Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 58
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 0 | |
| 1888 | 0 | |
| 1889 | 1 | |
| 1890 | 2 | |
| 1891 | 1 | |
| 1892 | 0 | |
| 1893 | 0 | |
| 1894 | 0 | |
| 1895 | 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 Willoughby Hamilton ranks #161 in Tennis
Willoughby Hamilton ranks 161st among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 1752nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 92, Longevity 58, Honours 76, Statistics 78. 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 1887–1896 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1890, 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 titles 1, irish championships titles 2, grand slam titles 1, career span in years 10.
Immediately ahead sits Petra Martić on 75.5, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Ernie Parker on 75.3. 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.
Willoughby Hamilton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hamilton stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1890. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity58/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 58/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Hamilton comparisons
Willoughby Hamilton — frequently asked
- Is Willoughby Hamilton the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Willoughby Hamilton ranks 161st in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 75.4, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
- What is Willoughby Hamilton's GOAT Score?
- 75.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 58 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Willoughby Hamilton rank all time?
- 1752nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 161st within Tennis.
- Willoughby Hamilton vs Petra Martić: who ranks higher?
- Petra Martić, on 75.5 against Willoughby Hamilton's 75.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.