{"id":308974,"date":"2025-10-16T20:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/308974\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T20:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:47:11","slug":"andy-roddick-names-who-he-thinks-are-the-four-best-female-tennis-players-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/308974\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Roddick names who he thinks are the four best female tennis players of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMXlnMTNoeXE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>In 2003, Andy Roddick achieved a lifelong dream by becoming a Grand Slam winner, emerging victorious at the US Open. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/andy-roddick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roddick<\/a> was a big-serving performer who also reached three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wimbledon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wimbledon<\/a> finals during his career, coming up against the irresistible \u2013 and often unbeatable \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/roger-federer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roger Federer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest win of Roddick\u2019s career saw him become the world number one, and across his career, he managed to win 32 titles on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATP<\/a> Tour. <\/p>\n<p>These days, Roddick has a superb podcast called Served and when he talks about tennis, fans everywhere tend to stand up and take notice. <\/p>\n<p>Now, he\u2019s been interviewed on another podcast, and he was asked to pick who he thinks the four best female players of all time are. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2231338711-1024x786.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Roddick speaks during the International Tennis Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the Class of 2025 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.\" class=\"wp-image-126127\" \/>Photo by Matthew J. Lee\/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesAndy Roddick names Serena Williams in his four greatest female players of all time<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Dax Shepard, Roddick names his four greatest female tennis players ever. <\/p>\n<p>The names probably won\u2019t come as a surprise, with Serena Williams one of the players on his list of names that he felt made the grade to be considered in the GOAT category. <\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cYou have to separate between male and female. The best three female players ever, in my mind, are \u2013 I have to make four!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChrissy Evert, Martina, Steffi and Serena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNovak, Roger and Rafa have ruined sport for everyone else because they were so good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like Alcaraz has six Slams already, that\u2019s as many as icons of our sport, and now it\u2019s like well [Djokovic] got 24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcEnroe got seven and Alcaraz has six at 22-years-old. He is that great, but also the question is now if he can win 20. The record before those guys was 14!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What happened when Andy Roddick played Serena Williams<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you did really read that right, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/what-happened-when-andy-roddick-played-serena-williams-in-junior-match-back-in-1993\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Roddick has played Serena Williams<\/a> previously.<\/p>\n<p>At age 11, Roddick and Williams faced each other and it proved a one-sided affair with the 2003 US Open champion winning the match with a 6-0 outcome. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s claimed that Venus Williams was keen to gain some retribution for her sister, but there is no evidence of that particular match taking place. <\/p>\n<p>Comparing Andy Roddick\u2019s top five greatest female players of all time<\/p>\n<p>Four absolute legends in their own right but when it comes to Evert, Navratilova, Williams and Graf, just who was the best?<\/p>\n<p>Chris Evert\u2019s career achievements<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Grand Slams won \u2013 18<\/li>\n<li>Weeks at number one \u2013 76<\/li>\n<li>WTA Titles \u2013 154<\/li>\n<li>WTA Finals wins \u2013 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Martina Navratilova\u2019s career achievements<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Grand Slams won \u2013 18<\/li>\n<li>Weeks at number one \u2013 156<\/li>\n<li>WTA titles \u2013 167<\/li>\n<li>WTA Finals wins \u2013 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Serena Williams\u2019 career achievements <\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Grand Slams won \u2013 24<\/li>\n<li>Weeks at number one \u2013 186<\/li>\n<li>WTA titles \u2013 73<\/li>\n<li>WTA Finals wins \u2013 5<\/li>\n<li>Olympic medals \u2013 4 (All gold)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Steffi Graf\u2019s career achievements<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Grand Slams won \u2013 22<\/li>\n<li>Weeks at number one \u2013 186<\/li>\n<li>WTA titles \u2013 107<\/li>\n<li>WTA Finals wins \u2013 5<\/li>\n<li>Olympic medals 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<tr>\n<td>Player<\/td>\n<td>Grand Slams Won<\/td>\n<td>Weeks at number one<\/td>\n<td>WTA titles<\/td>\n<td>WTA Finals wins<\/td>\n<td>Masters wins<\/td>\n<td>Olympic medals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chris Evert<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>76<\/td>\n<td>154<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Martina Navratilova<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>156<\/td>\n<td>167<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Serena Williams<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>186<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>4 (All gold)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Steffi Graf<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>186<\/td>\n<td>107<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Comparing Andy Roddick\u2019s five greatest female players<\/p>\n<p>The numbers suggest that all four of Roddick\u2019s picks would make a great argument to be named the greatest female tennis player of all time. <\/p>\n<p>However, the number of Grand Slams won probably gives Williams the edge, especially considering she managed to maintain her high level on a jam-packed modern-day schedule. <\/p>\n<p>Williams also has four gold medals to her name too and when it comes to tennis, only her sister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/venus-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venus Williams<\/a> can match that haul of golds at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympics<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/coco-gauff-reacts-to-serena-williams-latest-incredible-accomplishment-and-suggests-she-would-like-to-do-the-same\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coco Gauff has spoken of her fondness for Williams<\/a> in the past and as a result, the 24-time Grand Slam winner has also been a brilliant role model for players on the WTA Tour. <\/p>\n<p>All four of the players are worthy picks by Roddick when discussing the greatest female tennis player of all-time but whether there is some recency bias or not, Williams would probably get the nod over the three more often than not. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover In 2003, Andy Roddick achieved a lifelong dream by becoming a Grand 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