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Sharapova vs Sánchez Vicario

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SharapovaWinner
82.2

Sharapova wins: Peak

Sánchez Vicario
81.4

Sánchez Vicario wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova
82.2

Sharapova leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Career Grand Slam winner, Wimbledon champion at 17 and Olympic silver medallist.

1. Maria Sharapova
82.2
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
81.4

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. 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova5 seasons played · career day 2,55514 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario5 seasons played · career day 2,92112 titles
-14.3% vs Sharapova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Sharapova0000917
🇪🇸 Sánchez Vicario0000315

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.

MetricSharapovaRetiredSánchez VicarioRetired
Grand Slam titles5
Career Grand Slams1
Career titles36
Weeks at No. 121
Olympic medals14
Tour Finals titles1
Grand Slam singles titles4
Grand Slam doubles titles6
Career singles titles29
Fed Cup titles5
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%8882
Longevity w20%8284
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8282

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sharapova82.2
Sánchez Vicario81.4
The people
Sharapova
Sánchez Vicario

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