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Hughes vs Rybakina

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RybakinaWinner
76.1

Rybakina wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Hughes
75.9

Hughes wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇿 Elena Rybakina
76.1

Rybakina leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Wimbledon champion in 2022 and a WTA Finals winner.

1. Elena Rybakina
76.1
2. Geoff Hughes
75.9

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. 🇦🇺 Geoff Hughes5 seasons played · career day 2,19044 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇿 Elena Rybakina5 seasons played · career day 2,55515 titles
-65.9% vs Hughes at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Hughes000164169
🇰🇿 Rybakina0000622

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.

MetricHughesRetiredRybakinaActive
Grand Slam doubles titles1
Grand Slam finals22
Davis Cup ties played6
National tournament wins5
Career years11
Grand Slam singles titles1
WTA titles8
WTA Finals titles1
Career-high ranking3
Dominance w25%6676
Peak w20%8486
Longevity w20%7862
Honours w20%7276
Statistics w15%8482

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rybakina76.1
Hughes75.9
The people
Hughes
Rybakina

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