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Söderling vs Osaka

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SöderlingWinner
77.3

Söderling wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Osaka
76.5

Osaka wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Robin Söderling
77.3

Söderling leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The only man to beat Rafael Nadal at Roland-Garros, in 2009.

1. Robin Söderling
77.3
2. Naomi Osaka
76.5

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. 🇸🇪 Robin Söderling5 seasons played · career day 2,5557 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Naomi Osaka5 seasons played · career day 2,9214 titles
-42.9% vs Söderling at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Söderling0000411
🇯🇵 Osaka000005

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.

MetricSöderlingRetiredOsakaActive
Grand Slam finals2
ATP titles10
Career-high ranking4
Masters 1000 finals2
Wins over world No. 12
Grand Slam titles4
US Open titles2
Australian Open titles2
Weeks at No. 125
Career titles7
Year-end No. 11
Dominance w25%7674
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%6666
Honours w20%7476
Statistics w15%8280

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GOAT Rank · the data
Söderling77.3
Osaka76.5
The people
Söderling
Osaka

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