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Kuznetsova vs Edberg

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EdbergWinner
83.4

Edberg wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Kuznetsova
82.3

Kuznetsova wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg
83.4

Edberg leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Six majors and the finest serve-and-volley game of his generation.

1. Stefan Edberg
83.4
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova
82.3

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. 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg5 seasons played · career day 2,19116 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova5 seasons played · career day 2,92110 titles
-37.5% vs Edberg at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Kuznetsova0000111
🇸🇪 Edberg00011333

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.

MetricKuznetsovaRetiredEdbergRetired
Grand Slam singles titles2
WTA titles18
Fed Cup titles3
Career-high ranking2
Career match wins700
Grand Slam titles6
Career titles42
Weeks at No. 172
Davis Cups4
Junior Grand Slams1
Grand Slam doubles titles3
Dominance w25%7480
Peak w20%8488
Longevity w20%9284
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Edberg83.4
Kuznetsova82.3
The people
Kuznetsova
Edberg

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