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Makarova vs Marble

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MarbleWinner
83.7

Marble wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Makarova
83.4

Makarova wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Alice Marble
83.7

Marble leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Five Grand Slam singles titles and a pioneer of the attacking game.

1. Alice Marble
83.7
2. Ekaterina Makarova
83.4

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. 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova5 seasons played · career day 2,921224 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Alice Marble5 seasons played · career day 2,55610 titles
-95.5% vs Makarova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Makarova0000130248
🇺🇸 Marble0000321

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.

MetricMakarovaRetiredMarbleRetired
Grand Slam doubles titles46
Olympic golds1
WTA singles titles3
Career high singles ranking8
Grand Slam singles semi-finals2
Grand Slam singles titles5
Grand Slam mixed titles8
World No. 1 years4
Wightman Cup wins4
Dominance w25%7688
Peak w20%8892
Longevity w20%8466
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Marble83.7
Makarova83.4
The people
Makarova
Marble

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