Who is better, Santana or Zvonareva?
Vera Zvonareva leads with a GOAT score of 84.3 against 84.2 for Manuel Santana — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Santana vs Zvonareva
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Vera Zvonareva above Manuel Santana: 84.3 vs 84.2. Vera Zvonareva leads on Longevity, Statistics. Manuel Santana leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ZvonarevaWinner
84.3Zvonareva wins: Longevity, Statistics
Santana
84.2Santana wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva
84.3
Zvonareva leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Vera Zvonareva
2. Manuel Santana
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇷🇺 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 day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Santana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 |
| 🇷🇺 Zvonareva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 161 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SantanaRetired | ZvonarevaActive |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 4 | — |
| Roland-Garros titles | 2 | — |
| Wimbledon titles | 1 | — |
| Davis Cup finals | 2 | — |
| Career titles | 72 | — |
| Grand Slam finals | — | 2 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 3 |
| WTA singles titles | — | 12 |
| Career high ranking | — | 2 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Zvonareva84.3
Santana84.2
FAQ
Where does Santana beat Zvonareva?
Santana scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Zvonareva leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Santana vs Zvonareva score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Santana: 84.2, Zvonareva: 84.3.
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