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Errani vs Emerson

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EmersonWinner
86.7

Emerson wins: Dominance, Honours

Errani
85.9

Errani wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Time range

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Roy Emerson
86.7

Emerson leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Twelve major singles titles and the only man with career slams in singles and doubles.

1. Roy Emerson
86.7
2. Sara Errani
85.9

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. 🇦🇺 Roy Emerson5 seasons played · career day 4,01629 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Sara Errani5 seasons played · career day 3,65110 titles
-65.5% vs Emerson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Errani000007
🇦🇺 Emerson0000014

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.

MetricErraniActiveEmersonRetired
Grand Slam doubles titles516
Grand Slam singles finals1
Olympic golds1
WTA singles titles10
Fed Cup titles4
Grand Slam singles titles12
Davis Cups8
Australian Open titles6
Career titles100
Career Grand Slams2
Dominance w25%7884
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%9288
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%8886

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Emerson86.7
Errani85.9
The people
Errani
Emerson

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