Rankings as of: Dec 29, 1997

ATP 1997 Performance Stats, Serve & Return Leaders

Serve, return, and point-level leaders for the 1997 ATP season.

Pete Sampras leads the 1997 ATP performance sample in total points won at 55.9% (minimum 10 matches with detailed stats).

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Performance Stats

Serve and return metrics for the 1997 season.

128 players with 10+ stat matches.

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 2,455/3,266 (75.2%) of ATP main draw matches in 1997.

# Player Country Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Sv Pts% 2nd Sv Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Total Pts%
1 Pete Sampras USA 46 11.1 2.4 63.8% 81.8% 54.1% 65.3% 51.8% 71.9% 40.7% 55.9%
2 Alex Corretja ESP 63 3.4 2.6 57.4% 72.3% 53.8% 59.2% 53.3% 64.2% 44.3% 54.3%
3 Richard Krajicek NED 61 14.3 3.1 57.8% 85.0% 53.3% 65.0% 43.2% 71.7% 37.3% 54.0%
4 Michael Chang USA 59 5.9 2.7 52.1% 74.6% 53.9% 63.7% 46.3% 64.7% 43.2% 53.9%
5 Greg Rusedski GBR 61 14.0 4.6 57.5% 85.1% 57.1% 67.5% 45.1% 73.2% 35.2% 53.9%
6 Thomas Enqvist SWE 48 8.1 3.2 56.0% 78.5% 55.2% 57.5% 44.3% 68.0% 39.5% 53.5%
7 Jonas Bjorkman SWE 71 4.4 3.2 54.3% 73.1% 52.2% 61.0% 45.1% 63.6% 43.1% 53.1%
8 Boris Becker GER 26 10.1 5.3 52.4% 82.6% 50.8% 59.3% 43.3% 67.6% 39.1% 53.0%
9 Patrick Rafter AUS 74 6.8 4.1 60.3% 76.0% 53.6% 59.2% 41.4% 67.1% 38.9% 52.9%
10 Sergi Bruguera ESP 62 4.8 1.9 58.2% 72.8% 53.3% 57.2% 47.9% 64.3% 41.4% 52.9%
11 Felix Mantilla ESP 58 2.4 2.0 66.0% 67.5% 51.7% 59.6% 45.4% 62.5% 43.1% 52.7%
12 Brett Steven NZL 33 4.6 3.0 65.5% 72.0% 55.2% 66.6% 41.8% 66.2% 39.3% 52.6%
13 Tim Henman GBR 63 8.3 4.8 51.2% 80.7% 50.4% 61.5% 38.9% 65.8% 38.3% 51.9%
14 Petr Korda CZE 61 6.2 5.0 55.0% 75.9% 53.0% 63.9% 38.6% 65.6% 38.2% 51.8%
15 Goran Ivanisevic CRO 61 15.2 5.7 54.0% 83.6% 51.4% 64.3% 42.5% 68.9% 34.6% 51.8%
16 Marcelo Rios CHI 62 5.2 3.1 54.3% 71.9% 53.9% 58.8% 43.0% 63.7% 40.0% 51.7%
17 Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS 67 5.3 4.2 55.4% 72.2% 51.1% 54.6% 42.3% 62.8% 40.4% 51.5%
18 Thomas Muster AUT 57 4.2 2.3 56.8% 73.4% 53.1% 65.8% 49.9% 64.4% 38.4% 51.5%
19 Alberto Berasategui ESP 62 2.5 2.7 73.5% 65.0% 50.1% 52.7% 42.9% 60.9% 42.4% 51.5%
20 Grant Stafford RSA 36 4.8 3.5 55.4% 71.7% 51.0% 53.0% 53.2% 62.4% 41.1% 51.4%
21 Jim Courier USA 43 4.8 3.0 59.8% 73.7% 52.8% 54.7% 45.2% 65.1% 38.2% 51.4%
22 Fabrice Santoro FRA 48 3.4 2.1 50.9% 70.6% 54.1% 56.5% 43.0% 62.5% 40.7% 51.3%
23 Cedric Pioline FRA 51 5.9 3.5 60.9% 73.7% 51.1% 61.5% 42.4% 64.7% 38.6% 51.3%
24 Fernando Vicente ESP 18 1.1 2.7 62.5% 64.6% 47.0% 58.3% 48.0% 57.7% 45.2% 51.3%
25 Slava Dosedel CZE 35 3.2 2.4 66.1% 65.9% 52.9% 52.4% 43.1% 61.3% 41.8% 51.3%
26 Francisco Clavet ESP 57 2.3 2.7 64.2% 65.4% 51.0% 52.4% 49.3% 60.2% 42.3% 51.3%
27 Jiri Novak CZE 35 3.0 2.3 67.9% 70.2% 49.2% 60.7% 44.1% 63.0% 39.6% 51.2%
28 Carlos Moya ESP 67 3.0 2.2 62.5% 67.9% 50.2% 56.8% 51.9% 60.9% 41.3% 51.1%
29 Jason Stoltenberg AUS 32 6.5 3.8 57.5% 72.9% 48.0% 57.9% 50.8% 62.6% 39.9% 51.1%
30 Magnus Gustafsson SWE 40 4.1 4.8 62.2% 69.5% 48.5% 62.6% 45.2% 61.8% 41.1% 51.1%
31 Chris Woodruff USA 49 6.0 4.2 57.9% 74.0% 50.3% 54.5% 36.3% 64.0% 38.6% 51.1%
32 Byron Black ZIM 41 4.0 3.0 57.5% 68.7% 51.7% 56.7% 44.2% 61.2% 41.1% 51.0%
33 Kevin Ullyett ZIM 10 7.5 5.1 56.6% 75.8% 50.1% 56.3% 50.1% 64.6% 36.9% 51.0%
34 Andre Agassi USA 20 4.2 4.4 58.5% 69.9% 49.4% 55.9% 32.9% 61.5% 40.0% 51.0%
35 Marcelo Filippini URU 40 2.3 2.2 67.7% 65.3% 50.1% 61.2% 39.3% 60.3% 41.6% 51.0%
36 Andrei Medvedev UKR 49 5.3 3.6 57.9% 71.5% 49.2% 58.4% 44.5% 61.9% 40.2% 50.9%
37 Michael Stich GER 26 9.0 5.9 53.5% 75.8% 50.4% 65.7% 40.1% 64.0% 37.3% 50.8%
38 Todd Woodbridge AUS 42 3.6 4.0 58.4% 70.3% 46.0% 60.1% 45.6% 60.2% 41.4% 50.8%
39 Nicolas Lapentti ECU 32 4.4 2.8 60.4% 71.2% 48.1% 56.0% 46.1% 61.9% 40.2% 50.8%
40 Nicolas Kiefer GER 37 7.9 3.5 55.2% 77.0% 48.3% 60.5% 52.5% 64.1% 36.7% 50.8%
41 Guillaume Raoux FRA 45 5.2 2.7 55.6% 74.8% 53.4% 55.0% 38.6% 65.6% 35.4% 50.7%
42 Tommy Haas GER 36 5.5 3.8 59.8% 71.0% 49.5% 55.1% 44.9% 62.5% 38.5% 50.7%
43 Mark Philippoussis AUS 56 13.8 5.6 58.7% 79.5% 51.7% 61.7% 42.5% 68.0% 32.9% 50.7%
44 Oliver Gross GER 15 3.3 4.9 57.8% 67.0% 47.2% 51.6% 45.7% 58.5% 43.4% 50.6%
45 Jeff Tarango USA 54 3.8 3.5 62.3% 69.2% 51.5% 52.2% 45.0% 62.3% 38.9% 50.6%
46 Wayne Ferreira RSA 41 6.4 3.3 52.4% 74.1% 50.1% 55.5% 44.1% 62.6% 38.7% 50.5%
47 Bohdan Ulihrach CZE 48 3.3 3.6 54.8% 71.2% 51.6% 57.3% 50.1% 62.5% 38.6% 50.5%
48 Richard Fromberg AUS 40 8.7 5.1 59.9% 75.9% 47.1% 58.1% 38.3% 64.5% 36.3% 50.5%
49 Jonathan Stark USA 40 12.0 4.4 58.1% 77.9% 47.2% 52.9% 35.1% 65.2% 36.1% 50.5%
50 Leander Paes IND 25 3.6 3.8 61.6% 74.3% 49.6% 58.7% 39.3% 64.9% 36.6% 50.5%
51 Franco Squillari ARG 10 3.1 4.5 61.3% 67.7% 42.0% 61.3% 40.2% 57.7% 43.2% 50.4%
52 Paul Haarhuis NED 37 5.3 2.8 59.7% 71.9% 51.2% 59.4% 46.1% 63.5% 37.4% 50.4%
53 Albert Portas ESP 35 2.8 2.7 66.9% 63.8% 50.3% 51.5% 46.0% 59.2% 41.4% 50.4%
54 Magnus Norman SWE 62 8.9 3.2 52.5% 73.7% 50.1% 66.5% 40.4% 62.3% 37.7% 50.4%
55 Tomas Carbonell ESP 19 3.8 4.0 65.4% 66.2% 44.8% 47.9% 57.5% 59.0% 42.0% 50.3%
56 Gustavo Kuerten BRA 50 8.1 3.1 53.4% 74.6% 50.1% 58.7% 40.0% 63.2% 38.1% 50.3%
57 Michael Tebbutt AUS 17 12.5 8.0 48.1% 81.8% 50.2% 58.5% 44.0% 65.5% 35.1% 50.3%
58 Fernando Meligeni BRA 35 4.1 3.1 57.6% 69.6% 48.2% 51.8% 44.0% 60.4% 39.9% 50.2%
59 Dominik Hrbaty SVK 40 5.2 4.8 54.7% 73.2% 49.5% 60.2% 41.6% 62.6% 37.6% 50.2%
60 Jan Siemerink NED 38 7.7 5.0 56.5% 74.2% 52.0% 66.9% 45.4% 64.4% 35.1% 50.2%
61 Kenneth Carlsen DEN 39 9.0 3.7 56.3% 75.3% 50.4% 65.7% 42.1% 64.4% 35.5% 50.1%
62 Sandon Stolle AUS 36 7.7 4.8 57.4% 75.0% 46.8% 55.8% 35.7% 63.2% 37.0% 50.1%
63 Filip Dewulf BEL 30 4.5 5.6 53.6% 71.6% 51.2% 64.2% 46.0% 62.2% 37.9% 50.1%
64 Hernan Gumy ARG 47 3.1 3.9 59.9% 67.5% 48.2% 51.6% 47.9% 59.8% 40.3% 50.0%
65 Karol Kucera SVK 53 3.8 5.3 55.2% 69.6% 47.6% 49.2% 46.5% 60.0% 40.5% 50.0%
66 Mark Woodforde AUS 41 5.7 4.1 58.5% 71.7% 47.3% 60.7% 41.1% 61.2% 38.6% 49.9%
67 Javier Frana ARG 13 8.1 1.8 60.4% 74.2% 49.2% 66.2% 32.7% 64.4% 35.9% 49.8%
68 Marc Rosset SUI 54 7.7 5.8 55.4% 76.0% 45.8% 57.7% 38.9% 62.7% 37.2% 49.8%
69 Marcello Craca GER 11 2.4 1.5 68.5% 61.2% 51.2% 57.9% 38.3% 58.3% 41.3% 49.7%
70 Alexander Volkov RUS 16 3.8 4.6 50.6% 71.5% 49.3% 53.6% 38.7% 60.5% 39.3% 49.6%
71 Richey Reneberg USA 29 5.2 2.4 55.9% 72.4% 52.2% 58.1% 37.2% 63.5% 35.8% 49.5%
72 Scott Draper AUS 38 6.8 3.1 55.5% 72.4% 49.6% 55.6% 43.0% 62.1% 36.9% 49.5%
73 Alberto Martin ESP 20 1.9 3.5 65.7% 60.6% 50.2% 60.8% 48.0% 56.7% 42.0% 49.5%
74 Renzo Furlan ITA 36 5.5 3.3 53.3% 74.5% 49.7% 60.0% 40.7% 62.5% 36.8% 49.4%
75 Karim Alami MAR 47 3.9 2.6 56.4% 71.1% 48.1% 57.7% 39.6% 60.9% 38.7% 49.4%
76 Marc Kevin Goellner GER 43 11.7 4.3 50.4% 78.9% 48.2% 54.2% 34.4% 63.8% 34.8% 49.3%
77 Jens Knippschild GER 17 8.5 4.1 51.4% 74.3% 49.5% 58.0% 40.9% 62.3% 36.5% 49.3%
78 David Wheaton USA 17 5.5 3.2 63.6% 68.5% 47.3% 57.7% 41.2% 60.8% 37.4% 49.2%
79 Arnaud Boetsch FRA 29 1.7 3.4 57.1% 67.2% 47.2% 61.3% 40.0% 58.4% 39.9% 49.2%
80 Gilbert Schaller AUT 19 1.4 2.2 76.2% 59.8% 46.7% 55.2% 33.9% 56.4% 42.0% 49.1%
81 Neville Godwin RSA 15 5.0 4.0 55.3% 73.4% 46.6% 51.1% 42.2% 61.9% 36.4% 49.1%
82 Martin Sinner GER 19 4.9 5.0 56.8% 73.1% 50.7% 54.6% 40.4% 63.3% 34.5% 49.1%
83 Vincent Spadea USA 38 3.9 2.5 55.0% 67.1% 50.9% 57.4% 48.6% 59.6% 38.0% 49.0%
84 Andrea Gaudenzi ITA 29 2.0 3.4 61.2% 65.4% 46.0% 48.8% 47.4% 57.6% 40.3% 49.0%
85 Javier Sanchez ESP 59 3.5 3.4 64.5% 67.8% 45.5% 56.2% 47.5% 60.0% 37.8% 49.0%
86 Davide Sanguinetti ITA 14 5.7 2.4 52.5% 68.6% 45.1% 59.9% 43.6% 57.4% 40.5% 48.9%
87 Alex Radulescu GER 45 10.3 3.8 55.5% 78.9% 48.1% 52.6% 32.8% 65.0% 32.4% 48.8%
88 Jordi Burillo ESP 14 7.1 3.6 50.9% 72.1% 45.8% 56.0% 39.3% 58.9% 38.4% 48.7%
89 Daniel Nestor CAN 22 9.5 5.6 59.4% 73.8% 47.3% 53.7% 47.4% 63.0% 34.4% 48.7%
90 Nicklas Kulti SWE 24 7.1 4.7 53.7% 75.0% 46.7% 63.0% 32.6% 62.1% 34.5% 48.5%
91 David Prinosil GER 38 6.6 3.8 50.7% 72.9% 47.9% 58.1% 42.5% 60.3% 36.0% 48.5%
92 Justin Gimelstob USA 36 6.0 5.8 58.7% 71.8% 44.8% 51.3% 37.8% 60.5% 35.9% 48.5%
93 Carlos Costa ESP 37 2.6 2.2 58.5% 63.6% 46.6% 52.9% 49.2% 56.6% 40.3% 48.5%
94 Andrei Cherkasov RUS 14 2.0 2.0 60.5% 63.5% 45.4% 57.3% 43.8% 56.7% 39.4% 48.4%
95 Hendrik Dreekmann GER 28 5.0 4.9 49.0% 73.2% 47.4% 62.9% 42.1% 60.0% 35.6% 48.4%
96 Stephane Simian FRA 20 4.1 5.1 60.0% 68.7% 42.9% 52.3% 39.0% 59.2% 37.5% 48.3%
97 Sebastien Lareau CAN 23 3.8 6.1 61.6% 68.4% 40.6% 53.6% 40.6% 57.7% 38.5% 48.2%
98 Jeff Salzenstein USA 12 7.0 3.3 60.2% 72.2% 46.6% 54.4% 30.6% 62.3% 34.5% 48.2%
99 Bernd Karbacher GER 10 3.9 3.6 51.3% 68.5% 48.6% 52.6% 26.2% 59.1% 38.2% 48.2%
100 Olivier Delaitre FRA 21 2.9 3.0 55.5% 70.0% 48.2% 55.7% 33.8% 59.8% 36.9% 48.2%
101 Doug Flach USA 24 3.1 4.0 56.6% 65.8% 46.4% 52.8% 45.5% 57.4% 38.8% 48.2%
102 Tomas Nydahl SWE 17 3.0 5.5 62.4% 65.0% 43.1% 51.1% 41.9% 56.7% 39.1% 48.2%
103 Mikael Tillstrom SWE 36 4.2 4.0 56.3% 67.8% 48.1% 57.3% 43.5% 59.0% 37.0% 48.2%
104 Daniel Vacek CZE 41 8.2 6.8 51.8% 76.0% 46.0% 59.0% 36.2% 61.5% 34.9% 48.1%
105 Davide Scala ITA 13 3.1 2.7 57.4% 69.5% 46.0% 50.6% 36.6% 59.5% 35.9% 48.1%
106 Sjeng Schalken NED 33 4.2 4.4 58.4% 67.0% 50.3% 56.9% 42.2% 59.7% 35.9% 47.9%
107 Oleg Ogorodov UZB 12 5.8 3.8 57.6% 70.1% 46.6% 60.4% 41.7% 60.0% 35.1% 47.9%
108 Lionel Roux FRA 36 4.2 2.9 57.7% 68.1% 47.0% 51.3% 43.3% 59.0% 36.2% 47.9%
109 Frederik Fetterlein DEN 13 7.0 5.2 58.8% 71.1% 46.3% 64.8% 41.2% 61.0% 34.9% 47.9%
110 Jerome Golmard FRA 23 4.1 4.0 57.9% 69.5% 50.8% 54.4% 41.0% 61.4% 33.5% 47.8%
111 Gerard Solves FRA 11 4.5 2.9 56.1% 67.1% 46.0% 52.2% 56.1% 58.2% 36.1% 47.7%
112 Christian Ruud NOR 37 2.7 2.7 56.4% 64.4% 49.1% 50.9% 41.7% 57.6% 38.0% 47.7%
113 Sargis Sargsian ARM 31 4.3 3.4 58.0% 66.1% 50.7% 54.6% 38.3% 59.6% 35.6% 47.6%
114 Fernon Wibier NED 15 6.7 6.3 65.8% 70.9% 46.5% 58.7% 35.7% 62.4% 32.3% 47.5%
115 Galo Blanco ESP 30 4.0 3.5 57.0% 66.2% 48.9% 61.4% 48.8% 58.6% 35.1% 47.4%
116 Andrei Pavel ROU 22 3.3 2.8 61.1% 67.0% 45.0% 53.8% 46.4% 58.0% 36.2% 47.2%
117 Adrian Voinea ROU 30 5.9 3.4 56.9% 64.2% 45.8% 47.6% 40.5% 56.2% 38.0% 47.2%
118 Marcos Ondruska RSA 24 3.5 4.5 56.5% 66.3% 44.2% 53.2% 41.3% 56.8% 36.8% 47.2%
119 Marcos Aurelio Gorriz ESP 12 3.6 2.0 53.8% 68.9% 49.1% 61.7% 36.2% 59.6% 34.2% 47.2%
120 Marzio Martelli ITA 21 7.3 5.7 44.4% 76.8% 45.4% 47.6% 31.6% 59.3% 35.1% 47.1%
121 Thierry Champion FRA 19 2.9 1.4 67.0% 62.3% 43.6% 50.8% 39.7% 56.3% 36.5% 46.6%
122 Eyal Ran ISR 14 3.9 2.3 57.8% 66.8% 46.7% 55.0% 47.8% 58.3% 33.8% 46.5%
123 Andrei Olhovskiy RUS 12 10.7 5.5 52.7% 70.8% 45.8% 60.2% 31.0% 59.0% 32.3% 45.9%
124 Dinu Pescariu ROU 14 2.6 3.0 73.5% 57.7% 44.4% 48.0% 31.7% 54.1% 36.4% 45.6%
125 Patrik Fredriksson SWE 18 3.1 5.8 52.0% 65.5% 43.6% 45.7% 40.9% 54.7% 36.1% 45.5%
126 Orlin Stanoytchev BUL 12 3.7 5.5 55.3% 65.1% 41.1% 43.5% 37.4% 54.5% 34.9% 44.6%
127 Roberto Carretero ESP 11 1.3 5.4 66.2% 58.8% 36.4% 53.9% 27.7% 51.3% 37.0% 44.3%
128 Patrick McEnroe USA 11 1.4 5.5 52.3% 65.0% 43.4% 52.3% 36.9% 54.6% 31.8% 43.5%

How to read these columns

Sample
Matches with the required stat data available.
Aces/M
Aces per match with serve stats available.
DFs/M
Double faults per match with serve stats available.
1st Sv%
Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
1st Sv Pts%
Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
2nd Sv Pts%
Percentage of points won after missing the first serve and making a second serve.
BP Saved%
Percentage of break points won by the server.
BP Conv%
Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
Svc Pts%
Percentage of all points won while serving.
Ret Pts%
Percentage of all points won while returning.
Total Pts%
Percentage of all completed points won.

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