Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 40 | |
| 1897 | 48 | |
| 1898 | 57 | |
| 1899 | 65 | |
| 1900 | 73 | |
| 1901 | 81 | |
| 1902 | 90 | |
| 1903 | 98 | |
| 1904 | 79 | |
| 1905 | 59 | |
| 1906 | 40 |
Data sources
- ATP Tour records
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Grand Slam archives
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Laurence Doherty ranks #19 in Tennis
Laurence Doherty ranks 19th among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 717th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 96, Longevity 74, 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 1896–1906 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1903, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes wimbledon singles titles 5, us championships 1, olympic gold medals 3, davis cup titles 4.
Immediately ahead sits Henri Cochet on 89.5, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Ken Rosewall on 88.7. 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.
Laurence Doherty GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far L. Doherty stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1903. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- 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.
Top L. Doherty comparisons
Laurence Doherty — frequently asked
- Is Laurence Doherty the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Laurence Doherty ranks 19th in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 89.2, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
- What is Laurence Doherty's GOAT Score?
- 89.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Laurence Doherty rank all time?
- 717th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 19th within Tennis.
- Laurence Doherty vs Henri Cochet: who ranks higher?
- Henri Cochet, on 89.5 against Laurence Doherty's 89.2 — a margin of 0.3 points.