Best clay court Tennis players

Rafael NADAL dominates the Tennis ranking with 1485 ELO points over 97 duels, outpacing Gael MONFILS and Roger FEDERER.

The gap at the top is unmistakable. Rafael NADAL holds a 115-point advantage over Gael MONFILS, who sits at 1370 ELO despite facing more duels. Roger FEDERER claims third with 1338 points, edging out Stefanos TSITSIPAS by 39 points. Further down, Novak DJOKOVIC occupies fifth place with 1270 ELO and a 49% win rate across 132 duels, the highest duel count in the top five. NADAL's 79% win rate across 97 duels underscores his clay court dominance, while MONFILS manages 61% over 128 duels. The bottom of the ranking reveals a divided community: Pablo CARRENO BUSTA trails at 1009 ELO with a 34% win rate over 96 duels, while Denis SHAPOVALOV and Roberto BAUTISTA AGUT hover just above at 1081 and 1090 points respectively. The spread from first to last spans 476 ELO points across 18 contenders, reflecting sharp divisions in voter preferences.

This clay court ranking draws from 3659 duels contributed by 69 players, last updated on 11 October 2026. The data captures preferences across 18 contenders, each tested through head-to-head matchups that shape the ELO standings. To influence future results, vote in new duels on the platform and shift the hierarchy with your choices. Every duel counts toward refining these rankings and determining which player truly commands the clay.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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