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Hartley vs Sánchez Vicario

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HartleyWinner
81.6

Hartley wins: Peak, Statistics

Sánchez Vicario
81.4

Sánchez Vicario wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 John Hartley
81.6

Hartley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The only clergyman to win Wimbledon, taking the title in 1879 and 1880.

1. John Hartley
81.6
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
81.4

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. 🇬🇧 John Hartley5 seasons played · career day 1,82514 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario5 seasons played · career day 2,92112 titles
-14.3% vs Hartley at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Hartley00451435
🇪🇸 Sánchez Vicario0000315

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.

MetricHartleyRetiredSánchez VicarioRetired
Wimbledon titles2
Wimbledon finals3
Consecutive titles2
Career years13
Wimbledon appearances6
Grand Slam singles titles4
Grand Slam doubles titles6
Olympic medals4
Career singles titles29
Fed Cup titles5
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%9282
Longevity w20%7484
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8682

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hartley81.6
Sánchez Vicario81.4
The people
Hartley
Sánchez Vicario

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