Major singles titles
3
US Championships titles
2
Wimbledon titles
1
Davis Cup titles
6
Major finals
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 72
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 55 | |
| 1916 | 65 | |
| 1917 | 75 | |
| 1918 | 84 | |
| 1919 | 94 | |
| 1920 | 88 | |
| 1921 | 82 | |
| 1922 | 76 | |
| 1923 | 70 | |
| 1924 | 63 | |
| 1925 | 57 | |
| 1926 | 51 | |
| 1927 | 45 |
Data sources
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
- ATP Tour records
- Wimbledon / Roland-Garros / US Open / Australian Open archives
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bill Johnston ranks #158 in Tennis
Bill Johnston ranks #158 in Tennis and #2583 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.4/100.
The verified career covers 1915–1927 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major singles titles 3, US Championships titles 2, Wimbledon titles 1, Davis Cup titles 6.
Nearest context: ahead Richard Sears (80.4); behind Karolína Plíšková (80.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bill Johnston GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, 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 Johnston comparisons
Bill Johnston — frequently asked
- Is Bill Johnston the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bill Johnston ranks #158 in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 80.4/100, behind Novak Djokovic (97.6).
- What is Bill Johnston's GOAT Score?
- 80.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%).
- Where does Bill Johnston rank all time?
- #2583 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #158 in Tennis.
- Bill Johnston vs Richard Sears: who ranks higher?
- Bill Johnston ranks higher at 80.4 versus Richard Sears at 80.4, a margin of 0.0 points.