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Rice vs Petrova

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PetrovaWinner
82.2

Petrova wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics

Rice
82.1

Rice wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova
82.2

Petrova leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Former world number three with 13 WTA singles titles.

1. Nadia Petrova
82.2
2. Horace Rice
82.1

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. 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova5 seasons played · career day 2,92199 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Horace Rice5 seasons played · career day 5,47721 titles
-78.8% vs Petrova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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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.

MetricRiceRetiredPetrovaRetired
Grand Slam singles titles1
Grand Slam doubles titles1
Grand Slam finals4
Career years36
Age at last Grand Slam final48
WTA singles titles13
WTA doubles titles24
Career high ranking3
Grand Slam semi-finals3
Olympic medals1
Dominance w25%7276
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%9486
Honours w20%7476
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Petrova82.2
Rice82.1
The people
Rice
Petrova

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