Leaderboard data updated: 2026-09-15 10:35 UTC

Best WTA Set Margin: Open Era Leaders

Margaret Court leads in the career standings for set margin: +3.13.

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Average games won minus games lost per completed set. Higher values indicate more dominant scorelines. Career records cover the selected era.

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  • Related columns compare rating, point, and scoreline-dominance metrics in player-page order.

# Player Years Peak Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Set Win% Set Margin Pressure+
1 Margaret Court 1968–1977 2,520 171.5 — — — — 86.0% +3.13 109.0
2 Chris Evert 1969–1989 2,610 182.0 — — — — 84.5% +3.08 105.8
3 Steffi Graf 1981–1999 2,603 181.8 — — — — 83.0% +2.90 106.9
4 Martina Navratilova 1972–2005 2,680 180.0 — — — — 81.7% +2.68 105.4
5 Ann Jones 1968–1983 2,198 159.7 — — — — 78.0% +2.65 99.5
6 Monica Seles 1988–2003 2,540 181.1 — — — — 78.2% +2.50 102.4
7 Helga Schultze 1968–1978 1,991 151.7 — — — — 74.0% +2.46 —
8 Serena Williams 1997–2026 2,399 174.5 +8.45 +4.77 1.403 56.6% 79.6% +2.39 110.8
9 Evonne Goolagong 1968–1985 2,481 169.9 — — — — 77.8% +2.33 111.0
10 Tracy Austin 1977–1994 2,502 175.2 — — — — 76.2% +2.27 109.1
11 Iga Swiatek 2019–2026 2,287 172.8 +6.29 +6.96 1.366 56.5% 75.0% +2.21 100.6
12 Martina Hingis 1994–2007 2,373 179.5 +3.63 +5.03 1.214 54.2% 75.7% +2.20 103.7
13 Billie Jean King 1968–1983 2,437 170.4 — — — — 77.5% +2.19 111.2
14 Kim Clijsters 1999–2021 2,299 172.4 +5.39 +5.26 1.313 55.7% 74.6% +2.12 106.7
15 Lindsay Davenport 1991–2008 2,375 176.5 — — — — 74.8% +2.09 101.9
16 Nancy Richey 1968–1978 2,245 164.5 — — — — 72.7% +2.05 100.3
17 Justine Henin 1999–2011 2,393 169.9 +6.17 +6.72 1.351 56.2% 76.2% +2.04 107.0
18 Gabriela Sabatini 1984–1996 2,400 176.6 — — — — 73.0% +2.02 104.0
19 Helga Masthoff 1968–1980 2,113 153.3 — — — — 72.9% +1.92 104.1
20 Andrea Jaeger 1979–1987 2,266 172.3 — — — — 71.0% +1.83 107.9
21 Maria Sharapova 2002–2020 2,264 167.5 +5.03 +5.13 1.257 54.8% 72.0% +1.81 104.4
22 Annette Van Zyl 1968–1977 1,912 141.2 — — — — 69.0% +1.74 92.9
23 Gail Sherriff 1968–1982 1,998 147.8 — — — — 68.6% +1.73 92.8
24 Olga Morozova 1968–1980 2,221 154.4 — — — — 70.1% +1.71 104.4
25 Hana Mandlikova 1977–1990 2,315 169.2 — — — — 70.3% +1.67 107.2
26 Virginia Wade 1968–1985 2,326 162.6 — — — — 70.0% +1.62 97.5
27 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere 1982–1994 2,130 166.2 — — — — 68.1% +1.61 101.4
28 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1986–2002 2,384 171.0 — — — — 68.5% +1.60 103.1
29 Julie Heldman 1968–1975 2,133 158.8 — — — — 67.3% +1.59 100.6
30 Victoria Azarenka 2005–2025 2,249 165.9 +3.19 +5.72 1.211 54.1% 68.1% +1.57 101.9
31 Peaches Bartkowicz 1968–1974 1,974 149.4 — — — — 66.3% +1.56 100.3
32 Venus Williams 1994–2026 2,368 167.3 +3.54 +2.76 1.146 52.9% 68.9% +1.55 99.2
33 Judy Tegart 1968–1981 2,056 147.7 — — — — 66.6% +1.54 90.3
34 Pam Shriver 1978–1997 2,304 166.5 — — — — 67.8% +1.52 97.2
35 Conchita Martínez 1988–2005 2,263 167.3 — — — — 67.3% +1.49 103.6
36 Joyce Williams 1968–1979 1,971 143.4 — — — — 65.9% +1.49 101.6
37 Aryna Sabalenka 2016–2026 2,324 167.7 +5.53 +3.13 1.206 53.8% 69.4% +1.48 106.9
38 Jana Novotna 1986–1999 2,240 168.7 — — — — 68.1% +1.48 96.3
39 Caroline Wozniacki 2005–2024 2,154 160.9 +3.83 +4.42 1.199 53.9% 66.3% +1.47 104.3
40 Mary Pierce 1989–2006 2,145 166.5 — — — — 66.1% +1.45 101.5
41 Kerry Reid 1968–1985 2,270 162.7 — — — — 67.3% +1.42 104.8
42 Mirra Andreeva 2022–2026 2,132 163.1 +4.00 +4.56 1.230 54.3% 66.5% +1.42 104.4
43 Christine Truman 1968–1975 1,878 134.4 — — — — 64.8% +1.41 95.0
44 Jennifer Capriati 1990–2004 2,253 169.4 — — — — 66.6% +1.39 103.9
45 Elena Rybakina 2017–2026 2,249 164.6 +6.34 +1.39 1.201 53.5% 67.9% +1.38 103.8
46 Amélie Mauresmo 1995–2009 2,225 166.5 +4.45 +3.42 1.200 53.8% 66.9% +1.36 108.0
47 Ashleigh Barty 2012–2022 2,180 161.7 +6.38 +2.18 1.228 53.9% 67.3% +1.35 115.6
48 Agnieszka Radwanska 2006–2018 2,103 161.3 +3.16 +4.74 1.175 53.6% 65.6% +1.34 95.2
49 Linda Tuero 1968–1979 1,997 144.8 — — — — 65.0% +1.34 109.7
50 Lesley Turner 1968–1978 1,916 142.5 — — — — 63.8% +1.31 99.2
51 Simona Halep 2010–2025 2,120 160.6 +2.79 +5.10 1.182 53.6% 66.1% +1.31 102.1
52 Winnie Shaw 1968–1979 1,995 143.0 — — — — 64.1% +1.29 103.1
53 Coco Gauff 2019–2026 2,176 166.5 +3.36 +4.35 1.171 53.3% 66.2% +1.28 113.8
54 Zina Garrison 1980–1996 2,146 164.6 — — — — 65.2% +1.28 101.4
55 Na Li 2000–2014 2,117 160.4 +4.01 +3.66 1.175 53.4% 65.1% +1.26 106.5
56 Mary Joe Fernandez 1984–2000 2,196 168.6 — — — — 64.9% +1.22 107.6
57 Ana Ivanovic 2004–2016 2,118 159.9 +3.97 +3.43 1.177 53.5% 63.8% +1.21 97.3
58 Bonnie Gadusek 1980–1987 2,075 158.5 — — — — 64.4% +1.17 106.6
59 Kazuko Sawamatsu 1968–1975 1,954 150.4 — — — — 61.3% +1.10 110.7
60 Patricia Walkden 1968–1975 1,951 140.8 — — — — 63.2% +1.09 103.8
61 Shirley Bloomer 1968–1979 1,790 131.2 — — — — 60.0% +1.09 —
62 Katerina Maleeva 1984–1996 2,067 158.1 — — — — 61.8% +1.08 89.3
63 Rosie Casals 1968–1991 2,212 159.2 — — — — 62.3% +1.08 91.2
64 Karen Krantzcke 1968–1977 2,016 149.8 — — — — 61.2% +1.03 96.5
65 Nadia Petrova 1998–2014 2,089 155.3 +4.43 +1.25 1.140 52.7% 61.1% +1.03 96.4
66 Petra Kvitova 2007–2025 2,074 157.9 +4.70 +1.98 1.158 52.9% 62.9% +1.03 101.7
67 Tatiana Golovin 2003–2019 2,014 151.5 +2.59 +2.99 1.129 52.7% 61.1% +1.03 98.8
68 Vera Zvonareva 2000–2026 2,089 155.3 +3.01 +2.61 1.118 52.3% 61.5% +1.02 100.2
69 Elena Dementieva 1997–2010 2,125 161.4 +1.36 +5.78 1.141 53.0% 62.8% +1.01 106.3
70 Jelena Jankovic 2001–2017 2,138 156.2 +2.59 +3.80 1.133 52.7% 61.1% +1.01 93.6
71 Naomi Osaka 2014–2026 2,179 157.0 +4.72 +0.86 1.143 52.6% 62.7% +1.01 107.2
72 Jessica Pegula 2012–2026 2,166 162.8 +3.70 +3.35 1.155 52.9% 63.2% +1.00 105.1
73 Linda Mottram 1971–1979 1,865 134.7 — — — — 62.7% +1.00 111.0
74 Francoise Durr 1968–1981 2,152 158.7 — — — — 61.4% +0.99 101.8
75 Madison Keys 2009–2026 2,134 155.9 +4.46 +1.22 1.145 52.6% 62.4% +0.99 101.0
76 Anke Huber 1989–2001 2,122 165.4 — — — — 61.8% +0.98 100.5
77 Ivanna Madruga 1975–1986 1,916 148.0 — — — — 59.2% +0.98 98.1
78 Sylvia Hanika 1976–1990 2,135 159.8 — — — — 61.2% +0.98 100.1
79 Dinara Safina 2002–2011 2,126 154.7 +2.67 +3.16 1.108 52.3% 62.6% +0.97 104.2
80 Helena Sukova 1981–1998 2,218 162.3 — — — — 62.6% +0.97 103.0
81 Bettina Bunge 1978–1989 2,119 161.9 — — — — 60.3% +0.96 105.9
82 Garbiñe Muguruza 2012–2023 2,061 158.1 +3.08 +2.71 1.124 52.4% 61.6% +0.96 97.0
83 Karolina Muchova 2017–2026 2,127 160.8 +4.24 +1.85 1.148 52.6% 63.8% +0.96 112.2
84 Marketa Vondrousova 2016–2026 2,050 154.4 +2.00 +3.12 1.129 52.4% 60.5% +0.95 99.4
85 Sue Barker 1970–1984 2,262 155.4 — — — — 61.8% +0.94 106.4
86 Dianne Fromholtz 1971–1990 2,181 156.8 — — — — 60.7% +0.93 98.8
87 Jill Cooper 1968–1973 1,842 138.6 — — — — 57.7% +0.93 —
88 Claudia Kohde Kilsch 1977–1992 2,158 157.5 — — — — 60.8% +0.92 100.8
89 Wendy Turnbull 1968–1989 2,205 159.4 — — — — 60.9% +0.91 101.9
90 Elise Mertens 2016–2026 2,000 153.9 +2.02 +2.84 1.116 52.2% 59.4% +0.90 98.9
91 Kathy Jordan 1978–1990 2,093 160.4 — — — — 59.9% +0.90 101.2
92 Mary Ann Eisel 1968–1976 1,956 139.2 — — — — 61.0% +0.90 103.3
93 Svetlana Kuznetsova 2001–2021 2,098 158.3 +3.46 +2.20 1.112 52.2% 60.7% +0.89 102.9
94 Amanda Anisimova 2017–2026 2,125 156.9 +2.36 +2.52 1.111 52.2% 61.2% +0.87 106.2
95 Elina Svitolina 2012–2026 2,136 157.6 +2.30 +3.00 1.107 52.2% 61.8% +0.87 108.3
96 Greer Stevens 1973–1980 2,116 158.1 — — — — 59.3% +0.87 102.6
97 Marcela Bueno 1968–1977 1,889 133.5 — — — — 61.7% +0.87 107.6
98 Marion Bartoli 2001–2013 1,993 148.0 +2.18 +3.05 1.112 52.3% 60.1% +0.87 105.9
99 Angelique Kerber 2006–2024 2,055 154.9 +2.20 +3.15 1.106 52.1% 60.6% +0.86 104.2
100 Judith Wiesner 1985–1997 1,976 153.6 — — — — 60.2% +0.85 106.1
101 Virginia Ruzici 1972–1987 2,123 154.7 — — — — 61.0% +0.85 104.0
102 Johanna Konta 2011–2021 2,019 150.1 +4.68 +0.72 1.142 52.4% 59.0% +0.83 98.3
103 Nicole Vaidisova 2004–2015 2,006 146.1 +4.19 0.00 1.102 51.8% 60.3% +0.82 103.4
104 Vlasta Kodesova 1968–1974 1,825 131.2 — — — — 60.5% +0.82 —
105 Paula Badosa 2015–2026 2,039 151.8 +2.70 +1.69 1.083 51.8% 60.1% +0.80 108.3
106 Flavia Pennetta 2002–2015 1,985 146.6 +1.84 +2.56 1.099 52.0% 59.1% +0.79 100.9
107 Barbora Krejcikova 2014–2026 2,012 150.8 +3.16 +1.64 1.113 52.2% 58.7% +0.78 109.0
108 Lea Pericoli 1968–1976 1,772 132.2 — — — — 56.0% +0.77 96.6
109 Barbara Potter 1978–1989 2,096 155.7 — — — — 59.9% +0.76 98.8
110 Qinwen Zheng 2019–2026 2,105 160.3 +4.03 +1.09 1.114 52.1% 58.8% +0.75 113.3
111 Natasha Zvereva 1986–2002 2,074 160.7 — — — — 60.5% +0.74 107.9
112 Leila Meskhi 1987–1996 1,987 152.8 — — — — 58.9% +0.73 103.7
113 Anastasia Myskina 1999–2007 2,078 153.4 — — — — 59.4% +0.72 108.0
114 Stephanie Defina 1968–1974 1,818 129.6 — — — — 57.7% +0.71 104.5
115 Diana Shnaider 2021–2026 1,968 153.0 +1.86 +1.89 1.089 51.8% 57.6% +0.70 106.6
116 Irina Spirlea 1991–2000 2,018 159.2 — — — — 58.2% +0.70 104.8
117 Karolina Pliskova 2007–2026 2,045 152.8 +4.37 +0.29 1.095 51.7% 59.3% +0.68 101.2
118 Sabine Hack 1985–1997 1,997 143.8 — — — — 56.9% +0.68 99.0
119 Alice Tym 1968–1971 1,678 120.0 — — — — 57.4% +0.67 —
120 Amanda Coetzer 1988–2004 2,052 159.5 — — — — 58.5% +0.67 100.2
121 Magdalena Maleeva 1989–2005 2,069 155.0 — — — — 57.4% +0.67 93.1
122 Maryna Godwin 1968–1973 1,741 125.7 — — — — 56.3% +0.67 —
123 Anna Kournikova 1995–2003 2,080 161.9 — — — — 58.8% +0.66 103.9
124 Barbara Paulus 1986–1998 1,957 145.3 — — — — 58.7% +0.66 105.4
125 Lesley Charles 1970–1981 1,796 127.9 — — — — 56.5% +0.66 105.3
126 Emma Raducanu 2021–2026 1,949 150.8 +1.66 +2.25 1.102 52.0% 58.0% +0.65 97.0
127 Helen Gourlay 1968–1980 1,962 144.2 — — — — 57.4% +0.64 97.0
128 Danielle Collins 2014–2025 2,073 154.6 +2.01 +1.46 1.057 51.3% 59.0% +0.63 107.7
129 Mima Jausovec 1972–1988 2,090 156.0 — — — — 57.2% +0.63 94.6
130 Nathalie Tauziat 1984–2001 2,033 158.4 — — — — 58.5% +0.63 106.0
131 Ons Jabeur 2012–2025 2,106 149.2 +2.34 +2.11 1.080 51.5% 58.1% +0.63 102.1
132 Christina Sandberg 1968–1976 1,839 133.7 — — — — 57.1% +0.61 102.4
133 Renee Richards 1976–1982 1,864 146.0 — — — — 55.7% +0.60 94.2
134 Belinda Bencic 2012–2026 2,035 153.4 +2.84 +1.04 1.075 51.4% 58.8% +0.59 110.9
135 Carling Bassett Seguso 1982–1992 2,010 150.8 — — — — 58.0% +0.58 102.7
136 Patti Hogan 1968–1979 2,014 135.6 — — — — 57.8% +0.58 100.5
137 Anett Kontaveit 2013–2023 2,114 150.2 +2.78 +1.61 1.089 51.8% 56.8% +0.57 103.2
138 Chanda Rubin 1990–2006 2,042 157.5 — — — — 57.4% +0.57 110.6
139 Dominika Cibulkova 2006–2019 1,964 150.3 +0.95 +2.81 1.063 51.4% 57.0% +0.57 107.2
140 Sabine Appelmans 1987–2001 1,925 148.8 — — — — 57.1% +0.57 95.3
141 Dominique Monami 1991–2000 1,974 148.4 — — — — 56.7% +0.54 105.7
142 Janice Townsend 1968–1971 1,719 125.0 — — — — 54.8% +0.53 —
143 Julie Halard-Decugis 1987–2000 2,024 152.3 — — — — 57.5% +0.53 111.7
144 Kiki Bertens 2011–2021 2,004 143.8 +2.04 +1.38 1.074 51.4% 55.1% +0.53 100.2
145 Marie Bouzkova 2015–2026 1,938 145.3 +1.40 +1.81 1.078 51.5% 54.6% +0.53 97.5
146 Stephanie Rehe 1981–1993 2,005 148.4 — — — — 57.2% +0.53 96.6
147 Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 1979–1992 1,989 146.8 — — — — 56.2% +0.52 107.5
148 Fiorella Bonicelli 1968–1984 1,868 138.2 — — — — 57.4% +0.52 102.7
149 Patty Schnyder 1995–2018 1,984 151.9 +2.71 +0.57 1.069 51.4% 56.5% +0.52 105.5
150 Sabine Lisicki 2006–2023 1,922 140.4 +2.23 +1.19 1.059 51.1% 55.9% +0.52 98.5
151 Emma Navarro 2019–2026 1,993 149.9 +1.48 +2.12 1.073 51.6% 55.4% +0.51 100.9
152 Agnes Szavay 2005–2012 1,837 136.4 +0.73 +1.87 1.067 51.4% 56.0% +0.50 99.2
153 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2016–2026 1,984 149.2 +2.37 +1.14 1.071 51.3% 54.8% +0.50 95.2
154 Fay Toyne 1968–1975 1,721 126.6 — — — — 53.9% +0.50 —
155 Kimiko Date 1989–2017 2,092 154.4 -1.51 +0.62 0.928 48.3% 55.2% +0.50 95.3
156 Linda Noskova 2020–2026 2,069 152.9 +3.82 -0.01 1.079 51.5% 58.0% +0.50 112.2
157 Marta Kostyuk 2017–2026 2,109 153.3 +0.90 +2.01 1.047 51.1% 55.5% +0.50 104.8
158 Betty Stove 1969–1983 2,171 155.1 — — — — 56.2% +0.49 103.1
159 Isabel Cueto 1984–1992 1,885 137.0 — — — — 55.3% +0.49 95.9
160 Sandrine Testud 1990–2004 2,003 155.8 — — — — 55.2% +0.49 103.8
161 Anna Chakvetadze 2004–2012 2,066 147.7 +0.95 +1.99 1.038 50.8% 56.9% +0.48 99.6
162 Maria Kirilenko 2002–2014 1,918 145.3 +1.84 +1.16 1.058 51.2% 55.0% +0.48 101.9
163 Patty Fendick 1982–1995 1,883 144.8 — — — — 56.2% +0.47 101.0
164 Lori Mcneil 1980–1999 2,024 149.2 — — — — 56.0% +0.45 98.3
165 Jelena Ostapenko 2014–2026 2,022 149.7 -0.12 +2.86 1.045 51.0% 54.9% +0.43 108.9
166 Lesley Hunt 1968–1979 1,949 146.0 — — — — 55.1% +0.43 99.7
167 Samantha Stosur 2002–2022 2,072 148.5 +4.28 -0.68 1.059 51.2% 55.2% +0.43 95.8
168 Katja Ebbinghaus 1968–1982 1,878 138.4 — — — — 55.2% +0.42 97.1
169 Naoko Sawamatsu 1989–1998 1,970 148.7 — — — — 56.1% +0.42 109.3
170 Pam Casale 1980–1990 1,944 143.5 — — — — 53.9% +0.42 100.1
171 Anne Smith 1977–1991 2,051 154.3 — — — — 54.9% +0.41 106.1
172 Helen Kelesi 1985–1994 1,954 146.3 — — — — 56.1% +0.41 104.4
173 Julia Goerges 2007–2020 1,945 141.6 +3.70 -1.05 1.060 51.2% 54.8% +0.41 95.2
174 Leylah Fernandez 2018–2026 1,929 150.6 +2.18 +0.40 1.059 51.2% 53.5% +0.41 103.8
175 Linky Boshoff 1971–1977 1,879 138.9 — — — — 55.8% +0.41 95.4
176 Liudmila Samsonova 2019–2026 1,969 150.2 +3.13 +0.15 1.068 51.2% 55.2% +0.41 94.4
177 Lucie Safarova 2005–2024 1,930 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% 55.2% +0.41 97.0
178 Raffaella Reggi Concato 1980–1992 1,929 143.8 — — — — 56.4% +0.41 113.8
179 Paola Suarez 1993–2007 1,913 139.3 — — — — 54.3% +0.40 101.9
180 Amy Frazier 1987–2006 1,956 149.8 — — — — 55.5% +0.39 103.1
181 Andrea Petkovic 2006–2022 1,988 144.1 +0.65 +2.02 1.047 51.0% 54.0% +0.39 102.0
182 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 1980–1996 2,082 145.9 — — — — 55.0% +0.39 102.1
183 Regina Marsikova 1974–1989 2,034 150.4 — — — — 55.7% +0.39 107.3
184 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2006–2026 1,944 149.9 +1.44 +1.21 1.037 50.8% 54.5% +0.38 100.2
185 Heide Orth 1968–1976 1,806 135.2 — — — — 52.7% +0.38 98.8
186 Kristy Pigeon 1968–1974 1,821 133.8 — — — — 54.4% +0.38 93.9
187 Shi-Ting Wang 1988–1999 1,831 139.5 — — — — 54.4% +0.38 99.8
188 Barbara Schett 1991–2005 1,976 148.8 — — — — 53.4% +0.37 91.7
189 Daria Kasatkina 2014–2026 1,990 151.3 -1.31 +4.15 1.042 50.9% 55.0% +0.37 100.7
190 Maria Sakkari 2015–2026 2,034 152.6 +1.92 +1.20 1.046 50.9% 55.0% +0.37 99.5
191 Shuai Peng 2001–2020 1,907 141.0 +1.33 +0.93 1.037 50.8% 53.9% +0.37 98.4
192 Bianca Andreescu 2016–2026 2,063 145.6 +1.89 +1.39 1.054 51.1% 55.2% +0.36 107.7
193 Jeanne Evert 1971–1978 1,885 138.7 — — — — 55.9% +0.36 107.8
194 Kathy May 1971–1990 1,908 141.8 — — — — 55.0% +0.36 107.6
195 Tory Ann Fretz 1968–1981 1,798 138.6 — — — — 51.7% +0.36 95.0
196 Janet Newberry 1968–1980 1,922 142.9 — — — — 54.9% +0.35 101.7
197 Mona Guerrant 1969–1980 1,941 149.0 — — — — 52.5% +0.35 98.6
198 Sandra Cecchini 1981–1998 1,936 137.9 — — — — 55.5% +0.35 106.0
199 Shahar Peer 2004–2016 1,969 140.8 +0.35 +1.76 1.032 50.7% 54.5% +0.35 103.9
200 Carla Suárez Navarro 2008–2021 2,031 144.8 +0.25 +2.46 1.041 50.8% 55.5% +0.34 107.8