Major singles titles
7
Wimbledon singles titles
3
Major doubles titles
17
Davis Cup titles
5
Weeks at world number one
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40 | |
| 1961 | 45 | |
| 1962 | 50 | |
| 1963 | 55 | |
| 1964 | 60 | |
| 1965 | 65 | |
| 1966 | 71 | |
| 1967 | 76 | |
| 1968 | 81 | |
| 1969 | 86 | |
| 1970 | 91 | |
| 1971 | 96 | |
| 1972 | 90 | |
| 1973 | 84 | |
| 1974 | 78 | |
| 1975 | 72 | |
| 1976 | 66 | |
| 1977 | 59 | |
| 1978 | 53 | |
| 1979 | 47 | |
| 1980 | 41 | |
| 1981 | 35 |
Data sources
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
- ATP Tour records
- Wimbledon / Roland-Garros / US Open / Australian Open archives
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Newcombe ranks #32 in Tennis
John Newcombe ranks #32 in Tennis and #1179 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.2/100.
The verified career covers 1960–1981 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Major singles titles 7, Wimbledon singles titles 3, Major doubles titles 17, Davis Cup titles 5.
Nearest context: ahead John McEnroe (87.3); behind John Bromwich (86.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
John Newcombe GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Newcombe comparisons
John Newcombe — frequently asked
- Is John Newcombe the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, John Newcombe ranks #32 in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 87.2/100, behind Novak Djokovic (97.6).
- What is John Newcombe's GOAT Score?
- 87.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does John Newcombe rank all time?
- #1179 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #32 in Tennis.
- John Newcombe vs John McEnroe: who ranks higher?
- John McEnroe ranks higher at 87.3 versus John Newcombe at 87.2, a margin of 0.1 points.