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Tennis · Singles · France

René Lacoste

1922–1932 · Seven-time major champion and one of France's Four Musketeers.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
84.6
Cultural & brand footprint 55/100 · total legacy 74.2
Major singles titles
7
French Championships titles
3
Wimbledon titles
2
Davis Cup titles
2
Years ranked world number one
2

Category profile

Dominance
88
Peak
94
Longevity
66
Honours
90
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
192250
192359
192468
192578
192687
192796
192885
192974
193062
193151
193240

Data sources

  • International Tennis Hall of Fame
  • ATP Tour records
  • Wimbledon / Roland-Garros / US Open / Australian Open archives

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

Why René Lacoste ranks #59 in Tennis

René Lacoste ranks 59th among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 1509th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 66, Honours 90, Statistics 84. 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 1922–1932 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1927, 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 major singles titles 7, french championships titles 3, wimbledon titles 2, davis cup titles 2.

Immediately ahead sits Barbora Strýcová on 84.7, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Wilmer Allison on 84.6. 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.

René Lacoste GOAT Score explained

Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Lacoste stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1927. Scored 94/100.
Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
Honours90/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

René Lacoste — frequently asked

Is René Lacoste the GOAT?
Not on the current data. René Lacoste ranks 59th in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 84.6, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
What is René Lacoste's GOAT Score?
84.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does René Lacoste rank all time?
1509th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 59th within Tennis.
René Lacoste vs Barbora Strýcová: who ranks higher?
Barbora Strýcová, on 84.7 against René Lacoste's 84.6 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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