Who is better, King or Brough?
Louise Brough leads with a GOAT score of 90.7 against 89.8 for Billie Jean King — a gap of 0.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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King vs Brough
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Louise Brough above Billie Jean King: 90.7 vs 89.8. Louise Brough leads on Peak, Statistics, Dominance. Billie Jean King leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BroughWinner
90.7Brough wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
King
89.8King wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Louise Brough
90.7
Brough leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Louise Brough
2. Billie Jean King
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Billie Jean King5 seasons played · career day 2,92133 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Louise Brough5 seasons played · career day 2,55620 titles
-39.4% vs King at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 |
| 🇺🇸 Brough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KingRetired | BroughRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 12 | 6 |
| Grand Slam titles (all) | 39 | — |
| Wimbledon titles (all) | 20 | — |
| Career singles titles | 129 | — |
| Year-end No. 1 | 5 | — |
| Fed Cups | 7 | — |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 21 |
| Grand Slam mixed titles | — | 8 |
| Wimbledon singles titles | — | 4 |
| Wightman Cup ties won | — | 22 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 91 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Brough90.7
King89.8
FAQ
Where does King beat Brough?
King scores higher on longevity. Brough leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the King vs Brough score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. King: 89.8, Brough: 90.7.
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