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Margaret Court: the case for the GOAT

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    Margaret Court: the case for the GOAT

    Australia · Born 16 July 1942, Albury, New South Wales, Australia · Career 1960–1977

    Tall Australian serve-and-volleyer with exceptional fitness and reach, who won major titles in singles, doubles and mixed across both the amateur and Open eras.

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    Why Margaret Court could be the GOAT

    Court holds the all-time record of 24 major singles titles and 64 majors overall, and she won the calendar Grand Slam in 1970. She completed the career Grand Slam in singles, doubles and mixed. Critics note many of her Australian titles came against thin fields, but her total remains the benchmark.

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    Margaret Court is #9 of 20 in the fan ranking, with a 3–2 head-to-head record from 17 Women's tennis votes. See the full Women's tennis GOAT ranking

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    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

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