Who is better, Court or Gonzales?
Pancho Gonzales leads with a GOAT score of 92.9 against 92.5 for Margaret Court — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Court vs Gonzales
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Pancho Gonzales above Margaret Court: 92.9 vs 92.5. Pancho Gonzales leads on Longevity, Peak, Dominance. Margaret Court leads on Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GonzalesWinner
92.9Gonzales wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity
Court
92.5Court wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Pancho Gonzales
92.9
Gonzales leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Pancho Gonzales
2. Margaret Court
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. 🇦🇺 Margaret Court5 seasons played · career day 2,19155 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Pancho Gonzales5 seasons played · career day 2,19134 titles
-38.2% vs Court at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Court | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 81 |
| 🇺🇸 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 | CourtRetired | GonzalesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 24 | — |
| Grand Slam titles (all) | 64 | — |
| Calendar Grand Slams | 1 | — |
| Career singles titles | 192 | — |
| Year-end No. 1 | 7 | — |
| Match wins | 1,180 | — |
| 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% | 93 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Gonzales92.9
Court92.5
FAQ
Where does Court beat Gonzales?
Court scores higher on honours, statistics. Gonzales leads on peak, dominance, longevity.
How is the Court vs Gonzales score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Court: 92.5, Gonzales: 92.9.
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