Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 4 | |
| 1994 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 |
Data sources
- ATP
- WTA
- ITF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Michael Chang ranks #36 in Tennis
Michael Chang ranks 36th among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 882nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 1988–2003 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, 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 1, atp titles 34, career-high ranking 2, davis cup titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Monica Seles on 84.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Barbora Strýcová on 84.7. 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.
Michael Chang GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Chang stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Chang comparisons
Michael Chang — frequently asked
- Is Michael Chang the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Michael Chang ranks 36th in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 84.7, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
- What is Michael Chang's GOAT Score?
- 84.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Michael Chang rank all time?
- 882nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 36th within Tennis.
- Michael Chang vs Monica Seles: who ranks higher?
- Michael Chang, on 84.7 against Monica Seles's 84.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.