Who is better, Gemmell or Navratilova?
Martina Navratilova leads with a GOAT score of 95.1 against 18.7 for Rice Gemmell — a gap of 76.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Gemmell vs Navratilova
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Martina Navratilova above Rice Gemmell: 95.1 vs 18.7. Martina Navratilova leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
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NavratilovaWinner
95.1Navratilova wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Gemmell
18.7Gemmell wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova
95.1
Navratilova leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Gemmell — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Martina Navratilova
2. Rice Gemmell
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
Through age 22 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova11 titles
1 season by age 22 · 11 per season
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Gemmell — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | GemmellRetired | NavratilovaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | — | 18 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 31 |
| Career singles titles | — | 167 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 332 |
| Match win % | — | 90.1% |
| Wimbledon titles | — | 9 |
| Dominance w25% | 18.6 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 20.6 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 16.6 | 97 |
| Honours w20% | 19.6 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 17.6 | 93 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Navratilova95.1
Gemmell18.7
FAQ
Where does Gemmell beat Navratilova?
Gemmell does not lead any of the five categories; Navratilova is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Gemmell vs Navratilova score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Gemmell: 18.7, Navratilova: 95.1.
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