Category profile
- Dominance
- 93
- Peak
- 93
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 95
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5 | |
| 1962 | 8 | |
| 1963 | 11 | |
| 1964 | 14 | |
| 1965 | 17 | |
| 1966 | 9 | |
| 1967 | 6 | |
| 1968 | 11 | |
| 1969 | 18 | |
| 1970 | 21 | |
| 1971 | 11 | |
| 1972 | 4 | |
| 1973 | 7 | |
| 1974 | 5 | |
| 1975 | 2 | |
| 1976 | 1 |
Data sources
- WTA
- ITF
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Margaret Court ranks #9 in Tennis
Margaret Court ranks #9 in Tennis and #311 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 92.5/100.
The verified career covers 1960–1977 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 93/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 95/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Grand Slam singles titles 24, Grand Slam titles (all) 64, Calendar Grand Slams 1, Career singles titles 192.
Nearest context: ahead Pancho Gonzales (92.9); behind Bill Tilden (91.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Margaret Court GOAT Score explained
- Dominance93/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak93/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics95/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Court comparisons
Margaret Court — frequently asked
- Is Margaret Court the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Margaret Court ranks #9 in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 92.5/100, behind Novak Djokovic (97.6).
- What is Margaret Court's GOAT Score?
- 92.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 93 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 95 (15%).
- Where does Margaret Court rank all time?
- #311 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #9 in Tennis.
- Margaret Court vs Pancho Gonzales: who ranks higher?
- Pancho Gonzales ranks higher at 92.9 versus Margaret Court at 92.5, a margin of 0.4 points.