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Falkenburg vs Bruguera

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FalkenburgWinner
82.1

Falkenburg wins: Honours

Bruguera
82.0

Bruguera wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bob Falkenburg
82.1

Falkenburg leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Saved three match points to win Wimbledon in 1948.

1. Bob Falkenburg
82.1
2. Sergi Bruguera
82.0

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. 🇺🇸 Bob Falkenburg5 seasons played · career day 1,826366 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Sergi Bruguera5 seasons played · career day 2,55612 titles
-96.7% vs Falkenburg at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Falkenburg0050112270670
🇪🇸 Bruguera0000315

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.

MetricFalkenburgRetiredBrugueraRetired
Grand Slam singles titles12
Wimbledon doubles titles1
Match points saved in the 1948 final3
Seasons played12
US doubles titles1
ATP titles14
Career-high ranking3
Olympic medals1
Grand Slam finals3
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%7676
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8486

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Falkenburg82.1
Bruguera82.0
The people
Falkenburg
Bruguera

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