Who is better, McNeill or Seles?
Don McNeill leads with a GOAT score of 85.0 against 84.7 for Monica Seles — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McNeill vs Seles
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Don McNeill above Monica Seles: 85.0 vs 84.7. Don McNeill leads on Longevity, Honours. Monica Seles leads on Dominance.
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McNeillWinner
85.0McNeill wins: Longevity, Honours
Seles
84.7Seles wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Don McNeill
85.0
McNeill leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Don McNeill
2. Monica Seles
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. 🇺🇸 Don McNeill5 seasons played · career day 1,826378 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Monica Seles5 seasons played · career day 2,19132 titles
-91.5% vs McNeill at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 McNeill | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 282 | 706 |
| 🇺🇸 Seles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 39 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | McNeillRetired | SelesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 2 | — |
| US doubles titles | 1 | — |
| Davis Cup ties | 2 | — |
| Seasons played | 15 | — |
| World number one rankings | 1 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 9 |
| Career titles | — | 53 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 178 |
| Year-end No. 1 | — | 3 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Match wins | — | 595 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
McNeill85.0
Seles84.7
FAQ
Where does Seles beat McNeill?
Seles scores higher on dominance. McNeill leads on honours, longevity.
How is the McNeill vs Seles score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McNeill: 85.0, Seles: 84.7.
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