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Parke vs Clijsters

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ParkeWinner
81.0

Parke wins: Peak, Statistics

Clijsters
80.7

Clijsters wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇪 James Cecil Parke
81.0

Parke leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Australasian champion in 1912 and also an Ireland rugby international.

1. James Cecil Parke
81.0
2. Kim Clijsters
80.7

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. 🇮🇪 James Cecil Parke5 seasons played · career day 2,55643 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇪 Kim Clijsters5 seasons played · career day 2,55520 titles
-53.5% vs Parke at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇪 Parke00002546
🇧🇪 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.

MetricParkeRetiredClijstersRetired
Grand Slam singles titles1
Grand Slam mixed titles2
Davis Cup titles1
Rugby caps for Ireland20
Career years17
Grand Slam titles4
US Open titles3
Career titles41
Weeks at No. 120
Tour Finals titles3
Grand Slam doubles titles2
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%9087
Longevity w20%8080
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8682

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GOAT Rank · the data
Parke81.0
Clijsters80.7
The people
Parke
Clijsters

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