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Smith vs Mandlíková

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SmithWinner
81.5

Smith wins: Peak, Longevity

Mandlíková
81.5

Mandlíková wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Stan Smith
81.5

Smith leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. US Open and Wimbledon champion who anchored seven Davis Cup wins.

1. Stan Smith
81.5
2. Hana Mandlíková
81.5

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
1. 🇺🇸 Stan Smith5 seasons played · career day 1,826358 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇿 Hana Mandlíková5 seasons played · career day 2,19014 titles
-96.1% vs Smith at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Smith0048108263688
🇨🇿 Mandlíková00021224

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.

MetricSmithRetiredMandlíkováRetired
Major singles titles2
Major doubles titles5
Davis Cup titles7
Career singles titles39
Year-end world number one1
Grand Slam singles titles4
WTA titles27
Career-high ranking3
Fed Cup titles3
Grand Slam finals11
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%7874
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8082

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GOAT Rank · the data
Smith81.5
Mandlíková81.5
The people
Smith
Mandlíková

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