Who is better, Sánchez Vicario or Pierce?
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario leads with a GOAT score of 81.4 against 81.3 for Mary Pierce — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sánchez Vicario vs Pierce
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Arantxa Sánchez Vicario above Mary Pierce: 81.4 vs 81.3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours. Mary Pierce leads on Peak.
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Sánchez VicarioWinner
81.4Sánchez Vicario wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Pierce
81.3Pierce wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
81.4
Sánchez Vicario leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2. Mary Pierce
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario5 seasons played · career day 2,92112 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce5 seasons played · career day 2,55511 titles
-8.3% vs Sánchez Vicario at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Sánchez Vicario | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 🇫🇷 Pierce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Sánchez VicarioRetired | PierceRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 4 | 2 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | 6 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| Career singles titles | 29 | — |
| Fed Cup titles | 5 | 2 |
| WTA titles | — | 18 |
| Grand Slam finals | — | 6 |
| Career-high ranking | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sánchez Vicario81.4
Pierce81.3
The people
Sánchez Vicario
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Where does Pierce beat Sánchez Vicario?
Pierce scores higher on peak. Sánchez Vicario leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the Sánchez Vicario vs Pierce score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sánchez Vicario: 81.4, Pierce: 81.3.
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