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Rafter vs Söderling

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RafterWinner
77.4

Rafter wins: Honours

Söderling
77.3

Söderling wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Patrick Rafter
77.4

Rafter leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Back-to-back US Open titles in 1997 and 1998 and world No. 1.

1. Patrick Rafter
77.4
2. Robin Söderling
77.3

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. 🇦🇺 Patrick Rafter5 seasons played · career day 2,55618 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Robin Söderling5 seasons played · career day 2,5557 titles
-61.1% vs Rafter at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Rafter0000630
🇸🇪 Söderling0000411

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.

MetricRafterRetiredSöderlingRetired
Grand Slam singles titles2
Weeks at No. 11
ATP titles1110
Davis Cup titles1
Wimbledon finals2
Grand Slam finals2
Career-high ranking4
Masters 1000 finals2
Wins over world No. 12
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%6666
Honours w20%7874
Statistics w15%8082

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rafter77.4
Söderling77.3
The people
Rafter
Söderling

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