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Ferrer vs Sharapova

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SharapovaWinner
82.2

Sharapova wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Ferrer
80.6

Ferrer wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova
82.2

Sharapova leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Career Grand Slam winner, Wimbledon champion at 17 and Olympic silver medallist.

1. Maria Sharapova
82.2
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. 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova5 seasons played · career day 2,55514 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 David Ferrer5 seasons played · career day 2,5565 titles
-64.3% vs Sharapova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇪🇸 Ferrer0000110
🇷🇺 Sharapova0000917

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.

MetricFerrerRetiredSharapovaRetired
ATP titles27
Grand Slam finals1
Davis Cup titles3
Career-high ranking3
Career match wins734
Grand Slam titles5
Career Grand Slams1
Career titles36
Weeks at No. 121
Olympic medals1
Tour Finals titles1
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%8488
Longevity w20%9082
Honours w20%7682
Statistics w15%8482

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sharapova82.2
Ferrer80.6
The people
Ferrer
Sharapova

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