Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 91
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3 | |
| 1963 | 5 | |
| 1964 | 6 | |
| 1965 | 8 | |
| 1966 | 11 | |
| 1967 | 9 | |
| 1968 | 7 | |
| 1969 | 10 | |
| 1970 | 17 | |
| 1971 | 12 | |
| 1972 | 9 | |
| 1973 | 7 | |
| 1974 | 5 | |
| 1975 | 4 | |
| 1976 | 3 | |
| 1977 | 2 | |
| 1978 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 1 |
Data sources
- WTA
- ITF
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Billie Jean King ranks #17 in Tennis
Billie Jean King ranks #17 in Tennis and #684 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.8/100.
The verified career covers 1959–1983 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Grand Slam singles titles 12, Grand Slam titles (all) 39, Wimbledon titles (all) 20, Career singles titles 129.
Nearest context: ahead Helen Wills Moody (90.5); behind Henri Cochet (89.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Billie Jean King GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours91/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 91/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top King comparisons
Billie Jean King — frequently asked
- Is Billie Jean King the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Billie Jean King ranks #17 in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 89.8/100, behind Novak Djokovic (97.6).
- What is Billie Jean King's GOAT Score?
- 89.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 91 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Billie Jean King rank all time?
- #684 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #17 in Tennis.
- Billie Jean King vs Helen Wills Moody: who ranks higher?
- Helen Wills Moody ranks higher at 90.5 versus Billie Jean King at 89.8, a margin of 0.7 points.