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R. Doherty vs Ashe

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R. DohertyWinner
87.9

R. Doherty wins: Dominance, Statistics

Ashe
87.4

Ashe wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Reginald Doherty
87.9

R. Doherty leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Four Wimbledon singles titles and eight doubles titles with his brother.

1. Reginald Doherty
87.9
2. Arthur Ashe
87.4

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Titles per season
1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Reginald Doherty5 seasons played · career day 1,825314 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Arthur Ashe5 seasons played · career day 2,55622 titles
-93.0% vs R. Doherty at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 R. Doherty004091314710
🇺🇸 Ashe00001531

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.

MetricR. DohertyRetiredAsheRetired
Wimbledon singles titles4
Wimbledon doubles titles8
Olympic gold medals3
Davis Cup titles43
Major finals8
Grand Slam singles titles3
Career titles76
Career-high ranking2
Year-end Masters titles1
Dominance w25%8884
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%7882
Honours w20%9090
Statistics w15%9088

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GOAT Rank · the data
R. Doherty87.9
Ashe87.4
The people
R. Doherty
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