Courier vs Makarova
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Courier wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Makarova wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Courier leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won four majors and spent fifty-eight weeks as world number one.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Courier | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 282 | 686 |
| 🇷🇺 Makarova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 248 |
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 | CourierRetired | MakarovaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major singles titles | 4 | — |
| Weeks at world number one | 58 | — |
| Career singles titles | 23 | — |
| Davis Cup titles | 2 | — |
| Major finals | 7 | — |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 4 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| WTA singles titles | — | 3 |
| Career high singles ranking | — | 8 |
| Grand Slam singles semi-finals | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 88 |
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