Player statistical deep dive, Tennis 2026
Eight live leaderboards built from real per-point counts in the last week of ATP and WTA fixtures, plus the most-played rivalries at the top of the game and this week's biggest rank movers.
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Aces per match
The serve-power leaderboard, who is putting unreturnable serves on the board most consistently.
| Player | Tour | Country | Aces | Matches | Aces / match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kypson | ATP | USA | 19 | 1 | 19.0 |
| F. Comesana | ATP | - | 14 | 1 | 14.0 |
| M. Damm | ATP | - | 13 | 1 | 13.0 |
| T. Droguet | ATP | - | 13 | 1 | 13.0 |
| Cristian Garin | ATP | Chile | 12 | 1 | 12.0 |
| N. Basilashvili | ATP | - | 11 | 1 | 11.0 |
| C. Rodesch | ATP | - | 10 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Zizou Bergs | ATP | Belgium | 10 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Marin Cilic | ATP | Croatia | 9 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Tomas Machac | ATP | Czech Republic | 9 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Tatjana Maria | WTA | Germany | 9 | 1 | 9.0 |
| V. Gaubas | ATP | - | 8 | 1 | 8.0 |
| E. Nava | ATP | - | 8 | 1 | 8.0 |
| A. Charaeva | WTA | - | 8 | 1 | 8.0 |
| R. Sakamoto | ATP | - | 7 | 1 | 7.0 |
Behind the serve
Highest 1st-serve percentage
How often the first ball goes in. Above 70% is exceptional, above 60% is professional, sub-50% is in trouble.
| Player | Tour | 1st-serve in | % in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Siegemund | WTA | 41/45 | 91.1% |
| I. Begu | WTA | 40/53 | 75.5% |
| E. Moller | ATP | 65/87 | 74.7% |
| Adrian Mannarino | ATP | 43/58 | 74.1% |
| Anna Bondar | WTA | 52/71 | 73.2% |
| K. Volynets | WTA | 76/106 | 71.7% |
| Mattia Bellucci | ATP | 37/52 | 71.2% |
| A. Kalinina | WTA | 71/100 | 71% |
| Viktorija Golubic | WTA | 36/51 | 70.6% |
| S. Stephens | WTA | 68/97 | 70.1% |
| Camila Osorio | WTA | 28/40 | 70% |
| V. Gaubas | ATP | 90/129 | 69.8% |
| E. Nava | ATP | 44/63 | 69.8% |
| Daria Snigur | WTA | 67/96 | 69.8% |
| Damir Dzumhur | ATP | 34/49 | 69.4% |
Best behind the 1st serve (% won)
Of the points where the first serve goes in, how many do they win. The truest measure of serve quality.
| Player | Tour | Won/Total | % won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kypson | ATP | 53/64 | 82.8% |
| Marin Cilic | ATP | 34/42 | 81% |
| R. Sakamoto | ATP | 64/80 | 80% |
| N. Basilashvili | ATP | 51/64 | 79.7% |
| Marco Trungelliti | ATP | 38/48 | 79.2% |
| Zizou Bergs | ATP | 37/48 | 77.1% |
| Cristian Garin | ATP | 47/61 | 77% |
| V. Gaubas | ATP | 69/90 | 76.7% |
| F. Comesana | ATP | 45/59 | 76.3% |
| M. Damm | ATP | 45/60 | 75% |
| E. Nava | ATP | 33/44 | 75% |
| Tomas Machac | ATP | 42/57 | 73.7% |
| D. Merida Aguilar | ATP | 36/49 | 73.5% |
| T. Droguet | ATP | 33/45 | 73.3% |
| E. Moller | ATP | 47/65 | 72.3% |
Best behind the 2nd serve (% won)
The 2nd serve is the variance reducer. Anything above 55% is elite, at the top of the men's game it separates Sinner / Alcaraz / Djokovic from everyone else.
| Player | Tour | Won/Total | % won |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Galfi | WTA | 21/28 | 75% |
| K. Volynets | WTA | 20/30 | 66.7% |
| Marin Cilic | ATP | 25/38 | 65.8% |
| T. Droguet | ATP | 21/32 | 65.6% |
| P. Llamas Ruiz | ATP | 17/26 | 65.4% |
| V. Gaubas | ATP | 25/39 | 64.1% |
| D. Merida Aguilar | ATP | 16/25 | 64% |
| A. Charaeva | WTA | 22/35 | 62.9% |
| Patrick Kypson | ATP | 21/34 | 61.8% |
| C. Rodesch | ATP | 16/26 | 61.5% |
| Tomas Machac | ATP | 19/32 | 59.4% |
| A. Kalinina | WTA | 17/29 | 58.6% |
| N. Basilashvili | ATP | 28/48 | 58.3% |
| Cristian Garin | ATP | 18/31 | 58.1% |
| Zizou Bergs | ATP | 19/33 | 57.6% |
On the return
Best returner vs 1st serves
Almost no one wins more than ~30% of their first-return points across a season. The very best touch 33-35%, anything higher is a small-sample outlier.
| Player | Tour | Won/Total | % won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamara Korpatsch | WTA | 36/77 | 46.8% |
| Daria Snigur | WTA | 25/56 | 44.6% |
| A. Pavlyuchenkova | WTA | 28/63 | 44.4% |
| S. Stephens | WTA | 31/70 | 44.3% |
| E. Nava | ATP | 20/46 | 43.5% |
| P. Badosa | WTA | 26/60 | 43.3% |
| Liudmila Samsonova | WTA | 17/40 | 42.5% |
| K. Volynets | WTA | 34/81 | 42% |
| Hanne Vandewinkel | WTA | 28/67 | 41.8% |
| A. Kalinina | WTA | 28/67 | 41.8% |
| J. Grabher | WTA | 24/58 | 41.4% |
| D. Galfi | WTA | 24/58 | 41.4% |
| Panna Udvardy | WTA | 17/42 | 40.5% |
| E. Kalieva | WTA | 19/47 | 40.4% |
| Anna Blinkova | WTA | 23/58 | 39.7% |
Best returner vs 2nd serves
Where breaks of serve are made. 55%+ is dominant returning.
| Player | Tour | Won/Total | % won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-Lennard Struff | ATP | 20/26 | 76.9% |
| J. Grabher | WTA | 31/42 | 73.8% |
| K. Quevedo | WTA | 22/30 | 73.3% |
| E. Kalieva | WTA | 34/47 | 72.3% |
| Anna Blinkova | WTA | 27/38 | 71.1% |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | WTA | 30/43 | 69.8% |
| Daniel Vallejo Adolfo | ATP | 19/28 | 67.9% |
| P. Badosa | WTA | 19/28 | 67.9% |
| L. Jeanjean | WTA | 21/33 | 63.6% |
| Daria Snigur | WTA | 19/30 | 63.3% |
| J. De Jong | ATP | 28/45 | 62.2% |
| Rafael Jodar | ATP | 28/47 | 59.6% |
| D. Merida Aguilar | ATP | 16/27 | 59.3% |
| D. Galfi | WTA | 25/43 | 58.1% |
| Alejandro Tabilo | ATP | 15/26 | 57.7% |
Pressure-point clutch
Break points saved % (under pressure)
When the opponent earns a break point, how often does the server escape. Composure metric, minimum 6 break points faced.
| Player | Tour | Saved | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Moller | ATP | 6/6 | 100% |
| P. Llamas Ruiz | ATP | 6/7 | 85.7% |
| Marco Trungelliti | ATP | 5/6 | 83.3% |
| A. Charaeva | WTA | 8/10 | 80% |
| Anna Bondar | WTA | 7/9 | 77.8% |
| D. Vidmanova | WTA | 14/19 | 73.7% |
| Cristian Garin | ATP | 5/7 | 71.4% |
| D. Galfi | WTA | 5/7 | 71.4% |
| Panna Udvardy | WTA | 10/15 | 66.7% |
| R. Masarova | WTA | 8/12 | 66.7% |
| L. Jeanjean | WTA | 6/9 | 66.7% |
| Zizou Bergs | ATP | 4/6 | 66.7% |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | ATP | 4/6 | 66.7% |
| Hanne Vandewinkel | WTA | 11/17 | 64.7% |
| T. C. Grant | WTA | 7/11 | 63.6% |
Break points converted % (return pressure)
When the player earns a break point, how often do they take it. Killer-instinct metric, minimum 6 break points won.
| Player | Tour | Converted | Conv % |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. Bonzi | ATP | 5/6 | 83.3% |
| Petra Marcinko | WTA | 5/6 | 83.3% |
| Anna Blinkova | WTA | 8/11 | 72.7% |
| Camila Osorio | WTA | 5/7 | 71.4% |
| Tamara Korpatsch | WTA | 5/7 | 71.4% |
| N. Budkov Kjaer | ATP | 6/9 | 66.7% |
| Peyton Stearns | WTA | 4/6 | 66.7% |
| P. Badosa | WTA | 7/11 | 63.6% |
| Anna Bondar | WTA | 5/8 | 62.5% |
| Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | WTA | 5/8 | 62.5% |
| A. Charaeva | WTA | 4/7 | 57.1% |
| J. Grabher | WTA | 9/16 | 56.2% |
| E. Kalieva | WTA | 9/16 | 56.2% |
| A. Kalinina | WTA | 5/9 | 55.6% |
| Laura Siegemund | WTA | 6/11 | 54.5% |
Big-match temperament (last 7 days)
Four pressure-cooker leaderboards built from match-level outcomes in the rolling 7-day window: who survives tiebreaks, who wins deciders, who comes back from a set down, and who hands out the most bagels and breadsticks.
Highest tiebreak win %
Tiebreaks compress the entire match into seven points. Min 2 tiebreaks played in window.
No qualifying tiebreaks in this window.
Win % when matches go the distance
In a best-of-3 a deciding set is a third set; in a best-of-5 it's a fourth or fifth. Pure nerve. Min 2 deciders played.
No qualifying deciders in this window.
Most matches won after losing the first set
Counts wins where the player dropped the opening set. The grind metric.
No comeback wins in this window.
Set-level dominance, 6-0s and 6-1s served up
A 'bagel' is a 6-0 set won; a 'breadstick' is a 6-1. Bagels given is how many your opponent left the court with against you.
No 6-0 / 6-1 sets in this window.
Top-of-game H2H network
All 10 ATP top-5 vs ATP top-5 and 10 WTA top-5 vs WTA top-5 head-to-head ledgers, sorted by all-time meetings (most-played first). Click through for the full rivalry breakdown.
| Rivalry | Tour | Record | Career meetings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz #1 · #2 |
ATP | Jannik Sinner 5 - 5 Carlos Alcaraz | 10 | View → |
| Alexander Zverev vs Jannik Sinner #3 · #1 |
ATP | Alexander Zverev 2 - 8 Jannik Sinner | 10 | View → |
| Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner #4 · #1 |
ATP | Novak Djokovic 2 - 8 Jannik Sinner | 10 | View → |
| Alexander Zverev vs Carlos Alcaraz #3 · #2 |
ATP | Alexander Zverev 4 - 6 Carlos Alcaraz | 10 | View → |
| Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz #4 · #2 |
ATP | Novak Djokovic 5 - 5 Carlos Alcaraz | 10 | View → |
| Alexander Zverev vs Felix Auger-Aliassime #3 · #5 |
ATP | Alexander Zverev 5 - 5 Felix Auger-Aliassime | 10 | View → |
| Aryna Sabalenka vs Elena Rybakina #1 · #2 |
WTA | Aryna Sabalenka 6 - 4 Elena Rybakina | 10 | View → |
| Aryna Sabalenka vs Coco Gauff #1 · #3 |
WTA | Aryna Sabalenka 6 - 4 Coco Gauff | 10 | View → |
| Iga Swiatek vs Aryna Sabalenka #4 · #1 |
WTA | Iga Swiatek 5 - 5 Aryna Sabalenka | 10 | |
| Iga Swiatek vs Elena Rybakina #4 · #2 |
WTA | Iga Swiatek 7 - 3 Elena Rybakina | 10 | |
| Iga Swiatek vs Coco Gauff #4 · #3 |
WTA | Iga Swiatek 5 - 5 Coco Gauff | 10 | |
| Iga Swiatek vs Jessica Pegula #4 · #5 |
WTA | Iga Swiatek 6 - 4 Jessica Pegula | 10 | |
| Aryna Sabalenka vs Jessica Pegula #1 · #5 |
WTA | Aryna Sabalenka 7 - 2 Jessica Pegula | 9 | View → |
| Jessica Pegula vs Elena Rybakina #5 · #2 |
WTA | Jessica Pegula 3 - 6 Elena Rybakina | 9 | View → |
| Jessica Pegula vs Coco Gauff #5 · #3 |
WTA | Jessica Pegula 6 - 3 Coco Gauff | 9 | View → |
| Jannik Sinner vs Felix Auger-Aliassime #1 · #5 |
ATP | Jannik Sinner 5 - 2 Felix Auger-Aliassime | 7 | View → |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Carlos Alcaraz #5 · #2 |
ATP | Felix Auger-Aliassime 2 - 5 Carlos Alcaraz | 7 | View → |
| Novak Djokovic vs Alexander Zverev #4 · #3 |
ATP | Novak Djokovic 4 - 3 Alexander Zverev | 7 | View → |
| Novak Djokovic vs Felix Auger-Aliassime #4 · #5 |
ATP | Novak Djokovic 2 - 1 Felix Auger-Aliassime | 3 | View → |
| Elena Rybakina vs Coco Gauff #2 · #3 |
WTA | Elena Rybakina 0 - 1 Coco Gauff | 1 | View → |
Weekly rank movement
ATP climbers (this week)
| Player | Country | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Fritz | USA | #7 | 3,870 |
| Andrey Rublev | Neutral | #12 | 2,630 |
| Flavio Cobolli | Italy | #13 | 2,600 |
| Frances Tiafoe | USA | #19 | 1,965 |
| Learner Tien | USA | #21 | 1,885 |
| Cameron Norrie | United Kingdom | #23 | 1,868 |
| Arthur Fils | France | #25 | 1,740 |
| Corentin Moutet | France | #30 | 1,433 |
| Joao Fonseca | Brazil | #31 | 1,415 |
| Brandon Nakashima | USA | #32 | 1,385 |
ATP fallers (this week)
| Player | Country | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex De Minaur | Australia | #8 | 3,845 |
| Jiri Lehecka | Czech Republic | #14 | 2,540 |
| Casper Ruud | Norway | #15 | 2,535 |
| Karen Khachanov | Neutral | #16 | 2,220 |
| Francisco Cerundolo | Argentina | #20 | 1,920 |
| Luciano Darderi | Italy | #22 | 1,870 |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Spain | #24 | 1,820 |
| Jakub Mensik | Czech Republic | #27 | 1,700 |
| Tallon Griekspoor | Netherlands | #33 | 1,340 |
| Alex Michelsen | USA | #37 | 1,200 |
WTA climbers (this week)
| Player | Country | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmine Paolini | Italy | #9 | 3,722 |
| Belinda Bencic | Switzerland | #12 | 3,090 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | Neutral | #14 | 2,789 |
| Elise Mertens | Belgium | #21 | 1,858 |
| Emma Navarro | USA | #28 | 1,442 |
| Sara Bejlek | Czech Republic | #35 | 1,380 |
| Jelena Ostapenko | Latvia | #40 | 1,314 |
| Lois Boisson | France | #46 | 1,259 |
| Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | Spain | #50 | 1,186 |
| Tereza Valentova | Czech Republic | #51 | 1,161 |
WTA fallers (this week)
| Player | Country | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirra Andreeva | Neutral | #8 | 3,746 |
| Karolina Muchova | Czech Republic | #11 | 3,318 |
| Linda Noskova | Czech Republic | #13 | 2,849 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | Neutral | #20 | 1,895 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | Neutral | #22 | 1,813 |
| Marta Kostyuk | Ukraine | #23 | 1,722 |
| Emma Raducanu | United Kingdom | #27 | 1,465 |
| Maya Joint | Australia | #29 | 1,435 |
| Cristina Bucsa | Spain | #30 | 1,426 |
| Xinyu Wang | China | #31 | 1,401 |
Reading these numbers
- The window covers a single tournament cycle (~1 week). Strong serve numbers from a player who has only played at altitude in Madrid will look gaudier than they would on grass at Queen's.
- Match-quality is uneven: a player thrashing qualifiers in early rounds pads their averages.
- Surface-specific splits would require a longer window, we are deliberately conservative because the API plan only retains a rolling few weeks of fixture statistics.
- Doubles is excluded, these are singles-only metrics. See the ATP and WTA doubles rankings for team form.
- The page is regenerated every build from the live api-tennis.com feed.