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Tennis · Left-handed all-court · United States

Art Larsen

1947–1956 · Tappy won the 1950 US Championships and reached world number two.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
82.9
Cultural & brand footprint 55/100 · total legacy 75.0
Grand Slam singles titles
1
US clay court titles
3
Davis Cup ties
2
Seasons played
10
World top-ten rankings
5

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
90
Longevity
78
Honours
82
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
194755
194868
194982
195095
195186
195277
195368
195458
195549
195640

Data sources

  • International Tennis Hall of Fame
  • ATP and Grand Slam records
  • Wimbledon official archive

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Art Larsen ranks #96 in Tennis

Art Larsen ranks 96th among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 1885th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 78, Honours 82, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Tennis reference universe of 250 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1947–1956 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1950, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand slam singles titles 1, us clay court titles 3, davis cup ties 2, seasons played 10.

Immediately ahead sits Algernon Kingscote on 82.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Juan Carlos Ferrero on 82.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Art Larsen GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Larsen stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1950. Scored 90/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Art Larsen — frequently asked

Is Art Larsen the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Art Larsen ranks 96th in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 82.9, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
What is Art Larsen's GOAT Score?
82.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Art Larsen rank all time?
1885th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 96th within Tennis.
Art Larsen vs Algernon Kingscote: who ranks higher?
Art Larsen, on 82.9 against Algernon Kingscote's 82.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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