Ashe vs Venus
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Ashe wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Venus wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Ashe leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won the US Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon and broke barriers in the sport.
Category breakdown
Season form · Titles per season
Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ashe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 31 |
| 🇺🇸 Venus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | AsheRetired | VenusRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 3 | 7 |
| Career titles | 76 | — |
| Davis Cup titles | 3 | — |
| Career-high ranking | 2 | — |
| Year-end Masters titles | 1 | — |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 14 |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| Career singles titles | — | 49 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 11 |
| Match wins | — | 815 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
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