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Sharapova vs Henin

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HeninWinner
83.3

Henin wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Sharapova
82.2

Sharapova wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇪 Justine Henin
83.3

Henin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Four Roland-Garros titles and the best one-handed backhand of her era.

1. Justine Henin
83.3
2. Maria Sharapova
82.2

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. 🇧🇪 Justine Henin5 seasons played · career day 2,19120 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova5 seasons played · career day 2,55514 titles
-30.0% vs Henin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Sharapova0000917
🇧🇪 Henin00021641

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.

MetricSharapovaRetiredHeninRetired
Grand Slam titles57
Career Grand Slams1
Career titles3643
Weeks at No. 121117
Olympic medals1
Tour Finals titles1
French Open titles4
Olympic golds1
Year-end No. 13
Dominance w25%7883
Peak w20%8889
Longevity w20%8276
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8285

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GOAT Rank · the data
Henin83.3
Sharapova82.2
The people
Sharapova
Henin

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