Best WTA 3rd Set Win Percentage: Open Era Leaders

Eliza Pande leads in the career standings for 3rd set win percentage: 82.4%. Qualification: at least 15 recorded main-draw singles results matching this metric in the selected career scope.

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Win percentage in completed best-of-three singles matches that reached a third set. Career records cover the selected era.

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  • Related columns compare best-of-three, best-of-five, deciding-set, third-set, and fifth-set win rates.

# Player Years Deciding Set Win % 3rd Set Win %
1 Eliza Pande 1968–1980 82.4% (14/17) 82.4% (14/17)
2 Victoria Mboko 2022–2026 81% (17/21) 81% (17/21)
3 Chris Evert 1969–1989 76.9% (166/216) 76.9% (166/216)
4 Margaret Court 1968–1977 76.8% (86/112) 76.8% (86/112)
5 Steffi Graf 1981–1999 76.6% (147/192) 76.6% (147/192)
6 Mariana Perez Roldan 1986–1991 75% (15/20) 75% (15/20)
7 Linda Tuero 1968–1979 74.1% (40/54) 74.1% (40/54)
8 Ashleigh Barty 2012–2022 73.8% (62/84) 73.8% (62/84)
9 Maria Sharapova 2002–2020 72.9% (161/221) 72.9% (161/221)
10 Jamie Hampton 2010–2014 72.7% (16/22) 72.7% (16/22)
11 Serena Williams 1997–2026 72.1% (168/233) 72.1% (168/233)
12 Andrea Jaeger 1979–1987 71.9% (46/64) 71.9% (46/64)
13 Conchita Martínez Granados 1998–2007 71.4% (15/21) 71.4% (15/21)
14 Evonne Goolagong 1968–1985 71.4% (130/182) 71.4% (130/182)
15 Jenny Dimond 1972–1980 70.6% (12/17) 70.6% (12/17)
16 Olga Morozova 1968–1980 69.8% (74/106) 69.8% (74/106)
17 Marcela Skuherska 1979–1986 69.7% (23/33) 69.7% (23/33)
18 Marina Chuvirina 1968–1975 69.6% (16/23) 69.6% (16/23)
19 Alice Tym 1968–1971 69.2% (18/26) 69.2% (18/26)
20 Monica Seles 1988–2003 69.4% (102/147) 69.2% (101/146)
21 Mary Joe Fernandez 1984–2000 69% (100/145) 69% (100/145)
22 Billie Jean King 1968–1983 68.9% (131/190) 68.9% (131/190)
23 Lulu Sun 2018–2026 68.8% (11/16) 68.8% (11/16)
24 Judith Salome 1968–1973 68.2% (15/22) 68.2% (15/22)
25 Lea Plchova 1977–1985 68.2% (15/22) 68.2% (15/22)
26 Mariya Koryttseva 2005–2011 68.2% (15/22) 68.2% (15/22)
27 Vicki Lancaster Kerr 1968–1980 68.2% (15/22) 68.2% (15/22)
28 Patricia Bostrom 1969–1979 67.9% (19/28) 67.9% (19/28)
29 Maja Matevzic 2001–2005 67.6% (23/34) 67.6% (23/34)
30 Tracy Austin 1977–1994 67.5% (52/77) 67.5% (52/77)
31 Qinwen Zheng 2019–2026 67.4% (60/89) 67.4% (60/89)
32 Kerry Reid 1968–1985 67.4% (128/190) 67.4% (128/190)
33 Simona Halep 2010–2025 67% (122/182) 67% (122/182)
34 Helga Masthoff 1968–1980 66.9% (85/127) 66.9% (85/127)
35 Martina Navratilova 1972–2005 66.9% (220/329) 66.9% (220/329)
36 Catherine Mothes Jobkel 1988–1996 66.7% (10/15) 66.7% (10/15)
37 Debbie Spence Nasim 1983–1989 66.7% (20/30) 66.7% (20/30)
38 Olga Puchkova 2006–2014 66.7% (22/33) 66.7% (22/33)
39 Patricia Walkden 1968–1975 66.3% (61/92) 66.3% (61/92)
40 Kazuko Sawamatsu 1968–1975 66.1% (41/62) 66.1% (41/62)
41 Lindsay Davenport 1991–2008 65.6% (149/227) 65.6% (149/227)
42 Coco Gauff 2019–2026 65.6% (80/122) 65.6% (80/122)
43 Michelle Larcher De Brito 2007–2017 65.5% (19/29) 65.5% (19/29)
44 Denisa Satralova 2014–2019 65.4% (17/26) 65.4% (17/26)
45 Gabriela Sabatini 1984–1996 64.9% (109/168) 65.3% (109/167)
46 Naomi Osaka 2014–2026 65.1% (71/109) 65.1% (71/109)
47 Lara Arruabarrena 2011–2021 64.9% (37/57) 64.9% (37/57)
48 Lena Sandin 1979–1983 64.9% (24/37) 64.9% (24/37)
49 Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic 2010–2018 64.8% (46/71) 64.8% (46/71)
50 Michelle Rodriguez 1968–1976 64.7% (11/17) 64.7% (11/17)
51 Tine Zwaan 1968–1979 64.7% (22/34) 64.7% (22/34)
52 Nicole Vaidisova 2004–2015 64.5% (49/76) 64.5% (49/76)
53 Justine Henin 1999–2011 64.2% (97/151) 64.2% (97/151)
54 Myriam Casanova 2002–2004 64% (16/25) 64% (16/25)
55 Kim Clijsters 1999–2021 63.9% (99/155) 63.9% (99/155)
56 Amélie Mauresmo 1995–2009 63.7% (128/201) 63.7% (128/201)
57 Marilyn Pryde 1970–1974 63.6% (14/22) 63.6% (14/22)
58 Jenny Klitch 1982–1988 63.4% (26/41) 63.4% (26/41)
59 Leila Meskhi 1987–1996 63.4% (52/82) 63.4% (52/82)
60 Julie Halard-Decugis 1987–2000 63.2% (110/174) 63.2% (110/174)
61 Sally Moore 1969–1976 63.2% (12/19) 63.2% (12/19)
62 Wendy Turnbull 1968–1989 63.1% (152/241) 63.1% (152/241)
63 Sylvia Hanika 1976–1990 63% (114/181) 63% (114/181)
64 Hana Mandlikova 1977–1990 62.9% (107/170) 62.9% (107/170)
65 Virginia Wade 1968–1985 62.9% (180/286) 62.9% (180/286)
66 Karolina Pliskova 2007–2026 62.9% (146/232) 62.9% (146/232)
67 Jessica Pegula 2012–2026 62.7% (96/153) 62.7% (96/153)
68 Bianca Andreescu 2016–2026 62.7% (47/75) 62.7% (47/75)
69 Helena Sukova 1981–1998 62.7% (156/249) 62.7% (156/249)
70 Nancy Richey 1968–1978 62.6% (62/99) 62.6% (62/99)
71 Daniele Bouteleux 1968–1980 62.5% (15/24) 62.5% (15/24)
72 Rosie Reyes 1968–1976 62.5% (15/24) 62.5% (15/24)
73 Paula Badosa 2015–2026 62.2% (61/98) 62.2% (61/98)
74 Judy Chaloner 1971–1981 62.2% (23/37) 62.2% (23/37)
75 Marita Redondo 1969–1981 62.1% (41/66) 62.1% (41/66)
76 Nathalie Tauziat 1984–2001 62.1% (185/298) 62.1% (185/298)
77 Natasha Chmyreva 1972–1979 62.1% (18/29) 62.1% (18/29)
78 Marcela Bueno 1968–1977 61.9% (26/42) 61.9% (26/42)
79 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 1986–2002 61.9% (151/244) 61.9% (151/244)
80 Linda Mottram 1971–1979 61.8% (21/34) 61.8% (21/34)
81 Elina Svitolina 2012–2026 61.6% (135/219) 61.6% (135/219)
82 Iga Swiatek 2019–2026 61.6% (61/99) 61.6% (61/99)
83 Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik 2011–2024 61.5% (16/26) 61.5% (16/26)
84 Kym Ruddell 1974–1980 61.5% (16/26) 61.5% (16/26)
85 Caroline Wozniacki 2005–2024 61.4% (153/249) 61.4% (153/249)
86 Bonnie Gadusek 1980–1987 61.4% (35/57) 61.4% (35/57)
87 Hana Strachonova 1977–1983 61.4% (27/44) 61.4% (27/44)
88 Martina Hingis 1994–2007 61.3% (92/150) 61.3% (92/150)
89 Olga Danilovic 2018–2026 61.3% (19/31) 61.3% (19/31)
90 Catherine Tanvier 1980–1993 61.3% (49/80) 61.3% (49/80)
91 Sandra Cecchini 1981–1998 61.3% (98/160) 61.3% (98/160)
92 Raffaella Reggi Concato 1980–1992 61.2% (82/134) 61.2% (82/134)
93 Belinda Bencic 2012–2026 61.1% (110/180) 61.1% (110/180)
94 Isabel Fernandez De Soto 1969–1979 61.1% (33/54) 61.1% (33/54)
95 Paulina Peisachov 1968–1978 61.1% (11/18) 61.1% (11/18)
96 Elena Dementieva 1997–2010 61.1% (146/239) 61.1% (146/239)
97 Marcie Louie 1968–1982 61% (36/59) 61% (36/59)
98 Helena Anliot 1973–1980 61% (25/41) 61% (25/41)
99 Julie Heldman 1968–1975 61% (75/123) 61% (75/123)
100 Jasmine Paolini 2017–2026 61% (64/105) 61% (64/105)
101 Barbara Paulus 1986–1998 60.9% (78/128) 60.9% (78/128)
102 Anke Huber 1989–2001 60.9% (123/202) 60.9% (123/202)
103 Nikola Bartunkova 2020–2026 60.9% (14/23) 60.9% (14/23)
104 Mary Pierce 1989–2006 60.8% (90/148) 60.8% (90/148)
105 Marijke Jansen 1968–1980 60.8% (31/51) 60.8% (31/51)
106 Emanuela Zardo 1987–1995 60.6% (20/33) 60.6% (20/33)
107 Helga Schultze 1968–1978 60.6% (20/33) 60.6% (20/33)
108 Alona Bondarenko 2003–2011 60.6% (63/104) 60.6% (63/104)
109 Elina Avanesyan 2022–2026 60.5% (26/43) 60.5% (26/43)
110 Joannette Kruger 1992–2003 60.4% (64/106) 60.4% (64/106)
111 Natasha Zvereva 1986–2002 60.4% (96/159) 60.4% (96/159)
112 Sue Mappin 1968–1978 60.4% (32/53) 60.4% (32/53)
113 Ana Konjuh 2014–2025 60.3% (35/58) 60.3% (35/58)
114 Anastasia Potapova 2017–2026 60.3% (70/116) 60.3% (70/116)
115 Jeanne Evert 1971–1978 60.3% (35/58) 60.3% (35/58)
116 Joanne Russell 1973–1987 60.3% (79/131) 60.3% (79/131)
117 Svetlana Kuznetsova 2001–2021 60.2% (192/319) 60.2% (192/319)
118 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 1980–1996 60.1% (95/158) 60.1% (95/158)
119 Antonia Ruzic 2021–2026 60% (12/20) 60% (12/20)
120 Brenda Remilton 1980–1984 60% (15/25) 60% (15/25)
121 Iva Majoli 1992–2004 60% (99/165) 60% (99/165)
122 Jane Preyer 1976–1983 60% (18/30) 60% (18/30)
123 Julia Grabher 2017–2026 60% (9/15) 60% (9/15)
124 Karen Schimper 1987–1990 60% (12/20) 60% (12/20)
125 Margarita Gasparyan 2012–2024 60% (18/30) 60% (18/30)
126 Susan Hagey 1970–1986 60% (9/15) 60% (9/15)
127 Tamaka Takagi 1989–1993 60% (9/15) 60% (9/15)
128 Chanda Rubin 1990–2006 59.9% (103/172) 59.9% (103/172)
129 Daniela Hantuchova 1999–2017 59.7% (166/278) 59.7% (166/278)
130 Elena Rybakina 2017–2026 59.6% (90/151) 59.6% (90/151)
131 Jennifer Mundel 1977–1990 59.6% (28/47) 59.6% (28/47)
132 Venus Williams 1994–2026 59.5% (185/311) 59.5% (185/311)
133 Dinara Safina 2002–2011 59.4% (82/138) 59.4% (82/138)
134 Laura Rossouw 1968–1974 59.4% (41/69) 59.4% (41/69)
135 Janice Metcalf 1970–1976 59.4% (19/32) 59.4% (19/32)
136 Zeynep Sonmez 2019–2026 59.4% (19/32) 59.4% (19/32)
137 Conchita Martínez 1988–2005 59.2% (138/233) 59.2% (138/233)
138 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy 1986–2008 59.2% (100/169) 59.2% (100/169)
139 Victoria Azarenka 2005–2025 59.1% (123/208) 59.1% (123/208)
140 Winnie Shaw 1968–1979 59.1% (68/115) 59.1% (68/115)
141 Isabel Cueto 1984–1992 59% (36/61) 59% (36/61)
142 Karolina Muchova 2017–2026 59% (59/100) 59% (59/100)
143 Marina Kroschina 1969–1981 59% (23/39) 59% (23/39)
144 Stephanie Defina 1968–1974 59% (23/39) 59% (23/39)
145 Claudia Kohde Kilsch 1977–1992 58.9% (99/168) 58.9% (99/168)
146 Greer Stevens 1973–1980 58.9% (33/56) 58.9% (33/56)
147 Johanne Venturino 1968–1978 58.8% (10/17) 58.8% (10/17)
148 Laura Arraya 1981–1993 58.8% (90/153) 58.8% (90/153)
149 Maria Eugenia Guzman 1968–1974 58.8% (20/34) 58.8% (20/34)
150 Phyllis Blackwell 1975–1983 58.8% (10/17) 58.8% (10/17)
151 Viktoria Hruncakova 2016–2026 58.8% (20/34) 58.8% (20/34)
152 Zsofia Gubacsi 1998–2007 58.8% (10/17) 58.8% (10/17)
153 Anastasia Myskina 1999–2007 58.7% (84/143) 58.7% (84/143)
154 Susan Sloane Lundy 1985–1992 58.7% (27/46) 58.7% (27/46)
155 Barbora Krejcikova 2014–2026 58.5% (55/94) 58.5% (55/94)
156 Amanda Coetzer 1988–2004 58.5% (138/236) 58.5% (138/236)
157 Henrieta Nagyova 1995–2006 58.4% (66/113) 58.4% (66/113)
158 Regina Marsikova 1974–1989 58.4% (80/137) 58.4% (80/137)
159 Christina Singer 1986–1997 58.3% (21/36) 58.3% (21/36)
160 Ines Gorrochategui 1990–1999 58.3% (35/60) 58.3% (35/60)
161 Lenka Nemeckova 1995–2005 58.3% (14/24) 58.3% (14/24)
162 Patricia Coleman 1969–1978 58.3% (14/24) 58.3% (14/24)
163 Patti Hogan 1968–1979 58.3% (84/144) 58.3% (84/144)
164 Yayuk Basuki 1988–2000 58.3% (49/84) 58.3% (49/84)
165 Jelena Ostapenko 2014–2026 58.3% (109/187) 58.3% (109/187)
166 Naoko Sawamatsu 1989–1998 58.3% (67/115) 58.3% (67/115)
167 Jennifer Capriati 1990–2004 58.2% (106/182) 58.2% (106/182)
168 Zina Garrison 1980–1996 58.2% (131/225) 58.2% (131/225)
169 Katie Boulter 2016–2026 58.2% (39/67) 58.2% (39/67)
170 Betty Ann Grubb 1968–1981 58.2% (32/55) 58.2% (32/55)
171 Manuela Maleeva Fragniere 1982–1994 58.1% (97/167) 58.1% (97/167)
172 Ann Jones 1968–1983 57.9% (33/57) 57.9% (33/57)
173 Rebecca Sramkova 2016–2026 57.9% (22/38) 57.9% (22/38)
174 Veronika Kudermetova 2017–2025 57.9% (70/121) 57.9% (70/121)
175 Carla Suárez Navarro 2008–2021 57.8% (107/185) 57.8% (107/185)
176 Petra Kvitova 2007–2025 57.8% (148/256) 57.8% (148/256)
177 Na Li 2000–2014 57.8% (89/154) 57.8% (89/154)
178 Alena Palmeova West 1968–1981 57.8% (26/45) 57.8% (26/45)
179 Bettina Fulco 1985–1997 57.7% (41/71) 57.7% (41/71)
180 Petra Martic 2007–2025 57.7% (86/149) 57.7% (86/149)
181 Barbara Hallquist 1973–1983 57.7% (30/52) 57.7% (30/52)
182 Marie Christine Calleja 1980–1989 57.7% (15/26) 57.7% (15/26)
183 Mary Ann Eisel 1968–1976 57.6% (53/92) 57.6% (53/92)
184 Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian 2000–2005 57.6% (19/33) 57.6% (19/33)
185 Vera Zvonareva 2000–2026 57.6% (118/205) 57.6% (118/205)
186 Helen Gourlay 1968–1980 57.4% (81/141) 57.4% (81/141)
187 Linda Noskova 2020–2026 57.4% (39/68) 57.4% (39/68)
188 Tamira Paszek 2005–2016 57.3% (43/75) 57.3% (43/75)
189 Aryna Sabalenka 2016–2026 57.3% (106/185) 57.3% (106/185)
190 Daria Kasatkina 2014–2026 57.3% (114/199) 57.3% (114/199)
191 Wendy White 1978–1992 57.3% (59/103) 57.3% (59/103)
192 Silvia Farina Elia 1989–2005 57.3% (122/213) 57.3% (122/213)
193 Adriana Rikl Gersi 1996–2002 57.1% (20/35) 57.1% (20/35)
194 Aniko Kapros 2000–2008 57.1% (16/28) 57.1% (16/28)
195 Elena Baltacha 2001–2013 57.1% (20/35) 57.1% (20/35)
196 Helen Amos 1968–1973 57.1% (12/21) 57.1% (12/21)
197 Judith Wiesner 1985–1997 57.1% (84/147) 57.1% (84/147)
198 Lea Ghirardi 1993–1999 57.1% (16/28) 57.1% (16/28)
199 Mareen Louie Harper 1974–1994 57.1% (76/133) 57.1% (76/133)
200 Michelle Tyler 1972–1983 57.1% (24/42) 57.1% (24/42)