Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | |
| 1951 | 0 | |
| 1952 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 0 | |
| 1955 | 1 | |
| 1956 | 3 | |
| 1957 | 3 | |
| 1958 | 1 |
Data sources
- ATP
- WTA
- ITF
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Althea Gibson ranks #206 in Tennis
Althea Gibson ranks #206 in Tennis and #2972 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 78.0/100.
The verified career covers 1949–1958 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Grand Slam singles titles 5, Grand Slam doubles titles 6, Wimbledon titles 2, US Championships titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Ashley Cooper (78.1); behind Chuck McKinley (78.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Althea Gibson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 62/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Gibson comparisons
Althea Gibson — frequently asked
- Is Althea Gibson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Althea Gibson ranks #206 in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 78.0/100, behind Novak Djokovic (97.6).
- What is Althea Gibson's GOAT Score?
- 78.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%).
- Where does Althea Gibson rank all time?
- #2972 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #206 in Tennis.
- Althea Gibson vs Ashley Cooper: who ranks higher?
- Ashley Cooper ranks higher at 78.1 versus Althea Gibson at 78.0, a margin of 0.1 points.