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Tennis · All-court · England

Wilfred Baddeley

1890–1897 · Three Wimbledon singles titles and the youngest champion of his era.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
82.8
Cultural & brand footprint 55/100 · total legacy 73.6
Wimbledon singles titles
3
Wimbledon doubles titles
4
Wimbledon finals
6
Age at first title
19
Seasons in competition
8

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
70
Honours
84
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
189045
189196
189287
189377
189468
189559
189649
189740

Data sources

  • ATP Tour records
  • International Tennis Hall of Fame
  • Grand Slam archives

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

Why Wilfred Baddeley ranks #98 in Tennis

Wilfred Baddeley ranks 98th among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 1900th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 70, 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 1890–1897 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1891, 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 wimbledon singles titles 3, wimbledon doubles titles 4, wimbledon finals 6, age at first title 19.

Immediately ahead sits Juan Carlos Ferrero on 82.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Guillermo Vilas on 82.7. 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.

Wilfred Baddeley GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Baddeley stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1891. Scored 92/100.
Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
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.

Wilfred Baddeley — frequently asked

Is Wilfred Baddeley the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Wilfred Baddeley ranks 98th in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 82.8, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
What is Wilfred Baddeley's GOAT Score?
82.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Wilfred Baddeley rank all time?
1900th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 98th within Tennis.
Wilfred Baddeley vs Juan Carlos Ferrero: who ranks higher?
Wilfred Baddeley, on 82.8 against Juan Carlos Ferrero's 82.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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