Who is better, Pennetta or Davenport?
Flavia Pennetta leads with a GOAT score of 81.2 against 81.1 for Lindsay Davenport — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pennetta vs Davenport
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Flavia Pennetta above Lindsay Davenport: 81.2 vs 81.1. Flavia Pennetta leads on Peak, Honours. Lindsay Davenport leads on Dominance, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PennettaWinner
81.2Pennetta wins: Peak, Honours
Davenport
81.1Davenport wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta
81.2
Pennetta leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Flavia Pennetta
2. Lindsay Davenport
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. 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport5 seasons played · career day 2,19020 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta5 seasons played · career day 3,2878 titles
-60.0% vs Davenport at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Pennetta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 🇺🇸 Davenport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 35 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PennettaRetired | DavenportRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 1 | — |
| WTA titles | 11 | — |
| Fed Cup titles | 4 | — |
| Doubles world No. 1 weeks | 4 | — |
| Career-high singles ranking | 6 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 3 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Career titles | — | 55 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 98 |
| Year-end No. 1 | — | 4 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 85 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Pennetta81.2
Davenport81.1
FAQ
Where does Davenport beat Pennetta?
Davenport scores higher on dominance, longevity. Pennetta leads on peak, honours.
How is the Pennetta vs Davenport score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pennetta: 81.2, Davenport: 81.1.
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