Who is better, Brough or Gonzales?
Pancho Gonzales leads with a GOAT score of 92.9 against 90.7 for Louise Brough — a gap of 2.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Brough vs Gonzales
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Pancho Gonzales above Louise Brough: 92.9 vs 90.7. Pancho Gonzales leads on Longevity, Dominance, Peak. Louise Brough leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GonzalesWinner
92.9Gonzales wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity
Brough
90.7Brough wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Pancho Gonzales
92.9
Gonzales leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Pancho Gonzales
2. Louise Brough
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. 🇺🇸 Pancho Gonzales5 seasons played · career day 2,19134 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Louise Brough5 seasons played · career day 2,55620 titles
-41.2% vs Gonzales at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Brough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| 🇺🇸 Gonzales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 61 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BroughRetired | GonzalesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 6 | — |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | 21 | — |
| Grand Slam mixed titles | 8 | — |
| Wimbledon singles titles | 4 | — |
| Wightman Cup ties won | 22 | — |
| Amateur Grand Slam titles | — | 2 |
| World professional titles | — | 8 |
| Pro tour tournament wins | — | 113 |
| US Pro titles | — | 8 |
| Career span in years | — | 27 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Gonzales92.9
Brough90.7
FAQ
Where does Brough beat Gonzales?
Brough scores higher on honours. Gonzales leads on peak, dominance, longevity.
How is the Brough vs Gonzales score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Brough: 90.7, Gonzales: 92.9.
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