Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 40 | |
| 1937 | 59 | |
| 1938 | 78 | |
| 1939 | 97 | |
| 1940 | 93 | |
| 1941 | 89 | |
| 1942 | 85 | |
| 1943 | 82 | |
| 1944 | 78 | |
| 1945 | 74 | |
| 1946 | 70 | |
| 1947 | 66 | |
| 1948 | 62 | |
| 1949 | 59 | |
| 1950 | 55 | |
| 1951 | 51 | |
| 1952 | 47 | |
| 1953 | 43 | |
| 1954 | 39 | |
| 1955 | 35 | |
| 1956 | 32 | |
| 1957 | 28 | |
| 1958 | 24 | |
| 1959 | 20 |
Data sources
- ATP Tour records
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Grand Slam archives
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bobby Riggs ranks #43 in Tennis
Bobby Riggs ranks #43 in Tennis and #1417 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.8/100.
The verified career covers 1936–1959 and 24 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major singles titles 3, Wimbledon titles in one year 3, World professional titles 3, US Championships 2.
Nearest context: ahead Suzanne Lenglen (85.8); behind Ken McGregor (85.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bobby Riggs GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Riggs comparisons
Bobby Riggs — frequently asked
- Is Bobby Riggs the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bobby Riggs ranks #43 in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 85.8/100, behind Novak Djokovic (97.6).
- What is Bobby Riggs's GOAT Score?
- 85.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Bobby Riggs rank all time?
- #1417 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #43 in Tennis.
- Bobby Riggs vs Suzanne Lenglen: who ranks higher?
- Bobby Riggs ranks higher at 85.8 versus Suzanne Lenglen at 85.8, a margin of 0.0 points.