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Roche vs Nyström

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RocheWinner
80.7

Roche wins: Longevity, Honours

Nyström
80.7

Nyström wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Tony Roche
80.7

Roche leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. French Open champion in 1966 and the winner of thirteen major doubles titles.

1. Tony Roche
80.7
2. Joakim Nyström
80.7

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. 🇦🇺 Tony Roche5 seasons played · career day 1,825323 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Joakim Nyström5 seasons played · career day 2,190148 titles
-54.2% vs Roche at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Roche0045100323667
🇸🇪 Nyström00090141252

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.

MetricRocheRetiredNyströmRetired
Major singles titles1
Major singles finals5
Major doubles titles13
Davis Cup titles43
Seasons on tour1711
ATP titles13
Grand Slam doubles titles1
Career high ranking7
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%8076
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%7886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Roche80.7
Nyström80.7
The people
Roche
Nyström

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