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Diaconu vs Persson

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DiaconuWinner
77.0

Diaconu wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

Persson
77.0

Persson wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇴 Adina Diaconu
77.0

Diaconu leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. European team champion with Romania and a junior world number one.

1. Adina Diaconu
77.0
2. Jörgen Persson
77.0

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

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Titles per season
1. 🇷🇴 Adina Diaconu5 seasons played · career day 2,55528 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Jörgen Persson5 seasons played · career day 3,28623 titles
-17.9% vs Diaconu at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇴 Diaconu00001343
🇸🇪 Persson0000323

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.

MetricDiaconuActivePerssonRetired
European team golds2
European medals4
World junior titles1
Olympic appearances27
WTT titles2
World Championship singles titles1
World team titles4
European Championship titles3
World Cup titles1
Years at top level29
Dominance w25%7070
Peak w20%8680
Longevity w20%7488
Honours w20%7674
Statistics w15%8274

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GOAT Rank · the data
Diaconu77.0
Persson77.0
The people
Diaconu
Persson

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