Who is better, Sabatini or Sears?
Gabriela Sabatini leads with a GOAT score of 80.5 against 80.4 for Richard Sears — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sabatini vs Sears
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Gabriela Sabatini above Richard Sears: 80.5 vs 80.4. Gabriela Sabatini leads on Longevity, Statistics. Richard Sears leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
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SabatiniWinner
80.5Sabatini wins: Longevity, Statistics
Sears
80.4Sears wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini
80.5
Sabatini leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gabriela Sabatini
2. Richard Sears
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. 🇺🇸 Richard Sears5 seasons played · career day 1,825419 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 titles
-95.7% vs Sears at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Sabatini | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 35 |
| 🇺🇸 Sears | 0 | 0 | 70 | 149 | 419 | 568 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SabatiniRetired | SearsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 1 | — |
| WTA titles | 27 | — |
| WTA Finals titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Career-high ranking | 3 | — |
| US Championships titles | — | 7 |
| US doubles titles | — | 6 |
| Consecutive national titles | — | 7 |
| Singles finals lost | — | 0 |
| Seasons on tour | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 55 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sabatini80.5
Sears80.4
FAQ
Where does Sears beat Sabatini?
Sears scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Sabatini leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Sabatini vs Sears score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sabatini: 80.5, Sears: 80.4.
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