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Sharapova vs Schiavone

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SharapovaWinner
82.2

Sharapova wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Schiavone
80.8

Schiavone wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova
82.2

Sharapova leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Career Grand Slam winner, Wimbledon champion at 17 and Olympic silver medallist.

1. Maria Sharapova
82.2
2. Francesca Schiavone
80.8

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. 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova5 seasons played · career day 2,55514 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone5 seasons played · career day 2,5567 titles
-50.0% vs Sharapova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Sharapova0000917
🇮🇹 Schiavone0000410

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.

MetricSharapovaRetiredSchiavoneRetired
Grand Slam titles5
Career Grand Slams1
Career titles36
Weeks at No. 121
Olympic medals1
Tour Finals titles1
Grand Slam singles titles1
WTA titles8
Fed Cup titles4
Career-high ranking4
Career match wins528
Dominance w25%7872
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8290
Honours w20%8278
Statistics w15%8280

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Sharapova82.2
Schiavone80.8
The people
Sharapova
Schiavone

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