Grand Slam titles
11
Calendar Grand Slams
2
Career titles
200
Davis Cups
5
Year-end No. 1
7
Match wins
1,000
Category profile
- Dominance
- 94
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 93
- Statistics
- 93
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3 | |
| 1961 | 5 | |
| 1962 | 9 | |
| 1963 | 11 | |
| 1964 | 19 | |
| 1965 | 13 | |
| 1966 | 17 | |
| 1967 | 13 | |
| 1968 | 7 | |
| 1969 | 8 | |
| 1970 | 6 | |
| 1971 | 4 | |
| 1972 | 3 | |
| 1973 | 2 |
Data sources
- ATP
- ITF
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rod Laver ranks #7 in Tennis
Rod Laver ranks #7 in Tennis and #252 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 93.1/100.
The verified career covers 1956–1979 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 95/100, with Peak the strongest category at 95/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Grand Slam titles 11, Calendar Grand Slams 2, Career titles 200, Davis Cups 5.
Nearest context: ahead Rafael Nadal (93.1); behind Pancho Gonzales (92.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Rod Laver GOAT Score explained
- Dominance94/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours93/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics93/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Laver comparisons
Rod Laver — frequently asked
- Is Rod Laver the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Rod Laver ranks #7 in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 93.1/100, behind Novak Djokovic (97.6).
- What is Rod Laver's GOAT Score?
- 93.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 94 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 93 (20%), Statistics 93 (15%).
- Where does Rod Laver rank all time?
- #252 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #7 in Tennis.
- Rod Laver vs Rafael Nadal: who ranks higher?
- Rod Laver ranks higher at 93.1 versus Rafael Nadal at 93.1, a margin of 0.0 points.