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Tennis · Left-handed all-court · United States

Robert Lindley Murray

1913–1919 · Won the US national title in 1917 and 1918 while working as a chemical engineer.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
81.5
Cultural & brand footprint 55/100 · total legacy 72.2
US singles titles
2
US finals
2
Seasons played
7
World number one rankings
1
Consecutive titles
2

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
92
Longevity
66
Honours
84
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
191355
191465
191576
191686
191796
191871
191945

Data sources

  • International Tennis Hall of Fame
  • ATP and Grand Slam records
  • Wimbledon official archive

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

Why Robert Lindley Murray ranks #131 in Tennis

Robert Lindley Murray ranks 131st among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 2203rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 66, Honours 84, 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 1913–1919 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1917, 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 us singles titles 2, us finals 2, seasons played 7, world number one rankings 1.

Immediately ahead sits Rafael Osuna on 81.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Arantxa Sánchez Vicario on 81.4. 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.

Robert Lindley Murray GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Murray stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1917. Scored 92/100.
Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Robert Lindley Murray — frequently asked

Is Robert Lindley Murray the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Robert Lindley Murray ranks 131st in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 81.5, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
What is Robert Lindley Murray's GOAT Score?
81.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Robert Lindley Murray rank all time?
2203rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 131st within Tennis.
Robert Lindley Murray vs Rafael Osuna: who ranks higher?
Robert Lindley Murray, on 81.5 against Rafael Osuna's 81.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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