Rankings as of: Dec 28, 1998

ATP 1998 Performance Stats & Serve/Return Leaders

Serve, return, and point-level leaders for the 1998 ATP season.

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Serve and return metrics for the 1998 season.

122 players with 10+ stat matches.

# 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 Marcelo Rios CHI 69 4.8 2.1 59.2% 76.8% 57.1% 63.8% 47.6% 68.7% 44.8% 55.9%
2 Andre Agassi USA 65 4.2 2.5 64.9% 75.6% 55.4% 68.3% 46.9% 68.2% 44.2% 55.6%
3 Patrick Rafter AUS 65 6.7 3.0 65.0% 77.4% 55.2% 64.0% 40.8% 69.5% 40.1% 54.2%
4 Pete Sampras USA 59 11.9 4.5 57.9% 82.7% 51.0% 56.2% 43.2% 69.4% 39.0% 54.0%
5 Richard Krajicek NED 50 14.9 3.4 59.8% 82.3% 53.6% 57.2% 44.1% 70.7% 36.9% 53.5%
6 Thomas Enqvist SWE 42 10.4 3.6 56.0% 78.5% 53.9% 60.9% 47.0% 67.6% 39.0% 53.2%
7 Karol Kucera SVK 66 5.8 4.9 56.3% 72.5% 50.0% 60.4% 49.9% 62.8% 43.7% 53.1%
8 Magnus Gustafsson SWE 51 3.0 3.8 62.7% 71.8% 54.3% 60.3% 46.0% 65.4% 41.6% 52.8%
9 Michael Chang USA 45 6.1 2.0 54.1% 74.5% 52.6% 61.6% 46.7% 64.5% 41.0% 52.7%
10 Felix Mantilla ESP 60 3.9 2.4 60.8% 71.0% 53.5% 63.1% 45.3% 63.8% 40.7% 52.2%
11 Alex Corretja ESP 59 4.8 2.3 55.7% 71.9% 52.5% 58.9% 43.5% 63.3% 41.2% 52.2%
12 Greg Rusedski GBR 59 12.0 5.0 55.8% 82.2% 54.4% 68.1% 41.7% 69.8% 35.3% 52.2%
13 Petr Korda CZE 49 5.3 5.2 51.6% 74.3% 50.9% 56.6% 47.3% 63.0% 41.1% 52.2%
14 Tim Henman GBR 71 7.2 4.1 52.9% 77.8% 50.0% 54.0% 45.5% 64.6% 39.3% 52.0%
15 Boris Becker GER 24 10.3 5.7 53.4% 81.3% 54.1% 66.8% 37.6% 68.5% 36.4% 51.9%
16 Jason Stoltenberg AUS 49 6.2 3.8 57.7% 73.2% 51.6% 60.7% 45.0% 64.2% 39.9% 51.8%
17 Mariano Zabaleta ARG 18 6.2 4.7 52.8% 72.2% 51.9% 64.8% 44.7% 62.7% 40.5% 51.6%
18 Richard Fromberg AUS 50 11.1 3.6 59.7% 76.6% 49.0% 60.6% 41.3% 65.5% 37.5% 51.6%
19 Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS 62 5.7 4.3 54.3% 75.2% 50.3% 60.0% 48.9% 63.9% 39.4% 51.6%
20 Francisco Clavet ESP 55 2.6 2.3 63.0% 68.0% 53.4% 57.1% 48.9% 62.6% 41.0% 51.5%
21 Leander Paes IND 20 4.1 2.9 58.7% 71.2% 53.2% 70.8% 45.8% 63.8% 38.1% 51.4%
22 Carlos Moya ESP 58 5.1 2.4 55.5% 71.3% 50.8% 58.1% 43.5% 61.9% 41.2% 51.4%
23 Mark Philippoussis AUS 44 12.3 4.9 58.5% 78.8% 50.0% 60.6% 39.2% 66.9% 35.8% 51.4%
24 Thomas Muster AUT 44 3.0 2.1 59.0% 69.3% 52.9% 59.8% 46.5% 62.1% 40.5% 51.4%
25 Jiri Novak CZE 34 4.8 2.6 64.0% 67.7% 53.0% 54.3% 40.5% 61.9% 41.5% 51.3%
26 Andrei Medvedev UKR 39 7.2 4.9 58.7% 73.4% 49.3% 51.7% 45.7% 63.4% 40.1% 51.2%
27 Slava Dosedel CZE 42 3.1 2.5 62.2% 66.9% 49.3% 59.6% 43.9% 60.2% 42.2% 51.2%
28 Byron Black ZIM 46 3.8 2.4 60.0% 68.6% 52.1% 59.0% 43.0% 62.0% 40.8% 51.1%
29 Gustavo Kuerten BRA 53 7.7 2.8 54.7% 75.4% 50.3% 60.2% 47.3% 64.0% 37.5% 51.0%
30 Goran Ivanisevic CRO 61 14.9 6.2 54.2% 82.2% 47.7% 63.9% 42.1% 66.4% 35.1% 50.9%
31 Nicolas Kiefer GER 53 6.0 4.5 53.8% 74.3% 48.5% 55.4% 44.9% 62.5% 38.9% 50.9%
32 Jan Siemerink NED 48 8.3 4.6 58.0% 77.7% 52.2% 65.2% 43.2% 66.9% 34.3% 50.9%
33 Sargis Sargsian ARM 33 4.5 3.1 60.5% 71.0% 50.9% 61.1% 43.1% 63.0% 38.8% 50.9%
34 Brian Macphie USA 20 9.7 4.7 58.7% 77.2% 49.7% 64.4% 42.4% 65.9% 35.1% 50.8%
35 Justin Gimelstob USA 26 5.5 3.9 59.7% 72.6% 47.9% 55.6% 44.3% 62.5% 39.5% 50.8%
36 Tommy Haas GER 53 4.8 4.0 59.1% 71.4% 48.2% 56.1% 43.9% 61.6% 39.4% 50.8%
37 Jonas Bjorkman SWE 53 3.7 3.2 58.6% 68.4% 49.2% 56.4% 45.5% 60.4% 41.2% 50.7%
38 Mikael Tillstrom SWE 36 4.0 4.1 56.1% 70.5% 49.8% 55.9% 45.3% 61.4% 39.8% 50.7%
39 Mariano Puerta ARG 26 2.6 1.7 64.8% 68.2% 52.0% 52.1% 50.0% 62.6% 38.6% 50.6%
40 Cedric Pioline FRA 59 5.2 3.2 58.6% 72.6% 49.8% 58.3% 47.3% 63.1% 38.2% 50.6%
41 Sandon Stolle AUS 14 6.0 2.9 60.9% 72.4% 46.4% 52.1% 33.9% 62.2% 38.5% 50.6%
42 Carlos Costa ESP 42 4.4 3.2 55.4% 70.1% 45.9% 55.0% 48.1% 59.5% 41.4% 50.6%
43 Marat Safin RUS 30 9.6 3.9 50.3% 78.5% 47.8% 60.0% 40.1% 63.4% 37.6% 50.5%
44 Jeff Tarango USA 47 4.0 4.2 57.7% 67.9% 52.0% 51.3% 46.8% 61.1% 40.1% 50.5%
45 Alberto Berasategui ESP 46 1.9 4.0 72.9% 64.8% 49.3% 49.2% 47.3% 60.3% 40.9% 50.5%
46 Andrei Pavel ROU 39 5.2 2.2 63.7% 69.3% 49.4% 52.5% 40.8% 62.0% 39.1% 50.4%
47 Brett Steven NZL 32 3.4 2.8 64.9% 67.7% 52.4% 63.7% 43.4% 62.3% 37.8% 50.3%
48 Bohdan Ulihrach CZE 53 3.1 3.6 58.0% 68.4% 49.0% 55.0% 43.5% 60.1% 40.8% 50.3%
49 Fabrice Santoro FRA 45 3.0 2.0 54.2% 67.4% 51.5% 58.1% 42.5% 60.0% 40.3% 50.3%
50 Dominik Hrbaty SVK 52 4.9 4.6 53.5% 70.3% 50.7% 55.4% 43.5% 61.0% 39.5% 50.2%
51 Vincenzo Santopadre ITA 14 3.5 1.1 53.4% 70.0% 53.4% 54.0% 39.1% 62.4% 38.5% 50.1%
52 Laurence Tieleman ITA 17 6.9 6.1 51.7% 78.8% 49.4% 58.3% 39.8% 64.2% 33.9% 50.0%
53 Sjeng Schalken NED 41 4.3 3.3 59.6% 69.6% 49.3% 59.2% 45.2% 61.2% 37.9% 50.0%
54 Lleyton Hewitt AUS 18 2.8 4.1 54.8% 68.2% 51.4% 54.4% 39.1% 60.4% 40.6% 50.0%
55 Jim Courier USA 34 4.6 2.3 64.6% 71.0% 51.6% 61.5% 37.4% 64.0% 35.6% 49.9%
56 David Wheaton USA 11 6.9 5.7 59.8% 71.2% 49.8% 59.6% 34.1% 62.4% 37.7% 49.9%
57 MaliVai Washington USA 17 4.9 3.0 53.5% 69.0% 51.7% 57.0% 43.9% 61.2% 38.1% 49.8%
58 Sebastien Lareau CAN 32 7.6 3.8 66.4% 70.8% 45.2% 63.1% 40.7% 62.4% 37.7% 49.8%
59 Davide Sanguinetti ITA 45 5.8 2.8 54.2% 72.2% 46.6% 55.4% 42.9% 60.0% 39.8% 49.8%
60 Wayne Ferreira RSA 49 6.2 3.2 53.7% 74.4% 49.8% 56.5% 37.8% 63.0% 37.1% 49.7%
61 Bernd Karbacher GER 11 6.5 2.8 57.6% 68.8% 45.5% 50.4% 33.7% 58.6% 40.9% 49.7%
62 Paul Haarhuis NED 30 5.8 3.2 56.4% 71.4% 50.5% 60.7% 45.0% 62.5% 36.0% 49.6%
63 Jerome Golmard FRA 40 5.1 4.1 62.3% 69.2% 51.2% 63.2% 44.9% 62.2% 36.4% 49.6%
64 Fernando Vicente ESP 32 2.2 2.7 61.9% 62.8% 50.4% 55.1% 44.5% 58.1% 40.8% 49.6%
65 Xavier Malisse BEL 11 5.2 3.3 51.7% 73.0% 44.6% 53.9% 42.6% 59.3% 39.7% 49.5%
66 Sebastien Grosjean FRA 26 3.9 1.5 58.1% 69.3% 50.3% 49.3% 44.5% 61.1% 38.3% 49.5%
67 Marc Rosset SUI 48 9.6 6.4 54.6% 79.0% 46.3% 50.1% 31.9% 64.3% 35.9% 49.5%
68 Fernando Meligeni BRA 32 3.1 3.9 57.3% 69.6% 47.5% 59.7% 45.3% 60.0% 37.9% 49.4%
69 Kenneth Carlsen DEN 32 9.4 4.5 54.5% 76.8% 48.7% 66.6% 42.3% 64.1% 34.5% 49.4%
70 Tomas Carbonell ESP 10 4.2 3.9 62.4% 66.0% 45.4% 55.0% 38.8% 58.0% 40.4% 49.4%
71 Daniel Vacek CZE 46 7.0 5.1 56.6% 74.9% 47.3% 61.9% 39.4% 62.8% 35.5% 49.4%
72 Ramon Delgado PAR 37 9.3 3.6 55.3% 72.4% 48.7% 54.0% 41.8% 61.9% 36.4% 49.4%
73 David Prinosil GER 39 8.6 5.4 50.7% 78.2% 47.8% 51.6% 43.1% 63.0% 35.7% 49.3%
74 Andrea Gaudenzi ITA 42 2.6 3.8 62.4% 67.5% 48.5% 47.2% 44.2% 60.0% 38.5% 49.2%
75 Nicolas Escude FRA 32 6.4 3.4 57.0% 70.0% 47.6% 61.1% 39.2% 60.1% 37.9% 49.2%
76 Filip Dewulf BEL 35 3.7 4.5 55.7% 73.6% 48.3% 55.4% 49.6% 62.3% 35.9% 49.1%
77 Scott Draper AUS 35 6.3 2.8 55.2% 72.1% 51.1% 57.1% 49.0% 62.4% 35.4% 49.1%
78 Hendrik Dreekmann GER 24 8.2 5.5 51.2% 75.3% 47.1% 61.6% 45.9% 61.5% 36.1% 49.1%
79 Andrew Ilie AUS 25 3.8 3.4 49.8% 70.9% 51.6% 57.8% 44.9% 61.2% 36.6% 49.1%
80 Adrian Voinea ROU 16 4.8 2.4 56.2% 67.6% 53.3% 60.5% 52.9% 61.4% 36.2% 49.0%
81 Mark Woodforde AUS 41 4.9 3.7 55.1% 72.5% 48.4% 58.4% 46.2% 61.8% 36.2% 49.0%
82 Vincent Spadea USA 47 2.4 1.5 66.4% 64.1% 52.2% 56.4% 46.9% 60.1% 37.8% 49.0%
83 Richey Reneberg USA 22 5.6 3.5 57.2% 69.3% 47.5% 58.0% 40.9% 60.2% 37.6% 49.0%
84 Lars Burgsmuller GER 16 3.3 3.6 58.5% 65.8% 47.2% 56.2% 43.9% 58.0% 39.8% 48.9%
85 Jordi Burillo ESP 26 7.4 3.1 55.7% 74.8% 46.1% 53.8% 40.5% 62.5% 35.8% 48.9%
86 Rainer Schuettler GER 22 1.3 3.1 61.5% 67.2% 50.8% 53.4% 40.1% 60.5% 37.5% 48.9%
87 Oliver Gross GER 15 4.1 3.5 57.8% 67.6% 45.8% 44.1% 40.5% 58.5% 39.3% 48.8%
88 Nicolas Lapentti ECU 40 3.4 3.8 63.2% 67.2% 44.6% 49.7% 42.8% 58.7% 38.4% 48.6%
89 Guillaume Raoux FRA 45 3.7 2.4 55.7% 70.5% 53.7% 63.3% 39.9% 63.2% 33.6% 48.6%
90 Franco Squillari ARG 31 2.7 4.6 61.3% 65.0% 45.7% 55.2% 43.4% 57.7% 39.0% 48.6%
91 Daniel Nestor CAN 25 8.4 5.8 57.7% 75.2% 47.2% 62.9% 31.9% 63.2% 33.7% 48.5%
92 Karim Alami MAR 34 4.2 2.8 59.4% 69.2% 46.6% 53.8% 38.7% 60.0% 37.2% 48.5%
93 Michael Tebbutt AUS 21 7.8 7.4 51.6% 73.9% 42.8% 57.2% 40.6% 59.1% 36.6% 48.4%
94 Galo Blanco ESP 37 4.1 2.5 55.0% 67.3% 49.0% 58.3% 33.2% 59.1% 37.7% 48.4%
95 Hernan Gumy ARG 11 1.5 3.5 60.9% 66.3% 44.3% 56.8% 39.7% 57.7% 38.8% 48.4%
96 Todd Woodbridge AUS 38 3.2 4.4 59.3% 64.3% 45.1% 52.5% 47.1% 56.6% 39.9% 48.4%
97 Alex Calatrava ESP 22 7.3 2.8 59.6% 71.9% 48.2% 53.9% 46.8% 62.2% 33.3% 48.4%
98 Magnus Norman SWE 47 6.6 3.4 51.3% 70.1% 48.3% 58.5% 36.4% 59.2% 36.8% 48.3%
99 Guillermo Canas ARG 14 5.4 3.8 53.2% 72.2% 46.0% 62.4% 40.8% 59.7% 37.0% 48.3%
100 Wayne Black ZIM 32 3.0 2.3 59.6% 64.1% 48.8% 52.2% 44.9% 57.8% 38.9% 48.2%
101 Jens Knippschild GER 21 6.2 3.2 51.1% 71.0% 49.5% 61.1% 42.4% 60.6% 35.8% 48.0%
102 Christian Vinck GER 19 2.6 3.2 67.8% 62.7% 47.9% 52.2% 41.8% 57.9% 37.5% 47.8%
103 Neville Godwin RSA 13 4.8 5.1 55.4% 70.4% 43.7% 63.1% 42.4% 58.7% 36.1% 47.6%
104 Grant Stafford RSA 30 3.9 4.3 56.9% 67.1% 44.0% 49.0% 33.6% 57.0% 38.4% 47.5%
105 Dinu Pescariu ROU 19 2.7 3.0 68.3% 61.7% 45.6% 51.5% 50.7% 56.8% 37.0% 47.5%
106 Ivo Heuberger SUI 14 5.5 5.0 54.4% 69.1% 41.7% 65.0% 35.6% 56.7% 37.1% 47.3%
107 Marcelo Filippini URU 17 1.9 1.2 67.5% 58.1% 55.1% 58.9% 41.0% 56.9% 37.1% 47.3%
108 Tomas Nydahl SWE 23 3.3 3.3 67.0% 67.7% 44.5% 51.6% 26.7% 59.9% 35.2% 47.2%
109 Lionel Roux FRA 15 4.7 3.5 56.8% 69.6% 46.3% 62.3% 40.5% 59.6% 33.4% 47.1%
110 Marc Kevin Goellner GER 32 10.8 5.7 49.6% 78.4% 44.5% 57.2% 38.6% 61.3% 31.3% 47.1%
111 Marzio Martelli ITA 12 8.7 4.4 49.0% 74.0% 44.0% 62.4% 36.8% 58.4% 33.7% 46.9%
112 Olivier Delaitre FRA 11 2.8 3.0 58.2% 65.3% 49.9% 44.3% 49.7% 58.5% 34.2% 46.8%
113 Martin Sinner GER 18 3.7 4.5 56.2% 68.5% 44.8% 49.7% 32.2% 58.1% 35.2% 46.7%
114 Marcello Craca GER 11 1.6 2.9 59.2% 62.0% 47.0% 37.2% 42.8% 56.2% 37.7% 46.7%
115 David Nainkin RSA 16 3.8 6.0 59.5% 66.9% 44.0% 50.8% 43.0% 57.8% 35.0% 46.6%
116 Radomir Vasek CZE 15 5.1 7.0 56.3% 66.2% 40.7% 43.4% 41.5% 55.4% 37.3% 46.5%
117 Sergi Bruguera ESP 31 3.1 2.9 55.8% 66.8% 41.7% 51.1% 38.2% 55.4% 37.5% 46.5%
118 Albert Portas ESP 30 3.7 3.7 56.2% 64.0% 44.6% 49.1% 40.8% 55.7% 36.9% 46.5%
119 Lucas Arnold Ker ARG 22 3.1 4.6 61.8% 64.2% 42.6% 53.7% 50.7% 55.6% 36.7% 46.4%
120 Jonathan Stark USA 10 9.7 3.9 57.8% 73.2% 42.6% 53.3% 50.2% 60.5% 31.6% 46.3%
121 Christian Ruud NOR 12 3.1 3.3 57.1% 63.9% 49.5% 56.3% 33.9% 57.4% 34.5% 45.9%
122 Javier Sanchez ESP 28 2.7 2.7 66.3% 63.2% 44.4% 48.1% 42.7% 56.8% 35.0% 45.7%

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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