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Ferrer vs Goolagong

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GoolagongWinner
83.1

Goolagong wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Ferrer
80.6

Ferrer wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Evonne Goolagong Cawley
83.1

Goolagong leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Seven majors including a Wimbledon title as a mother in 1980.

1. Evonne Goolagong Cawley
83.1
2. David Ferrer
80.6

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. 🇦🇺 Evonne Goolagong Cawley5 seasons played · career day 2,55642 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 David Ferrer5 seasons played · career day 2,5565 titles
-88.1% vs Goolagong at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇪🇸 Ferrer0000110
🇦🇺 Goolagong00001158

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.

MetricFerrerRetiredGoolagongRetired
ATP titles27
Grand Slam finals118
Davis Cup titles3
Career-high ranking3
Career match wins734
Grand Slam singles titles7
Australian Open titles4
Career titles86
Fed Cups3
Wimbledon titles2
Dominance w25%7280
Peak w20%8488
Longevity w20%9082
Honours w20%7684
Statistics w15%8482

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GOAT Rank · the data
Goolagong83.1
Ferrer80.6
The people
Ferrer
Goolagong

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