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Sears vs Plíšková

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SearsWinner
80.4

Sears wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Plíšková
80.3

Plíšková wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Richard Sears
80.4

Sears leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won the first seven US Championships without losing a singles match.

1. Richard Sears
80.4
2. Karolína Plíšková
80.3

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. 🇺🇸 Richard Sears5 seasons played · career day 1,825419 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková5 seasons played · career day 2,92115 titles
-96.4% vs Sears at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Sears0070149419568
🇨🇿 Plíšková0000319

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.

MetricSearsRetiredPlíškováActive
US Championships titles7
US doubles titles6
Consecutive national titles7
Singles finals lost0
Seasons on tour7
Weeks at No. 18
WTA titles17
Grand Slam finals2
Fed Cup titles3
Career aces3,500
Dominance w25%9076
Peak w20%9286
Longevity w20%5580
Honours w20%8476
Statistics w15%7886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sears80.4
Plíšková80.3
The people
Sears
Plíšková

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