Clijsters vs Lenglen
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Lenglen wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Clijsters wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Lenglen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The first female tennis superstar: 8 majors and an era of near-total dominance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Clijsters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 |
| 🇫🇷 Lenglen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
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 | ClijstersRetired | LenglenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam titles | 4 | — |
| US Open titles | 3 | — |
| Career titles | 41 | — |
| Weeks at No. 1 | 20 | — |
| Tour Finals titles | 3 | — |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | 2 | — |
| Grand Slam singles titles | — | 8 |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| Career singles titles | — | 83 |
| Career match losses | — | 7 |
| Wimbledon titles | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 87 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 90 |
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