Who is better, Santana or Vinci?
Roberta Vinci leads with a GOAT score of 84.3 against 84.2 for Manuel Santana — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Santana vs Vinci
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Roberta Vinci above Manuel Santana: 84.3 vs 84.2. Roberta Vinci leads on Longevity, Statistics. Manuel Santana leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
VinciWinner
84.3Vinci wins: Longevity, Statistics
Santana
84.2Santana wins: Dominance, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci
84.3
Vinci leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Roberta Vinci
2. Manuel Santana
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. 🇪🇸 Manuel Santana5 seasons played · career day 2,55617 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci5 seasons played · career day 2,9218 titles
-52.9% vs Santana at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Santana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 |
| 🇮🇹 Vinci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SantanaRetired | VinciRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 4 | — |
| Roland-Garros titles | 2 | — |
| Wimbledon titles | 1 | — |
| Davis Cup finals | 2 | — |
| Career titles | 72 | — |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 5 |
| Grand Slam singles finals | — | 1 |
| WTA singles titles | — | 10 |
| Fed Cup titles | — | 4 |
| Career-high singles ranking | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Vinci84.3
Santana84.2
FAQ
Where does Santana beat Vinci?
Santana scores higher on dominance, honours. Vinci leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Santana vs Vinci score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Santana: 84.2, Vinci: 84.3.
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