Tennis Players Tier List
Tennis ranking arguments turn on surfaces and eras, and this board lets you weight both. Twelve players, unranked, from three generations and both tours — decide what a career is worth before you sort it. All twelve entries begin in Unranked, so the ordering is entirely yours: drag or tap into S–F, rename the rows, share the link or export a PNG.
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
Serena Williams
Steffi Graf
Pete Sampras
Andre Agassi
Bjorn Borg
John McEnroe
Martina Navratilova
Andy Murray
Carlos Alcaraz0 of 12 items ranked.
Board saved automatically in this browser. Original.
How this board is built: the 12 tiles are an editorial starting set, not an official roster and not a published ranking — every entry waits in Unranked until you place it. Item tiles are original pictograms or two-letter emblems drawn for this site rather than character artwork, film stills or club logos, so nothing here is licensed material reused from a rights holder. Tiers you set are your own judgement.
What's included in this Tennis Players board
The board arrives with all 12 entries present as tiles and none of them assigned to a tier. That is deliberate: a template that opens with a finished ranking only invites you to agree or disagree with whoever made it, whereas an empty ladder makes you commit to an ordering of your own. Drag a tile onto a row, or on a phone tap the tile and then the tier you want. You can add rows for extra categories, rename the standard ones, and remove any entry you do not recognise — a list you can defend is more useful than a long one you cannot.
How to rank this Tennis Players board
Rank grand slam record first if you want the conventional answer, but do it with the surface split visible: six on clay is not the same achievement as six spread across three surfaces. Then weigh peak level, which is where players with shorter careers can beat longer ones. Third, judge versatility — how many surfaces a player could actually win on, not merely compete on. Finish by normalising across eras. Court speed, racket technology and tour depth all changed, so a list that compares raw totals without saying so is measuring the calendar rather than the player.
Using the board without over-thinking it
Most people finish a board like this in a couple of minutes and then reorder the middle rows for another ten. That middle is where the honest disagreement lives, so do not rush it: place the obvious top three and the obvious bottom three first, then work inward. If two entries still feel identical, that is a real observation — say so in a row note or a text tile rather than inventing a difference. When the ordering settles, export the PNG so the arrangement is saved somewhere permanent, and copy the share link if you want someone else to argue with it.
Ranking criteria used here
- grand slam record
- peak level
- versatility across surfaces
Before you share it
Put your criterion in the board title, so a reader knows whether they are looking at a favourites list or an analytical one. If the subject changes with patches, seasons or releases, add the date. And remember the share link carries tier names, colours and the tile order — uploaded photos stay on your device, so export a PNG when those matter.
All 12 items in this template
Back to the boardRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena WilliamsSteffi GrafPete SamprasAndre AgassiBjorn BorgJohn McEnroeMartina NavratilovaAndy MurrayCarlos AlcarazTennis Players tier list FAQ
Should men's and women's tours be ranked together?
They are in different competitions, so rank on achievement relative to the field and say so. A combined list is fine as long as the comparison is stated rather than implied.
How do I handle active careers?
Mark them as in progress. A player mid-career can move three tiers in two seasons, and a static rank will look wrong quickly.
