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Perry vs Năstase

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NăstaseWinner
88.5

Năstase wins: Longevity, Statistics

Perry
88.2

Perry wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇴 Ilie Năstase
88.5

Năstase leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The first official ATP world No. 1 and a two-time Grand Slam champion.

1. Ilie Năstase
88.5
2. Fred Perry
88.2

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. 🇬🇧 Fred Perry5 seasons played · career day 1,825312 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇴 Ilie Năstase5 seasons played · career day 3,28647 titles
-84.9% vs Perry at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Perry004599312682
🇷🇴 Năstase0000547

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.

MetricPerryRetiredNăstaseRetired
Major singles titles8
Wimbledon titles3
US Championships titles3
Davis Cup titles4
Years ranked world number one4
Grand Slam singles titles2
Career singles titles64
Weeks at No. 140
Year-end Masters titles4
Grand Slam doubles titles3
Dominance w25%9086
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%7886
Honours w20%9286
Statistics w15%8692

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GOAT Rank · the data
Năstase88.5
Perry88.2
The people
Perry
Năstase

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