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Nyström vs Dementieva

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DementievaWinner
80.8

Dementieva wins: Longevity

Nyström
80.7

Nyström wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva
80.8

Dementieva leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic singles champion in 2008 with two Grand Slam finals.

1. Elena Dementieva
80.8
2. Joakim Nyström
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. 🇸🇪 Joakim Nyström5 seasons played · career day 2,190148 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva5 seasons played · career day 2,1908 titles
-94.6% vs Nyström at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Nyström00090141252
🇷🇺 Dementieva0001617

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.

MetricNyströmRetiredDementievaRetired
ATP titles13
Grand Slam doubles titles1
Davis Cup titles3
Career high ranking7
Seasons on tour11
Olympic golds1
WTA titles16
Grand Slam finals2
Fed Cup titles3
Career-high ranking3
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%7678
Honours w20%8080
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Dementieva80.8
Nyström80.7
The people
Nyström
Dementieva

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