Who is better, Plíšková or Sears?
Richard Sears leads with a GOAT score of 80.4 against 80.3 for Karolína Plíšková — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Plíšková vs Sears
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Richard Sears above Karolína Plíšková: 80.4 vs 80.3. Richard Sears leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Karolína Plíšková leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SearsWinner
80.4Sears wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Plíšková
80.3Plíšková wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Richard Sears
80.4
Sears leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Richard Sears
2. Karolína Plíšková
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. 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková5 seasons played · career day 2,92115 titles
-96.4% vs Sears at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇿 Plíšková | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 🇺🇸 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 | PlíškováActive | SearsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Weeks at No. 1 | 8 | — |
| WTA titles | 17 | — |
| Grand Slam finals | 2 | — |
| Fed Cup titles | 3 | — |
| Career aces | 3,500 | — |
| US Championships titles | — | 7 |
| US doubles titles | — | 6 |
| Consecutive national titles | — | 7 |
| Singles finals lost | — | 0 |
| Seasons on tour | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 55 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sears80.4
Plíšková80.3
FAQ
Where does Plíšková beat Sears?
Plíšková scores higher on statistics, longevity. Sears leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Plíšková vs Sears score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Plíšková: 80.3, Sears: 80.4.
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