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ATP Return Points Won Percentage by Season — Year-by-Year Leaders

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This ATP Return Points Won % leaderboard ranks return points won percentage from matches where TennisDB has the required serve and return statistics. Return points won percentage is the share of all return points won. Year-by-year view shows one leader row for each season. The Sample column shows how many matches contributed. Related columns compare serve and return statistics from the same available stat sample.

Player Season Sample Aces Aces per Match Double Faults DFs per Match 1st Serve % 1st Sv Pts% 2nd Sv Pts% BP Saved% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
Carlos Alcaraz 2026 25 119 4.8 56 2.2 68.5% 74.0% 56.6% 54.6% 68.7% 43.1%
Jannik Sinner 2025 59 364 6.2 85 1.4 62.2% 79.5% 60.1% 57.7% 72.1% 44.2%
Carlos Alcaraz 2024 56 265 4.7 119 2.1 65.1% 73.1% 57.5% 61.3% 67.9% 43.0%
Carlos Alcaraz 2023 77 317 4.1 168 2.2 66.2% 73.1% 57.2% 64.7% 67.7% 42.8%
Carlos Alcaraz 2022 67 258 3.9 172 2.6 66.0% 73.0% 56.1% 62.1% 67.3% 42.6%
Novak Djokovic 2021 50 415 8.3 136 2.7 64.8% 76.7% 54.6% 59.4% 68.9% 44.8%
Rafael Nadal 2020 28 128 4.6 50 1.8 62.8% 74.7% 60.9% 67.6% 69.5% 44.6%
Rafael Nadal 2019 59 269 4.6 117 2.0 64.8% 76.2% 60.5% 67.7% 70.7% 43.3%
Rafael Nadal 2018 47 121 2.6 91 1.9 65.5% 72.9% 60.7% 62.3% 68.9% 45.6%
Diego Schwartzman 2017 65 156 2.4 158 2.4 60.9% 66.5% 52.3% 52.5% 61.0% 44.0%
Novak Djokovic 2016 71 269 3.8 172 2.4 64.8% 75.0% 57.4% 62.1% 68.6% 44.5%
Novak Djokovic 2015 87 471 5.4 135 1.6 66.7% 75.4% 61.4% 62.8% 70.7% 44.3%
Rafael Nadal 2014 59 181 3.1 90 1.5 70.0% 73.0% 57.0% 67.2% 68.0% 44.9%
Novak Djokovic 2013 76 476 6.3 118 1.6 65.8% 76.3% 62.2% 64.6% 71.3% 44.6%
Rafael Nadal 2012 48 160 3.3 59 1.2 67.4% 76.1% 57.9% 69.4% 70.2% 46.0%
Novak Djokovic 2011 75 343 4.6 143 1.9 65.5% 74.8% 57.2% 63.6% 68.6% 46.2%
David Ferrer 2010 81 245 3.0 140 1.7 65.1% 70.7% 56.5% 63.9% 65.7% 43.1%
Rafael Nadal 2009 76 219 2.9 102 1.3 67.0% 71.9% 57.7% 60.9% 67.3% 43.9%
Dominik Hrbaty 2008 10 22 2.2 45 4.5 60.2% 66.6% 40.0% 43.8% 56.2% 45.7%
David Ferrer 2007 79 233 2.9 131 1.7 65.4% 69.1% 53.5% 57.6% 63.7% 44.3%
Nikolay Davydenko 2006 94 297 3.2 195 2.1 67.9% 71.7% 54.8% 57.8% 66.2% 44.8%
Rafael Nadal 2005 87 219 2.5 131 1.5 68.7% 72.6% 58.1% 61.2% 68.2% 46.4%
Filippo Volandri 2004 50 57 1.1 133 2.7 67.4% 65.2% 48.2% 56.0% 59.9% 43.8%
Guillermo Coria 2003 75 212 2.8 129 1.7 66.6% 70.9% 58.0% 62.2% 66.6% 45.6%
Guillermo Coria 2002 27 101 3.7 49 1.8 64.6% 68.3% 52.6% 53.7% 62.4% 43.4%
David Nalbandian 2001 23 68 3.0 80 3.5 62.0% 68.7% 53.8% 54.5% 63.1% 45.3%
Sebastien Grosjean 2000 64 301 4.7 111 1.7 58.0% 71.0% 54.6% 61.7% 63.9% 42.0%
German Puentes 1999 11 12 1.1 18 1.6 68.8% 59.6% 46.5% 52.6% 55.7% 44.2%
Marcelo Rios 1998 69 332 4.8 144 2.1 59.2% 76.8% 57.1% 63.8% 68.7% 44.8%
Fernando Vicente 1997 18 19 1.1 49 2.7 62.5% 64.6% 47.0% 58.3% 57.7% 45.2%
Slava Dosedel 1996 29 59 2.0 42 1.4 68.4% 65.5% 51.1% 57.7% 60.2% 45.0%
Thomas Muster 1995 86 264 3.1 214 2.5 59.5% 71.9% 54.7% 56.6% 64.8% 45.6%
Magnus Gustafsson 1994 33 59 1.8 137 4.2 64.6% 67.4% 52.9% 54.1% 62.2% 46.2%
Andre Agassi 1993 34 145 4.3 68 2.0 62.1% 72.6% 52.8% 63.6% 65.0% 45.4%
Marcos Ondruska 1992 18 29 1.6 37 2.1 63.0% 62.9% 49.3% 50.1% 57.6% 45.0%
Magnus Gustafsson 1991 56 107 1.9 156 2.8 68.4% 65.4% 51.7% 53.5% 60.9% 44.8%