Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1 | |
| 1913 | 2 | |
| 1914 | 3 | |
| 1915 | 2 | |
| 1916 | 2 | |
| 1917 | 1 | |
| 1918 | 2 | |
| 1919 | 3 | |
| 1920 | 2 | |
| 1921 | 1 | |
| 1922 | 1 | |
| 1923 | 1 | |
| 1924 | 0 |
Data sources
- ATP
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Wimbledon
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why R. Norris Williams ranks #56 in Tennis
R. Norris Williams ranks 56th among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 1048th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 82, Statistics 82. 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 1912–1926 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1914, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes us championships titles 2, olympic golds 1, davis cup titles 5, grand slam doubles titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Jannik Sinner on 83.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Virginia Wade on 82.9. 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.
R. Norris Williams GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Williams stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1914. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Williams comparisons
R. Norris Williams — frequently asked
- Is R. Norris Williams the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. R. Norris Williams ranks 56th in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 83.0, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
- What is R. Norris Williams's GOAT Score?
- 83.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does R. Norris Williams rank all time?
- 1048th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 56th within Tennis.
- R. Norris Williams vs Jannik Sinner: who ranks higher?
- R. Norris Williams, on 83.0 against Jannik Sinner's 83.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.