Rankings as of: Dec 27, 2021

ATP 2021 Performance Stats, Serve & Return Leaders

Serve, return, and point-level leaders for the 2021 ATP season.

Novak Djokovic leads the 2021 ATP performance sample in total points won at 56.3% (minimum 10 matches with detailed stats).

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Performance Stats

Serve and return metrics for the 2021 season.

134 players with 10+ stat matches.

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 2,468/2,553 (96.7%) of ATP main draw matches in 2021.

# 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 Novak Djokovic SRB 50 8.3 2.7 64.8% 76.7% 54.6% 59.4% 48.3% 68.9% 44.8% 56.3%
2 Rafael Nadal ESP 29 4.0 2.7 64.0% 73.5% 55.3% 60.7% 46.4% 66.9% 44.7% 55.7%
3 Daniil Medvedev RUS 62 9.5 3.0 62.7% 79.2% 54.1% 59.7% 46.6% 69.7% 41.8% 55.1%
4 Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 68 6.9 2.3 62.7% 77.2% 57.7% 61.3% 46.4% 69.8% 39.4% 54.4%
5 Alexander Zverev GER 64 10.4 3.8 68.0% 77.8% 52.9% 56.1% 43.9% 69.8% 40.6% 54.3%
6 Casper Ruud NOR 69 4.9 1.9 63.9% 74.0% 56.8% 57.3% 49.7% 67.9% 39.3% 53.5%
7 Milos Raonic CAN 10 16.6 5.1 60.3% 80.5% 57.8% 64.1% 42.8% 71.4% 37.4% 53.5%
8 Matteo Berrettini ITA 48 12.1 1.8 64.5% 80.2% 54.1% 69.7% 41.6% 71.0% 36.3% 53.2%
9 Ilya Ivashka BLR 44 7.2 2.4 61.4% 74.5% 55.9% 62.7% 42.6% 67.2% 39.6% 52.9%
10 Andrey Rublev RUS 65 7.4 1.9 60.8% 77.0% 51.8% 61.9% 45.8% 67.2% 39.1% 52.7%
11 Jenson Brooksby USA 22 2.5 1.2 64.6% 72.1% 53.7% 64.3% 39.9% 65.6% 40.2% 52.6%
12 Jannik Sinner ITA 67 4.8 2.0 59.5% 72.6% 55.0% 66.1% 47.9% 65.4% 40.0% 52.6%
13 Cameron Norrie GBR 74 4.7 2.7 65.9% 71.2% 50.2% 59.7% 50.9% 64.2% 40.5% 52.4%
14 Grigor Dimitrov BUL 42 5.0 3.5 63.6% 74.4% 51.3% 61.6% 43.2% 65.9% 39.4% 52.4%
15 Roberto Bautista Agut ESP 51 3.3 1.7 65.3% 70.8% 55.0% 58.0% 47.3% 65.1% 40.5% 52.3%
16 Denis Shapovalov CAN 50 8.3 6.1 59.2% 78.0% 51.6% 64.9% 41.5% 67.4% 37.9% 52.1%
17 Diego Schwartzman ARG 53 1.5 2.8 63.6% 68.1% 51.7% 58.0% 47.1% 62.0% 42.6% 52.0%
18 Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN 60 9.2 4.2 62.9% 77.3% 51.2% 54.4% 43.0% 67.5% 37.4% 52.0%
19 Alex Molcan SVK 12 4.2 2.4 64.5% 67.1% 52.2% 66.2% 45.2% 61.7% 42.6% 51.8%
20 Hubert Hurkacz POL 57 9.9 1.7 64.1% 75.5% 53.9% 61.8% 38.1% 67.7% 36.3% 51.8%
21 Aslan Karatsev RUS 52 4.7 3.7 59.4% 73.4% 53.3% 58.8% 39.4% 65.2% 38.7% 51.7%
22 Marin Cilic CRO 49 11.1 3.9 58.2% 79.0% 49.9% 62.9% 38.5% 66.6% 37.0% 51.7%
23 Gael Monfils FRA 33 9.6 5.0 61.5% 75.8% 48.7% 58.1% 37.5% 65.3% 38.7% 51.6%
24 Alex de Minaur AUS 46 2.9 2.0 60.6% 69.8% 51.8% 52.3% 43.5% 63.1% 40.5% 51.6%
25 Pablo Carreno Busta ESP 45 3.8 1.6 69.1% 71.3% 54.4% 69.8% 44.9% 66.2% 36.9% 51.5%
26 Dominic Thiem AUT 16 4.6 2.6 63.9% 72.8% 54.3% 66.1% 46.9% 66.2% 36.4% 51.5%
27 Arthur Rinderknech FRA 34 10.0 2.4 63.2% 76.0% 48.5% 65.1% 48.5% 65.9% 36.8% 51.4%
28 Cristian Garin CHI 37 4.9 2.6 61.4% 68.7% 52.0% 66.1% 46.1% 62.4% 40.3% 51.3%
29 Sebastian Korda USA 44 5.3 2.7 64.4% 71.5% 50.6% 62.9% 44.8% 64.0% 38.6% 51.3%
30 Karen Khachanov RUS 53 7.4 2.6 62.9% 73.2% 51.6% 65.8% 38.3% 65.5% 37.2% 51.3%
31 Brandon Nakashima USA 25 7.8 2.3 57.7% 74.9% 54.0% 61.6% 50.0% 66.3% 35.7% 51.1%
32 Roger Federer SUI 13 8.4 0.8 66.0% 74.0% 57.1% 68.3% 38.5% 68.3% 34.7% 51.1%
33 Taylor Fritz USA 56 9.5 3.1 59.0% 75.3% 52.3% 58.3% 43.5% 65.6% 36.4% 51.0%
34 Lorenzo Sonego ITA 49 6.2 1.9 65.8% 72.6% 51.7% 57.8% 41.2% 65.5% 36.4% 51.0%
35 Pierre-Hugues Herbert FRA 23 9.1 5.6 56.4% 73.5% 55.6% 62.4% 53.5% 65.4% 36.2% 51.0%
36 Maxime Cressy USA 12 16.6 8.4 60.9% 79.4% 51.4% 57.6% 33.7% 68.3% 34.7% 51.0%
37 Thiago Monteiro BRA 28 5.8 2.3 67.3% 72.3% 51.9% 67.3% 41.8% 65.5% 36.2% 50.9%
38 Frances Tiafoe USA 54 7.1 2.5 61.0% 72.0% 53.5% 60.2% 40.5% 64.9% 36.6% 50.8%
39 Carlos Alcaraz ESP 44 2.7 2.3 62.2% 67.8% 52.6% 51.4% 42.9% 62.1% 40.0% 50.8%
40 Marton Fucsovics HUN 49 4.3 3.9 59.6% 70.5% 51.7% 60.8% 44.2% 62.9% 38.7% 50.7%
41 Andy Murray GBR 29 7.9 2.7 57.4% 73.6% 51.2% 60.6% 42.0% 64.1% 37.3% 50.7%
42 David Goffin BEL 29 4.9 3.5 58.3% 70.5% 47.5% 55.6% 47.6% 61.0% 39.9% 50.6%
43 Filip Krajinovic SRB 41 4.7 2.2 62.7% 70.6% 53.1% 60.2% 44.1% 64.1% 36.7% 50.6%
44 Tommy Paul USA 47 4.1 2.4 60.1% 70.7% 52.3% 54.2% 41.2% 63.4% 38.2% 50.5%
45 Facundo Bagnis ARG 22 5.5 2.9 60.5% 69.6% 49.5% 63.3% 43.3% 61.8% 38.4% 50.4%
46 Albert Ramos-Vinolas ESP 49 2.9 2.4 62.6% 68.5% 51.5% 53.8% 42.1% 62.1% 39.0% 50.4%
47 Lloyd Harris RSA 51 11.3 2.3 66.3% 76.1% 49.0% 61.5% 46.0% 66.8% 34.6% 50.4%
48 Jiri Vesely CZE 25 11.0 3.7 67.2% 76.8% 50.3% 69.8% 37.8% 67.9% 33.2% 50.4%
49 James Duckworth AUS 39 7.2 1.8 57.4% 73.2% 53.9% 64.6% 49.3% 64.7% 36.0% 50.4%
50 Daniel Evans GBR 45 4.1 2.6 62.2% 70.4% 52.1% 64.4% 47.2% 63.5% 37.0% 50.3%
51 Emil Ruusuvuori FIN 44 4.3 3.7 65.0% 69.0% 49.9% 52.8% 42.9% 62.3% 38.4% 50.3%
52 John Isner USA 33 20.6 2.1 68.5% 79.0% 55.9% 62.7% 34.5% 71.8% 28.4% 50.2%
53 Kei Nishikori JPN 37 2.5 2.0 64.2% 65.6% 55.3% 57.2% 45.2% 62.0% 38.5% 50.2%
54 Alexei Popyrin AUS 43 9.5 3.8 59.4% 74.8% 53.3% 60.6% 42.0% 66.2% 34.3% 50.1%
55 Carlos Taberner ESP 14 3.8 2.9 61.0% 66.4% 52.7% 50.9% 39.9% 61.0% 39.4% 50.1%
56 Jack Sock USA 11 8.5 3.8 59.3% 75.1% 47.0% 61.1% 46.0% 63.8% 36.2% 50.1%
57 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ESP 47 2.4 3.0 67.8% 66.2% 48.4% 52.2% 42.5% 60.7% 39.4% 50.0%
58 Laslo Djere SRB 49 5.0 3.9 59.3% 69.7% 52.2% 56.5% 40.6% 62.3% 37.9% 50.0%
59 Aljaz Bedene SLO 30 8.2 3.6 54.2% 75.6% 50.8% 54.9% 41.8% 64.1% 36.6% 50.0%
60 Botic van de Zandschulp NED 25 7.0 4.4 62.4% 75.0% 49.1% 62.9% 32.0% 65.1% 35.5% 50.0%
61 Kevin Anderson RSA 26 16.9 2.8 63.5% 80.3% 49.5% 69.7% 34.1% 69.0% 30.9% 49.9%
62 Pedro Martinez ESP 36 2.8 3.0 65.3% 65.9% 51.4% 57.4% 45.3% 60.6% 38.8% 49.9%
63 Mackenzie McDonald USA 36 6.4 2.3 64.3% 70.7% 52.1% 60.0% 38.8% 64.0% 36.4% 49.9%
64 Jaume Munar ESP 31 3.0 3.6 68.3% 67.4% 46.1% 58.9% 38.1% 60.5% 39.1% 49.8%
65 Ugo Humbert FRA 34 8.6 2.8 63.1% 75.2% 51.5% 64.1% 39.6% 66.7% 32.8% 49.8%
66 Marco Cecchinato ITA 37 4.2 2.6 66.8% 68.5% 51.2% 58.1% 35.7% 62.7% 36.6% 49.8%
67 Federico Delbonis ARG 47 3.0 3.3 62.9% 67.9% 48.5% 58.5% 39.7% 60.8% 38.9% 49.7%
68 Peter Gojowczyk GER 22 7.6 5.1 51.7% 78.0% 48.0% 65.7% 38.3% 63.5% 35.5% 49.7%
69 Daniel Altmaier GER 15 5.6 2.9 59.2% 71.6% 47.5% 68.3% 47.6% 61.6% 36.4% 49.7%
70 Pablo Cuevas URU 20 4.8 2.5 68.9% 70.3% 50.2% 58.6% 43.1% 63.8% 35.6% 49.6%
71 Holger Rune DEN 17 3.1 3.0 61.5% 67.1% 50.3% 54.7% 49.7% 60.7% 38.7% 49.6%
72 Reilly Opelka USA 42 17.3 2.4 65.3% 77.3% 55.6% 62.8% 42.2% 69.8% 28.4% 49.6%
73 Fabio Fognini ITA 39 3.0 4.3 60.1% 68.4% 48.4% 54.2% 44.8% 60.5% 38.4% 49.6%
74 Henri Laaksonen SUI 14 7.2 3.1 54.9% 72.9% 48.9% 52.7% 42.6% 62.4% 36.9% 49.6%
75 Philipp Kohlschreiber GER 15 5.8 1.6 61.2% 71.2% 55.0% 65.7% 48.2% 64.9% 34.1% 49.5%
76 Lorenzo Musetti ITA 39 2.7 2.1 67.7% 67.0% 49.2% 57.1% 35.0% 61.2% 37.5% 49.5%
77 Soonwoo Kwon KOR 31 5.2 3.7 60.3% 69.8% 51.3% 52.4% 39.6% 62.4% 36.9% 49.5%
78 Nikoloz Basilashvili GEO 57 4.1 3.6 56.6% 68.6% 49.8% 54.9% 45.7% 60.2% 38.5% 49.4%
79 Jan-Lennard Struff GER 47 9.2 4.0 55.5% 74.0% 47.9% 55.8% 33.9% 62.4% 36.6% 49.4%
80 Alexander Bublik KAZ 61 13.6 6.7 57.1% 75.7% 46.0% 64.2% 42.5% 63.2% 34.8% 49.4%
81 Steve Johnson USA 22 9.8 3.8 54.8% 74.8% 54.0% 62.6% 39.7% 65.3% 32.9% 49.4%
82 Ricardas Berankis LTU 31 2.7 2.8 60.6% 68.7% 48.3% 57.3% 38.5% 60.8% 37.5% 49.4%
83 Christopher O'Connell AUS 13 8.2 1.2 62.9% 75.2% 52.0% 60.8% 40.3% 66.5% 32.1% 49.2%
84 John Millman AUS 45 2.6 1.6 61.6% 67.4% 49.4% 54.0% 44.2% 60.5% 37.6% 49.1%
85 Elias Ymer SWE 10 3.7 4.5 53.6% 68.3% 49.7% 44.4% 38.6% 59.6% 39.1% 49.0%
86 Matthew Ebden AUS 11 4.3 3.3 62.6% 71.7% 48.9% 64.3% 49.0% 62.5% 34.1% 49.0%
87 Daniel Elahi Galan COL 20 3.4 1.4 62.7% 71.5% 46.4% 59.0% 42.3% 62.0% 35.7% 49.0%
88 Jordan Thompson AUS 42 7.4 2.0 58.3% 72.4% 50.2% 54.8% 35.1% 63.1% 34.8% 49.0%
89 Dusan Lajovic SRB 42 3.3 1.9 66.9% 66.2% 51.2% 61.0% 38.3% 61.3% 36.1% 48.9%
90 Pablo Andujar ESP 28 2.2 4.5 63.7% 64.8% 45.8% 57.7% 44.1% 57.9% 39.0% 48.8%
91 Hugo Gaston FRA 15 2.3 2.7 55.6% 64.9% 48.6% 46.7% 47.1% 57.6% 39.5% 48.8%
92 Nick Kyrgios AUS 14 16.1 2.6 67.0% 76.4% 51.1% 46.0% 29.7% 68.1% 30.4% 48.8%
93 Gianluca Mager ITA 39 6.4 3.1 58.7% 71.3% 50.7% 61.9% 43.7% 62.8% 34.5% 48.8%
94 Sam Querrey USA 25 15.2 5.2 56.8% 81.9% 47.7% 52.4% 33.2% 67.3% 30.3% 48.7%
95 Marcos Giron USA 41 5.5 2.2 59.5% 71.7% 48.6% 59.9% 40.8% 62.4% 34.4% 48.6%
96 Miomir Kecmanovic SRB 37 4.1 2.4 61.3% 66.1% 52.4% 53.5% 38.6% 60.6% 36.8% 48.6%
97 Egor Gerasimov BLR 38 6.3 4.2 63.9% 69.3% 43.8% 59.0% 35.4% 60.1% 36.1% 48.6%
98 Dominik Koepfer GER 42 4.4 4.2 61.2% 67.2% 49.4% 56.1% 43.1% 60.2% 36.3% 48.5%
99 Andreas Seppi ITA 20 6.6 2.8 56.1% 68.5% 49.9% 56.5% 46.7% 60.4% 36.3% 48.5%
100 Richard Gasquet FRA 29 3.4 3.0 58.7% 69.6% 52.5% 50.0% 36.0% 62.3% 34.4% 48.5%
101 Alex Bolt AUS 12 5.3 2.7 60.5% 69.0% 50.4% 52.1% 45.9% 61.7% 34.5% 48.4%
102 Roberto Carballes Baena ESP 26 2.4 2.7 64.4% 63.2% 48.8% 49.9% 40.3% 58.0% 39.6% 48.4%
103 Yannick Hanfmann GER 21 4.2 2.1 61.5% 70.0% 50.0% 56.1% 43.6% 62.0% 34.6% 48.3%
104 Jozef Kovalik SVK 12 3.0 2.8 58.7% 65.2% 45.5% 59.3% 36.9% 57.3% 38.9% 48.2%
105 Jeremy Chardy FRA 33 6.1 4.1 62.1% 69.6% 48.7% 53.1% 47.3% 61.6% 33.9% 48.1%
106 Federico Coria ARG 32 2.5 2.9 63.9% 62.3% 50.5% 52.7% 40.2% 58.0% 37.9% 48.1%
107 Francisco Cerundolo ARG 12 1.8 2.9 67.2% 62.4% 46.7% 62.9% 35.7% 57.0% 39.4% 48.1%
108 Vasek Pospisil CAN 22 9.7 3.4 57.9% 75.9% 46.7% 67.6% 42.4% 63.3% 31.3% 48.1%
109 Mikael Ymer SWE 35 2.0 3.4 67.3% 62.1% 44.5% 55.8% 45.6% 56.4% 38.9% 48.1%
110 Denis Kudla USA 20 6.5 4.0 55.8% 71.7% 51.1% 49.7% 35.6% 62.6% 33.4% 48.0%
111 Kamil Majchrzak POL 11 5.6 2.1 62.8% 68.0% 45.7% 62.7% 41.0% 60.3% 34.7% 48.0%
112 Stefano Travaglia ITA 31 5.9 3.2 56.7% 69.6% 44.3% 50.7% 41.2% 58.7% 36.3% 47.9%
113 Feliciano Lopez ESP 29 10.4 4.8 55.1% 77.3% 50.8% 53.0% 43.1% 65.2% 30.2% 47.8%
114 Corentin Moutet FRA 25 2.1 1.9 68.5% 63.9% 48.7% 49.1% 37.7% 59.0% 36.7% 47.8%
115 Norbert Gombos SVK 20 5.4 3.1 62.0% 69.2% 45.4% 52.3% 35.8% 60.4% 34.9% 47.8%
116 Taro Daniel JPN 15 3.5 2.5 61.6% 69.1% 51.3% 58.5% 51.3% 62.2% 31.4% 47.7%
117 Andrej Martin SVK 17 2.2 3.1 60.8% 59.6% 48.6% 51.5% 43.0% 55.5% 39.7% 47.5%
118 Yasutaka Uchiyama JPN 13 7.0 2.9 60.4% 71.4% 49.5% 51.4% 35.5% 62.5% 31.0% 47.4%
119 Benoit Paire FRA 41 8.5 7.5 52.9% 73.6% 40.1% 57.1% 43.9% 58.0% 35.8% 47.3%
120 Lucas Pouille FRA 19 7.3 5.2 52.3% 70.7% 45.5% 60.3% 39.0% 58.5% 34.8% 47.2%
121 Tennys Sandgren USA 23 7.8 2.7 58.7% 70.5% 45.3% 51.1% 34.4% 60.1% 32.7% 47.0%
122 Bernabe Zapata Miralles ESP 15 2.9 2.2 63.7% 60.5% 50.2% 57.8% 32.1% 56.8% 37.0% 46.9%
123 Tallon Griekspoor NED 10 9.5 3.9 67.9% 69.5% 53.1% 64.1% 37.7% 64.0% 29.0% 46.9%
124 Guido Pella ARG 23 4.4 2.7 66.1% 61.8% 42.6% 55.0% 49.7% 55.5% 37.3% 46.9%
125 Adrian Mannarino FRA 38 3.9 2.7 57.7% 69.4% 48.8% 55.0% 32.9% 60.6% 32.6% 46.8%
126 Salvatore Caruso ITA 24 3.5 2.5 58.6% 64.6% 49.4% 53.8% 31.7% 58.4% 34.5% 46.4%
127 Radu Albot MDA 21 3.0 3.9 63.0% 64.4% 45.7% 51.9% 34.6% 57.2% 35.3% 46.4%
128 Gilles Simon FRA 21 2.3 4.2 60.6% 66.3% 44.6% 45.0% 48.5% 57.5% 34.9% 46.4%
129 Fernando Verdasco ESP 10 3.9 3.2 66.9% 60.7% 48.4% 54.2% 28.3% 56.6% 35.0% 46.0%
130 Dennis Novak AUT 15 3.7 2.1 64.3% 66.3% 45.2% 51.3% 37.4% 58.7% 32.3% 45.8%
131 Yoshihito Nishioka JPN 30 1.4 1.8 66.6% 62.1% 48.3% 50.4% 32.5% 57.6% 34.3% 45.7%
132 Mikhail Kukushkin KAZ 13 3.3 1.8 62.6% 61.9% 47.4% 47.2% 51.4% 56.4% 32.0% 44.7%
133 Joao Sousa POR 13 2.7 2.2 59.1% 63.1% 44.6% 47.1% 31.2% 54.6% 33.4% 44.3%
134 Juan Ignacio Londero ARG 11 2.3 3.2 64.5% 55.9% 47.0% 46.5% 42.4% 52.5% 35.9% 44.2%

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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