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

Best Set Margin in a Single WTA Season Since 1990

Serena Williams (2013) leads in the single-season standings for set margin: +3.43.

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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 Serena Williams 2013 2,382 177.8 +12.05 +8.21 1.643 59.9% 89.7% +3.43 101.0
2 Monica Seles 1991 2,444 183.7 — — — — 86.9% +3.39 105.2
3 Monica Seles 1992 2,500 182.5 — — — — 88.2% +3.37 107.7
4 Steffi Graf 1991 2,513 177.1 — — — — 86.8% +3.29 92.3
5 Steffi Graf 1990 2,603 178.9 — — — — 89.0% +3.23 98.6
6 Steffi Graf 1994 2,547 179.9 — — — — 86.0% +3.22 93.7
7 Steffi Graf 1993 2,523 183.0 — — — — 86.5% +3.13 107.4
8 Martina Navratilova 1990 2,447 174.5 — — — — 84.5% +3.11 94.9
9 Serena Williams 2012 2,302 168.5 +11.57 +6.33 1.597 58.7% 88.2% +3.10 103.3
10 Kim Clijsters 2005 2,299 173.2 — — — — 85.4% +3.08 97.3
11 Steffi Graf 1995 2,488 178.3 — — — — 87.4% +3.03 102.0
12 Monica Seles 1990 2,296 179.4 — — — — 84.8% +3.02 110.0
13 Iga Swiatek 2023 2,224 175.7 +8.79 +10.09 1.558 59.3% 83.0% +2.98 102.0
14 Serena Williams 2003 2,399 170.4 — — — — 86.0% +2.98 —
15 Steffi Graf 1992 2,465 179.0 — — — — 82.0% +2.98 99.7
16 Victoria Azarenka 2016 2,104 160.1 +5.89 +7.41 1.465 57.8% 87.3% +2.97 105.1
17 Serena Williams 2002 2,365 173.4 — — — — 87.1% +2.88 111.5
18 Martina Hingis 2000 2,346 181.6 — — — — 83.9% +2.87 98.2
19 Steffi Graf 1996 2,490 176.2 — — — — 89.5% +2.86 104.0
20 Kim Clijsters 2003 2,261 176.5 — — — — 83.9% +2.85 104.0
21 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1994 2,363 179.3 — — — — 82.8% +2.79 105.3
22 Justine Henin 2006 2,292 172.1 +7.32 +9.10 1.453 57.9% 83.9% +2.75 101.8
23 Martina Hingis 1997 2,373 180.8 — — — — 82.8% +2.75 109.7
24 Monica Seles 1996 2,502 176.3 — — — — 83.5% +2.73 96.5
25 Lindsay Davenport 2004 2,229 171.1 — — — — 83.1% +2.71 100.2
26 Gabriela Sabatini 1992 2,372 179.7 — — — — 80.4% +2.70 100.7
27 Justine Henin 2007 2,383 173.7 +7.78 +7.96 1.402 56.9% 85.4% +2.70 107.3
28 Lindsay Davenport 1999 2,336 179.8 — — — — 82.2% +2.68 101.9
29 Serena Williams 2001 2,237 172.8 — — — — 79.2% +2.67 100.5
30 Venus Williams 2002 2,368 175.2 — — — — 81.3% +2.63 101.1
31 Gabriela Sabatini 1991 2,400 177.6 — — — — 81.0% +2.62 110.2
32 Iga Swiatek 2022 2,219 172.9 +6.26 +8.30 1.388 57.0% 79.6% +2.60 104.9
33 Venus Williams 2003 2,319 155.8 — — — — 81.0% +2.59 97.7
34 Venus Williams 2001 2,358 172.4 — — — — 83.8% +2.56 106.1
35 Conchita Martínez 1995 2,263 174.1 — — — — 77.9% +2.55 106.8
36 Serena Williams 2014 2,399 171.7 +9.98 +6.05 1.454 57.3% 83.6% +2.55 102.4
37 Serena Williams 2000 2,193 168.9 — — — — 80.6% +2.54 102.2
38 Victoria Azarenka 2012 2,209 172.2 +6.83 +9.26 1.391 57.1% 81.5% +2.53 107.9
39 Serena Williams 2016 2,308 161.7 +10.55 +5.23 1.529 57.9% 83.0% +2.52 100.3
40 Iga Swiatek 2024 2,287 173.7 +8.58 +7.08 1.463 57.5% 80.5% +2.51 101.3
41 Venus Williams 2000 2,358 171.5 — — — — 84.0% +2.50 106.2
42 Martina Hingis 1999 2,320 181.2 — — — — 81.3% +2.49 100.4
43 Martina Navratilova 1993 2,386 172.8 — — — — 79.2% +2.49 100.2
44 Serena Williams 2011 2,207 160.3 +9.93 +4.56 1.499 57.5% 78.9% +2.49 101.2
45 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1991 2,203 175.0 — — — — 75.0% +2.48 103.4
46 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1993 2,384 179.1 — — — — 77.4% +2.47 104.5
47 Martina Navratilova 1991 2,345 172.3 — — — — 79.3% +2.46 101.2
48 Serena Williams 2015 2,336 165.1 +9.57 +5.97 1.514 57.9% 81.3% +2.46 105.8
49 Justine Henin 2004 2,275 165.8 — — — — 84.7% +2.44 104.0
50 Martina Navratilova 1992 2,337 175.0 — — — — 77.5% +2.42 98.4
51 Kim Clijsters 2010 2,189 168.6 +6.21 +7.25 1.348 56.4% 76.2% +2.41 103.3
52 Amélie Mauresmo 2004 2,192 168.3 — — — — 78.5% +2.39 104.3
53 Conchita Martínez 1993 2,189 168.9 — — — — 79.8% +2.37 102.8
54 Lindsay Davenport 2001 2,298 174.7 — — — — 81.0% +2.37 103.0
55 Lindsay Davenport 2000 2,375 177.5 — — — — 76.8% +2.37 96.4
56 Martina Hingis 1998 2,331 179.3 — — — — 78.0% +2.36 99.7
57 Serena Williams 1999 2,217 178.2 — — — — 80.2% +2.36 108.5
58 Justine Henin 2003 2,273 171.2 — — — — 80.4% +2.35 110.8
59 Maria Sharapova 2008 2,238 159.5 +6.81 +5.50 1.362 56.2% 77.8% +2.34 104.9
60 Venus Williams 2007 2,109 153.9 +5.55 +3.98 1.286 55.2% 79.0% +2.34 95.6
61 Martina Hingis 2001 2,372 173.7 — — — — 77.2% +2.33 99.1
62 Serena Williams 2008 2,200 164.9 +6.89 +4.29 1.280 55.0% 80.0% +2.32 102.9
63 Maria Sharapova 2006 2,254 171.2 +7.19 +5.40 1.327 55.9% 83.2% +2.31 106.5
64 Maria Sharapova 2013 2,241 165.9 +8.74 +6.16 1.409 56.7% 80.0% +2.30 100.3
65 Mary Joe Fernandez 1990 2,136 168.3 — — — — 79.2% +2.30 107.8
66 Serena Williams 2010 2,173 157.0 +8.78 +3.86 1.393 56.1% 79.1% +2.29 106.5
67 Lindsay Davenport 2005 2,251 170.5 — — — — 79.2% +2.27 103.6
68 Lindsay Davenport 2008 2,167 144.2 +7.49 +3.10 1.375 56.0% 80.0% +2.26 —
69 Steffi Graf 1998 2,400 172.9 — — — — 74.5% +2.25 98.2
70 Venus Williams 2005 2,137 165.4 — — — — 75.0% +2.25 102.9
71 Monica Seles 2000 2,185 175.3 — — — — 78.0% +2.22 106.4
72 Victoria Azarenka 2011 2,040 163.1 +4.84 +7.25 1.283 55.2% 76.4% +2.21 100.1
73 Lindsay Davenport 1998 2,305 180.4 — — — — 75.7% +2.19 105.2
74 Lindsay Davenport 1997 2,201 175.6 — — — — 74.4% +2.19 94.6
75 Serena Williams 2019 2,131 156.8 +7.34 +3.63 1.352 55.6% 77.3% +2.18 —
76 Venus Williams 1998 2,122 174.0 — — — — 75.6% +2.17 108.8
77 Monica Seles 1997 2,355 174.0 — — — — 72.3% +2.15 90.3
78 Lindsay Davenport 2003 2,180 165.9 — — — — 74.6% +2.14 96.2
79 Mary Pierce 1992 1,913 149.4 — — — — 75.3% +2.14 100.2
80 Maria Sharapova 2015 2,154 159.8 +6.34 +5.11 1.365 55.9% 74.5% +2.13 96.3
81 Monica Seles 1999 2,211 173.1 — — — — 73.3% +2.13 97.5
82 Iga Swiatek 2025 2,224 173.1 +5.66 +6.77 1.318 55.9% 75.3% +2.12 95.8
83 Venus Williams 2004 2,262 159.0 — — — — 75.7% +2.12 99.4
84 Victoria Azarenka 2013 2,249 170.4 +3.42 +9.80 1.286 55.8% 75.2% +2.12 107.2
85 Iga Swiatek 2026 2,158 167.7 +5.32 +7.31 1.353 56.4% 69.9% +2.11 93.2
86 Mary Pierce 2000 2,071 163.9 — — — — 72.3% +2.11 101.4
87 Serena Williams 2004 2,373 163.6 — — — — 74.8% +2.09 96.9
88 Gabriela Sabatini 1990 2,262 175.3 — — — — 74.1% +2.08 101.9
89 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1995 2,343 167.9 — — — — 73.5% +2.07 99.2
90 Aryna Sabalenka 2026 2,324 170.4 +7.80 +3.66 1.331 55.3% 81.1% +2.07 95.2
91 Gabriela Sabatini 1995 2,100 172.1 — — — — 71.5% +2.07 88.1
92 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1992 2,304 179.5 — — — — 75.6% +2.06 107.1
93 Ashleigh Barty 2021 2,160 162.9 +7.48 +3.74 1.306 55.3% 77.0% +2.06 110.2
94 Caroline Wozniacki 2011 2,154 162.1 +5.76 +7.01 1.328 56.0% 74.7% +2.06 101.2
95 Maria Sharapova 2012 2,178 168.4 +6.37 +7.20 1.305 55.7% 75.8% +2.05 109.9
96 Maria Sharapova 2005 2,181 166.8 — — — — 73.5% +2.05 110.0
97 Na Li 2014 2,117 155.9 +4.17 +5.37 1.275 55.5% 75.0% +2.05 96.9
98 Martina Hingis 2002 2,196 167.3 — — — — 74.0% +2.04 99.3
99 Serena Williams 2007 2,178 165.4 +4.80 +3.80 1.173 53.4% 78.3% +2.04 101.7
100 Simona Halep 2022 2,061 152.9 +5.00 +6.61 1.339 56.0% 75.5% +2.04 95.1
101 Steffi Graf 1999 2,318 171.2 — — — — 70.7% +2.03 98.9
102 Jennifer Capriati 1991 2,206 172.3 — — — — 73.6% +2.01 103.7
103 Conchita Martínez 1996 2,195 172.1 — — — — 70.6% +2.00 93.2
104 Jana Novotna 1994 2,163 164.9 — — — — 74.8% +2.00 98.5
105 Jelena Jankovic 2007 2,138 166.7 +4.61 +7.29 1.259 54.9% 71.8% +2.00 99.5
106 Kim Clijsters 2006 2,251 165.9 +5.11 +5.07 1.249 54.5% 75.2% +2.00 101.0
107 Venus Williams 1999 2,270 179.2 — — — — 77.5% +2.00 105.8
108 Mary Pierce 1994 2,072 169.7 — — — — 70.9% +1.99 100.7
109 Coco Gauff 2024 2,141 167.7 +4.83 +6.58 1.311 55.6% 70.9% +1.98 99.0
110 Gabriela Sabatini 1993 2,301 172.2 — — — — 71.3% +1.98 91.5
111 Mary Pierce 1995 2,134 168.6 — — — — 72.1% +1.97 94.5
112 Mary Pierce 1993 2,009 165.9 — — — — 70.4% +1.97 98.2
113 Aryna Sabalenka 2025 2,248 172.4 +6.38 +4.36 1.266 54.8% 78.4% +1.96 112.7
114 Aryna Sabalenka 2024 2,217 173.0 +7.39 +4.30 1.275 54.8% 75.8% +1.96 95.7
115 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere 1990 2,082 173.2 — — — — 68.5% +1.96 103.3
116 Martina Hingis 1996 2,162 176.6 — — — — 70.9% +1.96 106.0
117 Conchita Martínez 1994 2,243 167.5 — — — — 72.3% +1.95 103.9
118 Jana Novotna 1993 2,111 165.8 — — — — 71.2% +1.95 94.2
119 Jana Novotna 1990 2,042 161.3 — — — — 69.2% +1.95 91.7
120 Lindsay Davenport 1994 2,058 168.7 — — — — 69.7% +1.95 102.2
121 Serena Williams 2009 2,199 165.8 +9.20 +3.92 1.332 55.3% 75.6% +1.95 98.1
122 Simona Halep 2020 2,087 156.1 +3.23 +6.77 1.275 55.4% 78.6% +1.95 107.1
123 Simona Halep 2014 2,041 160.2 +4.78 +5.18 1.233 54.4% 71.0% +1.94 99.5
124 Victoria Azarenka 2009 2,044 165.5 +4.27 +7.62 1.283 55.3% 74.2% +1.94 101.7
125 Lindsay Davenport 2006 2,223 165.6 +4.92 +4.20 1.241 54.4% 71.9% +1.93 97.4
126 Venus Williams 2008 2,138 163.5 +7.00 +3.95 1.260 54.6% 74.6% +1.93 99.1
127 Agnes Szavay 2007 1,837 139.5 +3.34 +1.55 1.188 53.7% 75.3% +1.92 104.5
128 Amélie Mauresmo 2002 2,097 162.6 — — — — 74.0% +1.92 98.8
129 Justine Henin 2001 2,022 161.8 — — — — 73.7% +1.92 100.5
130 Agnieszka Radwanska 2016 2,025 161.7 +4.05 +6.47 1.245 54.9% 72.2% +1.91 94.0
131 Conchita Martínez 1990 2,071 158.8 — — — — 75.7% +1.91 105.9
132 Justine Henin 2005 2,307 154.4 — — — — 75.6% +1.91 107.2
133 Kim Clijsters 2012 2,076 145.0 +6.00 +3.05 1.314 55.0% 73.6% +1.91 99.1
134 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere 1991 2,078 159.1 — — — — 72.7% +1.91 99.7
135 Nadia Petrova 2006 2,089 165.0 +7.12 +3.75 1.310 55.6% 70.3% +1.91 102.2
136 Aryna Sabalenka 2023 2,134 170.8 +8.10 +3.76 1.309 55.2% 75.3% +1.90 105.4
137 Jennifer Capriati 2001 2,160 171.2 — — — — 73.3% +1.90 104.6
138 Monica Seles 2001 2,154 162.9 — — — — 73.5% +1.90 95.6
139 Jennifer Capriati 1993 2,253 170.7 — — — — 66.3% +1.89 96.4
140 Kim Clijsters 2011 2,211 151.4 +3.98 +4.33 1.252 54.8% 72.9% +1.89 101.4
141 Lindsay Davenport 1996 2,177 172.6 — — — — 73.5% +1.89 100.5
142 Venus Williams 2010 2,104 156.7 +5.33 +3.88 1.244 54.7% 79.6% +1.89 104.0
143 Magdalena Maleeva 1994 2,024 153.6 — — — — 72.0% +1.88 96.9
144 Elena Dementieva 2009 2,125 160.0 +3.77 +5.90 1.216 54.3% 71.7% +1.87 93.9
145 Monica Seles 1998 2,199 173.5 — — — — 70.2% +1.87 95.0
146 Marta Kostyuk 2026 2,109 166.2 +4.42 +5.66 1.244 54.7% 72.3% +1.86 105.0
147 Bianca Andreescu 2019 2,063 163.4 +3.34 +4.65 1.193 53.8% 74.5% +1.85 109.3
148 Maria Sharapova 2010 2,064 156.3 +6.24 +4.11 1.299 55.3% 69.6% +1.85 96.6
149 Victoria Azarenka 2008 1,912 154.6 +5.10 +4.52 1.274 55.2% 69.4% +1.85 100.7
150 Mirra Andreeva 2026 2,104 167.2 +5.06 +5.19 1.285 55.2% 70.6% +1.84 101.9
151 Caroline Wozniacki 2010 2,129 166.0 +4.94 +4.76 1.219 54.3% 72.4% +1.83 113.4
152 Jennifer Capriati 1990 1,963 165.3 — — — — 73.8% +1.83 108.9
153 Serena Williams 2020 2,115 143.2 +4.70 +1.29 1.259 54.8% 70.6% +1.83 97.0
154 Martina Hingis 2006 2,109 166.1 +3.76 +5.53 1.218 54.3% 71.3% +1.82 96.4
155 Katerina Maleeva 1990 2,067 166.9 — — — — 72.1% +1.81 105.6
156 Caroline Wozniacki 2008 1,932 154.8 +4.79 +4.70 1.241 54.7% 69.9% +1.80 104.7
157 Jana Novotna 1996 2,233 173.1 — — — — 72.9% +1.80 110.0
158 Jelena Jankovic 2008 2,136 167.1 +4.57 +5.72 1.211 54.2% 72.3% +1.80 97.6
159 Justine Henin 2010 2,294 159.2 +6.24 +4.44 1.266 54.5% 76.3% +1.80 96.9
160 Maria Sharapova 2004 2,074 160.2 — — — — 70.6% +1.80 106.7
161 Victoria Azarenka 2015 2,039 163.4 +3.97 +6.66 1.263 54.8% 71.6% +1.80 94.5
162 Jana Novotna 1998 2,208 164.1 — — — — 75.2% +1.79 99.3
163 Maria Sharapova 2007 2,264 162.6 +4.20 +4.33 1.195 53.9% 73.2% +1.79 101.7
164 Monica Seles 2002 2,166 167.1 — — — — 70.1% +1.79 102.1
165 Na Li 2013 2,073 165.5 +5.56 +6.05 1.265 55.0% 72.1% +1.79 99.0
166 Vera Zvonareva 2008 2,036 162.7 +5.37 +4.63 1.247 54.7% 69.5% +1.79 105.2
167 Agnieszka Radwanska 2015 1,961 156.6 +4.09 +5.26 1.249 54.7% 67.3% +1.78 90.4
168 Conchita Martínez 1992 2,143 170.3 — — — — 70.6% +1.77 103.4
169 Vera Zvonareva 2009 2,089 157.1 +4.96 +3.26 1.210 53.9% 70.2% +1.77 92.8
170 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1996 2,199 172.0 — — — — 71.5% +1.76 99.0
171 Jennifer Capriati 2002 2,150 164.6 — — — — 69.1% +1.75 96.3
172 Justine Henin 2008 2,393 147.8 +2.60 +2.75 1.166 53.4% 71.7% +1.74 95.1
173 Maria Sharapova 2014 2,189 166.1 +4.81 +7.11 1.270 55.2% 69.7% +1.74 97.7
174 Simona Halep 2018 2,120 158.0 +2.58 +7.16 1.230 54.5% 71.9% +1.74 103.5
175 Ana Ivanovic 2014 2,055 165.8 +4.88 +5.41 1.235 54.6% 73.1% +1.73 108.8
176 Elena Rybakina 2024 2,158 166.5 +6.78 +3.55 1.264 54.5% 71.2% +1.73 100.8
177 Elina Svitolina 2017 2,038 154.8 +4.05 +5.94 1.259 55.0% 73.1% +1.73 101.9
178 Karolina Muchova 2024 2,062 157.3 +5.42 +3.17 1.246 53.9% 73.7% +1.73 101.0
179 Tatiana Golovin 2007 2,014 161.9 +4.08 +4.22 1.198 53.9% 70.6% +1.73 106.1
180 Venus Williams 2009 2,174 162.7 +7.24 +2.88 1.255 54.5% 65.1% +1.73 88.0
181 Victoria Azarenka 2010 2,011 163.1 +3.61 +6.46 1.229 54.3% 70.0% +1.73 101.3
182 Dinara Safina 2009 2,126 156.1 +4.17 +4.65 1.212 54.1% 71.6% +1.72 98.7
183 Kim Clijsters 2002 2,146 168.0 — — — — 69.1% +1.72 100.6
184 Petra Kvitova 2011 2,059 158.0 +7.08 +2.42 1.227 54.1% 74.3% +1.72 109.8
185 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1990 2,122 165.6 — — — — 70.1% +1.71 96.5
186 Ashleigh Barty 2019 2,114 165.1 +6.89 +3.36 1.272 54.6% 71.9% +1.71 107.5
187 Caroline Wozniacki 2017 2,004 161.0 +3.91 +4.92 1.202 54.0% 68.5% +1.71 103.2
188 Jennifer Capriati 2003 2,074 162.1 — — — — 68.6% +1.71 92.2
189 Leila Meskhi 1990 1,939 151.0 — — — — 66.4% +1.70 102.3
190 Sabine Lisicki 2011 1,922 150.7 +6.12 +3.41 1.281 54.9% 71.6% +1.70 107.1
191 Jana Novotna 1991 2,126 167.7 — — — — 70.2% +1.69 100.2
192 Kim Clijsters 1999 1,765 145.5 — — — — 67.3% +1.69 —
193 Timea Bacsinszky 2017 1,843 137.6 +2.69 +3.09 1.176 53.2% 66.0% +1.69 97.5
194 Agnieszka Radwanska 2012 2,103 163.4 +4.85 +5.61 1.223 54.4% 72.4% +1.68 99.8
195 Zina Garrison 1990 2,143 161.7 — — — — 68.5% +1.68 95.8
196 Simona Halep 2013 2,003 156.1 +2.96 +5.04 1.187 53.8% 68.5% +1.67 108.5
197 Mary Joe Fernandez 1991 2,131 164.9 — — — — 69.6% +1.66 97.9
198 Agnieszka Radwanska 2013 2,066 161.1 +5.04 +4.68 1.217 54.2% 70.9% +1.65 103.6
199 Jana Novotna 1997 2,240 170.8 — — — — 69.9% +1.65 96.6
200 Lindsay Davenport 2002 2,304 166.9 — — — — 71.1% +1.65 90.6