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Stolle vs Nishikori

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NishikoriWinner
79.5

Nishikori wins: Longevity, Statistics

Stolle
79.4

Stolle wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Kei Nishikori
79.5

Nishikori leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. First Asian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final, at the 2014 US Open.

1. Kei Nishikori
79.5
2. Fred Stolle
79.4

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Titles per season
1. 🇦🇺 Fred Stolle5 seasons played · career day 1,826304 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Kei Nishikori5 seasons played · career day 2,1914 titles
-98.7% vs Stolle at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Stolle004598228647
🇯🇵 Nishikori0001310

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.

MetricStolleRetiredNishikoriActive
Major singles titles2
Major singles finals7
Major doubles titles10
Davis Cup titles3
Seasons on tour17
ATP titles12
Grand Slam finals1
Olympic medals1
Career-high ranking4
Career match wins450
Dominance w25%7474
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%8082
Honours w20%8074
Statistics w15%7884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Nishikori79.5
Stolle79.4
The people
Stolle
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