Safin vs Courier
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Safin wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Courier wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Safin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Beat Sampras to win the 2000 US Open and added the 2005 Australian Open.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Safin | 0 | 0 | 40 | 99 | 366 | 645 |
| 🇺🇸 Courier | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 282 | 686 |
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.
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