Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 45 | |
| 1967 | 52 | |
| 1968 | 59 | |
| 1969 | 66 | |
| 1970 | 73 | |
| 1971 | 80 | |
| 1972 | 87 | |
| 1973 | 94 | |
| 1974 | 88 | |
| 1975 | 82 | |
| 1976 | 75 | |
| 1977 | 69 | |
| 1978 | 63 | |
| 1979 | 57 | |
| 1980 | 51 | |
| 1981 | 44 | |
| 1982 | 38 | |
| 1983 | 32 |
Data sources
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
- ATP Tour records
- Wimbledon / Roland-Garros / US Open / Australian Open archives
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jan Kodeš ranks #162 in Tennis
Jan Kodeš ranks 162nd among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 2428th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 78, Honours 82, Statistics 78. 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 1966–1983 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1973, 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 major singles titles 3, french open titles 2, wimbledon titles 1, major finals 5.
Immediately ahead sits Maurice McLoughlin on 80.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Vivian McGrath on 80.2. 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.
Jan Kodeš GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kodeš stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1973. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
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Jan Kodeš — frequently asked
- Is Jan Kodeš the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jan Kodeš ranks 162nd in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 80.3, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
- What is Jan Kodeš's GOAT Score?
- 80.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jan Kodeš rank all time?
- 2428th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 162nd within Tennis.
- Jan Kodeš vs Maurice McLoughlin: who ranks higher?
- Jan Kodeš, on 80.3 against Maurice McLoughlin's 80.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.