Zhang Yining vs Li Xiaoxia
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Zhang Yining wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Li Xiaoxia wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Zhang Yining leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Four Olympic golds and the highest win rate of the modern women's game.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Zhang Yining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 |
| 🇨🇳 Li Xiaoxia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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 | Zhang YiningRetired | Li XiaoxiaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | 2 |
| World Championship singles titles | 2 | 2 |
| World Cup singles titles | 4 | — |
| World team titles | 4 | 4 |
| Months at No. 1 | 64 | 12 |
| ITTF Tour titles | 20 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Grand Slams completed | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 78 |
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