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Maureen Connolly

1949–1954 · First woman to win the calendar Grand Slam, aged 19.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
75.6
Cultural & brand footprint 55/100 · total legacy 71.9
Grand Slam titles
9
Calendar Grand Slams
1
Wimbledon titles
3
Grand Slam finals
10
Career titles
40
Major matches lost
4

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
94
Longevity
60
Honours
86
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
19492
19504
19516
19528
19539
19543

Data sources

  • WTA
  • ITF
  • Olympedia

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Maureen Connolly ranks #64 in Tennis

Maureen Connolly ranks 64th among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 806th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 60, Honours 86, Statistics 86. 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 1949–1954 with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1953, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand slam titles 9, calendar grand slams 1, wimbledon titles 3, grand slam finals 10.

Immediately ahead sits Barbora Krejčíková on 79.6, a gap of -2.8 points. Directly behind is Stan Wawrinka on 77.2. 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.

Maureen Connolly GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Connolly stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1953. Scored 94/100.
Longevity60/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 5 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 60/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Maureen Connolly — frequently asked

Is Maureen Connolly the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Maureen Connolly ranks 64th in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 82.4, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
What is Maureen Connolly's GOAT Score?
82.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 60 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Maureen Connolly rank all time?
806th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 64th within Tennis.
Maureen Connolly vs Barbora Krejčíková: who ranks higher?
Maureen Connolly, on 82.4 against Barbora Krejčíková's 79.6 — a margin of 2.8 points.
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