Hingis vs Wade
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Hingis wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Wade wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Hingis leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World No. 1 at 16 and later one of the greatest doubles players ever.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Hingis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 41 |
| 🇬🇧 Wade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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.
| Metric | HingisRetired | WadeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 5 | 3 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | 13 | 4 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | 209 | — |
| Career singles titles | 43 | — |
| Year-end No. 1 | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| WTA singles titles | — | 55 |
| Fed Cup titles | — | 4 |
| Career match wins | — | 839 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 82 |
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