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Pernfors vs Halep

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PernforsWinner
78.5

Pernfors wins: Peak, Statistics

Halep
78.5

Halep wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Mikael Pernfors
78.5

Pernfors leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. French Open finalist in 1986 and a two-time NCAA champion.

1. Mikael Pernfors
78.5
2. Simona Halep
78.5

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. 🇸🇪 Mikael Pernfors5 seasons played · career day 1,825237 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇴 Simona Halep5 seasons played · career day 4,01717 titles
-92.8% vs Pernfors at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Pernfors00100110237482
🇷🇴 Halep0000011

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.

MetricPernforsRetiredHalepRetired
Grand Slam finals15
ATP titles2
NCAA singles titles2
Career high ranking10
Seasons on tour12
Grand Slam titles2
Weeks at No. 164
Career titles24
Year-end No. 12
Match wins600
Dominance w25%7074
Peak w20%9084
Longevity w20%7880
Honours w20%7476
Statistics w15%8480

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GOAT Rank · the data
Pernfors78.5
Halep78.5
The people
Pernfors
Halep

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