Who is better, Dementieva or Clijsters?
Elena Dementieva leads with a GOAT score of 80.8 against 80.7 for Kim Clijsters — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Dementieva vs Clijsters
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Elena Dementieva above Kim Clijsters: 80.8 vs 80.7. Elena Dementieva leads on Statistics, Peak. Kim Clijsters leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
DementievaWinner
80.8Dementieva wins: Peak, Statistics
Clijsters
80.7Clijsters wins: Longevity
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva
80.8
Dementieva leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Elena Dementieva
2. Kim Clijsters
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. 🇧🇪 Kim Clijsters5 seasons played · career day 2,55520 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva5 seasons played · career day 2,1908 titles
-60.0% vs Clijsters at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Dementieva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 🇧🇪 Clijsters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DementievaRetired | ClijstersRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| WTA titles | 16 | — |
| Grand Slam finals | 2 | — |
| Fed Cup titles | 3 | — |
| Career-high ranking | 3 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 4 |
| US Open titles | — | 3 |
| Career titles | — | 41 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 20 |
| Tour Finals titles | — | 3 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 87 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Dementieva80.8
Clijsters80.7
FAQ
Where does Clijsters beat Dementieva?
Clijsters scores higher on longevity. Dementieva leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Dementieva vs Clijsters score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Dementieva: 80.8, Clijsters: 80.7.
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