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Slocum vs Li
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SlocumWinner
75.0Slocum wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Li
75.0Li wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Henry Slocum
75.0
Slocum leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. US Championships winner in 1888 and 1889.
1. Henry Slocum
2. Li Na
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Henry Slocum5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Li Na5 seasons played · career day 3,6522 titles
-66.7% vs Slocum at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Slocum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 🇨🇳 Li | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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.
| Metric | SlocumRetired | LiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| US Championships titles | 2 | — |
| US doubles titles | 1 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | 3 | 2 |
| Career span in years | 7 | — |
| US finals reached | 3 | — |
| Career singles titles | — | 9 |
| Best world ranking | — | 2 |
| WTA Finals appearances | — | 4 |
| Career match wins | — | 503 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 58 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 76 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Slocum75.0
Li75.0
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