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Gerulaitis vs Dementieva

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DementievaWinner
80.8

Dementieva wins: Dominance, Honours

Gerulaitis
80.7

Gerulaitis wins: Peak, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva
80.8

Dementieva leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic singles champion in 2008 with two Grand Slam finals.

1. Elena Dementieva
80.8
2. Vitas Gerulaitis
80.7

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. 🇺🇸 Vitas Gerulaitis5 seasons played · career day 3,28617 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva5 seasons played · career day 2,1908 titles
-52.9% vs Gerulaitis at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Gerulaitis0000117
🇷🇺 Dementieva0001617

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.

MetricGerulaitisRetiredDementievaRetired
Grand Slam singles titles1
ATP titles25
Career-high ranking33
Grand Slam doubles titles1
Grand Slam finals32
Olympic golds1
WTA titles16
Fed Cup titles3
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8078
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Dementieva80.8
Gerulaitis80.7
The people
Gerulaitis
Dementieva

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