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L. Doherty vs Borotra

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
L. DohertyWinner
89.2

L. Doherty wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Borotra
88.7

Borotra wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Laurence Doherty
89.2

L. Doherty leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Five straight Wimbledon titles and Olympic gold in 1900.

1. Laurence Doherty
89.2
2. Jean Borotra
88.7

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Titles per season
1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Laurence Doherty5 seasons played · career day 1,825283 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Jean Borotra5 seasons played · career day 1,825277 titles
-2.1% vs L. Doherty at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 L. Doherty004088283631
🇫🇷 Borotra003580277643

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.

MetricL. DohertyRetiredBorotraRetired
Wimbledon singles titles5
US Championships1
Olympic gold medals3
Davis Cup titles46
Major doubles titles89
Major singles titles4
Wimbledon titles2
Australian titles1
Dominance w25%9284
Peak w20%9692
Longevity w20%7492
Honours w20%9290
Statistics w15%9286

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GOAT Rank · the data
L. Doherty89.2
Borotra88.7
The people
L. Doherty
Borotra

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