Well, it's better than finding out posthumously

I'd like to introduce you to Evonne Goolagong, a tennis player from the 1970s.

You don't hear much about her these days, but boy, she went on a tear in 1976, winning six tournaments, including the Australian Open.

But she never quite summited the top of the WTA rankings -- until now.

Some stathead for the WTA plugged all the numbers into a computer (rumor has it they relied heavily on the abacus until the early 1990s), and determined that Goolagong rightfully deserved the #1 ranking for a two-week period.

Two weeks. Thirty years ago. And they sent her a trophy for it. I'm glad credit has been given where credit was due, but I'm plagued by a burning question on the subject.

Who was the geek digging around in 30-year-old stats that found this?