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Edberg vs Makarova

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EdbergWinner
83.4

Edberg wins: Dominance

Makarova
83.4

Makarova wins: Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg
83.4

Edberg leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Six majors and the finest serve-and-volley game of his generation.

1. Stefan Edberg
83.4
2. Ekaterina Makarova
83.4

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. 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova5 seasons played · career day 2,921224 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg5 seasons played · career day 2,19116 titles
-92.9% vs Makarova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Edberg00011333
🇷🇺 Makarova0000130248

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.

MetricEdbergRetiredMakarovaRetired
Grand Slam titles6
Career titles42
Weeks at No. 172
Davis Cups4
Junior Grand Slams1
Grand Slam doubles titles34
Olympic golds1
WTA singles titles3
Career high singles ranking8
Grand Slam singles semi-finals2
Dominance w25%8076
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%8484
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8488

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GOAT Rank · the data
Edberg83.4
Makarova83.4
The people
Edberg
Makarova

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