Who is better, Sharapova or Petrova?
Maria Sharapova leads with a GOAT score of 82.2 against 82.2 for Nadia Petrova — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sharapova vs Petrova
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Maria Sharapova and Nadia Petrova level at 82.2. Maria Sharapova leads on Honours, Dominance. Nadia Petrova leads on Statistics, Longevity.
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SharapovaWinner
82.2Sharapova wins: Dominance, Honours
Petrova
82.2Petrova wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova
82.2
Sharapova leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Maria Sharapova
2. Nadia Petrova
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. 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova5 seasons played · career day 2,92199 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova5 seasons played · career day 2,55514 titles
-85.9% vs Petrova at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Sharapova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 🇷🇺 Petrova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 102 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SharapovaRetired | PetrovaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam titles | 5 | — |
| Career Grand Slams | 1 | — |
| Career titles | 36 | — |
| Weeks at No. 1 | 21 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | 1 |
| Tour Finals titles | 1 | — |
| WTA singles titles | — | 13 |
| WTA doubles titles | — | 24 |
| Career high ranking | — | 3 |
| Grand Slam semi-finals | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sharapova82.2
Petrova82.2
FAQ
Where does Petrova beat Sharapova?
Petrova scores higher on statistics, longevity. Sharapova leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Sharapova vs Petrova score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sharapova: 82.2, Petrova: 82.2.
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