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Ruzici vs Stephens

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RuziciWinner
79.9

Ruzici wins: Dominance

Stephens
79.8

Stephens wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇴 Virginia Ruzici
79.9

Ruzici leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Roland-Garros champion in 1978, Romania's first Grand Slam singles winner.

1. Virginia Ruzici
79.9
2. Sloane Stephens
79.8

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. 🇷🇴 Virginia Ruzici5 seasons played · career day 2,19112 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sloane Stephens5 seasons played · career day 2,9216 titles
-50.0% vs Ruzici at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇴 Ruzici00011017
🇺🇸 Stephens0000310

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.

MetricRuziciRetiredStephensActive
Grand Slam singles titles11
Grand Slam doubles titles1
WTA titles127
Career-high ranking83
Grand Slam finals22
Fed Cup titles1
Dominance w25%7472
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7880
Honours w20%7676
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ruzici79.9
Stephens79.8
The people
Ruzici
Stephens

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