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WTA 2013 Performance Stats, Serve & Return Leaders

Serve, return, and point-level leaders for the 2013 WTA season.

Serena Williams leads the 2013 WTA performance sample in total points won at 59.9% (minimum 10 matches with detailed stats).

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Performance Stats

Serve and return metrics for the 2013 season.

123 players with 10+ stat matches.

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 2,126/2,442 (87.1%) of WTA main draw matches in 2013.

# 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 74 6.1 2.2 63.0% 76.5% 53.5% 60.3% 56.0% 68.1% 52.4% 59.9%
2 Maria Sharapova RUS 40 4.1 4.6 62.8% 73.6% 49.3% 59.7% 53.1% 64.8% 49.6% 56.7%
3 Victoria Azarenka BLR 50 1.6 4.9 66.9% 65.9% 41.8% 56.9% 54.0% 58.0% 54.1% 55.8%
4 Na Li CHN 52 2.8 4.2 63.2% 67.9% 49.4% 58.5% 57.2% 61.0% 49.3% 55.0%
5 Shuai Zhang CHN 11 1.5 1.5 64.9% 68.1% 47.0% 62.4% 49.6% 60.4% 48.0% 54.5%
6 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 69 2.4 1.6 64.9% 65.6% 50.7% 55.0% 53.1% 60.4% 48.1% 54.2%
7 Ana Ivanovic SRB 52 3.9 4.4 57.7% 67.2% 49.3% 55.8% 52.6% 59.7% 48.3% 54.0%
8 Simona Halep ROU 57 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4% 53.8%
9 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 56 1.5 1.8 69.1% 62.5% 50.3% 59.3% 54.1% 58.9% 47.5% 53.3%
10 Sara Errani ITA 57 0.1 1.1 82.1% 57.9% 48.5% 52.4% 51.1% 56.1% 50.4% 53.2%
11 Angelique Kerber GER 65 2.3 3.0 62.2% 65.8% 48.3% 54.4% 51.2% 59.4% 47.1% 53.2%
12 Samantha Stosur AUS 56 2.9 3.7 61.8% 68.1% 48.2% 61.2% 50.2% 60.3% 45.1% 52.7%
13 Andrea Petkovic GER 32 2.2 3.2 66.8% 63.7% 47.7% 55.2% 53.4% 58.3% 47.2% 52.5%
14 Sabine Lisicki GER 51 5.7 3.7 55.8% 71.5% 47.1% 57.6% 46.8% 60.6% 44.9% 52.5%
15 Monica Niculescu ROU 37 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 52.3%
16 Alison Riske-Amritraj USA 17 1.8 3.5 67.6% 66.5% 51.0% 58.2% 53.9% 61.5% 43.2% 52.3%
17 Marion Bartoli FRA 32 2.3 7.6 58.5% 66.7% 44.0% 55.3% 53.1% 57.5% 46.8% 52.3%
18 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 41 2.9 2.1 64.4% 66.3% 47.4% 57.6% 50.6% 59.3% 45.1% 52.2%
19 Jelena Jankovic SRB 62 2.5 3.7 62.0% 63.7% 46.5% 55.7% 50.7% 57.1% 47.3% 52.2%
20 Roberta Vinci ITA 62 3.0 2.0 59.0% 64.8% 47.7% 57.7% 46.3% 57.9% 46.5% 52.1%
21 Yvonne Meusburger AUT 23 0.6 3.4 67.9% 58.3% 45.0% 40.5% 49.9% 54.5% 50.6% 52.1%
22 Karin Knapp ITA 29 2.9 5.0 56.6% 67.7% 43.8% 54.9% 50.9% 57.4% 46.7% 52.0%
23 Madison Keys USA 39 5.4 2.1 59.6% 70.0% 48.7% 65.0% 45.9% 61.4% 42.4% 51.9%
24 Marina Erakovic NZL 29 4.2 4.9 57.0% 70.7% 45.0% 51.7% 47.3% 59.7% 44.4% 51.9%
25 Kaia Kanepi EST 30 4.1 4.5 55.7% 69.5% 47.3% 59.5% 45.7% 59.5% 43.9% 51.8%
26 Donna Vekic CRO 24 2.7 2.8 56.0% 65.9% 50.9% 40.1% 46.9% 58.9% 44.8% 51.8%
27 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS 47 2.9 5.4 56.6% 68.7% 46.2% 52.4% 48.3% 59.1% 44.5% 51.6%
28 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 27 2.4 3.0 54.9% 68.8% 47.6% 53.9% 48.4% 58.9% 43.9% 51.5%
29 Venus Williams USA 23 2.8 4.6 56.9% 65.4% 43.4% 55.0% 50.8% 56.0% 47.2% 51.5%
30 Eugenie Bouchard CAN 34 2.3 2.6 56.8% 64.2% 47.1% 51.2% 44.0% 56.7% 46.5% 51.5%
31 Jamie Hampton USA 38 3.1 3.7 58.1% 66.2% 47.0% 52.3% 44.8% 58.1% 45.1% 51.4%
32 Elena Vesnina RUS 43 2.0 3.5 64.0% 64.2% 43.7% 56.0% 51.2% 56.8% 45.8% 51.3%
33 Polona Hercog SLO 14 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5% 51.3%
34 Maria Kirilenko RUS 46 3.3 3.7 59.5% 64.8% 49.8% 56.9% 44.3% 58.9% 43.5% 51.1%
35 Petra Kvitova CZE 68 3.6 5.2 62.7% 64.2% 47.5% 58.9% 51.8% 57.9% 44.3% 51.1%
36 Mona Barthel GER 46 3.3 3.4 61.5% 66.4% 45.6% 56.9% 46.0% 58.5% 43.7% 51.1%
37 Alizé Cornet FRA 51 2.1 4.7 60.5% 61.5% 44.5% 54.0% 52.2% 54.8% 47.0% 51.0%
38 Romina Oprandi SUI 24 1.5 2.2 64.0% 60.5% 49.2% 51.5% 47.5% 56.5% 45.8% 51.0%
39 María-Teresa Torró-Flor ESP 21 0.6 4.0 66.7% 60.1% 43.8% 49.2% 54.7% 54.6% 47.0% 50.9%
40 Sloane Stephens USA 58 2.1 2.7 64.9% 63.2% 45.5% 49.3% 49.5% 56.8% 44.8% 50.8%
41 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 45 3.6 2.7 60.9% 64.4% 46.6% 48.5% 47.4% 57.4% 44.5% 50.8%
42 Luksika Kumkhum THA 10 2.5 5.3 55.5% 63.4% 48.3% 56.8% 51.3% 56.7% 45.4% 50.8%
43 Carla Suárez Navarro ESP 61 0.7 1.8 68.3% 59.6% 44.8% 49.5% 45.2% 54.8% 46.3% 50.5%
44 Dominika Cibulkova SVK 45 0.9 4.8 60.8% 61.9% 44.4% 53.5% 44.6% 55.1% 45.9% 50.5%
45 Shuai Peng CHN 35 2.1 2.6 65.1% 62.3% 44.6% 52.6% 47.6% 55.9% 44.7% 50.5%
46 Kurumi Nara JPN 11 0.8 1.6 73.5% 56.2% 50.9% 50.6% 51.9% 54.9% 45.9% 50.5%
47 Monica Puig PUR 27 2.7 2.7 62.4% 62.4% 51.4% 41.8% 51.2% 58.1% 43.0% 50.5%
48 Nadia Petrova RUS 22 6.3 3.0 60.4% 67.2% 41.1% 51.9% 43.8% 57.1% 44.5% 50.4%
49 Laura Robson GBR 37 4.5 5.8 55.6% 69.7% 43.4% 54.0% 44.4% 58.0% 42.6% 50.1%
50 Flavia Pennetta ITA 29 3.0 4.5 50.3% 65.8% 43.0% 56.2% 50.5% 54.5% 45.8% 50.1%
51 Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic SRB 37 1.5 4.6 63.1% 62.1% 45.1% 51.8% 54.8% 55.9% 44.0% 50.1%
52 Ajla Tomljanovic AUS 11 4.5 4.5 56.5% 64.4% 45.5% 54.6% 49.4% 56.3% 44.4% 50.1%
53 Virginie Razzano FRA 13 1.9 4.6 66.1% 63.1% 48.1% 61.1% 46.5% 57.6% 42.1% 50.1%
54 Kimiko Date JPN 27 0.7 2.1 69.1% 57.3% 44.5% 47.7% 51.0% 53.3% 46.6% 50.0%
55 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 49 2.9 3.1 56.7% 65.1% 42.5% 51.1% 49.4% 55.1% 44.6% 50.0%
56 Lesia Tsurenko UKR 27 1.3 5.2 61.6% 59.8% 45.0% 44.2% 53.6% 54.0% 45.8% 49.9%
57 Garbiñe Muguruza ESP 25 2.4 5.1 59.7% 63.8% 48.4% 55.1% 47.6% 57.6% 41.8% 49.8%
58 Stefanie Voegele SUI 40 3.5 2.7 54.9% 66.3% 46.8% 48.5% 40.8% 57.6% 41.9% 49.8%
59 Kirsten Flipkens BEL 53 3.8 3.3 55.0% 67.0% 46.4% 47.5% 44.1% 57.4% 42.3% 49.8%
60 Petra Cetkovska CZE 11 2.3 4.1 59.5% 63.3% 45.1% 58.3% 46.8% 55.9% 43.0% 49.7%
61 Lucie Safarova CZE 37 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 49.7%
62 Karolina Pliskova CZE 23 6.7 3.0 58.1% 72.6% 43.5% 56.8% 43.9% 60.7% 38.6% 49.7%
63 Nastassja Burnett ITA 11 1.1 3.2 65.3% 61.2% 45.3% 51.6% 42.6% 55.6% 44.6% 49.7%
64 Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik ROU 33 0.9 4.9 65.9% 56.9% 42.7% 47.8% 49.8% 52.1% 47.2% 49.7%
65 Sorana Cirstea ROU 56 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8% 49.7%
66 Vesna Dolonc SRB 14 1.1 5.9 64.6% 58.4% 43.4% 53.4% 43.5% 53.3% 45.1% 49.6%
67 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 19 1.9 2.3 63.2% 61.4% 43.9% 45.3% 45.3% 55.3% 44.7% 49.5%
68 Galina Voskoboeva KAZ 28 3.5 3.0 58.1% 64.1% 45.4% 54.7% 41.8% 56.3% 42.8% 49.5%
69 Coco Vandeweghe USA 16 5.8 4.9 49.7% 68.0% 46.7% 50.2% 43.9% 56.9% 41.9% 49.4%
70 Christina Mchale USA 26 2.2 3.4 62.0% 62.5% 45.8% 51.8% 46.8% 56.4% 42.1% 49.2%
71 Heather Watson GBR 25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8% 49.1%
72 Shahar Peer ISR 23 0.6 3.2 64.9% 57.9% 42.9% 54.5% 48.3% 52.4% 45.5% 49.0%
73 Olga Govortsova BLR 24 1.2 3.9 62.8% 60.0% 46.0% 51.8% 55.0% 54.9% 42.7% 49.0%
74 Annika Beck GER 40 0.8 4.2 68.6% 57.1% 38.8% 47.7% 46.3% 51.5% 46.6% 49.0%
75 Camila Giorgi ITA 16 2.0 7.7 56.3% 63.1% 45.2% 50.3% 46.6% 54.9% 42.7% 49.0%
76 Alexandra Dulgheru ROU 11 1.8 5.0 66.8% 59.5% 45.1% 57.2% 46.3% 54.9% 42.9% 48.9%
77 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 42 2.6 3.4 60.9% 63.1% 43.8% 50.7% 46.6% 55.7% 41.8% 48.9%
78 Elina Svitolina UKR 28 2.3 4.3 58.0% 60.4% 42.9% 57.0% 45.7% 53.0% 44.6% 48.9%
79 Vera Dushevina RUS 12 3.6 4.9 53.1% 66.3% 42.8% 55.9% 44.2% 54.7% 43.1% 48.8%
80 Paula Ormaechea ARG 15 1.7 3.8 55.1% 61.4% 47.5% 43.8% 40.5% 55.2% 43.0% 48.8%
81 Varvara Lepchenko USA 37 2.0 3.3 65.0% 60.6% 45.5% 49.4% 42.0% 55.3% 42.4% 48.8%
82 Kiki Bertens NED 30 2.2 5.5 57.6% 61.8% 42.9% 51.9% 45.5% 54.1% 43.7% 48.8%
83 Misaki Doi JPN 20 1.3 3.2 59.3% 61.4% 48.6% 41.7% 39.2% 56.2% 42.1% 48.8%
84 Kristina Mladenovic FRA 40 4.3 4.3 57.1% 66.7% 41.4% 56.8% 41.1% 55.8% 41.4% 48.8%
85 Yulia Putintseva KAZ 16 2.3 3.0 61.9% 60.5% 45.0% 46.0% 45.4% 54.9% 42.3% 48.7%
86 Francesca Schiavone ITA 47 2.4 5.9 53.6% 63.5% 44.8% 52.1% 51.5% 54.7% 43.0% 48.7%
87 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 30 0.9 4.9 60.7% 57.6% 43.3% 51.2% 43.5% 51.8% 45.5% 48.7%
88 Mandy Minella LUX 25 2.3 2.3 61.6% 61.4% 45.2% 47.9% 50.5% 55.0% 42.2% 48.7%
89 Urszula Radwanska POL 42 1.6 2.1 66.3% 56.2% 43.8% 49.5% 50.6% 52.1% 45.3% 48.6%
90 Jie Zheng CHN 33 0.4 2.7 70.4% 56.4% 44.3% 47.0% 46.9% 52.9% 44.4% 48.5%
91 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 20 1.8 5.8 63.5% 60.8% 42.5% 36.3% 50.2% 53.9% 43.7% 48.5%
92 Julia Goerges GER 40 4.5 4.0 55.6% 66.4% 44.5% 53.8% 46.9% 56.5% 40.0% 48.5%
93 Mallory Burdette USA 15 1.3 2.9 68.5% 59.1% 44.3% 53.2% 51.8% 53.9% 42.5% 48.4%
94 Petra Martic CRO 16 4.2 5.4 60.1% 62.7% 45.0% 52.2% 33.9% 55.5% 40.1% 48.0%
95 Ksenia Pervak RUS 10 0.8 5.3 65.5% 57.3% 37.5% 37.2% 43.2% 50.2% 44.9% 47.6%
96 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 36 1.6 4.7 62.4% 62.1% 41.6% 53.8% 48.3% 54.4% 40.2% 47.6%
97 Vania King USA 17 0.6 2.4 69.2% 57.3% 46.4% 44.7% 46.8% 53.7% 41.1% 47.5%
98 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 23 2.5 2.3 56.7% 63.3% 43.2% 55.8% 52.5% 54.8% 39.6% 47.5%
99 Mathilde Johansson FRA 19 0.9 8.2 57.7% 58.6% 39.9% 44.8% 39.2% 50.8% 44.1% 47.4%
100 Andrea Sestini Hlavackova CZE 22 2.2 3.4 65.7% 58.1% 42.2% 43.6% 52.8% 52.7% 42.3% 47.4%
101 Caroline Garcia FRA 19 4.5 5.2 58.7% 66.4% 44.4% 53.4% 39.9% 57.2% 36.5% 47.3%
102 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU 25 1.8 5.3 61.0% 58.2% 38.3% 51.4% 46.8% 50.4% 43.5% 47.2%
103 Johanna Larsson SWE 24 2.0 3.0 63.8% 61.0% 44.1% 51.3% 37.7% 55.0% 39.5% 47.2%
104 Kristyna Pliskova CZE 12 5.9 3.8 57.6% 65.7% 47.6% 61.8% 26.7% 57.7% 36.0% 47.0%
105 Timea Babos HUN 24 4.5 3.8 57.6% 62.5% 43.5% 48.6% 46.0% 54.5% 39.3% 46.9%
106 Su-Wei Hsieh TPE 33 0.7 3.0 62.9% 54.8% 42.6% 45.6% 49.0% 50.2% 43.3% 46.8%
107 Ayumi Morita JPN 39 1.1 1.7 63.4% 59.4% 43.3% 47.2% 47.5% 53.3% 40.1% 46.8%
108 Nina Bratchikova RUS 17 1.9 2.8 64.5% 57.9% 40.6% 48.4% 45.8% 51.8% 41.1% 46.6%
109 Sílvia Soler-Espinosa ESP 30 0.8 3.4 57.3% 59.2% 41.6% 48.3% 47.8% 52.1% 40.5% 46.2%
110 Melinda Czink HUN 12 3.3 4.7 62.4% 63.3% 40.1% 50.6% 43.7% 54.8% 36.9% 46.1%
111 Jana Cepelova SVK 21 1.0 2.7 64.1% 54.6% 39.5% 44.2% 52.4% 49.4% 42.5% 45.9%
112 Melanie Oudin USA 12 0.8 1.9 65.2% 55.9% 39.8% 47.1% 48.5% 49.8% 41.3% 45.8%
113 Lauren Davis USA 23 0.7 2.6 62.6% 56.8% 42.6% 49.6% 41.8% 51.6% 39.9% 45.7%
114 Sofia Arvidsson SWE 23 2.3 1.5 67.1% 56.6% 46.5% 42.6% 46.6% 52.5% 38.8% 45.6%
115 Eleni Daniilidou GRE 11 1.6 8.9 65.2% 59.8% 31.4% 48.6% 32.2% 49.8% 39.0% 44.5%
116 Lucie Hradecka CZE 10 3.0 5.9 55.8% 65.2% 37.7% 52.7% 36.8% 52.7% 35.5% 44.2%
117 Olga Puchkova RUS 21 1.5 6.5 56.6% 56.9% 37.2% 40.6% 38.0% 48.5% 39.2% 44.2%
118 Julia Cohen USA 10 0.0 2.5 73.3% 47.2% 43.7% 49.6% 52.9% 46.6% 40.7% 43.8%
119 Arantxa Rus NED 12 0.9 9.9 64.1% 53.9% 32.1% 37.1% 48.1% 45.4% 41.5% 43.6%
120 Pauline Parmentier FRA 10 1.6 5.2 60.7% 55.7% 40.2% 31.8% 43.5% 49.5% 37.1% 43.3%
121 Anna Tatishvili USA 18 0.9 4.4 63.5% 48.7% 39.9% 44.9% 44.2% 45.5% 40.5% 43.1%
122 Tamira Paszek AUT 16 1.0 4.4 62.8% 54.4% 37.2% 49.7% 33.5% 48.1% 37.2% 42.8%
123 Maria Joao Koehler POR 11 1.4 8.5 53.6% 57.3% 32.8% 47.4% 35.1% 46.2% 37.4% 42.3%

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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