Leaderboard data updated: 2026-10-29 17:50 UTC

2026 WTA Return+ Leaders

Iga Swiatek leads in the 2026 season standings for return+: +6.98. Qualification: at least 10 matches with usable statistics and at least 50% season match coverage.

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Return+ estimates percentage points won on return above or below expectation, adjusted for opponent and era. Historical estimates depend on the available point statistics. Ranks players within 2026, using recorded results through the latest publication. The current season is in progress.

How to read this table
  • Qualification: at least 10 matches with usable statistics and at least 50% season match coverage.
  • Related values use the same season and their own qualification rules.

# Player Sample P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Set Win% Set Margin Pressure+
1 Iga Swiatek 53 (100.0% coverage) 167.9 +5.42 +6.98 1.337 56.1% 70% (84/120) +2.06 93.3
2 Coco Gauff 54 (91.5% coverage) 166.4 +3.07 +5.70 1.177 53.5% 68.1% (98/144) +1.51 106.4
3 Mirra Andreeva 64 (95.5% coverage) 168.1 +5.13 +5.29 1.290 55.3% 70.6% (108/153) +1.84 103.8
4 Elina Svitolina 58 (90.6% coverage) 167.3 +3.16 +5.16 1.192 54.0% 67.3% (99/147) +1.48 108.0
5 Alina Korneeva 17 (100.0% coverage) 138.7 -0.98 +5.05 1.148 53.2% 58.3% (21/36) +1.01 —
6 Marta Kostyuk 47 (97.9% coverage) 165.8 +4.20 +4.70 1.202 54.0% 69.4% (75/108) +1.63 102.1
7 Amanda Anisimova 31 (86.1% coverage) 157.7 +4.45 +4.23 1.250 54.7% 60.8% (48/79) +1.16 96.9
8 Jessica Pegula 59 (92.2% coverage) 168.1 +6.06 +3.56 1.231 53.7% 69.3% (106/153) +1.38 107.7
9 Belinda Bencic 35 (89.7% coverage) 154.8 +3.90 +3.43 1.200 53.6% 63.1% (53/84) +1.18 94.7
10 Aryna Sabalenka 58 (100.0% coverage) 169.8 +7.71 +3.34 1.323 55.2% 79.1% (102/129) +1.99 93.5
10 Iva Jovic 59 (95.2% coverage) 157.9 +2.71 +3.34 1.153 53.1% 65.5% (93/142) +1.17 102.2
12 Maja Chwalinska 27 (100.0% coverage) 150.1 +1.35 +3.31 1.103 52.3% 62.9% (39/62) +1.03 105.0
13 Emma Raducanu 18 (90.0% coverage) 130.5 +1.04 +3.13 1.174 53.4% 55.8% (24/43) +0.47 94.6
14 Xiyu Wang 12 (92.3% coverage) 140.0 +2.13 +3.08 1.126 52.7% 50% (13/26) +0.67 95.9
15 Diana Shnaider 56 (94.9% coverage) 163.1 +2.37 +2.98 1.098 51.9% 59.7% (80/134) +0.88 102.9
15 Sorana Cirstea 48 (85.7% coverage) 160.4 +3.53 +2.98 1.161 52.9% 66.1% (80/121) +1.41 101.0
17 Marie Bouzkova 54 (98.2% coverage) 151.3 +2.29 +2.88 1.146 52.7% 59.3% (70/118) +0.73 102.8
18 Sara Bejlek 41 (91.1% coverage) 148.4 -1.54 +2.87 0.997 50.0% 52.6% (50/95) +0.20 108.1
19 Madison Keys 45 (100.0% coverage) 152.9 +5.16 +2.79 1.218 53.6% 65.7% (69/105) +1.39 93.5
20 Camila Osorio 34 (97.1% coverage) 143.5 -1.23 +2.73 1.024 50.6% 48.2% (40/83) +0.04 96.0
21 Alina Charaeva 17 (100.0% coverage) 128.0 -1.80 +2.68 1.032 50.6% 50% (22/44) +0.09 106.9
22 Alexandra Eala 55 (91.7% coverage) 154.6 +0.36 +2.67 1.051 51.2% 57.8% (78/135) +0.55 104.0
23 Katerina Siniakova 38 (95.0% coverage) 148.7 +0.46 +2.64 1.073 51.5% 55.4% (51/92) +0.45 96.2
24 Katarzyna Kawa 10 (100.0% coverage) 128.0 -0.65 +2.56 1.103 52.2% 54.2% (13/24) +0.73 —
25 Victoria Mboko 32 (100.0% coverage) 164.0 +3.47 +2.50 1.128 52.4% 65.8% (48/73) +1.12 110.8
26 Jil Teichmann 10 (90.9% coverage) 126.7 -0.15 +2.36 1.079 51.8% 72.7% (16/22) +1.23 —
27 Sonay Kartal 21 (100.0% coverage) 153.3 +3.47 +2.08 1.188 53.4% 63.3% (31/49) +1.05 104.3
28 Daria Kasatkina 32 (94.1% coverage) 134.6 -4.40 +2.06 0.916 48.1% 40.7% (33/81) -0.75 88.8
29 Kamilla Rakhimova 33 (94.3% coverage) 142.1 -1.56 +1.93 0.983 49.7% 46.3% (38/82) -0.22 105.2
30 Elise Mertens 50 (92.6% coverage) 152.2 +2.95 +1.92 1.109 51.9% 57% (69/121) +0.67 102.3
31 Viktorija Golubic 29 (100.0% coverage) 135.6 -1.75 +1.84 1.001 49.9% 50% (34/68) +0.19 99.9
32 Caty Mcnally 47 (100.0% coverage) 141.3 -1.15 +1.76 1.000 50.1% 51.3% (58/113) +0.24 101.1
33 Karolina Muchova 52 (98.1% coverage) 162.3 +5.85 +1.71 1.206 53.4% 68.3% (82/120) +1.09 116.0
33 Elena Rybakina 66 (95.7% coverage) 173.4 +7.87 +1.71 1.235 53.8% 72.6% (114/157) +1.68 101.7
35 Jelena Ostapenko 48 (98.0% coverage) 150.5 -0.12 +1.65 1.040 50.7% 55.8% (63/113) +0.43 101.5
36 Anna Kalinskaya 44 (95.7% coverage) 153.5 +1.02 +1.61 1.031 50.4% 56% (61/109) +0.18 107.8
37 Yuliia Starodubtseva 33 (97.1% coverage) 141.7 +1.05 +1.58 1.097 52.0% 50.6% (42/83) +0.24 94.4
38 Barbora Krejcikova 27 (87.1% coverage) 137.9 +2.57 +1.55 1.138 52.7% 64.1% (41/64) +1.23 94.8
39 Anhelina Kalinina 26 (96.3% coverage) 132.5 -2.53 +1.53 0.989 49.6% 45% (27/60) -0.24 —
40 Anastasia Potapova 44 (97.8% coverage) 144.8 -1.77 +1.51 0.968 49.5% 55.9% (57/102) +0.33 105.9
41 Taylor Townsend 25 (92.6% coverage) 146.0 +4.13 +1.45 1.100 51.8% 55.7% (34/61) +0.50 102.1
42 Yulia Putintseva 35 (100.0% coverage) 142.4 -1.66 +1.44 0.976 49.3% 46.5% (40/86) -0.32 99.0
42 Maria Timofeeva 15 (93.8% coverage) 125.1 -2.52 +1.44 0.946 48.8% 45.5% (15/33) -0.42 —
44 Magdalena Frech 38 (95.0% coverage) 140.4 +0.24 +1.42 1.045 51.0% 47.3% (44/93) -0.17 98.5
45 Maya Joint 33 (91.7% coverage) 135.2 -2.19 +1.29 0.960 49.1% 43.5% (37/85) -0.54 96.6
46 Oleksandra Oliynykova 35 (97.2% coverage) 120.3 -4.06 +1.24 0.919 48.0% 50.6% (39/77) -0.45 101.6
47 Katie Volynets 33 (100.0% coverage) 136.9 -0.82 +1.21 1.024 50.7% 45% (36/80) +0.11 92.9
48 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 35 (97.2% coverage) 135.1 -1.95 +1.14 0.959 48.9% 42% (34/81) -0.49 97.0
49 Jasmine Paolini 34 (94.4% coverage) 142.8 -0.89 +1.09 0.994 50.0% 50% (43/86) +0.02 97.0
50 Daria Snigur 30 (96.8% coverage) 136.0 -0.83 +1.08 0.987 49.7% 53.5% (38/71) +0.15 107.5
51 Ajla Tomljanovic 25 (96.2% coverage) 134.4 -0.16 +1.07 1.055 51.2% 50% (30/60) +0.24 96.0
52 Elena-Gabriela Ruse 36 (97.3% coverage) 141.9 -1.56 +1.00 0.946 48.7% 47% (39/83) -0.31 101.5
53 Peyton Stearns 40 (93.0% coverage) 141.2 +0.85 +0.81 1.064 51.2% 55% (55/100) +0.47 97.6
54 Naomi Osaka 42 (97.7% coverage) 159.4 +5.26 +0.66 1.144 52.8% 65.6% (63/96) +1.09 109.8
54 Zeynep Sonmez 44 (95.7% coverage) 136.7 -1.16 +0.66 0.993 49.8% 45.4% (49/108) -0.32 107.1
56 Maria Sakkari 44 (97.8% coverage) 150.2 +2.27 +0.63 1.042 51.0% 53.3% (56/105) +0.37 95.6
57 Nikola Bartunkova 41 (100.0% coverage) 148.1 +2.05 +0.60 1.023 50.2% 54.9% (56/102) +0.26 103.9
58 Aliaksandra Sasnovich 20 (95.2% coverage) 138.7 -0.55 +0.56 0.986 49.9% 39.6% (19/48) -0.48 100.2
58 Taylah Preston 16 (100.0% coverage) 123.5 -1.69 +0.56 0.959 49.1% 60.5% (23/38) +0.25 104.2
60 Emma Navarro 40 (95.2% coverage) 139.6 +1.64 +0.49 1.041 50.9% 55.2% (58/105) +0.39 98.8
61 Tereza Valentova 33 (97.1% coverage) 143.0 -0.35 +0.48 0.973 49.4% 44% (33/75) -0.27 100.5
61 Paula Badosa 39 (92.9% coverage) 140.8 -0.15 +0.48 1.003 50.2% 52.1% (49/94) +0.18 93.0
63 Leylah Fernandez 53 (94.6% coverage) 151.7 +1.82 +0.45 1.042 51.1% 52.7% (68/129) +0.43 97.5
64 Lanlana Tararudee 19 (95.0% coverage) 128.4 -1.29 +0.41 0.950 48.9% 44.4% (20/45) -0.53 104.0
65 Linda Noskova 48 (94.1% coverage) 157.1 +6.14 +0.34 1.163 52.9% 63.2% (74/117) +1.14 103.6
65 Anna Blinkova 27 (100.0% coverage) 122.3 -3.59 +0.34 0.889 47.4% 36.9% (24/65) -1.07 94.6
67 Katie Boulter 40 (95.2% coverage) 142.2 -0.27 +0.32 0.987 49.7% 51% (50/98) +0.09 104.1
68 Linda Fruhvirtova 14 (100.0% coverage) 118.7 -3.82 +0.29 0.936 48.0% 37.5% (12/32) -0.58 92.9
69 Emerson Jones 10 (100.0% coverage) 128.8 -4.31 +0.27 0.778 44.1% 26.1% (6/23) -2.20 —
70 Kimberly Birrell 37 (92.5% coverage) 136.6 -1.23 +0.23 0.959 49.2% 46.9% (45/96) -0.32 98.1
70 Nadia Podoroska 10 (100.0% coverage) 122.0 -0.35 +0.23 0.990 49.0% 52% (13/25) -0.23 —
72 Tamara Korpatsch 23 (95.8% coverage) 129.1 -2.04 +0.19 0.957 49.1% 50% (28/56) -0.35 102.9
73 Petra Marcinko 27 (96.4% coverage) 120.8 -1.55 +0.11 0.981 49.4% 47.7% (31/65) -0.48 103.7
74 Liudmila Samsonova 45 (95.7% coverage) 149.5 +1.16 +0.03 1.001 50.1% 49.6% (57/115) +0.14 93.1
75 Ekaterina Alexandrova 47 (95.9% coverage) 146.9 +2.19 -0.05 1.028 50.7% 49.1% (57/116) +0.13 90.6
75 Ashlyn Krueger 34 (100.0% coverage) 140.3 +0.82 -0.05 1.022 50.2% 50.6% (39/77) +0.11 104.0
75 Emiliana Arango 26 (100.0% coverage) 118.7 -3.64 -0.05 0.908 47.8% 36.7% (22/60) -1.10 98.2
78 Mananchaya Sawangkaew 10 (100.0% coverage) 119.7 -1.02 -0.08 0.893 47.3% 31.8% (7/22) -1.05 —
79 Hailey Baptiste 28 (96.6% coverage) 151.5 +3.75 -0.24 1.064 51.2% 57.1% (40/70) +0.51 104.5
80 Tatjana Maria 42 (97.7% coverage) 130.7 +0.60 -0.27 1.007 50.2% 44.6% (41/92) -0.20 96.5
81 Harriet Dart 15 (93.8% coverage) 123.6 -1.70 -0.40 0.902 47.9% 40% (16/40) -0.98 100.8
82 Ann Li 57 (96.6% coverage) 150.2 +2.25 -0.50 1.025 50.5% 51.4% (73/142) +0.19 105.6
83 Laura Siegemund 19 (95.0% coverage) 132.1 0.00 -0.52 0.964 49.2% 42.9% (21/49) -0.49 97.9
84 Kaitlin Quevedo 19 (95.0% coverage) 125.5 +1.09 -0.54 1.043 51.2% 53.7% (22/41) +0.12 105.0
85 Darja Semenistaja 10 (100.0% coverage) 107.6 -3.17 -0.59 0.874 47.0% 34.8% (8/23) -1.40 —
86 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 31 (100.0% coverage) 137.9 +0.80 -0.61 0.994 49.9% 54.8% (40/73) +0.39 99.5
86 Antonia Ruzic 31 (88.6% coverage) 133.7 -3.73 -0.61 0.857 46.7% 40% (34/85) -0.87 99.7
88 Eva Lys 22 (100.0% coverage) 111.9 -5.15 -0.63 0.797 45.2% 32.7% (17/52) -1.56 95.7
89 Oksana Selekhmeteva 18 (100.0% coverage) 126.4 -2.44 -0.66 0.919 48.3% 44.4% (20/45) -0.59 —
90 Mccartney Kessler 32 (100.0% coverage) 133.4 -0.77 -0.68 0.945 48.7% 43.8% (32/73) -0.44 102.2
91 Cristina Bucsa 33 (91.7% coverage) 137.7 -2.07 -0.73 0.928 48.2% 44% (37/84) -0.44 95.5
92 Talia Gibson 40 (97.6% coverage) 142.9 +0.58 -0.83 0.970 49.5% 51.1% (48/94) -0.09 102.1
93 Donna Vekic 28 (96.6% coverage) 138.6 +0.71 -0.84 0.952 49.0% 47.1% (33/70) -0.20 98.6
94 Moyuka Uchijima 15 (93.8% coverage) 122.2 -2.33 -0.89 0.885 47.1% 30.8% (12/39) -1.32 —
95 Robin Montgomery 10 (90.9% coverage) 120.5 0.00 -1.10 0.981 49.6% 43.5% (10/23) -0.15 —
96 Karolina Pliskova 32 (97.0% coverage) 135.8 +1.08 -1.22 0.979 49.3% 58.9% (43/73) -0.01 108.7
97 Mayar Sherif 16 (100.0% coverage) 128.0 -0.22 -1.26 0.991 49.8% 54.1% (20/37) +0.21 101.6
98 Yue Yuan 13 (100.0% coverage) 122.9 -1.01 -1.31 0.903 48.3% 47.1% (16/34) -0.42 100.1
99 Kayla Day 11 (100.0% coverage) 131.4 +0.09 -1.33 0.955 49.6% 44% (11/25) -0.30 99.1
100 Anna Bondar 51 (100.0% coverage) 137.0 +1.55 -1.35 1.018 50.5% 49.2% (59/120) +0.06 100.7
101 Mary Stoiana 11 (100.0% coverage) 117.5 -1.90 -1.39 0.901 48.0% 42.3% (11/26) -0.80 98.6
102 Elsa Jacquemot 21 (100.0% coverage) 111.5 -3.55 -1.40 0.803 45.3% 24.4% (11/45) -2.07 100.6
103 Qinwen Zheng 35 (100.0% coverage) 151.8 +4.77 -1.43 1.054 50.7% 55.6% (50/90) +0.33 107.7
104 Simona Waltert 17 (100.0% coverage) 126.7 -2.15 -1.44 0.844 46.2% 27.5% (11/40) -1.56 100.4
105 Jaqueline Cristian 27 (87.1% coverage) 144.6 +0.40 -1.47 0.932 48.7% 47.3% (35/74) -0.32 99.9
106 Dayana Yastremska 37 (97.4% coverage) 130.8 -1.85 -1.59 0.919 48.3% 42.9% (39/91) -0.67 99.9
107 Lilli Tagger 29 (96.7% coverage) 135.0 +4.09 -1.66 1.110 51.4% 55.9% (38/68) +0.44 94.1
108 Sinja Kraus 22 (100.0% coverage) 125.1 -1.80 -1.67 0.912 48.2% 33.3% (16/48) -1.34 —
109 Clara Tauson 35 (89.7% coverage) 135.2 -0.54 -1.78 0.936 48.7% 45.7% (42/92) -0.19 93.5
110 Shuai Zhang 32 (100.0% coverage) 130.9 -1.27 -1.81 0.891 47.5% 38.4% (28/73) -0.88 99.8
111 Xinyu Wang 45 (97.8% coverage) 136.6 +1.23 -1.82 0.970 49.3% 48.5% (50/103) -0.17 97.2
112 Claire Liu 10 (83.3% coverage) 126.8 -0.76 -1.97 0.914 48.6% 40% (10/25) -0.73 103.7
113 Diane Parry 35 (100.0% coverage) 130.2 +0.67 -2.02 0.944 49.0% 50.6% (40/79) -0.28 108.5
114 Magda Linette 40 (93.0% coverage) 135.2 -0.40 -2.04 0.901 47.8% 44.7% (46/103) -0.52 108.1
115 Lois Boisson 13 (100.0% coverage) 119.6 +0.44 -2.05 0.909 48.1% 35.5% (11/31) -0.94 94.6
116 Sloane Stephens 22 (100.0% coverage) 132.4 -1.51 -2.17 0.881 47.6% 40.4% (19/47) -1.05 103.1
117 Leolia Jeanjean 12 (100.0% coverage) 125.5 -1.81 -2.21 0.870 47.0% 37% (10/27) -0.93 99.9
118 Alycia Parks 44 (95.7% coverage) 129.8 +0.26 -2.43 0.935 48.8% 47.6% (50/105) -0.41 103.0
119 Renata Zarazua 27 (100.0% coverage) 120.9 -2.95 -2.49 0.823 46.1% 36.5% (23/63) -1.35 —
120 Polina Kudermetova 17 (100.0% coverage) 123.3 -2.94 -2.54 0.787 45.1% 36.8% (14/38) -1.23 103.7
121 Julia Grabher 11 (100.0% coverage) 116.4 -3.19 -2.57 0.750 43.7% 27.3% (6/22) -1.48 —
122 Darja Vidmanova 17 (100.0% coverage) 120.3 -0.73 -2.59 0.926 48.3% 40% (16/40) -0.63 97.3
123 Rebeka Masarova 11 (100.0% coverage) 121.4 +1.13 -2.66 0.925 48.3% 44.4% (12/27) -0.71 —
124 Dalma Galfi 15 (93.8% coverage) 124.3 -0.90 -2.88 0.886 47.8% 34.3% (12/35) -1.06 —
125 Rebecca Sramkova 13 (92.9% coverage) 121.2 -3.18 -2.92 0.826 45.9% 31.3% (10/32) -1.50 —
126 Anastasia Zakharova 28 (93.3% coverage) 129.7 -1.29 -3.01 0.851 46.7% 36.2% (25/69) -1.07 104.6
127 Solana Sierra 28 (100.0% coverage) 123.6 -2.55 -3.14 0.819 46.6% 42.4% (28/66) -0.99 105.9
128 Elvina Kalieva 14 (100.0% coverage) 114.1 -0.93 -3.19 0.852 46.6% 30.3% (10/33) -1.73 101.5
129 Bianca Andreescu 10 (100.0% coverage) 117.6 -2.27 -3.33 0.795 45.7% 26.1% (6/23) -1.72 97.4
130 Panna Udvardy 39 (100.0% coverage) 125.7 +0.06 -3.35 0.906 48.2% 45.7% (42/92) -0.65 107.2
131 Sofia Kenin 26 (96.3% coverage) 124.8 +0.20 -3.44 0.885 47.5% 32.3% (21/65) -1.33 93.5
132 Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 10 (100.0% coverage) 111.1 -4.67 -3.53 0.716 43.1% 29.2% (7/24) -2.07 —
133 Beatriz Haddad Maia 11 (100.0% coverage) 108.1 -5.42 -3.57 0.737 43.0% 15.4% (4/26) -2.67 93.5
134 Janice Tjen 41 (93.2% coverage) 138.9 +0.80 -3.68 0.908 48.0% 40% (40/100) -0.76 99.0
135 Ella Seidel 14 (87.5% coverage) 113.9 -3.31 -3.80 0.745 44.2% 25% (9/36) -2.12 —
136 Francesca Jones 18 (100.0% coverage) 112.2 -4.07 -4.09 0.749 44.4% 30.2% (13/43) -1.76 —
137 Venus Williams 13 (100.0% coverage) 102.6 -3.14 -4.84 0.760 45.1% 13.3% (4/30) -2.61 95.4