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Davenport vs Wilander

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WilanderWinner
82.4

Wilander wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Davenport
81.1

Davenport wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Mats Wilander
82.4

Wilander leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three majors in 1988 and a Roland-Garros title at 17.

1. Mats Wilander
82.4
2. Lindsay Davenport
81.1

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. 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport5 seasons played · career day 2,19020 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander5 seasons played · career day 2,55619 titles
-5.0% vs Davenport at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Davenport00011335
🇸🇪 Wilander0000530

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.

MetricDavenportRetiredWilanderRetired
Grand Slam titles37
Olympic golds1
Career titles5533
Weeks at No. 19820
Year-end No. 14
Grand Slam doubles titles3
French Open titles3
Davis Cups3
Grand Slam finals11
Dominance w25%7680
Peak w20%8589
Longevity w20%8478
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8284

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Wilander82.4
Davenport81.1
The people
Davenport
Wilander

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