Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 0 |
Data sources
- ATP
- WTA
- ITF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jelena Janković ranks #42 in Tennis
Jelena Janković ranks 42nd among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 673rd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 84, Honours 76, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Tennis reference universe of 250 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2000–2017 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes weeks at no. 1 18, wta titles 15, grand slam finals 1, masters titles 4.
Immediately ahead sits Flavia Pennetta on 81.2, a gap of 0.4 points. Directly behind is Suzanne Lenglen on 85.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Jelena Janković GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Janković stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Janković comparisons
Jelena Janković — frequently asked
- Is Jelena Janković the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jelena Janković ranks 42nd in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 80.8, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
- What is Jelena Janković's GOAT Score?
- 80.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jelena Janković rank all time?
- 673rd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 42nd within Tennis.
- Jelena Janković vs Flavia Pennetta: who ranks higher?
- Flavia Pennetta, on 81.2 against Jelena Janković's 80.8 — a margin of 0.4 points.