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Tennis · Baseliner · United States

Helen Wills Moody

1919–1938 · 19 major singles titles and 180 consecutive match wins.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
85.7
Cultural & brand footprint 55/100 · total legacy 80.2
Grand Slam singles titles
19
Wimbledon titles
8
Olympic golds
2
US Championships titles
7
Career singles titles
100

Category profile

Dominance
94
Peak
94
Longevity
80
Honours
92
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
19231
19242
19252
19261
19273
19284
19293
19302
19312
19322
19331
19340
19351
19361
19371

Data sources

  • ATP
  • WTA
  • ITF

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

Why Helen Wills Moody ranks #16 in Tennis

Helen Wills Moody ranks 16th among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 188th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 94, Peak 94, Longevity 80, Honours 92, Statistics 92. 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 1919–1938 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1928, which sets the Peak component at 94. Dominance is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 25% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand slam singles titles 19, wimbledon titles 8, olympic golds 2, us championships titles 7.

Immediately ahead sits Andre Agassi on 88.1, a gap of -2.4 points. Directly behind is Ivan Lendl on 88.5. 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.

Helen Wills Moody GOAT Score explained

Dominance94/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Wills Moody stood above the field while competing. Scored 94/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1928. Scored 94/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours92/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Helen Wills Moody — frequently asked

Is Helen Wills Moody the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Helen Wills Moody ranks 16th in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 90.5, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
What is Helen Wills Moody's GOAT Score?
90.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 94 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Helen Wills Moody rank all time?
188th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 16th within Tennis.
Helen Wills Moody vs Andre Agassi: who ranks higher?
Helen Wills Moody, on 90.5 against Andre Agassi's 88.1 — a margin of 2.4 points.
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