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Best Set Margin in a Single WTA Season

Martina Navratilova (1983) leads in the single-season standings for set margin: +4.02.

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Average games won minus games lost per completed set. Higher values indicate more dominant scorelines. Each row is one player season; a player can appear more than once.

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

# Player Season Peak Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Set Win% Set Margin Pressure+
1 Martina Navratilova 1983 2,638 183.0 — — — — 94.9% +4.02 105.4
2 Steffi Graf 1989 2,588 183.5 — — — — 93.4% +3.97 102.4
3 Steffi Graf 1988 2,568 181.5 — — — — 91.8% +3.91 102.5
4 Margaret Court 1970 2,387 173.5 — — — — 90.7% +3.70 97.1
5 Chris Evert 1971 2,009 157.6 — — — — 85.9% +3.61 107.3
6 Martina Navratilova 1984 2,680 177.2 — — — — 94.0% +3.60 103.4
7 Steffi Graf 1987 2,505 181.5 — — — — 90.8% +3.57 107.5
8 Chris Evert 1974 2,500 180.5 — — — — 88.2% +3.55 101.3
9 Chris Evert 1982 2,506 179.3 — — — — 88.2% +3.53 98.0
10 Chris Evert 1975 2,544 181.4 — — — — 89.2% +3.52 104.4
11 Chris Evert 1977 2,590 181.6 — — — — 90.7% +3.46 104.6
12 Evonne Goolagong 1977 2,446 165.4 — — — — 87.2% +3.44 —
13 Bonnie Gadusek 1980 1,733 141.9 — — — — 88.9% +3.43 —
14 Serena Williams 2013 2,382 177.8 +12.05 +8.21 1.643 59.9% 89.7% +3.43 101.0
15 Margaret Court 1969 2,261 164.8 — — — — 88.7% +3.42 —
16 Monica Seles 1991 2,444 183.7 — — — — 86.9% +3.39 105.2
17 Chris Evert 1978 2,607 179.5 — — — — 87.1% +3.38 —
18 Monica Seles 1992 2,500 182.5 — — — — 88.2% +3.37 107.7
19 Chris Evert 1973 2,374 178.1 — — — — 87.7% +3.36 110.6
20 Chris Evert 1976 2,573 179.8 — — — — 86.5% +3.29 101.6
21 Steffi Graf 1991 2,513 177.1 — — — — 86.8% +3.29 92.3
22 Tracy Austin 1980 2,502 179.3 — — — — 85.3% +3.28 104.4
23 Chris Evert 1981 2,516 182.2 — — — — 86.1% +3.27 105.6
24 Nancy Richey 1968 1,926 145.6 — — — — 87.6% +3.27 —
25 Martina Navratilova 1982 2,538 179.0 — — — — 90.0% +3.26 104.0
26 Margaret Court 1972 2,400 174.0 — — — — 88.1% +3.24 102.9
27 Margaret Court 1971 2,402 169.0 — — — — 88.2% +3.24 108.0
28 Ann Jones 1969 2,081 162.9 — — — — 81.4% +3.23 —
29 Steffi Graf 1990 2,603 178.9 — — — — 89.0% +3.23 98.6
30 Steffi Graf 1994 2,547 179.9 — — — — 86.0% +3.22 93.7
31 Martina Navratilova 1985 2,654 177.6 — — — — 90.1% +3.19 101.4
32 Martina Navratilova 1986 2,633 182.2 — — — — 91.0% +3.17 107.4
33 Margaret Court 1973 2,520 175.9 — — — — 86.9% +3.15 109.4
34 Steffi Graf 1993 2,523 183.0 — — — — 86.5% +3.13 107.4
35 Martina Navratilova 1990 2,447 174.5 — — — — 84.5% +3.11 94.9
36 Margaret Court 1968 2,062 150.5 — — — — 85.6% +3.10 —
37 Martina Navratilova 1988 2,552 176.7 — — — — 85.5% +3.10 94.4
38 Serena Williams 2012 2,302 168.5 +11.57 +6.33 1.597 58.7% 88.2% +3.10 103.3
39 Kim Clijsters 2005 2,299 173.2 — — — — 85.4% +3.08 97.3
40 Chris Evert 1985 2,447 176.4 — — — — 85.9% +3.07 98.8
41 Martina Navratilova 1989 2,465 176.2 — — — — 86.5% +3.07 98.0
42 Tracy Austin 1981 2,491 175.7 — — — — 84.6% +3.06 101.7
43 Evonne Goolagong 1976 2,481 178.6 — — — — 86.5% +3.04 106.2
44 Chris Evert 1984 2,422 175.5 — — — — 82.8% +3.03 99.3
45 Steffi Graf 1995 2,488 178.3 — — — — 87.4% +3.03 102.0
46 Monica Seles 1990 2,296 179.4 — — — — 84.8% +3.02 110.0
47 Evonne Goolagong 1972 2,271 167.1 — — — — 85.6% +2.99 103.9
48 Iga Swiatek 2023 2,224 175.7 +8.79 +10.09 1.558 59.3% 83.0% +2.98 102.0
49 Serena Williams 2003 2,399 170.4 — — — — 86.0% +2.98 —
50 Steffi Graf 1992 2,465 179.0 — — — — 82.0% +2.98 99.7
51 Victoria Azarenka 2016 2,104 160.1 +5.89 +7.41 1.465 57.8% 87.3% +2.97 105.1
52 Billie Jean King 1968 1,882 141.1 — — — — 87.2% +2.92 —
53 Helga Schultze 1970 1,915 157.2 — — — — 76.1% +2.92 —
54 Martina Navratilova 1987 2,635 176.8 — — — — 85.7% +2.92 99.6
55 Martina Navratilova 1978 2,474 178.4 — — — — 84.1% +2.91 104.2
56 Billie Jean King 1975 2,391 169.1 — — — — 85.7% +2.90 —
57 Chris Evert 1980 2,482 177.6 — — — — 82.6% +2.90 105.1
58 Evonne Goolagong 1973 2,304 171.3 — — — — 83.3% +2.88 102.6
59 Serena Williams 2002 2,365 173.4 — — — — 87.1% +2.88 111.5
60 Chris Evert 1986 2,472 177.3 — — — — 83.6% +2.87 104.6
61 Chris Evert 1979 2,610 178.4 — — — — 81.2% +2.87 99.2
62 Martina Hingis 2000 2,346 181.6 — — — — 83.9% +2.87 98.2
63 Steffi Graf 1996 2,490 176.2 — — — — 89.5% +2.86 104.0
64 Kim Clijsters 2003 2,261 176.5 — — — — 83.9% +2.85 104.0
65 Chris Evert 1987 2,435 176.3 — — — — 81.9% +2.81 96.2
66 Chris Evert 1972 2,249 173.8 — — — — 82.6% +2.81 107.2
67 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1994 2,363 179.3 — — — — 82.8% +2.79 105.3
68 Justine Henin 2006 2,292 172.1 +7.32 +9.10 1.453 57.9% 83.9% +2.75 101.8
69 Martina Hingis 1997 2,373 180.8 — — — — 82.8% +2.75 109.7
70 Monica Seles 1996 2,502 176.3 — — — — 83.5% +2.73 96.5
71 Martina Navratilova 1980 2,543 177.3 — — — — 82.0% +2.72 101.9
72 Martina Navratilova 1979 2,484 178.7 — — — — 84.3% +2.72 102.8
73 Lindsay Davenport 2004 2,229 171.1 — — — — 83.1% +2.71 100.2
74 Gabriela Sabatini 1992 2,372 179.7 — — — — 80.4% +2.70 100.7
75 Justine Henin 2007 2,383 173.7 +7.78 +7.96 1.402 56.9% 85.4% +2.70 107.3
76 Billie Jean King 1971 2,351 170.6 — — — — 84.6% +2.69 116.1
77 Gail Sherriff 1968 1,886 142.2 — — — — 81.1% +2.69 —
78 Billie Jean King 1974 2,437 171.4 — — — — 81.8% +2.68 104.2
79 Lindsay Davenport 1999 2,336 179.8 — — — — 82.2% +2.68 101.9
80 Martina Navratilova 1981 2,440 179.0 — — — — 80.4% +2.68 93.9
81 Serena Williams 2001 2,237 172.8 — — — — 79.2% +2.67 100.5
82 Steffi Graf 1986 2,326 176.8 — — — — 80.5% +2.67 110.7
83 Nancy Richey 1970 2,138 162.9 — — — — 80.0% +2.66 —
84 Helga Schultze 1971 1,991 154.4 — — — — 74.3% +2.63 —
85 Venus Williams 2002 2,368 175.2 — — — — 81.3% +2.63 101.1
86 Billie Jean King 1973 2,410 168.6 — — — — 82.7% +2.62 100.8
87 Gabriela Sabatini 1991 2,400 177.6 — — — — 81.0% +2.62 110.2
88 Peaches Bartkowicz 1969 1,950 151.0 — — — — 79.8% +2.62 —
89 Ann Jones 1970 2,126 161.2 — — — — 77.7% +2.61 102.7
90 Marita Redondo 1972 1,802 133.1 — — — — 81.7% +2.61 105.3
91 Nancy Richey 1972 2,245 166.6 — — — — 79.6% +2.61 101.6
92 Iga Swiatek 2022 2,219 172.9 +6.26 +8.30 1.388 57.0% 79.6% +2.60 104.9
93 Venus Williams 2003 2,319 155.8 — — — — 81.0% +2.59 97.7
94 Ann Jones 1968 1,852 142.7 — — — — 79.0% +2.58 —
95 Evonne Goolagong 1978 2,467 169.9 — — — — 81.4% +2.57 102.4
96 Venus Williams 2001 2,358 172.4 — — — — 83.8% +2.56 106.1
97 Conchita Martínez 1995 2,263 174.1 — — — — 77.9% +2.55 106.8
98 Serena Williams 2014 2,399 171.7 +9.98 +6.05 1.454 57.3% 83.6% +2.55 102.4
99 Serena Williams 2000 2,193 168.9 — — — — 80.6% +2.54 102.2
100 Victoria Azarenka 2012 2,209 172.2 +6.83 +9.26 1.391 57.1% 81.5% +2.53 107.9
101 Serena Williams 2016 2,308 161.7 +10.55 +5.23 1.529 57.9% 83.0% +2.52 100.3
102 Iga Swiatek 2024 2,287 173.7 +8.58 +7.08 1.463 57.5% 80.5% +2.51 101.3
103 Billie Jean King 1972 2,401 173.1 — — — — 82.1% +2.50 102.1
104 Chris Evert 1988 2,374 173.9 — — — — 79.0% +2.50 101.2
105 Venus Williams 2000 2,358 171.5 — — — — 84.0% +2.50 106.2
106 Evonne Goolagong 1971 2,229 163.9 — — — — 80.0% +2.49 110.4
107 Martina Hingis 1999 2,320 181.2 — — — — 81.3% +2.49 100.4
108 Martina Navratilova 1993 2,386 172.8 — — — — 79.2% +2.49 100.2
109 Serena Williams 2011 2,207 160.3 +9.93 +4.56 1.499 57.5% 78.9% +2.49 101.2
110 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1991 2,203 175.0 — — — — 75.0% +2.48 103.4
111 Tracy Austin 1979 2,431 178.8 — — — — 80.9% +2.48 110.9
112 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1993 2,384 179.1 — — — — 77.4% +2.47 104.5
113 Martina Navratilova 1991 2,345 172.3 — — — — 79.3% +2.46 101.2
114 Serena Williams 2015 2,336 165.1 +9.57 +5.97 1.514 57.9% 81.3% +2.46 105.8
115 Justine Henin 2004 2,275 165.8 — — — — 84.7% +2.44 104.0
116 Virginia Wade 1973 2,195 164.2 — — — — 77.2% +2.44 95.9
117 Martina Navratilova 1992 2,337 175.0 — — — — 77.5% +2.42 98.4
118 Evonne Goolagong 1979 2,404 168.5 — — — — 80.0% +2.41 100.8
119 Helga Masthoff 1970 2,104 159.4 — — — — 79.6% +2.41 —
120 Kim Clijsters 2010 2,189 168.6 +6.21 +7.25 1.348 56.4% 76.2% +2.41 103.3
121 Chris Evert 1983 2,509 176.5 — — — — 79.9% +2.40 97.9
122 Amélie Mauresmo 2004 2,192 168.3 — — — — 78.5% +2.39 104.3
123 Martina Navratilova 1977 2,327 173.4 — — — — 79.0% +2.38 100.7
124 Conchita Martínez 1993 2,189 168.9 — — — — 79.8% +2.37 102.8
125 Hana Mandlikova 1980 2,235 168.8 — — — — 77.5% +2.37 107.8
126 Lindsay Davenport 2001 2,298 174.7 — — — — 81.0% +2.37 103.0
127 Lindsay Davenport 2000 2,375 177.5 — — — — 76.8% +2.37 96.4
128 Martina Hingis 1998 2,331 179.3 — — — — 78.0% +2.36 99.7
129 Serena Williams 1999 2,217 178.2 — — — — 80.2% +2.36 108.5
130 Justine Henin 2003 2,273 171.2 — — — — 80.4% +2.35 110.8
131 Gabriela Sabatini 1988 2,313 175.5 — — — — 77.7% +2.34 101.3
132 Maria Sharapova 2008 2,238 159.5 +6.81 +5.50 1.362 56.2% 77.8% +2.34 104.9
133 Venus Williams 2007 2,109 153.9 +5.55 +3.98 1.286 55.2% 79.0% +2.34 95.6
134 Martina Hingis 2001 2,372 173.7 — — — — 77.2% +2.33 99.1
135 Evonne Goolagong 1974 2,356 167.4 — — — — 78.5% +2.32 104.6
136 Serena Williams 2008 2,200 164.9 +6.89 +4.29 1.280 55.0% 80.0% +2.32 102.9
137 Annette Van Zyl 1968 1,858 138.0 — — — — 78.1% +2.31 —
138 Billie Jean King 1969 2,061 154.1 — — — — 75.5% +2.31 —
139 Gabriela Sabatini 1989 2,326 175.5 — — — — 74.8% +2.31 102.9
140 Maria Sharapova 2006 2,254 171.2 +7.19 +5.40 1.327 55.9% 83.2% +2.31 106.5
141 Zina Garrison 1989 2,146 170.0 — — — — 76.4% +2.31 101.5
142 Andrea Temesvari 1983 2,021 163.0 — — — — 75.4% +2.30 101.7
143 Billie Jean King 1970 2,197 166.1 — — — — 75.0% +2.30 —
144 Julie Heldman 1969 2,058 153.7 — — — — 74.9% +2.30 —
145 Maria Sharapova 2013 2,241 165.9 +8.74 +6.16 1.409 56.7% 80.0% +2.30 100.3
146 Mary Joe Fernandez 1990 2,136 168.3 — — — — 79.2% +2.30 107.8
147 Olga Morozova 1972 2,004 148.0 — — — — 75.2% +2.29 99.6
148 Serena Williams 2010 2,173 157.0 +8.78 +3.86 1.393 56.1% 79.1% +2.29 106.5
149 Tracy Austin 1982 2,442 167.1 — — — — 75.5% +2.29 94.0
150 Virginia Wade 1969 2,130 150.9 — — — — 79.4% +2.29 —
151 Helga Masthoff 1976 2,045 146.9 — — — — 76.1% +2.27 99.7
152 Lindsay Davenport 2005 2,251 170.5 — — — — 79.2% +2.27 103.6
153 Lindsay Davenport 2008 2,167 144.2 +7.49 +3.10 1.375 56.0% 80.0% +2.26 —
154 Virginia Wade 1971 2,177 159.9 — — — — 77.7% +2.26 110.7
155 Steffi Graf 1998 2,400 172.9 — — — — 74.5% +2.25 98.2
156 Venus Williams 2005 2,137 165.4 — — — — 75.0% +2.25 102.9
157 Pam Shriver 1984 2,212 163.5 — — — — 75.8% +2.23 94.6
158 Judy Tegart 1968 1,865 136.9 — — — — 75.4% +2.22 —
159 Laurie Fleming 1972 1,748 143.0 — — — — 71.7% +2.22 —
160 Monica Seles 2000 2,185 175.3 — — — — 78.0% +2.22 106.4
161 Hana Mandlikova 1984 2,213 165.9 — — — — 76.7% +2.21 103.0
162 Pam Shriver 1986 2,198 175.2 — — — — 75.9% +2.21 95.5
163 Victoria Azarenka 2011 2,040 163.1 +4.84 +7.25 1.283 55.2% 76.4% +2.21 100.1
164 Louise Allen 1982 1,758 132.6 — — — — 75.4% +2.20 103.9
165 Julie Heldman 1968 1,833 138.4 — — — — 73.8% +2.19 —
166 Lindsay Davenport 1998 2,305 180.4 — — — — 75.7% +2.19 105.2
167 Lindsay Davenport 1997 2,201 175.6 — — — — 74.4% +2.19 94.6
168 Monica Seles 1989 2,007 170.5 — — — — 75.8% +2.19 107.2
169 Pam Shriver 1987 2,279 167.4 — — — — 78.5% +2.18 102.7
170 Serena Williams 2019 2,131 156.8 +7.34 +3.63 1.352 55.6% 77.3% +2.18 —
171 Virginia Wade 1968 1,940 139.9 — — — — 76.3% +2.18 —
172 Iris Riedel Kuhn 1980 1,845 140.6 — — — — 72.7% +2.17 99.3
173 Venus Williams 1998 2,122 174.0 — — — — 75.6% +2.17 108.8
174 Conchita Martínez 1989 1,963 154.3 — — — — 77.2% +2.16 102.5
175 Helga Masthoff 1980 1,911 133.5 — — — — 73.1% +2.16 97.5
176 Monica Seles 1997 2,355 174.0 — — — — 72.3% +2.15 90.3
177 Lindsay Davenport 2003 2,180 165.9 — — — — 74.6% +2.14 96.2
178 Mary Pierce 1992 1,913 149.4 — — — — 75.3% +2.14 100.2
179 Maria Sharapova 2015 2,154 159.8 +6.34 +5.11 1.365 55.9% 74.5% +2.13 96.3
180 Monica Seles 1999 2,211 173.1 — — — — 73.3% +2.13 97.5
181 Iga Swiatek 2025 2,224 173.1 +5.66 +6.77 1.318 55.9% 75.3% +2.12 95.8
182 Nancy Richey 1969 2,054 151.8 — — — — 77.3% +2.12 —
183 Tracy Austin 1983 2,277 159.6 — — — — 76.5% +2.12 94.9
184 Venus Williams 2004 2,262 159.0 — — — — 75.7% +2.12 99.4
185 Victoria Azarenka 2013 2,249 170.4 +3.42 +9.80 1.286 55.8% 75.2% +2.12 107.2
186 Helga Masthoff 1969 1,906 137.1 — — — — 74.0% +2.11 —
187 Iga Swiatek 2026 2,158 167.7 +5.32 +7.31 1.353 56.4% 69.9% +2.11 93.2
188 Margaret Court 1975 2,462 167.2 — — — — 75.7% +2.11 95.4
189 Mary Pierce 2000 2,071 163.9 — — — — 72.3% +2.11 101.4
190 Serena Williams 2004 2,373 163.6 — — — — 74.8% +2.09 96.9
191 Bonnie Gadusek 1985 2,063 157.1 — — — — 76.6% +2.08 98.1
192 Gabriela Sabatini 1990 2,262 175.3 — — — — 74.1% +2.08 101.9
193 Gabriela Sabatini 1987 2,268 174.7 — — — — 74.7% +2.08 107.3
194 Tracy Austin 1978 2,057 163.2 — — — — 72.6% +2.08 108.8
195 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1995 2,343 167.9 — — — — 73.5% +2.07 99.2
196 Aryna Sabalenka 2026 2,324 170.4 +7.80 +3.66 1.331 55.3% 81.1% +2.07 95.2
197 Gabriela Sabatini 1995 2,100 172.1 — — — — 71.5% +2.07 88.1
198 Hana Mandlikova 1987 2,315 168.9 — — — — 75.8% +2.07 102.5
199 Olga Morozova 1970 1,929 140.4 — — — — 75.9% +2.07 —
200 Andrea Jaeger 1980 2,144 166.9 — — — — 74.1% +2.06 111.4