Rankings as of: Dec 26, 2011

WTA 2011 Performance Stats, Serve & Return Leaders

Serve, return, and point-level leaders for the 2011 WTA season.

Serena Williams leads the 2011 WTA performance sample in total points won at 57.5% (minimum 10 matches with detailed stats).

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Performance Stats

Serve and return metrics for the 2011 season.

125 players with 10+ stat matches.

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 2,141/2,467 (86.8%) of WTA main draw matches in 2011.

# Player Country Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Sv Pts% 2nd Sv Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Total Pts%
1 Serena Williams USA 25 8.0 2.5 59.0% 79.5% 53.0% 67.2% 50.8% 68.7% 46.9% 57.5%
2 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 73 1.6 1.6 70.6% 65.6% 51.4% 58.1% 53.0% 61.5% 51.1% 56.0%
3 Victoria Azarenka BLR 66 1.3 3.2 70.3% 66.5% 47.4% 52.3% 49.7% 60.5% 50.6% 55.2%
4 Sabine Lisicki GER 44 5.4 4.0 54.1% 74.3% 49.2% 62.2% 50.3% 62.9% 47.5% 54.9%
5 Kim Clijsters BEL 27 2.0 5.0 64.0% 67.6% 46.2% 56.0% 52.0% 60.1% 50.0% 54.8%
6 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 56 2.3 1.2 67.1% 64.4% 51.4% 58.4% 54.0% 59.9% 49.6% 54.8%
7 Marion Bartoli FRA 73 3.1 4.5 59.0% 68.8% 47.3% 56.8% 53.1% 59.8% 49.3% 54.4%
8 Ana Ivanovic SRB 45 4.2 5.0 54.6% 71.9% 48.1% 59.4% 50.6% 60.9% 48.2% 54.3%
9 Jelena Jankovic SRB 53 2.8 4.0 63.9% 66.8% 47.8% 50.7% 48.4% 60.0% 48.6% 54.2%
10 Maria Sharapova RUS 50 2.4 6.3 66.7% 66.1% 41.9% 50.2% 58.7% 58.0% 50.4% 54.1%
11 Petra Kvitova CZE 56 3.8 3.5 61.7% 69.6% 52.2% 58.0% 49.5% 62.8% 45.6% 54.1%
12 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 44 0.7 1.0 66.7% 62.3% 49.9% 48.2% 55.5% 58.3% 49.6% 53.8%
13 Andrea Petkovic GER 56 2.2 2.1 70.0% 62.7% 50.3% 56.4% 50.6% 59.0% 48.2% 53.6%
14 Samantha Stosur AUS 59 3.2 2.1 63.5% 71.2% 53.3% 62.1% 48.8% 64.6% 42.2% 53.4%
15 Vera Zvonareva RUS 67 3.0 4.1 60.6% 69.9% 45.2% 54.3% 50.4% 60.1% 46.9% 53.2%
16 Shuai Peng CHN 65 2.3 1.8 68.3% 66.5% 48.1% 53.5% 47.4% 60.5% 45.7% 53.1%
17 Maria Kirilenko RUS 47 1.7 3.0 69.1% 62.7% 49.8% 48.9% 51.8% 58.6% 47.3% 52.8%
18 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 53 1.1 4.2 56.1% 64.9% 46.5% 54.6% 53.9% 56.8% 48.0% 52.5%
19 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 64 3.2 2.6 62.8% 65.9% 49.7% 59.9% 47.6% 59.8% 45.0% 52.5%
20 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 49 2.3 2.6 64.0% 63.5% 48.3% 50.6% 49.4% 57.8% 47.3% 52.5%
21 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ 22 2.9 3.1 52.1% 68.3% 49.6% 46.5% 52.9% 59.0% 45.8% 52.3%
22 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 55 3.0 6.1 60.1% 67.0% 46.1% 50.9% 53.5% 58.3% 46.3% 52.3%
23 Aleksandra Wozniak CAN 11 1.9 2.9 66.2% 65.9% 46.5% 59.1% 38.8% 59.5% 45.3% 52.3%
24 Na Li CHN 39 2.1 3.2 69.1% 64.4% 47.3% 54.6% 51.5% 59.1% 45.2% 52.2%
25 Julia Goerges GER 59 4.1 2.7 58.4% 70.4% 49.1% 52.6% 48.8% 61.3% 43.2% 52.1%
26 Flavia Pennetta ITA 48 3.2 3.5 55.4% 66.5% 47.2% 53.0% 53.7% 57.9% 45.8% 51.7%
27 Angelique Kerber GER 35 1.5 3.7 62.1% 62.7% 44.6% 54.1% 51.4% 55.9% 47.4% 51.7%
28 Alisa Kleybanova RUS 25 3.2 3.0 55.8% 66.2% 45.5% 53.6% 54.0% 56.9% 46.2% 51.5%
29 Kateryna Volodko UKR 23 1.5 3.8 64.8% 62.4% 43.3% 53.4% 60.9% 56.0% 46.7% 51.5%
30 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 30 1.8 2.9 58.9% 62.7% 47.4% 46.8% 49.5% 56.3% 46.5% 51.4%
31 Petra Cetkovska CZE 22 2.0 5.8 60.3% 64.2% 47.4% 49.8% 56.1% 57.6% 45.3% 51.2%
32 Roberta Vinci ITA 55 1.9 2.2 57.4% 65.2% 47.8% 53.6% 49.9% 57.7% 44.6% 51.2%
33 Francesca Schiavone ITA 51 2.8 4.8 54.2% 68.4% 46.3% 48.7% 44.7% 58.2% 43.8% 51.1%
34 Sara Errani ITA 53 0.4 1.9 76.2% 57.7% 47.2% 52.0% 48.6% 55.0% 47.1% 51.0%
35 Heather Watson GBR 21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0% 51.0%
36 Kaia Kanepi EST 35 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4% 51.0%
37 Gisela Dulko ARG 28 2.0 4.3 57.2% 65.6% 43.9% 55.2% 49.5% 56.4% 45.7% 50.8%
38 Lucie Safarova CZE 49 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 50.8%
39 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 27 4.6 3.7 53.1% 69.6% 48.3% 57.0% 42.5% 59.5% 42.1% 50.8%
40 Dinara Safina RUS 18 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2% 50.7%
41 Urszula Radwanska POL 18 1.7 2.4 63.9% 59.7% 46.4% 47.9% 46.4% 54.8% 46.5% 50.6%
42 Anne Keothavong GBR 15 1.4 3.7 58.8% 61.8% 48.1% 55.3% 52.1% 56.4% 44.6% 50.6%
43 Nadia Petrova RUS 41 4.2 3.0 58.5% 66.6% 48.1% 55.9% 52.2% 59.1% 42.1% 50.6%
44 Monica Niculescu ROU 29 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 50.5%
45 Michaella Krajicek NED 14 6.1 4.1 52.7% 76.4% 48.5% 45.5% 36.0% 63.2% 38.2% 50.4%
46 Ksenia Pervak RUS 36 0.7 3.6 65.0% 59.6% 45.6% 42.3% 47.4% 54.7% 46.2% 50.3%
47 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez ESP 37 2.3 3.1 54.7% 66.0% 45.0% 50.5% 45.9% 56.7% 44.1% 50.2%
48 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 25 2.4 3.8 59.5% 61.9% 44.4% 50.6% 45.4% 54.7% 45.7% 50.2%
49 Eva Birnerova CZE 11 0.4 3.4 70.7% 56.0% 40.8% 43.8% 50.4% 51.2% 48.9% 50.2%
50 Mathilde Johansson FRA 20 1.4 6.4 58.9% 61.5% 41.1% 48.5% 51.7% 53.5% 46.7% 50.1%
51 Marina Erakovic NZL 18 4.4 3.1 63.9% 65.5% 44.4% 59.2% 39.3% 58.1% 42.5% 50.1%
52 Elena Baltacha GBR 30 2.3 2.4 58.4% 65.2% 45.9% 49.0% 42.3% 57.3% 42.8% 50.1%
53 Andrea Sestini Hlavackova CZE 14 2.9 4.8 59.7% 63.6% 46.2% 54.0% 51.5% 56.7% 43.3% 50.0%
54 Elena Vesnina RUS 38 2.1 4.0 63.5% 60.4% 44.4% 46.8% 48.1% 54.3% 45.6% 49.9%
55 Carla Suárez Navarro ESP 23 0.6 2.7 66.8% 58.5% 43.8% 46.3% 51.3% 53.5% 46.2% 49.9%
56 Lucie Hradecka CZE 35 6.7 4.6 52.3% 71.6% 44.4% 55.6% 47.7% 58.6% 41.1% 49.9%
57 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 43 2.8 3.4 66.4% 62.9% 45.7% 48.4% 49.9% 56.9% 42.5% 49.9%
58 Christina Mchale USA 35 2.8 3.0 60.8% 63.8% 46.4% 52.4% 41.9% 57.0% 43.0% 49.9%
59 Laura Pous-Tio ESP 27 0.7 2.5 67.4% 55.1% 47.8% 54.8% 53.1% 52.8% 46.5% 49.8%
60 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 34 2.0 2.1 55.8% 64.2% 44.9% 51.3% 52.0% 55.8% 43.1% 49.6%
61 Virginie Razzano FRA 25 1.8 4.2 65.7% 62.1% 42.1% 51.7% 50.1% 55.2% 43.5% 49.6%
62 Polona Hercog SLO 46 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9% 49.5%
63 Kirsten Flipkens BEL 13 2.7 3.5 57.3% 63.2% 43.7% 57.8% 46.1% 55.1% 42.9% 49.4%
64 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 18 2.8 3.7 60.4% 60.6% 49.6% 53.0% 52.7% 55.7% 42.9% 49.3%
65 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 36 1.0 4.5 64.1% 59.3% 42.3% 50.1% 45.2% 53.1% 45.2% 49.0%
66 Petra Martic CRO 27 3.8 5.3 56.2% 64.5% 47.1% 50.8% 38.7% 56.7% 41.6% 48.9%
67 Barbora Strycova CZE 46 1.6 1.7 65.6% 58.1% 45.4% 49.8% 53.5% 53.5% 44.3% 48.9%
68 Vania King USA 24 0.6 3.6 64.0% 59.5% 42.2% 53.5% 45.2% 53.2% 44.9% 48.9%
69 Ayumi Morita JPN 41 0.7 1.9 67.7% 57.3% 46.1% 50.7% 50.8% 54.0% 43.4% 48.8%
70 Sloane Stephens USA 16 1.4 3.0 59.3% 59.3% 47.2% 41.8% 52.7% 54.1% 43.8% 48.8%
71 Jelena Dokic AUS 30 4.0 7.6 56.5% 65.5% 41.2% 55.8% 48.2% 55.0% 42.4% 48.7%
72 Johanna Larsson SWE 32 1.8 3.3 61.4% 59.4% 44.9% 49.2% 48.7% 53.7% 43.6% 48.7%
73 Simona Halep ROU 35 1.5 4.1 62.3% 60.2% 43.3% 47.7% 49.8% 53.8% 43.5% 48.7%
74 Sorana Cirstea ROU 23 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3% 48.7%
75 Tamira Paszek AUT 38 2.1 3.9 59.3% 60.4% 46.4% 46.4% 55.5% 54.5% 42.5% 48.7%
76 Mona Barthel GER 11 2.1 4.2 61.8% 63.6% 38.0% 50.5% 45.8% 53.6% 43.1% 48.7%
77 Shahar Peer ISR 41 1.2 3.0 63.5% 60.5% 43.0% 50.2% 46.0% 54.1% 42.9% 48.7%
78 Sania Mirza IND 23 1.3 5.3 56.7% 59.6% 38.7% 49.8% 52.2% 50.3% 46.6% 48.6%
79 Anastasija Sevastova LAT 29 2.6 3.0 60.2% 61.2% 43.4% 43.8% 50.6% 54.3% 42.8% 48.5%
80 Alizé Cornet FRA 26 2.2 5.1 59.0% 59.3% 40.6% 51.5% 55.2% 51.6% 45.2% 48.4%
81 Kristina Barrois GER 24 2.3 3.1 64.0% 62.7% 45.3% 56.9% 42.0% 56.3% 39.7% 48.3%
82 Pauline Parmentier FRA 15 2.4 3.8 58.1% 64.4% 43.8% 50.6% 47.5% 55.6% 41.2% 48.2%
83 Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic SRB 39 1.8 3.2 65.6% 58.8% 42.3% 49.4% 43.9% 53.2% 43.1% 48.2%
84 Greta Arn HUN 30 2.5 3.9 58.1% 60.7% 42.1% 53.7% 45.1% 53.3% 42.7% 48.2%
85 Eleni Daniilidou GRE 16 0.8 5.9 64.1% 59.1% 41.2% 46.5% 45.1% 52.4% 44.0% 48.1%
86 Rebecca Marino CAN 30 6.5 3.6 55.9% 67.5% 47.2% 56.7% 51.8% 58.4% 36.5% 48.1%
87 Sílvia Soler-Espinosa ESP 10 2.6 2.0 55.2% 62.7% 47.0% 55.4% 37.8% 55.6% 40.6% 48.0%
88 Alberta Brianti ITA 38 1.0 3.7 59.6% 58.4% 43.3% 51.6% 45.5% 52.2% 43.6% 48.0%
89 Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP 12 1.3 5.8 49.8% 61.0% 42.0% 46.3% 40.8% 51.5% 44.2% 48.0%
90 Aravane Rezai FRA 32 3.3 5.4 55.0% 64.3% 43.7% 47.9% 44.7% 55.1% 40.4% 47.9%
91 Romina Oprandi SUI 19 1.3 2.5 63.2% 57.0% 42.5% 45.7% 49.2% 51.7% 44.5% 47.8%
92 Coco Vandeweghe USA 21 3.9 5.3 52.3% 64.7% 44.8% 49.5% 41.2% 55.2% 39.7% 47.8%
93 Jie Zheng CHN 36 0.3 2.5 73.5% 57.0% 40.0% 48.0% 48.8% 52.5% 42.9% 47.7%
94 Lesia Tsurenko UKR 10 1.0 4.5 66.1% 57.8% 37.4% 47.0% 48.7% 50.7% 44.4% 47.5%
95 Sandra Zahlavova CZE 13 1.1 2.5 58.0% 57.7% 47.2% 47.2% 38.9% 53.3% 41.9% 47.5%
96 Evgeniya Rodina RUS 18 1.5 2.6 58.1% 60.0% 43.7% 46.0% 47.1% 53.1% 41.4% 47.5%
97 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP 25 4.5 4.1 45.8% 66.1% 41.8% 53.0% 46.6% 52.8% 41.7% 47.5%
98 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 36 2.5 2.4 60.5% 64.0% 43.2% 47.4% 47.1% 55.6% 39.4% 47.4%
99 Vera Dushevina RUS 29 1.8 3.0 63.0% 58.2% 41.0% 44.3% 51.7% 52.0% 42.7% 47.4%
100 Anna Tatishvili USA 21 0.8 3.9 71.3% 54.6% 40.0% 36.7% 46.6% 50.4% 44.2% 47.4%
101 Varvara Lepchenko USA 17 2.0 3.6 66.2% 56.3% 43.0% 48.5% 48.8% 51.6% 43.0% 47.1%
102 Misaki Doi JPN 15 1.1 3.4 62.4% 60.0% 40.7% 49.6% 40.7% 52.3% 41.7% 46.9%
103 Kimiko Date JPN 30 0.6 3.6 63.3% 56.5% 42.0% 46.1% 41.4% 51.2% 42.7% 46.9%
104 Olga Govortsova BLR 25 1.2 5.0 60.1% 60.2% 40.7% 39.6% 46.0% 52.6% 40.5% 46.7%
105 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 38 1.6 1.5 66.9% 55.7% 45.7% 45.8% 46.3% 52.1% 41.2% 46.6%
106 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 36 2.4 3.8 56.1% 60.1% 41.0% 49.8% 46.9% 51.9% 41.1% 46.5%
107 Arantxa Rus NED 13 1.5 4.2 65.7% 55.2% 39.8% 49.3% 48.5% 50.1% 42.5% 46.5%
108 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 32 1.0 4.3 66.1% 58.2% 35.7% 49.8% 48.8% 50.3% 42.0% 46.4%
109 Anastasiya Yakimova BLR 13 0.6 4.0 61.5% 54.6% 39.5% 43.7% 50.6% 49.1% 43.0% 45.9%
110 Edina Gallovits Hall ROU 11 0.8 2.9 61.7% 57.7% 45.0% 48.9% 41.4% 52.6% 38.9% 45.9%
111 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA 14 0.7 3.4 63.9% 56.7% 43.6% 34.9% 42.6% 51.9% 40.0% 45.7%
112 Irina Falconi Hartman USA 18 1.2 3.1 61.2% 54.7% 40.9% 44.6% 45.7% 49.3% 41.9% 45.7%
113 Zuzana Kucova SVK 13 0.4 4.3 64.4% 53.3% 42.7% 51.0% 36.5% 49.2% 41.4% 45.5%
114 Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 22 3.1 2.4 66.6% 59.1% 44.4% 39.9% 46.2% 54.0% 36.7% 45.4%
115 Anastasia Rodionova AUS 27 1.1 2.3 63.7% 54.5% 41.4% 45.3% 48.2% 49.8% 40.7% 45.4%
116 Alona Bondarenko UKR 16 0.4 1.7 70.6% 55.6% 43.7% 47.7% 42.3% 52.1% 38.0% 45.4%
117 Renata Voracova CZE 11 1.8 3.8 62.3% 51.4% 43.2% 40.6% 52.7% 48.2% 42.5% 45.3%
118 Anastasia Pivovarova RUS 10 1.2 5.4 67.3% 54.8% 31.6% 45.1% 56.7% 47.2% 43.4% 45.3%
119 Sybille Bammer AUT 12 0.7 3.7 64.1% 53.4% 42.9% 45.9% 45.2% 49.6% 41.0% 45.3%
120 Alison Riske-Amritraj USA 11 2.9 4.1 66.3% 58.6% 44.6% 49.0% 39.3% 53.7% 36.5% 45.3%
121 Patty Schnyder SUI 12 1.8 2.6 61.5% 55.2% 44.6% 47.4% 46.7% 51.2% 37.7% 44.9%
122 Shuai Zhang CHN 28 0.6 2.5 69.3% 54.9% 39.3% 47.4% 41.5% 50.2% 39.4% 44.9%
123 Jill Craybas USA 25 0.7 2.8 62.7% 56.2% 40.4% 52.8% 38.8% 50.4% 38.8% 44.8%
124 Melanie Oudin USA 23 0.5 4.1 68.1% 53.2% 34.5% 45.4% 57.7% 47.1% 40.8% 44.4%
125 Zuzana Ondraskova CZE 10 0.9 3.8 67.0% 49.9% 36.6% 40.9% 54.1% 45.7% 42.3% 43.9%

How to read these columns

Sample
Matches with the required stat data available.
Aces/M
Aces per match with serve stats available.
DFs/M
Double faults per match with serve stats available.
1st Sv%
Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
1st Sv Pts%
Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
2nd Sv Pts%
Percentage of points won after missing the first serve and making a second serve.
BP Saved%
Percentage of break points won by the server.
BP Conv%
Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
Svc Pts%
Percentage of all points won while serving.
Ret Pts%
Percentage of all points won while returning.
Total Pts%
Percentage of all completed points won.

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