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Hart vs Connors

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ConnorsWinner
88.5

Connors wins: Longevity, Statistics

Hart
88.4

Hart wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Time range

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors
88.5

Connors leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. 109 singles titles and 268 weeks at No. 1 — both long-standing records.

1. Jimmy Connors
88.5
2. Doris Hart
88.4

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
1. 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors5 seasons played · career day 2,19158 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Doris Hart5 seasons played · career day 3,28620 titles
-65.5% vs Connors at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hart0000220
🇺🇸 Connors000113879

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.

MetricHartRetiredConnorsRetired
Grand Slam singles titles6
Grand Slam doubles titles14
Grand Slam mixed titles15
Career Grand Slam completions3
Wightman Cup appearances8
Grand Slam titles8
Career titles109
Weeks at No. 1268
Match wins1,274
Year-end No. 15
US Open titles5
Dominance w25%8886
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8092
Honours w20%9484
Statistics w15%8892

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GOAT Rank · the data
Connors88.5
Hart88.4
The people
Hart
Connors

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