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Grass tennis rankings

A family of independent editorial rankings devoted entirely to natural-grass tennis: who plays it best, and which clubs are doing the most to preserve the surface, improve it and carry it forward.

2026 edition

World's Greatest Grass Clubs

The great grass court institutions, scored out of 60 across six criteria. The Top 20 is open to all; members see the full Top 100.

  1. All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Wimbledon, London, UK
  2. The Queen's Club West Kensington, London, UK
  3. Longwood Cricket Club Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
  4. The Meadow Club Southampton, New York, USA
  5. International Tennis Hall of Fame Newport, Rhode Island, USA

See the World's Greatest Grass Clubs

Why we rank

Grass is where tennis began: the surface of the sport's oldest championship and the shortest, most distinctive part of the modern season. It asks different questions of players, clubs, grounds teams and institutions, and those questions deserve rankings built for the lawn.

Our player rankings ask who is best on grass now. Our club rankings ask who is protecting the surface, creating new opportunities to play, investing in specialist knowledge and showing that lawn tennis has a future as well as a past.

The GTC approach

  1. Only grass tennis. Hard court and clay results do not decide our grass rankings.
  2. Method before reputation. Each ranking has published priorities. A famous name alone is not enough.
  3. Editorial judgement, made clear. Where a ranking is subjective, we say so, and we publish our reasoning.
  4. The future counts. History matters, but so do preservation, new courts, better practice and participation.

How we rate

Each ranking has its own method. The player rankings measure current performance on grass; the club and all-time rankings are editorial judgements against published criteria.

Players 2026: the LAWN model

  • 40% Lawn Form and Results: recency-weighted grass results
  • 25% Arsenal: serve, slice, net play and movement built for grass
  • 20% Wimbledon and Majors: performance at the grass Slam
  • 15% Nerve and Conditions: clutch play and quick-court adaptability

Innovative Grass Clubs: editorial priorities

  • 30% Commitment and Preservation
  • 25% Grass Court Quality
  • 25% Innovation and Leadership
  • 15% Participation and Programming
  • 5% Living Heritage and Culture

The percentages express our priorities; they are not a formula that mechanically decides positions.

World's Greatest Grass Clubs: six criteria, scored out of 60

  • 10 Surface Excellence
  • 10 Historical Pedigree
  • 10 Tournament Credentials
  • 10 Scale and Facilities
  • 10 Prestige and Exclusivity
  • 10 Ecosystem Contribution

Players at Wimbledon: five criteria, scored out of 50

  • 10 Wimbledon Supremacy
  • 10 Grass Win Rate
  • 10 Era Dominance
  • 10 Technical Mastery
  • 10 Historical Impact

Doubles specialists are scored on their doubles record on grass.

All-time Players, Wheelchair and Juniors: points for grass titles

  • 10 Grass major singles title
  • 4 Major singles final, or major doubles title
  • 3 Other leading grass singles title
  • 2 Major mixed doubles title
  • 1 Other grass doubles or mixed title

The Grass Tennis Club Rankings are independent editorial rankings. None of them is official ATP, WTA or governing-body data.

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