Navratilova vs Serena
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Navratilova wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Serena wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Navratilova leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
Navratilova is -100.0% behind Serena's pace at age 21
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | NavratilovaRetired | SerenaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 18 | — |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | 31 | — |
| Career singles titles | 167 | — |
| Weeks at No. 1 | 332 | 319 |
| Match win % | 90.1% | 85.8% |
| Wimbledon titles | 9 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 23 |
| Masters 1000 titles | — | 23 |
| Career titles | — | 73 |
| Year-end No. 1 finishes | — | 5 |
| Olympic gold | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 96 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 97 | 93 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 95 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 92 |
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