Tilden vs Sampras
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Tilden wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Sampras wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Tilden leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won ten major singles titles and ruled world tennis through the 1920s.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tilden | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 195 | 569 |
| 🇺🇸 Sampras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 |
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 | TildenRetired | SamprasRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major singles titles | 10 | — |
| US Championships titles | 7 | — |
| Wimbledon titles | 3 | 7 |
| Davis Cup titles | 7 | — |
| Years ranked world number one | 6 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 14 |
| Career titles | — | 64 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 286 |
| Year-end No. 1 | — | 6 |
| Davis Cups | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
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