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Gibson vs Söderling

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GibsonWinner
78.0

Gibson wins: Dominance, Honours

Söderling
77.3

Söderling wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Althea Gibson
78.0

Gibson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. The first Black champion at Wimbledon and the US Championships.

1. Althea Gibson
78.0
2. Robin Söderling
77.3

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. 🇸🇪 Robin Söderling5 seasons played · career day 2,5557 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Althea Gibson5 seasons played · career day 2,1900 titles
-100.0% vs Söderling at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Gibson000007
🇸🇪 Söderling0000411

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.

MetricGibsonRetiredSöderlingRetired
Grand Slam singles titles5
Grand Slam doubles titles6
Wimbledon titles2
US Championships titles2
Year-end No. 1 finishes2
Grand Slam finals2
ATP titles10
Career-high ranking4
Masters 1000 finals2
Wins over world No. 12
Dominance w25%8076
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%6266
Honours w20%8074
Statistics w15%8082

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Gibson78.0
Söderling77.3
The people
Gibson
Söderling

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