Safin vs Edberg
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Safin wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
Edberg wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Safin leads in 4 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 |
| 🇸🇪 Edberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 33 |
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.
| Metric | SafinRetired | EdbergRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Major singles titles | 2 | — |
| ATP titles | 15 | — |
| Weeks at world number one | 9 | — |
| Davis Cup titles | 2 | — |
| Masters titles | 5 | — |
| Grand Slam titles | — | 6 |
| Career titles | — | 42 |
| Weeks at No. 1 | — | 72 |
| Davis Cups | — | 4 |
| Junior Grand Slams | — | 1 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
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