Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2 | |
| 1961 | 3 | |
| 1962 | 4 | |
| 1963 | 3 | |
| 1964 | 5 | |
| 1965 | 6 | |
| 1966 | 4 | |
| 1967 | 3 | |
| 1968 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 2 | |
| 1970 | 1 | |
| 1971 | 1 |
Data sources
- ATP
- WTA
- ITF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Manuel Santana ranks #42 in Tennis
Manuel Santana ranks 42nd among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 927th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 86, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Tennis reference universe of 251 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1958–1973 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1965, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand slam singles titles 4, roland-garros titles 2, wimbledon titles 1, davis cup finals 2.
Immediately ahead sits Vera Zvonareva on 84.3, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Gerald Patterson on 84.2. 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.
Manuel Santana GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Santana stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1965. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Santana comparisons
Manuel Santana — frequently asked
- Is Manuel Santana the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Manuel Santana ranks 42nd in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 84.2, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
- What is Manuel Santana's GOAT Score?
- 84.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Manuel Santana rank all time?
- 927th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 42nd within Tennis.
- Manuel Santana vs Vera Zvonareva: who ranks higher?
- Vera Zvonareva, on 84.3 against Manuel Santana's 84.2 — a margin of 0.1 points.