Who is better, Emerson or Seixas?
Roy Emerson leads with a GOAT score of 86.7 against 86.5 for Vic Seixas — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Emerson vs Seixas
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Roy Emerson above Vic Seixas: 86.7 vs 86.5. Roy Emerson leads on Dominance. Vic Seixas leads on Peak, Longevity.
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EmersonWinner
86.7Emerson wins: Dominance
Seixas
86.5Seixas wins: Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Roy Emerson
86.7
Emerson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Roy Emerson
2. Vic Seixas
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇦🇺 Roy Emerson5 seasons played · career day 4,01629 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Vic Seixas5 seasons played · career day 5,47815 titles
-48.3% vs Emerson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Emerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 🇺🇸 Seixas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | EmersonRetired | SeixasRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam singles titles | 12 | 2 |
| Grand Slam doubles titles | 16 | 5 |
| Davis Cups | 8 | — |
| Australian Open titles | 6 | — |
| Career titles | 100 | — |
| Career Grand Slams | 2 | — |
| Grand Slam mixed titles | — | 8 |
| Davis Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Davis Cup ties played | — | 19 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Emerson86.7
Seixas86.5
FAQ
Where does Seixas beat Emerson?
Seixas scores higher on peak, longevity. Emerson leads on dominance.
How is the Emerson vs Seixas score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Emerson: 86.7, Seixas: 86.5.
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