Leaderboard data updated: 2026-09-15 16:34 UTC
WTA 3rd Set Win Percentage by Season — Year-by-Year Leaders Since 1990
Karolina Muchova leads for 2026 for 3rd set win percentage: 84.6%. Qualification: at least 5 recorded main-draw singles results matching this metric in one season.
About this leaderboard
Win percentage in completed best-of-three singles matches that reached a third set. Each row shows the leader for one season.
How to read this table
- Related columns compare best-of-three, best-of-five, deciding-set, third-set, and fifth-set win rates.
| Player | Season | Deciding Set Win % | 3rd Set Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karolina Muchova | 2026 | 84.6% (11/13) | 84.6% (11/13) |
| Shuai Zhang | 2025 | 100% (6/6) | 100% (6/6) |
| Sara Errani | 2024 | 100% (5/5) | 100% (5/5) |
| Greet Minnen | 2023 | 80% (4/5) | 80% (4/5) |
| Maria Timofeeva | 2023 | 80% (4/5) | 80% (4/5) |
| Anna Blinkova | 2022 | 100% (5/5) | 100% (5/5) |
| Linda Fruhvirtova | 2022 | 100% (5/5) | 100% (5/5) |
| Camila Osorio | 2021 | 100% (7/7) | 100% (7/7) |
| Jessica Pegula | 2020 | 100% (5/5) | 100% (5/5) |
| Simona Halep | 2020 | 100% (6/6) | 100% (6/6) |
| Coco Gauff | 2019 | 100% (5/5) | 100% (5/5) |
| Margarita Gasparyan | 2018 | 80% (4/5) | 80% (4/5) |
| Sloane Stephens | 2017 | 100% (8/8) | 100% (8/8) |
| Shuai Zhang | 2016 | 88.9% (8/9) | 88.9% (8/9) |
| Serena Williams | 2015 | 89.5% (17/19) | 89.5% (17/19) |
| Ekaterina Makarova | 2014 | 84.6% (11/13) | 84.6% (11/13) |
| Lara Arruabarrena | 2013 | 100% (6/6) | 100% (6/6) |
| Maria Sharapova | 2012 | 93.3% (14/15) | 93.3% (14/15) |
| Maria Sharapova | 2011 | 92.3% (12/13) | 92.3% (12/13) |
| Patty Schnyder | 2010 | 85.7% (12/14) | 85.7% (12/14) |
| Stefanie Voegele | 2009 | 100% (7/7) | 100% (7/7) |
| Lindsay Davenport | 2008 | 100% (5/5) | 100% (5/5) |
| Olga Govortsova | 2007 | 87.5% (7/8) | 87.5% (7/8) |
| Vera Dushevina | 2007 | 87.5% (7/8) | 87.5% (7/8) |
| Michaella Krajicek | 2006 | 90.9% (10/11) | 90.9% (10/11) |
| Serena Williams | 2005 | 100% (8/8) | 100% (8/8) |
| Nicole Vaidisova | 2004 | 100% (7/7) | 100% (7/7) |
| Nathalie Dechy | 2003 | 85.7% (12/14) | 85.7% (12/14) |
| Myriam Casanova | 2002 | 90% (9/10) | 90% (9/10) |
| Paola Suarez | 2001 | 100% (8/8) | 100% (8/8) |
| Serena Williams | 2000 | 85.7% (6/7) | 85.7% (6/7) |
| Alexandra Stevenson | 1999 | 88.9% (8/9) | 88.9% (8/9) |
| Mary Pierce | 1998 | 100% (12/12) | 100% (12/12) |
| Magui Serna | 1997 | 83.3% (5/6) | 83.3% (5/6) |
| Martina Hingis | 1997 | 83.3% (20/24) | 83.3% (20/24) |
| Wiltrud Probst | 1997 | 83.3% (5/6) | 83.3% (5/6) |
| Mary Joe Fernandez | 1996 | 100% (7/7) | 100% (7/7) |
| Mary Joe Fernandez | 1995 | 90.9% (10/11) | 90.9% (10/11) |
| Sabine Appelmans | 1994 | 83.3% (10/12) | 83.3% (10/12) |
| Kimiko Date | 1993 | 87.5% (7/8) | 87.5% (7/8) |
| Monica Seles | 1992 | 90.9% (10/11) | 90.9% (10/11) |
| Judith Wiesner | 1991 | 90% (9/10) | 90% (9/10) |
| Steffi Graf | 1990 | 88.9% (8/9) | 88.9% (8/9) |