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The verdict
Novak Djokovic leads 2 of 3 categories. Our all-time ranking places Novak Djokovic at #1 and Chris Evert at #9.
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The case for Novak Djokovic
Every major record that can be counted now points the same way. Djokovic's 24 Grand Slam singles titles are the most ever, tied with Margaret Court and achieved entirely against open, global, 128-draw fields. His 428 weeks at No.1 are over 50 more than anyone in history; his eight year-end No.1 finishes are unmatched; his 40 Masters 1000 titles are 4 clear of Nadal; and he is the only man to win every Slam, every Masters event and the ATP Finals — most of them multiple times, including a record 10 Australian Opens. The rivalry ledger is decisive: winning career head-to-heads against both Federer (27-23) and Nadal (31-29), the two other greatest players of his own era, at their peaks. His 2024 Paris Olympic gold at age 37, beating Alcaraz in the final, completed the career Golden Slam and removed the last box left unticked. He built the record on the era's hardest task — beating prime Federer and prime Nadal — and the numbers now stand alone.
The case for Chris Evert
Evert set standards of consistency that still look unreal. Her career winning percentage of roughly 90 percent — about 1,309 wins against 146 losses — is the highest of the Open Era for either sex, and on clay she won 125 consecutive matches between 1973 and 1979, the longest single-surface streak in the sport's history alongside Nadal's. She reached the semifinals or better at 34 consecutive Grand Slams she entered, and won at least one major every year for 13 straight seasons, from 1974 to 1986, finishing with 18. A pioneer of the two-handed backhand and the ice-cool baseline precision that earned her the nickname the Ice Maiden, she spent 260 weeks at No.1 and captured a then-record seven Roland Garros titles. Her 80-match rivalry with Martina Navratilova, which she trailed 37-43, dragged both women to greater heights and defined the women's game for over a decade. Peak dominance and unmatched reliability place her comfortably inside the all-time top ten.