Who is better, Djokovic or Del Potro?
Novak Djokovic leads with a GOAT score of 97.6 against 82.4 for Juan Martín del Potro — a gap of 15.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Djokovic vs Del Potro
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Novak Djokovic above Juan Martín del Potro: 97.6 vs 82.4. Novak Djokovic leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
DjokovicWinner
97.6Djokovic wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Del Potro
82.4Del Potro wins: no category outright
Candidates
Locked to TennisShareable URL · /compare/djokovic-vs-juan-martin-del-potro
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic
97.6
Djokovic leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Novak Djokovic
2. Juan Martín del Potro
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 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic11 titles
3 seasons by age 21 · 3.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Del Potro — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | DjokovicActive | Del PotroRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam titles | 24 | — |
| Weeks at No. 1 | 428 | — |
| Masters 1000 titles | 40 | — |
| Career titles | 99 | — |
| Match win % | 83.2% | — |
| Year-end No. 1 finishes | 8 | — |
| Olympic gold | 1 | — |
| Grand Slam singles titles | — | 1 |
| ATP titles | — | 22 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| Davis Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Career-high ranking | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 99 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 97 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Djokovic97.6
Del Potro82.4
FAQ
Where does Del Potro beat Djokovic?
Del Potro does not lead any of the five categories; Djokovic is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Djokovic vs Del Potro score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Djokovic: 97.6, Del Potro: 82.4.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Djokovic vs Del Potro. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.