Who is better, Nadal or Serena?
Serena Williams leads with a GOAT score of 94.6 against 93.1 for Rafael Nadal — a gap of 1.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Nadal vs Serena
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Serena Williams above Rafael Nadal: 94.6 vs 93.1. Serena Williams leads on Longevity, Statistics, Dominance.
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SerenaWinner
94.6Serena wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Nadal
93.1Nadal wins: no category outright
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Serena Williams
94.6
Serena leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Serena Williams
2. Rafael Nadal
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal23 titles
4 seasons by age 21 · 5.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇺🇸 Serena Williams8 titles
1 season by age 21 · 8 per season
Serena is -65.2% behind Nadal'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.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Serena94.6
Nadal93.1
FAQ
Where does Nadal beat Serena?
Nadal does not lead any of the five categories; Serena is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Nadal vs Serena score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Nadal: 93.1, Serena: 94.6.
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