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Henin vs Sánchez Vicario

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HeninWinner
83.3

Henin wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Sánchez Vicario
81.4

Sánchez Vicario wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇪 Justine Henin
83.3

Henin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Four Roland-Garros titles and the best one-handed backhand of her era.

1. Justine Henin
83.3
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. 🇧🇪 Justine Henin5 seasons played · career day 2,19120 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario5 seasons played · career day 2,92112 titles
-40.0% vs Henin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇧🇪 Henin00021641
🇪🇸 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.

MetricHeninRetiredSánchez VicarioRetired
Grand Slam titles7
French Open titles4
Olympic golds1
Career titles43
Weeks at No. 1117
Year-end No. 13
Grand Slam singles titles4
Grand Slam doubles titles6
Olympic medals4
Career singles titles29
Fed Cup titles5
Dominance w25%8378
Peak w20%8982
Longevity w20%7684
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8582

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GOAT Rank · the data
Henin83.3
Sánchez Vicario81.4
The people
Henin
Sánchez Vicario

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