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Wilander vs Pierce

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WilanderWinner
82.4

Wilander wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Pierce
81.3

Pierce wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Mats Wilander
82.4

Wilander leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three majors in 1988 and a Roland-Garros title at 17.

1. Mats Wilander
82.4
2. Mary Pierce
81.3

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. 🇸🇪 Mats Wilander5 seasons played · career day 2,55619 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce5 seasons played · career day 2,55511 titles
-42.1% vs Wilander at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Wilander0000530
🇫🇷 Pierce0000614

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.

MetricWilanderRetiredPierceRetired
Grand Slam titles7
French Open titles3
Career titles33
Weeks at No. 120
Davis Cups3
Grand Slam finals116
Grand Slam singles titles2
WTA titles18
Fed Cup titles2
Career-high ranking3
Dominance w25%8076
Peak w20%8988
Longevity w20%7882
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8482

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Wilander82.4
Pierce81.3
The people
Wilander
Pierce

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