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Makarova vs Edberg

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MakarovaWinner
83.4

Makarova wins: Honours, Statistics

Edberg
83.4

Edberg wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova
83.4

Makarova leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Career Grand Slam doubles champion and an Olympic doubles gold medallist.

1. Ekaterina Makarova
83.4
2. Stefan Edberg
83.4

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. 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova5 seasons played · career day 2,921224 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg5 seasons played · career day 2,19116 titles
-92.9% vs Makarova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Makarova0000130248
🇸🇪 Edberg00011333

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.

MetricMakarovaRetiredEdbergRetired
Grand Slam doubles titles43
Olympic golds1
WTA singles titles3
Career high singles ranking8
Grand Slam singles semi-finals2
Grand Slam titles6
Career titles42
Weeks at No. 172
Davis Cups4
Junior Grand Slams1
Dominance w25%7680
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%8484
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Makarova83.4
Edberg83.4
The people
Makarova
Edberg

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