Who is the Tennis GOAT?

For the near future, as long as any of the members of the Big 3 are playing, we intend to provide continual updates. 
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The one axiomatic truth in the Tennis GOAT debate, it is between the Big 3 - Rafa, Roger, and Novak. That is non-debatable. But, who is the Greatest between those 3!?! Now, this part use to get very tenuous, and for much tennis and sport circles, it is still provocative. But if we stick to the numbers, the Top 3 greatest are clear, and the order is becoming more transparent with every passing tournament.

If we have to pick one, it has to be Novak Djokovic! We are not anti anyone, to be completely honest and up front. And for more clarity, this blog up to 2022 contented that Rafa was the GOAT for the longest time. However, the numbers and the consistency does not lie, therefore, putting peaks, unbreakable records to the side, the objective answer here is Novak. Click to read more on stats ...

First let us do some housecleaning items: Looking at the major headline summaries, that helps serve as a benchmark, without putting much nuance into the discussion:

• Novak if first in in Grand Slams, Grand Slam Tournament Winning Percentage, and Master's 1000 Titles.
• Rafa is first in Grand Slam Final Winning Percentage, Gold Medals, and Davis Cup Championships.
• Novak is first in Year End No. 1 and ATP Titles

Grand Slams (Open Era): 
1. Novak Djokovic 24 (10 Australian, 7 Wimbledon, 4 US, 3 French)
2. Rafael Nadal - 22 (14 French, 4 US, 2 Wimbledon, 2 Australian)
3. Roger Federer - 20 (8 Wimbledon, 6 Australian, 5 US, 1 French)
4. Pete Sampras - 14 (7 Wimbledon, 5 US, 2 Australian)
5. Bjorn Borg - 11 (6 French, 5 Wimbledon)
6. Andre Agassi - 8 (4 Australian, 2 US, 1 French, 1 Wimbledon)
6. Ivan Lendl - 8 (3 French, 3 US, 2 Australian)
6. Jimmy Connors - 8 (5 US, 2 Wimbledon, 1 Australian)
9. John McEnroe - 7 (4 US, 3 Wimbledon)
9. Mats Wilander - 7 (3 Australian, 3 French, 1 US)

Master's 1000 Titles: 
1. Novak Djokovic - 40
2. Rafael Nadal - 36
3. Roger Federer - 28
4. Andre Agassi - 17
5. Andy Murray - 14
6. Pete Sampras - 11

Gold Medals: 
1. Rafael Nadal - 1 Singles (2008) & 1 Doubles (2016)
2. Roger Federer - 1 Doubles (2008)
3. Novak - 0

Year Ending No. 1 Rankings: Only seventeen players all time have reached this achievement
1. Novak Djokovic - 8
2. Pete Sampras - 6
3. Rafael Nadal - 5
3. Roger Federer - 5
3. Jimmy Connors - 5
6. John McEnroe - 4
6. Ivan Lendl - 4
8. Bjorn Borg - 2
8. Stefan Edberg - 2
8. Lleyton Hewitt - 2
11. Seven players tied with one (Alcaraz, Nastase, Wilander, Courier, Agassi, Kuerten, Roddick, Murray)

Davis Cup Championships:
1. Rafael Nadal - 5 (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019)
2. Novak Djokovic - 1 (in 2010)
2. Roger Federer - 1 (in 2014)

Grand Slam Tournament Winning % (of Slams Participating):
1. Rafael Nadal - 33% (22 wins to 67 appearances)
1. Novak Djokovic  - 33% (23 wins to 70 appearances)
3. Roger Federer - 25% (20 wins to 81 appearances)

Grand Slam Tournament Winning % (Once Reached the Final):
1. Rafael Nadal - 73% (22 wins of 30 Finals)
2. Novak Djokovic  - 68% (23 Wins of 34 Finals)
2. Roger Federer - 65% (20 Wins of 31 Finals)

Grand Slam Match Winning % (Big 3 All Have Won 300 Career Grand Slam Matches):
1. Novak Djokovic - 88.1% (348-47)
2. Rafael Nadal - 88.0% (314-43)
3. Roger Federer - 86% (369-60)

ATP 500 Titles: 
1. Roger Federer - 24
2. Rafael Nadal - 23
3. Novak Djokovic - 15
4. Pete Sampras - 12
5. David Ferrer - 10
6. Boris Becker - 9
6. Juan Martin Del Potro - 9
6. Andy Murray - 9
9. Stefan Edberg - 8

Year End No. 1: 
1. Novak Djokovic - 7
2. Pete Sampras - 6
3. Rafael Nadal - 5
3. Roger Federer - 5
3. Jimmy Connors - 5