Who is better, Janković or Clijsters?
Jelena Janković leads with a GOAT score of 80.8 against 80.7 for Kim Clijsters — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Janković vs Clijsters
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jelena Janković above Kim Clijsters: 80.8 vs 80.7. Jelena Janković leads on Longevity, Statistics. Kim Clijsters leads on Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
JankovićWinner
80.8Janković wins: Longevity, Statistics
Clijsters
80.7Clijsters wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Jelena Janković
80.8
Janković leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jelena Janković
2. Kim Clijsters
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇧🇪 Kim Clijsters5 seasons played · career day 2,55520 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković5 seasons played · career day 3,28715 titles
-25.0% vs Clijsters at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇸 Janković | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 🇧🇪 Clijsters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JankovićRetired | ClijstersRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Weeks at No. 1 | 18 | 20 |
| WTA titles | 15 | — |
| Grand Slam finals | 1 | — |
| Masters titles | 4 | — |
| Career match wins | 600 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 4 |
| US Open titles | — | 3 |
| Career titles | — | 41 |
| Tour Finals titles | — | 3 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 87 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Janković80.8
Clijsters80.7
FAQ
Where does Clijsters beat Janković?
Clijsters scores higher on peak, honours. Janković leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Janković vs Clijsters score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Janković: 80.8, Clijsters: 80.7.
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