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Pennetta vs Janković

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PennettaWinner
81.2

Pennetta wins: Peak, Honours

Janković
80.8

Janković wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta
81.2

Pennetta leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Won the 2015 US Open and retired as champion at the top of her game.

1. Flavia Pennetta
81.2
2. Jelena Janković
80.8

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. 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković5 seasons played · career day 3,28715 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta5 seasons played · career day 3,2878 titles
-46.7% vs Janković at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Pennetta000008
🇷🇸 Janković0000015

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.

MetricPennettaRetiredJankovićRetired
Grand Slam singles titles1
WTA titles1115
Fed Cup titles4
Doubles world No. 1 weeks4
Career-high singles ranking6
Weeks at No. 118
Grand Slam finals1
Masters titles4
Career match wins600
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8284
Honours w20%8276
Statistics w15%8284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Pennetta81.2
Janković80.8
The people
Pennetta
Janković

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