Heath vs Austin
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Heath wins: Longevity
Austin wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Heath leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Won the first Australasian Championships in 1905 and again in 1910.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Heath | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 🇺🇸 Austin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 25 |
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 | HeathRetired | AustinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Australian titles | 2 | — |
| Australian doubles titles | 1 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | 3 | — |
| Career span in years | 15 | — |
| Australian finals | 2 | — |
| Grand Slam singles titles | — | 2 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 22 |
| WTA titles | — | 30 |
| WTA Finals titles | — | 1 |
| Age at first major | — | 16 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 56 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 80 |
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