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Kafelnikov vs Djokovic

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DjokovicWinner
97.6

Djokovic wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Kafelnikov
83.0

Kafelnikov wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic
97.6

Djokovic leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Record Slam count, record weeks at No. 1, positive H2H against both rivals.

1. Novak Djokovic
97.6
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov
83.0

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

Through age 21 · Titles per season
1. 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic11 titles
3 seasons by age 21 · 3.7 per season

Setting the pace at age 21

No verified birth date for Kafelnikov — shown in the pro-debut view instead.

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.

MetricKafelnikovRetiredDjokovicActive
Major singles titles2
Olympic gold medals1
Major doubles titles4
Career singles titles26
Weeks at world number one6
Grand Slam titles24
Weeks at No. 1428
Masters 1000 titles40
Career titles99
Match win %83.2%
Year-end No. 1 finishes8
Olympic gold1
Dominance w25%8099
Peak w20%9096
Longevity w20%7897
Honours w20%8499
Statistics w15%8496

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Djokovic97.6
Kafelnikov83.0
The people
Kafelnikov
Djokovic

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