Guys, the title of this thread is ' Navratilova had a better career than Court' The OP reads "It was because she got all her titles in a professional competition, while the Court played among amateurs (and at the beginning of the open era).
And the Court got the Grand Slam calendar? Is Don Budge considered to be a better player than Pete Sampras or Bjorn Borg?
Court numbers are inflated due to the amateur era and do not deserve to be ranked higher than Navratilova in the ATG ranking."
We have allowed ourselves to stray far afield and it has not been especially cordial in this thread . So lets get back to comparing these two women's doubles careers.
Navratilova's doubles record in Majors "She …. was ranked No. 1 in doubles 237 weeks and 191 consecutive. Navratilova’s doubles partnership with
Pam Shriver garnered 20 titles; her 31 total women’s doubles titles in 37 finals yet another milestone in a dizzying list of all-time records."
https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/martina-navratilova
Martina' Doubles
Australian Open:
W 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989
French Open:
W 1975, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Wimbledon:
W 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986
US Open:
W 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
Martina's Mixed Doubles
Australian Open:
W 2003
French Open:
W 1974, 1985
Wimbledon:
W 1985, 1993, 1995, 2003
US Open:
W 1985, 1987, 2006
"Court is one of only five players in tennis history, joining Navratilova, Serena Williams, Emerson, and
Frank Sedgman, to win a career Grand Slam in two categories, and she stands alone as the
only player in history to win three calendar-year Grand Slams (one in singles, two in mixed doubles). Court won singles, doubles, and mixed doubles championships at all four majors (a career boxed-set), and only Navratilova and
Doris Hart can claim the same, but Court won all 12 majors at least
twice. No one in history has come remotely close to that record.
An astonishing 40 of her major championships came in doubles, the
coup de grace coming in 1963 when she teamed with fellow Aussie Ken Fletcher to win the mixed doubles Grand Slam. In 1965 she became the only player in history to win a mixed doubles Grand Slam twice, winning the French and Wimbledon with Fletcher, the Australian with
John Newcombe and the U.S. Nationals with
Fred Stolle. Court’s 40 doubles and mixed doubles titles were enormous accomplishments, winning 11 at the Australian, eight at the French, seven at Wimbledon, and 12 the U.S. Nationals/US Open (The Australian doubles titles in 1965 and 1969 were shared due to inclement weather postponing the final)."
https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/margaret-smith-court
Courts Doubles
Australian Championships/Open:
W 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973
French Championships/Open:
W 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973
Wimbledon:
W 1964, 1969
U.S. Nationals/US Open:
W 1963, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1975
Court's Mixed Doubles
Australian Championships/Open:
W 1963, 1964, 1965*, 1969*
French Championships/Open:
W 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969
Wimbledon:
W 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1975
U.S. Nationals/US Open:
W 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972