Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 7 | |
| 1999 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 2 |
Data sources
- ATP
- WTA
- ITF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Patrick Rafter ranks #72 in Tennis
Patrick Rafter ranks 72nd among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 875th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 66, Honours 78, Statistics 80. 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 1991–2002 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1997, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand slam singles titles 2, weeks at no. 1 1, atp titles 11, davis cup titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Gustavo Kuerten on 76.1, a gap of -1.3 points. Directly behind is Althea Gibson on 78.0. 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.
Patrick Rafter GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Rafter stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1997. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Rafter comparisons
Patrick Rafter — frequently asked
- Is Patrick Rafter the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Patrick Rafter ranks 72nd in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 77.4, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
- What is Patrick Rafter's GOAT Score?
- 77.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Patrick Rafter rank all time?
- 875th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 72nd within Tennis.
- Patrick Rafter vs Gustavo Kuerten: who ranks higher?
- Patrick Rafter, on 77.4 against Gustavo Kuerten's 76.1 — a margin of 1.3 points.