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Henkel vs Kuerten

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HenkelWinner
76.5

Henkel wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Kuerten
76.1

Kuerten wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Henner Henkel
76.5

Henkel leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. French champion in 1937 and a Davis Cup mainstay for Germany.

1. Henner Henkel
76.5
2. Gustavo Kuerten
76.1

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. 🇩🇪 Henner Henkel5 seasons played · career day 1,82515 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Gustavo Kuerten5 seasons played · career day 2,55614 titles
-6.7% vs Henkel at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Henkel00131520
🇧🇷 Kuerten0000417

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.

MetricHenkelRetiredKuertenRetired
Grand Slam singles titles1
Grand Slam doubles titles2
World ranking high3
Davis Cup wins27
Career span in years7
Grand Slam titles3
Career titles20
Weeks at No. 143
Tour Finals titles1
Masters 1000 titles5
Year-end No. 11
Dominance w25%7472
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%6272
Honours w20%7874
Statistics w15%8078

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GOAT Rank · the data
Henkel76.5
Kuerten76.1
The people
Henkel
Kuerten

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