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Tennis · Doubles specialist · United States

Fred Alexander

1900–1921 · Won the 1908 Australasian title and seven US doubles crowns.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
85.3
Cultural & brand footprint 55/100 · total legacy 78.2
Grand Slam singles titles
1
US doubles titles
7
Australasian doubles titles
1
Davis Cup titles
1
Seasons played
22

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
88
Longevity
88
Honours
86
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
190050
190155
190261
190366
190472
190577
190682
190788
190893
190989
191085
191181
191277
191373
191469
191564
191660
191756
191852
191948
192044
192140

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 Fred Alexander ranks #51 in Tennis

Fred Alexander ranks 51st among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 1392nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 88, Honours 86, 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 1900–1921 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1908, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand slam singles titles 1, us doubles titles 7, australasian doubles titles 1, davis cup titles 1.

Immediately ahead sits Frank Parker on 85.4, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Mervyn Rose on 85.3. 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.

Fred Alexander GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Alexander stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1908. Scored 88/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Fred Alexander — frequently asked

Is Fred Alexander the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Fred Alexander ranks 51st in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 85.3, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
What is Fred Alexander's GOAT Score?
85.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Fred Alexander rank all time?
1392nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 51st within Tennis.
Fred Alexander vs Frank Parker: who ranks higher?
Frank Parker, on 85.4 against Fred Alexander's 85.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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