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Ferrero vs Vilas

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FerreroWinner
82.8

Ferrero wins: Peak, Honours

Vilas
82.7

Vilas wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Juan Carlos Ferrero
82.8

Ferrero leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Roland-Garros champion and world No. 1 in 2003.

1. Juan Carlos Ferrero
82.8
2. Guillermo Vilas
82.7

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. 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas5 seasons played · career day 3,28641 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Juan Carlos Ferrero5 seasons played · career day 2,19013 titles
-68.3% vs Vilas at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇪🇸 Ferrero0001915
🇦🇷 Vilas0000441

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.

MetricFerreroRetiredVilasRetired
Grand Slam singles titles1
ATP titles16
Weeks at No. 18
Davis Cup titles2
Masters titles2
Grand Slam titles4
Career titles62
Match wins929
Win streak46
Tournament wins in 197716
Grand Slam finals8
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%7884
Honours w20%8278
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ferrero82.8
Vilas82.7
The people
Ferrero
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