Renshaw vs Pietrangeli
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Renshaw wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Pietrangeli wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Renshaw leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Wimbledon champion in 1888 and part of the sport's first great rivalry.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Renshaw | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 234 | 653 |
| 🇮🇹 Pietrangeli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
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.
| Metric | RenshawRetired | PietrangeliRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon singles titles | 1 | — |
| Wimbledon doubles titles | 5 | — |
| Wimbledon singles finals | 5 | — |
| Seasons played | 14 | — |
| Irish Championships titles | 2 | — |
| Grand Slam singles titles | — | 2 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 1 |
| Davis Cup matches | — | 164 |
| Davis Cup wins | — | 120 |
| Career titles | — | 48 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 90 |
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