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Best Set Margin in a Single ATP Season

Bjorn Borg (1980) leads in the single-season standings for set margin: +3.03.

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Average games won minus games lost per completed set. Higher values indicate more dominant scorelines. Each row is one player season; a player can appear more than once.

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  • Related columns compare rating, point, and scoreline-dominance metrics in player-page order.

# Player Season Peak Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Set Win% Set Margin Pressure+
1 Bjorn Borg 1980 2,559 180.5 — — — — 85.0% +3.03 98.8
2 John McEnroe 1984 2,477 178.8 — — — — 90.9% +2.97 106.2
3 Bjorn Borg 1979 2,478 179.6 — — — — 84.8% +2.82 102.3
4 Kent Carlsson 1988 2,107 164.2 — — — — 82.2% +2.81 103.3
5 Jimmy Connors 1975 2,352 164.9 — — — — 84.5% +2.75 104.2
6 Bjorn Borg 1978 2,484 178.5 — — — — 83.9% +2.73 105.9
7 Ivan Lendl 1981 2,317 177.0 — — — — 80.5% +2.73 104.7
8 Ivan Lendl 1985 2,394 176.3 — — — — 85.1% +2.72 107.1
9 Bjorn Borg 1977 2,420 170.7 — — — — 85.7% +2.69 104.7
10 Ivan Lendl 1989 2,288 172.4 — — — — 82.4% +2.69 103.8
11 Jimmy Connors 1974 2,327 156.3 — — — — 85.9% +2.69 104.4
12 Rafael Nadal 2018 2,389 176.2 +5.50 +8.38 1.463 56.7% 86.9% +2.69 104.0
13 Jimmy Connors 1976 2,398 175.2 — — — — 87.1% +2.65 108.1
14 Jannik Sinner 2025 2,405 177.6 +7.82 +8.64 1.583 57.2% 87.3% +2.63 104.8
15 Gene Mayer 1981 2,209 158.2 — — — — 84.9% +2.61 96.6
16 Ivan Lendl 1982 2,372 176.5 — — — — 86.7% +2.61 103.3
17 Rafael Nadal 2012 2,421 178.2 +7.27 +8.98 1.545 57.5% 83.7% +2.56 100.1
18 Jannik Sinner 2026 2,419 171.2 +8.66 +6.16 1.604 56.8% 87.5% +2.55 99.8
19 Novak Djokovic 2011 2,465 182.8 +6.53 +9.98 1.473 57.2% 82.9% +2.55 103.4
20 Jimmy Connors 1978 2,441 171.9 — — — — 86.1% +2.54 101.5
21 John McEnroe 1981 2,377 175.8 — — — — 82.9% +2.53 96.5
22 Ivan Lendl 1986 2,423 173.0 — — — — 86.0% +2.48 103.5
23 Novak Djokovic 2015 2,563 186.4 +7.05 +9.59 1.509 56.9% 83.8% +2.48 106.0
24 Jimmy Connors 1982 2,335 171.6 — — — — 81.8% +2.46 105.8
25 John McEnroe 1985 2,494 171.1 — — — — 80.9% +2.45 98.0
26 Rafael Nadal 2019 2,407 180.2 +6.55 +7.64 1.474 56.5% 82.9% +2.45 101.8
27 Kent Carlsson 1987 2,016 165.0 — — — — 77.8% +2.44 103.8
28 Jimmy Connors 1977 2,406 176.2 — — — — 79.1% +2.43 99.0
29 Jimmy Connors 1980 2,364 172.6 — — — — 78.2% +2.41 95.4
30 Manuel Orantes 1975 2,224 164.3 — — — — 76.7% +2.38 95.7
31 Rafael Nadal 2005 2,166 168.1 +5.90 +8.66 1.457 56.7% 80.4% +2.38 112.1
32 Roger Federer 2006 2,399 172.2 +8.93 +6.54 1.498 56.6% 84.6% +2.38 108.1
33 Gene Mayer 1980 2,172 169.4 — — — — 78.3% +2.37 110.7
34 John McEnroe 1982 2,327 171.0 — — — — 82.6% +2.36 104.4
35 Mats Wilander 1983 2,263 172.9 — — — — 78.3% +2.36 106.4
36 Rafael Nadal 2020 2,389 171.0 +5.49 +6.57 1.461 56.8% 79.7% +2.36 98.9
37 Novak Djokovic 2013 2,491 184.6 +8.33 +8.48 1.555 57.0% 79.4% +2.35 102.2
38 Ivan Lendl 1987 2,370 171.7 — — — — 80.4% +2.34 100.6
39 Roger Federer 2005 2,387 171.0 +8.25 +6.57 1.459 56.2% 86.0% +2.31 106.0
40 Roger Federer 2004 2,277 170.0 +8.06 +5.97 1.467 56.2% 83.5% +2.31 108.9
41 Guillermo Vilas 1977 2,355 167.8 — — — — 81.4% +2.29 109.7
42 John McEnroe 1983 2,332 171.6 — — — — 79.7% +2.28 98.5
43 Andre Agassi 1995 2,242 169.2 +6.53 +6.80 1.416 55.8% 82.6% +2.27 105.6
44 Jimmy Connors 1973 2,176 156.4 — — — — 78.6% +2.27 98.3
45 John McEnroe 1979 2,345 175.0 — — — — 79.5% +2.27 103.5
46 Bjorn Borg 1981 2,444 168.9 — — — — 78.8% +2.25 99.9
47 Jimmy Connors 1981 2,298 172.7 — — — — 76.1% +2.24 99.9
48 Rafael Nadal 2017 2,358 181.5 +7.06 +8.36 1.508 56.6% 80.3% +2.23 101.8
49 Guillermo Vilas 1978 2,342 162.9 — — — — 78.4% +2.22 97.9
50 Novak Djokovic 2014 2,484 184.1 +6.63 +9.04 1.457 56.5% 78.4% +2.22 103.8
51 Gene Mayer 1982 2,089 160.9 — — — — 75.5% +2.21 95.9
52 Jimmy Connors 1988 2,039 157.7 — — — — 76.9% +2.21 93.7
53 Rafael Nadal 2013 2,503 183.0 +6.19 +7.44 1.386 55.7% 82.6% +2.21 107.7
54 Ilie Nastase 1975 2,174 160.0 — — — — 75.5% +2.20 104.7
55 Ion Tiriac 1968 1,855 137.7 — — — — 75.3% +2.19 —
56 Andy Murray 2016 2,473 182.2 +4.89 +7.90 1.364 55.4% 79.4% +2.18 106.4
57 Jannik Sinner 2024 2,374 177.5 +7.62 +6.29 1.480 55.9% 83.3% +2.18 107.9
58 Manuel Orantes 1976 2,228 170.5 — — — — 74.0% +2.18 109.2
59 Ilie Nastase 1972 2,204 157.1 — — — — 78.2% +2.17 105.3
60 Novak Djokovic 2021 2,382 175.3 +5.82 +8.26 1.443 56.3% 77.0% +2.17 97.5
61 Andre Agassi 1990 2,114 170.5 — — — — 74.1% +2.16 97.7
62 Novak Djokovic 2019 2,373 174.5 +6.82 +6.86 1.476 56.3% 80.5% +2.16 96.3
63 Guillermo Coria 2003 2,043 163.9 +4.25 +7.30 1.366 55.6% 74.7% +2.15 106.3
64 Ilie Nastase 1973 2,251 158.1 — — — — 78.4% +2.15 104.7
65 Kent Carlsson 1986 1,926 160.4 — — — — 73.1% +2.14 101.2
66 Novak Djokovic 2016 2,593 183.4 +5.55 +8.54 1.418 56.0% 81.8% +2.14 103.4
67 Novak Djokovic 2012 2,433 182.4 +6.77 +8.20 1.427 56.2% 77.8% +2.14 104.7
68 Guillermo Vilas 1981 2,120 170.3 — — — — 73.8% +2.13 96.8
69 Rafael Nadal 2008 2,357 172.8 +5.78 +7.19 1.382 55.5% 81.7% +2.13 113.6
70 Jimmy Connors 1983 2,303 169.8 — — — — 78.1% +2.12 102.9
71 John McEnroe 1980 2,332 176.2 — — — — 76.8% +2.12 107.6
72 Rafael Nadal 2010 2,331 174.6 +7.48 +6.14 1.437 55.7% 82.7% +2.12 104.5
73 Ivan Lendl 1983 2,390 174.0 — — — — 77.4% +2.11 99.8
74 Ken Rosewall 1973 2,173 159.5 — — — — 74.3% +2.11 92.8
75 Guillermo Vilas 1980 2,153 168.7 — — — — 72.7% +2.10 95.3
76 Stefan Edberg 1987 2,231 172.3 — — — — 77.7% +2.10 104.3
77 Boris Becker 1989 2,268 168.7 — — — — 78.5% +2.09 102.8
78 John McEnroe 1986 2,303 152.5 — — — — 77.4% +2.09 95.2
79 Manuel Santana 1968 1,818 136.4 — — — — 74.5% +2.09 —
80 Rod Laver 1969 2,273 149.8 — — — — 76.7% +2.09 —
81 Guillermo Vilas 1982 2,241 167.5 — — — — 75.6% +2.08 101.7
82 Manuel Santana 1969 1,934 142.2 — — — — 73.9% +2.08 —
83 Andre Agassi 2003 2,122 160.9 +5.92 +6.56 1.416 55.9% 76.0% +2.07 102.8
84 Jimmy Connors 1979 2,420 177.1 — — — — 77.6% +2.07 103.4
85 Andre Agassi 1999 2,148 168.1 +7.03 +5.50 1.431 55.7% 77.2% +2.06 103.9
86 Guillermo Vilas 1974 2,175 163.0 — — — — 74.5% +2.06 105.8
87 Roger Federer 2015 2,427 182.0 +9.20 +6.49 1.539 56.3% 79.2% +2.06 98.2
88 Andre Agassi 1993 2,006 158.5 +3.33 +6.12 1.298 55.1% 72.0% +2.05 91.5
89 Martin Mulligan 1968 1,850 141.9 — — — — 77.0% +2.05 —
90 Carlos Alcaraz 2026 2,406 168.4 +3.60 +6.95 1.360 55.1% 80.5% +2.04 97.6
91 Jimmy Connors 1984 2,289 172.5 — — — — 77.6% +2.04 101.2
92 Novak Djokovic 2022 2,355 170.3 +7.26 +6.21 1.481 56.1% 80.0% +2.04 101.6
93 Rafael Nadal 2021 2,333 165.5 +4.20 +7.79 1.347 55.7% 76.5% +2.04 94.8
94 Rod Laver 1970 2,245 155.8 — — — — 76.8% +2.04 105.7
95 Carlos Alcaraz 2025 2,383 173.1 +5.38 +7.90 1.402 55.5% 78.8% +2.03 103.9
96 Guillermo Vilas 1975 2,215 164.8 — — — — 77.3% +2.03 107.0
97 Ivan Lendl 1984 2,321 173.5 — — — — 75.3% +2.02 106.4
98 John McEnroe 1988 2,135 157.5 — — — — 74.0% +2.02 91.3
99 Novak Djokovic 2023 2,409 174.8 +7.28 +6.22 1.422 55.5% 82.1% +2.02 104.3
100 Pete Sampras 1994 2,265 169.2 +7.95 +5.11 1.421 55.8% 79.6% +2.01 112.7
101 Rafael Nadal 2014 2,467 173.9 +4.79 +8.24 1.406 55.9% 74.3% +2.01 90.8
102 Roger Federer 2017 2,417 178.6 +8.73 +5.24 1.507 55.6% 80.4% +2.01 103.7
103 Pete Sampras 1997 2,252 167.4 +8.72 +3.37 1.448 55.9% 78.0% +2.00 94.4
104 Stefan Edberg 1991 2,203 168.6 +6.92 +5.37 1.372 55.2% 78.7% +2.00 98.6
105 Novak Djokovic 2020 2,364 174.3 +4.76 +6.66 1.375 55.6% 81.3% +1.99 108.6
106 Manuel Orantes 1977 2,174 163.2 — — — — 70.6% +1.98 95.7
107 Andre Agassi 1998 2,028 163.5 +5.77 +5.92 1.391 55.6% 72.6% +1.96 99.3
108 Dennis Ralston 1968 1,753 112.7 — — — — 64.2% +1.96 —
109 John Newcombe 1974 2,203 157.1 — — — — 77.7% +1.95 107.9
110 Roger Federer 2011 2,345 179.2 +9.63 +5.23 1.485 56.2% 79.3% +1.95 98.4
111 Roger Federer 2007 2,428 174.3 +8.00 +5.89 1.420 55.4% 82.4% +1.95 103.9
112 Bjorn Borg 1976 2,349 172.4 — — — — 74.5% +1.94 95.8
113 Rafael Nadal 2007 2,283 170.3 +6.23 +6.38 1.363 54.9% 77.6% +1.94 106.5
114 Clark Graebner 1968 1,906 133.7 — — — — 73.3% +1.93 —
115 Ilie Nastase 1976 2,294 168.0 — — — — 76.7% +1.93 107.5
116 Roger Federer 2003 2,103 160.5 +6.67 +5.07 1.392 55.5% 75.8% +1.93 102.0
117 Andre Agassi 1988 2,107 162.5 — — — — 79.0% +1.92 109.9
118 Andy Murray 2009 2,278 173.2 +4.90 +7.40 1.349 55.2% 76.2% +1.92 103.4
119 Roger Federer 2014 2,354 179.1 +8.51 +5.79 1.484 55.8% 77.1% +1.92 101.7
120 Brian Gottfried 1977 2,250 165.3 — — — — 73.9% +1.91 104.2
121 Ivan Lendl 1980 2,201 170.0 — — — — 73.1% +1.91 107.8
122 Bob Hewitt 1969 1,913 141.4 — — — — 69.7% +1.90 —
123 Joakim Nystrom 1986 2,121 163.8 — — — — 70.2% +1.89 103.2
124 Jose Luis Clerc 1981 2,219 165.6 — — — — 73.3% +1.89 105.8
125 Roger Federer 2012 2,420 177.8 +9.37 +4.25 1.443 55.4% 77.1% +1.89 100.0
126 Stefan Edberg 1990 2,237 173.1 — — — — 74.5% +1.89 108.6
127 Guillermo Vilas 1976 2,204 166.1 — — — — 74.3% +1.88 100.8
128 Ivan Lendl 1990 2,304 165.0 — — — — 75.7% +1.88 91.5
129 Ken Rosewall 1972 2,233 162.7 — — — — 74.4% +1.88 101.2
130 Roger Federer 2019 2,341 175.5 +8.09 +5.05 1.469 55.6% 77.6% +1.88 102.7
131 Boris Becker 1988 2,185 166.8 — — — — 76.6% +1.87 101.7
132 Pete Sampras 1993 2,182 167.2 +8.23 +3.50 1.371 55.1% 77.6% +1.87 99.3
133 Tim Mayotte 1987 1,989 154.9 — — — — 72.1% +1.87 92.0
134 Vitas Gerulaitis 1982 2,124 159.0 — — — — 71.5% +1.87 102.7
135 Tom Okker 1968 1,917 133.7 — — — — 72.8% +1.86 —
136 Guillermo Vilas 1983 2,118 163.8 — — — — 72.0% +1.84 97.6
137 Marcelo Rios 1998 2,129 161.2 +5.86 +6.49 1.429 55.9% 74.9% +1.84 97.5
138 Roger Federer 2010 2,318 176.3 +8.19 +5.25 1.418 55.4% 77.9% +1.84 101.8
139 Arthur Ashe 1968 1,987 130.8 — — — — 76.8% +1.83 —
140 Ilie Nastase 1974 2,229 159.6 — — — — 73.6% +1.83 95.8
141 Ilie Nastase 1968 1,792 127.0 — — — — 68.8% +1.83 —
142 Novak Djokovic 2008 2,188 172.3 +5.71 +7.08 1.355 55.3% 75.3% +1.83 99.3
143 Roger Federer 2008 2,341 171.1 +7.83 +5.50 1.420 55.4% 77.1% +1.83 91.4
144 Ivan Lendl 1988 2,367 168.1 — — — — 73.7% +1.82 98.7
145 Novak Djokovic 2018 2,364 175.5 +5.76 +7.04 1.406 55.3% 76.3% +1.81 95.3
146 Rod Laver 1971 2,303 162.7 — — — — 71.8% +1.81 99.7
147 Earl Butch Buchholz 1968 1,712 112.5 — — — — 61.1% +1.80 —
148 Ken Rosewall 1971 2,210 161.8 — — — — 73.0% +1.80 103.2
149 Mats Wilander 1987 2,196 170.5 — — — — 73.2% +1.80 100.4
150 Rafael Nadal 2011 2,379 176.9 +5.72 +8.05 1.379 55.4% 75.5% +1.80 99.2
151 Rod Laver 1974 2,155 154.5 — — — — 73.2% +1.80 105.2
152 Andre Agassi 2002 2,102 163.2 +5.91 +5.25 1.394 55.5% 73.8% +1.79 97.9
153 Marty Riessen 1968 1,835 131.9 — — — — 68.5% +1.79 —
154 Roger Federer 2009 2,369 175.1 +8.67 +3.94 1.370 54.6% 77.7% +1.79 98.3
155 Thomas Muster 1995 2,165 162.1 +3.78 +6.50 1.294 54.8% 75.0% +1.79 110.0
156 Tom Okker 1969 2,059 149.0 — — — — 73.5% +1.79 —
157 Yannick Noah 1983 2,199 162.3 — — — — 74.8% +1.79 98.9
158 Yannick Noah 1982 2,092 164.7 — — — — 74.0% +1.79 104.2
159 Novak Djokovic 2024 2,412 164.2 +4.66 +5.21 1.354 54.9% 74.1% +1.78 98.1
160 Andre Agassi 1994 2,185 169.1 +4.33 +6.22 1.278 54.5% 72.6% +1.77 94.3
161 Andres Gomez 1984 2,088 162.7 — — — — 74.2% +1.77 112.5
162 Cliff Richey 1971 2,062 147.5 — — — — 70.5% +1.77 96.4
163 David Ferrer 2012 2,255 173.7 +4.91 +6.11 1.332 55.1% 75.9% +1.77 111.7
164 Jose Higueras 1978 2,065 165.2 — — — — 71.2% +1.77 105.8
165 Mats Wilander 1988 2,247 162.6 — — — — 77.7% +1.77 107.0
166 Cliff Richey 1970 2,115 149.9 — — — — 73.0% +1.76 105.3
167 Jim Courier 1992 2,216 169.6 +6.83 +4.55 1.332 54.9% 74.4% +1.76 105.2
168 Ken Rosewall 1970 2,147 161.2 — — — — 72.2% +1.76 104.1
169 Vitas Gerulaitis 1977 2,188 166.2 — — — — 70.0% +1.76 106.1
170 Arthur Ashe 1975 2,239 164.1 — — — — 73.5% +1.75 104.7
171 Carlos Alcaraz 2024 2,319 171.8 +3.87 +7.51 1.337 54.7% 73.8% +1.75 102.8
172 Ilie Nastase 1971 2,133 153.6 — — — — 71.7% +1.75 109.4
173 Rod Laver 1973 2,171 156.6 — — — — 73.5% +1.75 102.6
174 Carlos Alcaraz 2023 2,333 173.2 +4.42 +7.26 1.326 54.7% 77.7% +1.74 105.7
175 Jack Draper 2023 1,919 160.0 +3.37 +3.03 1.222 53.4% 70.8% +1.74 94.7
176 Thomas Muster 1988 1,982 160.0 — — — — 67.1% +1.74 109.8
177 Carlos Alcaraz 2022 2,227 173.2 +4.22 +6.15 1.303 54.3% 73.5% +1.73 108.5
178 Rod Laver 1975 2,249 163.1 — — — — 71.6% +1.73 100.3
179 Lleyton Hewitt 2001 2,116 162.4 +4.29 +6.67 1.319 54.9% 72.0% +1.72 104.9
180 Alexander Zverev 2021 2,254 175.2 +6.59 +4.64 1.343 54.3% 75.8% +1.71 103.6
181 Bjorn Borg 1975 2,221 164.8 — — — — 72.8% +1.71 105.4
182 Novak Djokovic 2009 2,275 175.6 +3.72 +6.70 1.260 54.2% 74.9% +1.71 109.4
183 Stefan Edberg 1985 2,156 166.9 — — — — 72.7% +1.71 100.1
184 Boris Becker 1986 2,248 166.7 — — — — 76.2% +1.70 109.6
185 Manuel Orantes 1974 2,001 154.1 — — — — 68.0% +1.70 100.7
186 Michael Chang 1996 2,113 167.8 +3.39 +6.79 1.284 54.8% 70.3% +1.70 105.9
187 Miloslav Mecir 1987 2,180 164.5 — — — — 73.6% +1.70 105.0
188 Pete Sampras 1995 2,233 170.5 +7.26 +3.01 1.294 54.4% 74.1% +1.70 91.2
189 Vitas Gerulaitis 1979 2,232 173.1 — — — — 69.5% +1.70 97.2
190 Alex Metreveli 1972 2,019 139.1 — — — — 77.1% +1.69 99.8
191 Ken Rosewall 1968 1,881 127.3 — — — — 72.6% +1.69 —
192 Rafael Nadal 2009 2,378 178.2 +4.87 +7.91 1.342 55.0% 74.3% +1.69 105.0
193 Rafael Nadal 2006 2,306 165.1 +5.41 +5.16 1.277 54.2% 76.4% +1.69 107.4
194 Stefan Edberg 1986 2,154 164.5 — — — — 69.7% +1.69 101.9
195 Tony Roche 1970 2,138 155.4 — — — — 70.2% +1.69 105.6
196 John McEnroe 1978 2,152 163.5 — — — — 72.3% +1.68 116.6
197 Ken Rosewall 1975 2,151 149.9 — — — — 72.2% +1.68 96.0
198 Manuel Orantes 1978 2,098 162.4 — — — — 71.0% +1.68 95.3
199 Rafael Nadal 2016 2,266 174.6 +2.22 +7.13 1.252 54.3% 71.1% +1.68 92.3
200 Christian Kuhnke 1970 1,802 126.1 — — — — 67.9% +1.67 —