| GOAT | Years | GOAT | Years | ||
| 1 | Laurence Doherty | 1903-1920 | 1 | Lottie Dod | 1893-1920 |
| 2 | Bill Tilden | 1920-1958 | 2 | Molla Mallory | 1920-1922 |
| 3 | Pancho Gonzales | 1958-1966 | 3 | Suzanne Lenglen | 1922-1930 |
| 4 | Rod Laver | 1966-1998 | 4 | Helen Wills Moody | 1930-1970 |
| 5 | Pete Sampras | 1998-2009 | 5 | Margaret Court | 1970-1980 |
| 6 | Roger Federer | 2009-2023 | 6 | Chris Evert | 1980-1986 |
| 7 | Novak Djokovic | 2023-present | 7 | Martina Navatilova | 1986-1996 |
| 8 | Steffi Graf | 1996-2016 | |||
| 9 | Serena Williams | 2016-present |
