Who is better, Björkman or Lacoste?
René Lacoste leads with a GOAT score of 84.6 against 84.5 for Jonas Björkman — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Björkman vs Lacoste
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks René Lacoste above Jonas Björkman: 84.6 vs 84.5. René Lacoste leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Jonas Björkman leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LacosteWinner
84.6Lacoste wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Björkman
84.5Björkman wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 René Lacoste
84.6
Lacoste leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. René Lacoste
2. Jonas Björkman
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. 🇫🇷 René Lacoste5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Jonas Björkman5 seasons played · career day 2,92125 titles
-92.7% vs Lacoste at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Björkman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29 |
| 🇫🇷 Lacoste | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 342 | 659 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BjörkmanRetired | LacosteRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam doubles titles | 9 | — |
| Weeks at doubles No. 1 | 80 | — |
| Davis Cup titles | 3 | 2 |
| ATP doubles titles | 54 | — |
| Singles career-high ranking | 4 | — |
| Major singles titles | — | 7 |
| French Championships titles | — | 3 |
| Wimbledon titles | — | 2 |
| Years ranked world number one | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lacoste84.6
Björkman84.5
FAQ
Where does Björkman beat Lacoste?
Björkman scores higher on longevity. Lacoste leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Björkman vs Lacoste score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Björkman: 84.5, Lacoste: 84.6.
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