Who is better, Dementieva or Janković?
Elena Dementieva leads with a GOAT score of 80.8 against 80.8 for Jelena Janković — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Dementieva vs Janković
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Elena Dementieva and Jelena Janković level at 80.8. Elena Dementieva leads on Honours, Peak. Jelena Janković leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
DementievaWinner
80.8Dementieva wins: Peak, Honours
Janković
80.8Janković wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva
80.8
Dementieva leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Elena Dementieva
2. Jelena Janković
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković5 seasons played · career day 3,28715 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva5 seasons played · career day 2,1908 titles
-46.7% vs Janković at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Dementieva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 🇷🇸 Janković | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DementievaRetired | JankovićRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| WTA titles | 16 | 15 |
| Grand Slam finals | 2 | 1 |
| Fed Cup titles | 3 | — |
| Career-high ranking | 3 | — |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 18 |
| Masters titles | — | 4 |
| Career match wins | — | 600 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Dementieva80.8
Janković80.8
FAQ
Where does Janković beat Dementieva?
Janković scores higher on longevity. Dementieva leads on peak, honours.
How is the Dementieva vs Janković score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Dementieva: 80.8, Janković: 80.8.
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