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Santana vs Zvonareva

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ZvonarevaWinner
84.3

Zvonareva wins: Longevity, Statistics

Santana
84.2

Santana wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva
84.3

Zvonareva leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time Grand Slam singles finalist in 2010 and a US Open doubles champion.

1. Vera Zvonareva
84.3
2. Manuel Santana
84.2

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. 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva5 seasons played · career day 2,556118 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Manuel Santana5 seasons played · career day 2,55617 titles
-85.6% vs Zvonareva at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇪🇸 Santana0000927
🇷🇺 Zvonareva000072161

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.

MetricSantanaRetiredZvonarevaActive
Grand Slam singles titles4
Roland-Garros titles2
Wimbledon titles1
Davis Cup finals2
Career titles72
Grand Slam finals2
Grand Slam doubles titles3
WTA singles titles12
Career high ranking2
Olympic medals2
Dominance w25%8078
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8088
Honours w20%8680
Statistics w15%8488

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GOAT Rank · the data
Zvonareva84.3
Santana84.2
The people
Santana
Zvonareva

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