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Dimitrov vs Clijsters

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ClijstersWinner
80.7

Clijsters wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Dimitrov
79.1

Dimitrov wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇪 Kim Clijsters
80.7

Clijsters leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won the US Open as an unranked mother in 2009 after two years away.

1. Kim Clijsters
80.7
2. Grigor Dimitrov
79.1

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. 🇧🇪 Kim Clijsters5 seasons played · career day 2,55520 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇬 Grigor Dimitrov5 seasons played · career day 2,92111 titles
-45.0% vs Clijsters at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇧🇬 Dimitrov0000114
🇧🇪 Clijsters0000631

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.

MetricDimitrovActiveClijstersRetired
ATP Finals titles1
ATP titles9
Masters 1000 titles1
Career-high ranking3
Career match wins450
Grand Slam titles4
US Open titles3
Career titles41
Weeks at No. 120
Tour Finals titles3
Grand Slam doubles titles2
Dominance w25%7276
Peak w20%8687
Longevity w20%8680
Honours w20%7280
Statistics w15%8282

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GOAT Rank · the data
Clijsters80.7
Dimitrov79.1
The people
Dimitrov
Clijsters

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