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Novotná vs Azarenka

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NovotnáWinner
78.5

Novotná wins: Honours, Statistics

Azarenka
78.2

Azarenka wins: Peak, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇿 Jana Novotná
78.5

Novotná leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 1998 Wimbledon champion and one of the great doubles players of her era.

1. Jana Novotná
78.5
2. Victoria Azarenka
78.2

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. 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná5 seasons played · career day 2,19112 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka5 seasons played · career day 2,9215 titles
-58.3% vs Novotná at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇿 Novotná0001820
🇧🇾 Azarenka000018

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.

MetricNovotnáRetiredAzarenkaActive
Grand Slam singles titles1
Grand Slam doubles titles12
Olympic medals4
Career singles titles2421
Best world ranking2
Grand Slam titles2
Weeks at No. 151
Olympic golds1
WTA 1000 titles10
Dominance w25%7474
Peak w20%8286
Longevity w20%7880
Honours w20%8074
Statistics w15%8078

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GOAT Rank · the data
Novotná78.5
Azarenka78.2
The people
Novotná
Azarenka

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