Tennis Player Ranking Explanations

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Tennis Player Ranking Explanations

This website uses statistics and results to rank players. It does not use opinion/bias to rank players.

Tournaments That Factor Into Rankings

Men's Tennis

1. ATP Finals (1970-present)

2. Australian Open (1905-present)

3. French Open (1925-present)

4. Olympics (1992-present)

5. US Open (1881-present)

6. Wimbledon (1877-present)

7. World Covered Court Championships (1913-1923)

8. World Hard Court Championships (1912-1923)

Women's Tennis

1. Australian Open (1922-present) (Round of 16 Competitors Only)

2. French Open (1925-present) (Round of 16 Competitors Only)

3. Olympics (1992-present) (Round of 16 Competitors Only)

4. US Open (1922-present) (Round of 16 Competitors Only)

5. Wimbledon (1922-present) (Round of 16 Competitors Only)

All-Time Player Rankings

Below is a list of the criteria factored into the All-Time Driver Rankings and the order the criterium is considered.

1, Top Finish in a Major Tournament

2. Number of 1st Place Finishes in a Major Tournament.

3. Number of 2nd Place Finishes in a Major Tournament.

4. Number of 3rd Place Finishes in a Major Tournament.

5. Top Finish in a Non-Major Tournament.

6. Number of professional tournaments played.

Players By Nation

The rating used to rank the players is the same as the all-time rankings.

The players are listed in the rankings of the nation they were born in and not the nation that they grew up in.

Players By State

The rating used to rank the players is the same as the all-time rankings.

The players are listed in the rankings of the state they were born in and not the state that they grew up in.

Players By College

The rating used to rank the players is the same as the all-time rankings.

The Rankings are based on what the athlete did at the pro level and not what they did while playing for that college.

Any athlete who attended more than one college is only listed with the last school that they attended.