Rankings as of: Dec 29, 2008

ATP 2008 Performance Stats, Serve & Return Leaders

Serve, return, and point-level leaders for the 2008 ATP season.

Rafael Nadal leads the 2008 ATP performance sample in total points won at 55.5% (minimum 10 matches with detailed stats).

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Performance Stats

Serve and return metrics for the 2008 season.

138 players with 10+ stat matches.

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 2,678/2,771 (96.6%) of ATP main draw matches in 2008.

#	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	Rafael Nadal	ESP	84	3.1	1.3	69.4%	72.5%	59.4%	61.3%	48.2%	68.6%	43.4%	55.5%
2	Roger Federer	SUI	76	8.8	0.9	64.7%	77.3%	59.2%	68.9%	44.9%	71.0%	41.2%	55.4%
3	Novak Djokovic	SRB	73	6.3	2.0	64.7%	74.2%	58.0%	67.4%	50.9%	68.6%	42.6%	55.3%
4	Nikolay Davydenko	RUS	70	3.9	2.2	64.5%	72.4%	53.7%	58.8%	47.3%	66.0%	43.4%	54.2%
5	Lleyton Hewitt	AUS	27	8.2	3.0	54.5%	76.2%	57.4%	57.7%	37.6%	67.8%	42.0%	53.9%
6	Robin Soderling	SWE	59	10.5	2.8	61.8%	79.9%	55.0%	70.2%	44.2%	70.4%	37.9%	53.7%
7	Juan Martin del Potro	ARG	59	5.0	2.5	61.7%	74.7%	53.8%	62.3%	48.2%	66.5%	41.6%	53.6%
8	Andy Murray	GBR	71	6.6	2.2	57.5%	74.9%	52.5%	59.7%	44.7%	65.3%	41.9%	53.3%
9	Nicolas Almagro	ESP	49	9.1	2.4	59.0%	75.4%	55.1%	62.6%	43.0%	67.0%	40.0%	53.3%
10	Andy Roddick	USA	62	14.3	2.1	67.2%	78.4%	56.0%	65.8%	39.5%	71.1%	36.0%	53.2%
11	Tomas Berdych	CZE	48	8.0	2.1	60.3%	76.4%	55.0%	62.4%	46.9%	67.9%	38.5%	53.0%
12	David Nalbandian	ARG	51	5.3	3.0	58.7%	73.8%	53.2%	60.4%	48.3%	65.4%	41.2%	52.9%
13	David Ferrer	ESP	60	2.7	1.6	66.1%	69.0%	54.5%	55.7%	43.0%	64.2%	41.9%	52.6%
14	Richard Gasquet	FRA	52	8.4	2.4	60.0%	76.7%	53.5%	57.1%	41.6%	67.4%	37.7%	52.4%
15	Fernando Verdasco	ESP	72	3.8	4.1	72.6%	69.3%	53.0%	55.6%	47.6%	64.7%	40.8%	52.4%
16	James Blake	USA	59	7.0	2.6	55.7%	75.0%	52.5%	54.6%	46.8%	65.0%	39.6%	52.4%
17	Stan Wawrinka	SUI	53	5.9	2.3	60.8%	70.9%	54.5%	51.1%	46.1%	64.2%	40.6%	52.3%
18	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	FRA	47	10.6	2.2	64.2%	77.4%	52.1%	63.0%	43.4%	68.2%	36.8%	52.2%
19	Philipp Kohlschreiber	GER	47	5.4	2.3	62.8%	72.7%	55.5%	66.4%	41.3%	66.2%	38.6%	52.2%
20	Mikhail Youzhny	RUS	43	4.7	2.4	62.9%	72.4%	52.8%	69.2%	48.4%	65.1%	38.8%	52.1%
21	Mario Ancic	CRO	45	9.2	2.3	62.9%	76.3%	53.6%	64.5%	39.8%	67.7%	37.1%	52.1%
22	Daniel Gimeno-Traver	ESP	14	4.1	1.7	62.5%	72.5%	58.4%	60.7%	45.1%	66.9%	38.4%	52.0%
23	Nicolas Kiefer	GER	34	7.2	2.4	53.6%	76.3%	51.9%	55.4%	44.9%	64.9%	39.6%	51.9%
24	Radek Stepanek	CZE	53	7.3	3.2	63.6%	76.1%	52.4%	64.1%	47.8%	67.4%	36.7%	51.6%
25	Marin Cilic	CRO	59	9.3	3.3	53.6%	75.6%	53.2%	60.5%	38.4%	65.3%	37.5%	51.4%
26	Juan Carlos Ferrero	ESP	36	4.3	1.4	66.4%	71.2%	54.4%	64.8%	48.1%	65.5%	37.4%	51.3%
27	Fernando Gonzalez	CHI	45	6.2	3.1	62.4%	73.2%	54.3%	64.0%	43.8%	66.1%	36.9%	51.3%
28	Robby Ginepri	USA	43	5.3	1.9	63.9%	69.8%	51.1%	58.5%	42.6%	63.1%	39.3%	51.2%
29	Kevin Anderson	RSA	15	9.4	3.3	65.7%	74.0%	58.9%	62.8%	28.9%	68.9%	33.5%	51.2%
30	Tommy Haas	GER	32	7.3	3.8	59.4%	72.6%	52.0%	62.8%	40.9%	64.3%	38.1%	51.1%
31	Gilles Simon	FRA	75	4.5	2.1	57.5%	69.6%	53.7%	57.5%	39.4%	62.8%	39.4%	51.1%
32	Tommy Robredo	ESP	57	3.1	1.5	68.4%	69.0%	52.3%	59.2%	40.6%	63.7%	38.8%	51.1%
33	Ivan Ljubicic	CRO	37	12.8	1.8	61.6%	78.2%	52.6%	60.5%	47.1%	68.5%	33.6%	51.1%
34	Xavier Malisse	BEL	20	6.4	1.7	58.6%	75.3%	49.9%	56.8%	37.5%	64.8%	38.5%	51.0%
35	Agustin Calleri	ARG	40	8.3	3.4	55.4%	77.2%	49.0%	63.2%	41.5%	64.7%	37.7%	50.9%
36	Juan Monaco	ARG	46	2.7	1.9	64.8%	65.5%	51.6%	50.7%	43.9%	60.1%	41.8%	50.9%
37	Ernests Gulbis	LAT	42	9.8	4.2	60.0%	74.6%	50.2%	64.8%	39.0%	64.8%	36.8%	50.8%
38	Igor Andreev	RUS	65	6.1	2.5	64.2%	72.4%	54.0%	60.7%	41.9%	65.8%	35.8%	50.7%
39	Ivo Karlovic	CRO	54	17.8	1.8	66.2%	81.4%	53.2%	66.2%	31.8%	71.8%	30.1%	50.7%
40	Mardy Fish	USA	55	10.1	2.7	49.3%	77.9%	51.8%	57.6%	39.2%	64.6%	36.6%	50.7%
41	Dmitry Tursunov	RUS	53	8.0	3.2	58.4%	75.1%	51.7%	65.9%	40.8%	65.1%	36.0%	50.6%
42	Gael Monfils	FRA	43	7.3	3.2	61.0%	73.5%	48.9%	55.8%	43.6%	63.9%	37.6%	50.5%
43	Marcos Baghdatis	CYP	24	8.2	3.8	54.0%	77.5%	53.3%	57.0%	35.8%	66.3%	35.2%	50.5%
44	Viktor Troicki	SRB	37	6.2	2.2	61.7%	73.4%	51.5%	51.7%	37.9%	65.0%	37.2%	50.4%
45	Albert Montanes	ESP	47	3.1	3.7	58.4%	72.3%	50.9%	55.6%	37.3%	63.5%	37.2%	50.3%
46	Robin Haase	NED	25	6.2	2.8	60.6%	71.7%	52.6%	62.0%	44.7%	64.0%	36.9%	50.3%
47	Philipp Petzschner	GER	19	6.6	3.8	55.4%	75.0%	52.5%	53.7%	34.3%	64.6%	37.2%	50.3%
48	Andreas Seppi	ITA	54	4.6	3.3	58.3%	70.3%	49.8%	57.5%	42.7%	61.7%	38.8%	50.3%
49	Igor Kunitsyn	RUS	27	2.1	1.8	60.2%	65.1%	50.5%	48.3%	42.5%	58.9%	41.5%	50.2%
50	Julien Benneteau	FRA	41	4.3	3.3	64.1%	70.0%	50.6%	57.6%	37.4%	63.1%	37.9%	50.2%
51	Dominik Hrbaty	SVK	10	2.2	4.5	60.2%	66.6%	40.0%	43.8%	55.8%	56.2%	45.7%	50.2%
52	Amer Delic	BIH	15	8.7	3.3	61.3%	73.8%	52.5%	77.4%	41.0%	65.5%	33.8%	50.2%
53	Eduardo Schwank	ARG	30	4.5	2.5	63.6%	70.4%	51.7%	68.0%	43.3%	63.6%	36.2%	50.1%
54	Sam Querrey	USA	51	10.2	3.2	59.1%	74.3%	49.1%	61.1%	41.2%	64.2%	35.5%	50.1%
55	Paul-Henri Mathieu	FRA	53	5.6	2.9	55.7%	73.5%	53.8%	61.1%	42.2%	64.9%	35.0%	50.1%
56	Guillermo Canas	ARG	39	5.9	2.9	53.9%	71.1%	50.0%	54.1%	44.9%	61.4%	38.9%	50.1%
57	Fabrice Santoro	FRA	35	3.5	1.3	57.5%	69.5%	53.5%	57.8%	41.1%	62.7%	37.2%	50.0%
58	Jurgen Melzer	AUT	49	6.6	2.5	61.7%	71.5%	54.4%	57.6%	37.8%	65.0%	35.3%	50.0%
59	Marc Gicquel	FRA	45	6.8	2.2	58.5%	73.2%	49.1%	62.8%	43.5%	63.2%	36.4%	49.9%
60	Marat Safin	RUS	44	8.2	3.2	54.5%	73.3%	50.5%	61.9%	46.0%	63.0%	36.3%	49.9%
61	Victor Hanescu	ROU	40	5.6	1.6	69.2%	71.7%	52.4%	60.3%	44.5%	65.6%	33.9%	49.9%
62	Roko Karanusic	CRO	18	4.9	1.4	59.3%	67.3%	53.5%	53.6%	36.0%	61.5%	38.2%	49.8%
63	Sebastien Grosjean	FRA	22	4.2	1.6	58.7%	71.7%	48.6%	52.3%	34.1%	62.0%	38.3%	49.8%
64	Potito Starace	ITA	39	2.1	1.3	73.6%	65.5%	53.8%	63.0%	40.5%	62.5%	36.1%	49.7%
65	Kei Nishikori	JPN	25	3.2	2.9	59.9%	69.1%	50.9%	57.2%	45.4%	61.8%	37.4%	49.7%
66	Feliciano Lopez	ESP	47	11.8	3.2	60.1%	75.7%	54.2%	66.9%	41.9%	66.9%	32.1%	49.7%
67	Frank Dancevic	CAN	16	9.4	2.1	61.3%	73.3%	51.1%	65.5%	37.9%	64.5%	32.8%	49.7%
68	Janko Tipsarevic	SRB	44	9.3	2.6	55.9%	75.1%	51.7%	52.5%	43.7%	64.8%	34.4%	49.7%
69	Carlos Moya	ESP	51	5.2	2.5	61.4%	70.5%	54.8%	56.2%	38.8%	64.5%	34.9%	49.5%
70	Andrey Golubev	KAZ	10	6.3	3.4	54.3%	71.4%	50.5%	51.5%	40.8%	61.7%	37.9%	49.5%
71	Jose Acasuso	ARG	50	4.5	3.2	54.9%	72.1%	47.9%	57.8%	36.6%	61.0%	38.0%	49.5%
72	Robert Kendrick	USA	12	13.1	3.6	59.3%	80.1%	50.5%	57.6%	27.4%	68.0%	31.8%	49.4%
73	Wayne Odesnik	USA	27	4.5	2.6	61.2%	67.7%	49.4%	56.6%	40.4%	60.8%	38.4%	49.4%
74	Jarkko Nieminen	FIN	50	3.0	2.1	67.1%	65.8%	49.5%	55.0%	45.4%	60.6%	37.8%	49.4%
75	Jeremy Chardy	FRA	19	10.2	5.2	62.0%	75.6%	51.4%	58.1%	39.3%	66.2%	32.6%	49.3%
76	Teymuraz Gabashvili	RUS	25	4.6	3.2	60.7%	70.7%	47.9%	63.6%	48.7%	62.0%	35.9%	49.3%
77	Michael Llodra	FRA	40	9.3	3.4	60.4%	73.5%	54.2%	66.1%	37.6%	65.9%	33.1%	49.3%
78	Simone Bolelli	ITA	53	5.0	1.4	66.9%	70.0%	54.6%	67.0%	39.3%	64.9%	33.3%	49.3%
79	Ivan Navarro	ESP	21	7.4	3.1	61.3%	74.0%	52.0%	54.8%	38.9%	65.3%	33.1%	49.3%
80	Steve Darcis	BEL	39	4.9	1.9	60.0%	69.3%	51.1%	57.2%	42.3%	61.6%	36.0%	49.3%
81	Dudi Sela	ISR	34	1.7	2.5	62.6%	66.9%	49.4%	60.0%	41.7%	60.1%	38.0%	49.1%
82	Marcel Granollers	ESP	35	3.7	3.5	58.1%	67.5%	51.0%	60.7%	43.6%	60.4%	37.0%	49.0%
83	Florent Serra	FRA	44	2.8	1.6	63.6%	66.6%	50.5%	53.8%	36.4%	60.6%	37.2%	49.0%
84	Sergio Roitman	ARG	25	3.1	2.1	61.6%	65.3%	49.3%	47.2%	32.1%	59.4%	39.4%	48.9%
85	Nicolas Lapentti	ECU	31	3.2	2.0	62.5%	68.6%	50.4%	50.4%	43.5%	61.9%	36.0%	48.9%
86	Rainer Schuettler	GER	42	4.0	2.8	59.9%	69.3%	50.7%	56.4%	43.1%	61.9%	35.8%	48.7%
87	Bobby Reynolds	USA	31	11.3	3.3	59.1%	72.4%	48.5%	58.9%	38.0%	62.5%	34.3%	48.7%
88	Andreas Beck	GER	12	7.9	5.3	61.1%	73.7%	52.3%	70.5%	42.7%	65.0%	30.4%	48.6%
89	Ivo Minar	CZE	35	4.6	1.8	60.4%	65.5%	51.3%	51.8%	51.8%	59.9%	36.5%	48.6%
90	Fabio Fognini	ITA	33	3.2	3.9	54.6%	69.4%	46.0%	55.5%	46.4%	58.6%	38.2%	48.6%
91	Filippo Volandri	ITA	30	0.6	2.5	69.5%	61.6%	47.9%	58.6%	40.9%	57.3%	39.0%	48.5%
92	Gilles Muller	LUX	11	19.4	4.0	61.7%	77.1%	48.6%	69.2%	32.8%	66.0%	28.3%	48.5%
93	Arnaud Clement	FRA	27	6.6	2.9	55.3%	69.9%	50.4%	58.8%	36.1%	61.2%	35.6%	48.5%
94	Mischa Zverev	GER	37	4.6	1.4	66.7%	68.6%	50.2%	58.3%	36.2%	62.2%	35.2%	48.5%
95	Jesse Levine	CAN	24	4.7	4.4	58.1%	64.7%	48.3%	60.3%	45.2%	58.4%	38.0%	48.5%
96	Christophe Rochus	BEL	12	2.3	1.2	64.3%	66.4%	49.9%	55.7%	32.9%	60.1%	37.4%	48.5%
97	Oscar Hernandez	ESP	40	2.5	2.6	66.2%	65.0%	47.9%	54.3%	39.4%	59.1%	37.7%	48.5%
98	Juan Pablo Brzezicki	ARG	10	2.3	2.5	63.7%	64.0%	47.8%	55.0%	55.3%	58.2%	38.9%	48.4%
99	Chris Guccione	AUS	28	14.9	2.6	62.0%	79.7%	52.6%	72.1%	36.1%	69.4%	26.6%	48.4%
100	Evgeny Korolev	KAZ	30	4.4	4.2	58.7%	69.1%	45.1%	61.9%	33.7%	59.6%	36.4%	48.4%
101	John Isner	USA	29	15.0	3.4	66.9%	77.1%	52.3%	60.0%	26.1%	68.8%	27.4%	48.3%
102	Hyung-Taik Lee	KOR	25	2.8	2.5	63.8%	65.5%	48.3%	52.8%	39.7%	59.3%	36.6%	48.3%
103	Vincent Spadea	USA	31	3.7	3.0	58.1%	69.1%	49.9%	56.1%	45.4%	61.0%	35.2%	48.3%
104	Nicolas Massu	CHI	17	3.7	3.1	60.1%	68.6%	48.6%	50.5%	34.1%	60.5%	37.0%	48.3%
105	Benjamin Becker	GER	31	8.9	3.0	52.6%	75.0%	50.0%	60.3%	41.1%	63.2%	33.3%	48.2%
106	Nicolas Mahut	FRA	42	9.0	4.2	61.9%	72.6%	49.2%	63.1%	38.8%	63.7%	31.5%	48.1%
107	Michael Berrer	GER	28	5.0	4.2	62.2%	71.3%	48.5%	63.0%	33.3%	62.6%	32.6%	48.0%
108	Guillermo Garcia-Lopez	ESP	43	2.7	4.7	59.5%	66.3%	47.2%	56.1%	39.1%	58.4%	36.9%	48.0%
109	Yen-Hsun Lu	TPE	20	4.3	4.8	60.2%	69.2%	49.2%	59.3%	33.6%	61.2%	34.2%	47.9%
110	Joseph Sirianni	AUS	14	4.9	2.9	54.1%	72.7%	50.3%	65.7%	31.0%	62.3%	32.5%	47.9%
111	Paul Capdeville	CHI	19	3.6	2.4	61.7%	64.6%	47.0%	49.4%	39.9%	58.1%	37.9%	47.9%
112	Olivier Rochus	BEL	35	1.7	2.4	61.5%	64.4%	50.4%	61.9%	42.3%	59.0%	36.2%	47.9%
113	Juan Ignacio Chela	ARG	23	1.6	4.0	58.1%	62.8%	49.0%	56.5%	48.6%	56.9%	38.6%	47.8%
114	Pablo Cuevas	URU	21	4.1	1.9	59.3%	63.2%	54.4%	55.2%	37.5%	59.5%	35.1%	47.8%
115	Luis Horna	PER	24	3.9	2.4	69.4%	68.1%	50.2%	49.9%	36.7%	62.9%	32.4%	47.8%
116	Denis Gremelmayr	GER	34	5.2	2.9	57.8%	67.0%	50.1%	60.2%	44.8%	60.0%	34.6%	47.7%
117	Thomas Johansson	SWE	27	7.4	2.8	58.4%	72.2%	47.4%	60.8%	38.1%	61.8%	33.5%	47.7%
118	Alejandro Falla	COL	17	4.3	3.2	57.3%	64.9%	49.0%	60.1%	35.7%	57.8%	37.4%	47.7%
119	Guillermo Coria	ARG	10	0.8	10.0	62.6%	58.6%	38.7%	47.9%	57.3%	51.1%	43.7%	47.5%
120	Kristof Vliegen	BEL	22	6.9	1.8	60.4%	66.4%	48.7%	56.3%	32.2%	59.5%	35.1%	47.5%
121	Santiago Ventura	ESP	24	4.4	3.5	53.1%	66.9%	46.7%	55.6%	35.6%	56.9%	36.9%	47.3%
122	Nicolas Devilder	FRA	15	3.6	4.2	57.0%	64.8%	45.5%	55.4%	36.2%	56.7%	37.1%	47.2%
123	Rik De Voest	RSA	10	4.1	2.3	57.6%	68.1%	50.8%	51.5%	52.8%	60.5%	33.0%	47.1%
124	Flavio Cipolla	ITA	13	0.6	4.5	69.3%	58.4%	43.0%	57.4%	39.6%	54.0%	40.4%	47.1%
125	Jonas Bjorkman	SWE	19	3.7	2.6	58.3%	70.5%	45.7%	49.7%	46.3%	60.6%	33.8%	47.1%
126	Donald Young	USA	28	3.1	3.4	59.1%	66.0%	48.4%	61.2%	38.5%	58.9%	34.4%	47.1%
127	Marcos Daniel	BRA	20	4.6	1.7	60.8%	68.3%	48.5%	58.7%	29.8%	60.7%	32.9%	47.0%
128	Peter Luczak	AUS	16	4.1	2.3	58.2%	62.6%	47.4%	52.4%	45.7%	56.4%	35.2%	46.8%
129	Jan Hernych	CZE	12	2.2	2.6	65.3%	59.8%	51.0%	45.2%	47.7%	56.8%	35.1%	46.8%
130	Boris Pashanski	SRB	16	2.7	3.3	59.9%	64.0%	47.2%	50.4%	37.5%	57.1%	34.4%	46.7%
131	Carlos Berlocq	ARG	19	3.3	2.3	61.7%	63.4%	43.1%	46.0%	40.2%	56.0%	37.5%	46.7%
132	Thomaz Bellucci	BRA	14	6.2	3.5	56.6%	66.0%	50.1%	52.2%	38.9%	58.5%	33.6%	46.6%
133	Florian Mayer	GER	11	2.5	1.5	61.1%	63.4%	45.6%	47.0%	45.2%	56.5%	35.8%	46.3%
134	Martin Vassallo Arguello	ARG	18	2.3	2.9	68.4%	59.9%	48.6%	56.0%	38.2%	56.3%	35.4%	46.1%
135	Jiri Vanek	CZE	21	6.0	3.2	58.6%	67.1%	43.2%	57.4%	44.1%	57.2%	33.6%	46.0%
136	Werner Eschauer	AUT	11	4.4	3.9	54.8%	66.8%	48.3%	49.1%	39.4%	58.4%	31.9%	45.6%
137	Thierry Ascione	FRA	10	2.6	2.2	62.7%	62.5%	46.7%	51.7%	38.8%	56.6%	32.6%	45.0%
138	Olivier Patience	FRA	13	3.5	2.5	65.2%	61.9%	48.0%	47.9%	35.8%	57.1%	31.3%	44.6%

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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