ATP hold and break percentage: the serve vs return map

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Jannik Sinner has the best combined hold and break percentage on the ATP tour over the last 52 weeks: 93.4% of service games held and 28.4% of return games broken. No one holds more, and Dalibor Svrcina breaks the most at 36.7%. The average is 79.5% hold and 20.6% break over 3,729 matches.

ATP hold %
79.5%
ATP break %
20.6%
Best hold + break: Jannik Sinner
121.8
Players with 20+ matches
149
8%16%23%31%39%61%70%78%87%96%Big serversCompleteGrindersReturnersSinner: 28%, 93%SinnerAlcaraz: 31%, 88%AlcarazMedvedev: 29%, 85%MedvedevZverev: 22%, 90%ZverevRafael Jodar: 30%, 81%Sebastian Korda: 23%, 87%Arthur Fils: 22%, 87%Tommy Paul: 24%, 85%Dino Prizmic: 24%, 84%Cerundolo: 29%, 78%CerundoloCasper Ruud: 22%, 86%Roman Safiullin: 20%, 87%Felix Auger-Aliassime: 20%, 87%Arthur Gea: 26%, 81%Frances Tiafoe: 23%, 84%Jurij Rodionov: 23%, 84%Alex De Minaur: 27%, 80%Brandon Nakashima: 19%, 88%Jiri Lehecka: 19%, 88%Michael Zheng: 28%, 78%Lorenzo Musetti: 26%, 81%Karen Khachanov: 20%, 86%Alex Molcan: 26%, 80%Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: 22%, 84%Novak Djokovic: 20%, 86%Daniel Merida Aguilar: 28%, 78%Taylor Fritz: 16%, 90%Andrey Rublev: 22%, 84%Hurkacz: 16%, 90%HurkaczAlexander Blockx: 21%, 85%Jakub Mensik: 21%, 84%Ben Shelton: 15%, 89%Learner Tien: 25%, 79%Stefanos Tsitsipas: 16%, 88%Joao Fonseca: 21%, 83%Rei Sakamoto: 17%, 87%Andrea Pellegrino: 28%, 76%Kyrian Jacquet: 23%, 81%Alex Michelsen: 22%, 82%Pierre-Hugues Herbert: 19%, 85%Nuno Borges: 20%, 84%Nikoloz Basilashvili: 22%, 81%Yunchaokete Bu: 20%, 83%Arthur Fery: 24%, 80%Adolfo Daniel Vallejo: 25%, 78%Zizou Bergs: 20%, 82%Nishesh Basavareddy: 20%, 83%Ignacio Buse: 27%, 76%Zachary Svajda: 21%, 81%Alexander Bublik: 16%, 86%Thiago Agustin Tirante: 19%, 83%Titouan Droguet: 21%, 81%Cristian Garin: 26%, 76%Cameron Norrie: 22%, 80%Matteo Berrettini: 15%, 87%Clement Tabur: 20%, 82%Quentin Halys: 15%, 86%Valentin Vacherot: 17%, 84%Jaume Munar: 22%, 79%Martin Damm: 16%, 85%Yibing Wu: 21%, 81%Yannick Hanfmann: 18%, 84%Chak Lam Coleman Wong: 18%, 83%Christopher O'Connell: 24%, 77%Jacob Fearnley: 24%, 78%Mariano Navone: 27%, 75%Botic Van De Zandschulp: 22%, 79%Pablo Llamas Ruiz: 25%, 76%Arthur Rinderknech: 14%, 87%Luciano Darderi: 24%, 77%Benjamin Bonzi: 21%, 80%Federico Cina: 24%, 77%Patrick Kypson: 17%, 84%Denis Shapovalov: 23%, 78%Jaime Faria: 19%, 81%Mattia Bellucci: 19%, 82%Marco Trungelliti: 22%, 78%Ugo Humbert: 17%, 83%Raphael Collignon: 17%, 83%Alejandro Tabilo: 19%, 81%Svrcina: 37%, 64%SvrcinaVilius Gaubas: 24%, 77%Tomas Barrios Vera: 23%, 77%Ethan Quinn: 18%, 82%Hugo Dellien: 26%, 75%Rinky Hijikata: 21%, 79%Jan-Lennard Struff: 18%, 82%Otto Virtanen: 19%, 81%Flavio Cobolli: 20%, 79%Juan Manuel Cerundolo: 20%, 80%Mackenzie McDonald: 23%, 77%Kamil Majchrzak: 18%, 81%Tomas Machac: 22%, 78%Roman Andres Burruchaga: 27%, 73%Marcos Giron: 20%, 80%Martin Landaluce: 21%, 78%Pablo Carreno Busta: 22%, 77%Emilio Nava: 19%, 81%Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 17%, 82%Luca Van Assche: 25%, 74%Francisco Comesana: 19%, 80%Adam Walton: 18%, 81%Grigor Dimitrov: 18%, 80%Sho Shimabukuro: 21%, 77%Dusan Lajovic: 19%, 79%Dane Sweeny: 26%, 73%Nicolai Budkov Kjaer: 24%, 74%Hamad Medjedovic: 17%, 81%Draxl: 30%, 68%DraxlNicolas Mejia: 23%, 74%Tallon Griekspoor: 14%, 84%Henrique Rocha: 20%, 78%Vit Kopriva: 23%, 74%Hugo Gaston: 25%, 73%Marin Čilić: 18%, 79%Fabian Marozsan: 17%, 80%Jesper De Jong: 21%, 76%Terence Atmane: 14%, 83%James Duckworth: 16%, 81%Alexei Popyrin: 15%, 82%Miomir Kecmanovic: 19%, 78%Lorenzo Sonego: 15%, 82%Corentin Moutet: 22%, 74%Jan Choinski: 17%, 79%Alexis Galarneau: 21%, 75%Stan Wawrinka: 14%, 82%Aleksandar Kovacevic: 11%, 84%Jenson Brooksby: 21%, 74%Sebastian Baez: 23%, 73%Vitaliy Sachko: 27%, 69%Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: 10%, 85%Tristan Schoolkate: 15%, 80%Shintaro Mochizuki: 29%, 66%Elias Ymer: 15%, 80%Pedro Martinez: 23%, 72%Alexandre Muller: 19%, 75%Gabriel Diallo: 15%, 79%Francesco Maestrelli: 16%, 78%Alexander Shevchenko: 15%, 78%Damir Dzumhur: 27%, 67%Aleksandar Vukic: 17%, 77%Daniel Altmaier: 15%, 79%Matteo Arnaldi: 20%, 73%Billy Harris: 20%, 72%Adrian Mannarino: 18%, 74%Camilo Ugo Carabelli: 18%, 74%Marton Fucsovics: 15%, 76%Royer: 16%, 74%RoyerAgut: 14%, 74%AgutBreak % (return games won)Hold % (service games held)
ATP hold % against break %, last 52 weeks, 149 players. Dashed lines mark the average of the players shown: 80.1% hold and 20.8% break.

Tour level only: ATP events, the Grand Slams and the Finals. Challenger and WTA 125 matches have their own view, because mixing them would flatter anyone who plays down a level. Minimum 20 finished matches in the last 52 weeks.

Who sits where

Complete (24)

Above average on both serve and return.

Big server (53)

Holds above average, breaks below it.

Returner (48)

Breaks above average, holds below it.

Grinder (24)

Below average on both.

ATP hold and break, sorted by hold + break

ATP hold and break percentage by player, last 52 weeks
1Jannik SinnerWorld No. 2Complete93.4%28.4%121.89.65148-3
2Carlos AlcarazWorld No. 3Complete88.1%30.5%118.64.84640-6
3Daniil MedvedevWorld No. 5Complete84.5%28.5%113.08.96951-18
4Alexander ZverevWorld No. 1Complete90.1%21.8%111.910.27962-17
5Rafael JodarWorld No. 10Complete81.4%29.5%110.94.66749-18
6Sebastian KordaWorld No. 86Complete87.0%23.1%110.010.22013-7
7Arthur FilsWorld No. 7Complete86.6%22.3%108.96.05239-13
8Tommy PaulWorld No. 14Complete84.9%23.8%108.66.86544-21
9Dino PrizmicWorld No. 92Complete84.3%23.8%108.14.73724-13
10Francisco CerundoloWorld No. 20Returner78.3%29.4%107.84.35535-20
11Casper RuudWorld No. 23Complete85.8%21.9%107.76.84428-16
12Roman SafiullinWorld No. 71Big server87.0%20.4%107.48.42919-10
13Felix Auger-AliassimeWorld No. 13Big server87.4%19.7%107.110.85235-17
14Arthur GeaWorld No. 44Complete80.7%26.4%107.16.23424-10
15Frances TiafoeWorld No. 8Complete83.5%23.4%106.96.66344-19
16Jurij RodionovWorld No. 142Complete83.5%23.3%106.86.92414-10
17Alex De MinaurWorld No. 9Complete80.2%26.5%106.74.36341-22
18Brandon NakashimaWorld No. 18Big server87.5%19.0%106.610.35835-23
19Jiri LeheckaWorld No. 15Big server87.9%18.7%106.68.95737-20
20Michael ZhengWorld No. 100Returner78.4%28.1%106.66.33221-11
21Lorenzo MusettiWorld No. 24Complete80.7%25.7%106.44.54429-15
22Karen KhachanovWorld No. 25Big server86.1%20.1%106.38.04926-23
23Alex MolcanWorld No. 78Complete80.2%26.1%106.23.83625-11
24Alejandro Davidovich FokinaWorld No. 17Complete84.4%21.6%106.04.74732-15
25Novak DjokovicWorld No. 11Big server86.0%19.9%105.99.13021-9
26Daniel Merida AguilarWorld No. 42Returner77.8%28.0%105.83.74630-16
27Taylor FritzWorld No. 12Big server89.5%16.0%105.613.95839-19
28Andrey RublevWorld No. 22Complete83.6%22.1%105.67.85533-22
29Hubert HurkaczWorld No. 29Big server89.8%15.7%105.514.34324-19
30Alexander BlockxWorld No. 28Complete84.5%21.0%105.58.14025-15
31Jakub MensikWorld No. 16Big server84.4%20.8%105.111.65235-17
32Ben SheltonWorld No. 4Big server89.3%15.2%104.610.86041-19
33Learner TienWorld No. 19Returner79.3%25.2%104.55.75435-19
34Stefanos TsitsipasWorld No. 34Big server87.6%16.4%104.18.15532-23
35Joao FonsecaWorld No. 41Big server83.2%20.7%103.95.43219-13
36Rei SakamotoWorld No. 123Big server86.7%17.1%103.810.03018-12
37Andrea PellegrinoWorld No. 140Returner76.0%27.8%103.83.42716-11
38Kyrian JacquetWorld No. 80Complete81.1%22.6%103.66.83923-16
39Alex MichelsenWorld No. 35Complete81.5%21.9%103.56.35230-22
40Pierre-Hugues HerbertWorld No. 249Big server84.6%18.8%103.47.32312-11
41Nuno BorgesWorld No. 49Big server83.6%19.8%103.36.65629-27
42Nikoloz BasilashviliWorld No. 87Complete81.0%22.4%103.37.05330-23
43Yunchaokete BuWorld No. 93Big server83.4%19.8%103.27.42110-11
44Arthur FeryWorld No. 32Returner79.5%23.6%103.14.13521-14
45Adolfo Daniel VallejoWorld No. 56Returner77.7%25.1%102.83.74121-20
46Zizou BergsWorld No. 40Big server82.1%20.4%102.67.74320-23
47Nishesh BasavareddyWorld No. 128Big server82.9%19.6%102.56.02314-9
48Ignacio BuseWorld No. 33Returner75.5%26.9%102.44.65129-22
49Zachary SvajdaWorld No. 75Complete80.9%21.4%102.37.64523-22
50Alexander BublikWorld No. 26Big server86.4%15.7%102.112.55030-20
51Thiago Agustin TiranteWorld No. 53Big server82.6%19.4%102.08.85129-22
52Titouan DroguetWorld No. 79Complete80.8%21.0%101.88.73320-13
53Cristian GarinWorld No. 171Returner75.9%25.9%101.84.92210-12
54Cameron NorrieWorld No. 45Returner80.0%21.7%101.74.74926-23
55Matteo BerrettiniWorld No. 43Big server87.0%14.7%101.79.93820-18
56Clement TaburWorld No. 156Big server82.0%19.7%101.75.92514-11
57Quentin HalysWorld No. 46Big server86.3%15.3%101.611.66134-27
58Valentin VacherotWorld No. 27Big server84.2%17.4%101.610.54325-18
59Jaume MunarWorld No. 65Returner79.3%22.2%101.65.93418-16
60Martin DammWorld No. 102Big server85.4%16.0%101.512.64625-21
61Yibing WuWorld No. 105Big server80.9%20.7%101.55.13116-15
62Yannick HanfmannWorld No. 58Big server83.9%17.5%101.48.95631-25
63Chak Lam Coleman WongWorld No. 85Big server83.3%18.1%101.410.84124-17
64Christopher O'ConnellWorld No. 117Returner77.4%24.0%101.47.43317-16
65Jacob FearnleyWorld No. 90Returner77.8%23.7%101.45.92713-14
66Mariano NavoneWorld No. 48Returner74.7%26.7%101.32.14923-26
67Botic Van De ZandschulpWorld No. 37Returner79.2%22.0%101.27.25630-26
68Pablo Llamas RuizWorld No. 141Returner76.2%25.0%101.22.62213-9
69Arthur RinderknechWorld No. 68Big server87.1%14.0%101.112.63414-20
70Luciano DarderiWorld No. 21Returner77.3%23.7%101.06.16235-27
71Benjamin BonziWorld No. 95Returner80.0%20.9%100.96.23721-16
72Federico CinaWorld No. 136Returner77.1%23.7%100.84.53118-13
73Patrick KypsonWorld No. 158Big server83.8%17.0%100.88.02510-15
74Denis ShapovalovWorld No. 51Returner78.0%22.7%100.77.74022-18
75Jaime FariaWorld No. 57Big server81.4%19.2%100.67.95030-20
76Mattia BellucciWorld No. 66Big server82.1%18.5%100.67.34422-22
77Marco TrungellitiWorld No. 91Returner78.3%22.3%100.65.14019-21
78Ugo HumbertWorld No. 38Big server83.2%17.3%100.57.35126-25
79Raphael CollignonWorld No. 55Big server83.3%17.1%100.57.93418-16
80Alejandro TabiloWorld No. 30Big server80.9%19.3%100.26.15527-28
81Dalibor SvrcinaWorld No. 119Returner63.5%36.7%100.23.13519-16
82Vilius GaubasWorld No. 147Returner76.7%23.5%100.23.93117-14
83Tomas Barrios VeraWorld No. 154Returner76.8%23.4%100.22.62512-13
84Ethan QuinnWorld No. 64Big server82.0%18.1%100.17.53316-17
85Hugo DellienWorld No. 111Returner74.6%25.6%100.12.82110-11
86Rinky HijikataWorld No. 83Returner78.5%21.4%99.95.15932-27
87Jan-Lennard StruffWorld No. 39Big server81.5%18.3%99.910.45025-25
88Otto VirtanenWorld No. 116Big server81.0%18.8%99.810.52511-14
89Flavio CobolliWorld No. 6Grinder79.3%20.3%99.66.55735-22
90Juan Manuel CerundoloWorld No. 54Grinder79.9%19.8%99.66.35328-25
91Mackenzie McDonaldWorld No. 242Returner76.9%22.7%99.65.42912-17
92Kamil MajchrzakWorld No. 82Big server81.1%18.2%99.37.23918-21
93Tomas MachacWorld No. 69Returner77.8%21.5%99.35.23821-17
94Roman Andres BurruchagaWorld No. 76Returner72.7%26.6%99.33.23013-17
95Marcos GironWorld No. 89Grinder79.6%19.5%99.25.74618-28
96Martin LandaluceWorld No. 67Returner78.2%20.9%99.25.64319-24
97Pablo Carreno BustaWorld No. 74Returner77.0%22.2%99.23.73818-20
98Emilio NavaWorld No. 122Big server80.6%18.5%99.18.73014-16
99Tomas Martin EtcheverryWorld No. 31Big server81.5%17.4%99.06.75426-28
100Luca Van AsscheWorld No. 47Returner73.9%25.1%99.04.53718-19
101Francisco ComesanaWorld No. 135Grinder80.0%18.8%98.97.33013-17
102Adam WaltonWorld No. 98Big server80.8%18.1%98.86.94017-23
103Grigor DimitrovWorld No. 134Big server80.3%18.2%98.58.82610-16
104Sho ShimabukuroWorld No. 118Returner77.4%20.9%98.46.53717-20
105Dusan LajovicWorld No. 163Grinder79.4%18.8%98.24.72713-14
106Dane SweenyWorld No. 114Returner72.5%25.6%98.13.32211-11
107Nicolai Budkov KjaerWorld No. 182Returner74.3%23.6%98.03.42814-14
108Hamad MedjedovicWorld No. 77Big server81.1%16.9%97.98.83316-17
109Liam DraxlWorld No. 168Returner67.6%30.2%97.96.72111-10
110Nicolas MejiaWorld No. 115Returner74.4%23.4%97.84.52210-12
111Tallon GriekspoorWorld No. 50Big server83.9%13.8%97.710.03918-21
112Henrique RochaWorld No. 99Grinder77.7%20.0%97.73.8208-12
113Vit KoprivaWorld No. 62Returner74.3%23.1%97.44.34922-27
114Hugo GastonWorld No. 108Returner72.5%24.9%97.42.63415-19
115Marin ČilićWorld No. 96Grinder79.2%18.3%97.49.03114-17
116Fabian MarozsanWorld No. 61Grinder79.8%17.1%97.04.74623-23
117Jesper De JongWorld No. 104Returner75.6%21.3%96.97.93011-19
118Terence AtmaneWorld No. 73Big server83.2%13.6%96.87.84218-24
119James DuckworthWorld No. 70Big server81.1%15.7%96.88.13916-23
120Alexei PopyrinWorld No. 126Big server82.1%14.7%96.89.83111-20
121Miomir KecmanovicWorld No. 60Grinder77.7%18.9%96.74.84718-29
122Lorenzo SonegoWorld No. 106Big server81.9%14.8%96.78.14219-23
123Corentin MoutetWorld No. 110Returner74.4%21.6%96.02.9309-21
124Jan ChoinskiWorld No. 113Grinder78.9%17.0%95.96.62710-17
125Alexis GalarneauWorld No. 195Returner75.0%20.8%95.83.82010-10
126Stan WawrinkaWorld No. 152Big server82.0%13.6%95.79.5249-15
127Aleksandar KovacevicWorld No. 84Big server84.4%11.1%95.510.05420-34
128Jenson BrooksbyWorld No. 94Returner74.4%20.9%95.32.83815-23
129Sebastian BaezWorld No. 52Returner72.5%22.7%95.21.94923-26
130Vitaliy SachkoWorld No. 175Returner68.7%26.6%95.24.82311-12
131Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardWorld No. 145Big server85.1%10.0%95.117.43514-21
132Tristan SchoolkateWorld No. 143Big server80.4%14.6%95.08.8209-11
133Shintaro MochizukiWorld No. 125Returner66.2%28.7%94.83.33214-18
134Elias YmerWorld No. 245Grinder79.6%14.9%94.56.62210-12
135Pedro MartinezWorld No. 124Returner71.5%23.0%94.41.0259-16
136Alexandre MullerWorld No. 146Grinder74.9%19.4%94.34.03115-16
137Gabriel DialloWorld No. 169Grinder79.4%14.9%94.38.1259-16
138Francesco MaestrelliWorld No. 176Grinder77.7%16.2%94.07.3217-14
139Alexander ShevchenkoWorld No. 107Grinder78.1%15.3%93.46.24117-24
140Damir DzumhurWorld No. 88Returner66.7%26.7%93.41.73816-22
141Aleksandar VukicWorld No. 127Grinder76.7%16.5%93.27.44217-25
142Daniel AltmaierWorld No. 63Grinder78.6%14.5%93.17.15121-30
143Matteo ArnaldiWorld No. 36Grinder72.6%20.3%92.95.73414-20
144Billy HarrisWorld No. 232Grinder72.0%20.3%92.34.7205-15
145Adrian MannarinoWorld No. 59Grinder73.9%18.0%91.94.65323-30
146Camilo Ugo CarabelliWorld No. 81Grinder74.0%17.9%91.94.03715-22
147Marton FucsovicsWorld No. 144Grinder75.9%15.1%90.94.4248-16
148Valentin RoyerWorld No. 120Grinder73.8%15.9%89.66.3295-24
149Roberto Bautista AgutWorld No. 237Grinder73.8%14.1%87.93.3206-14

Using serve vs return map on a prop

  1. Find both players

    Say Hubert Hurkacz (89.8% hold, 15.7% break) meets Dalibor Svrcina (63.5% hold, 36.7% break). One is a big server, the other a returner.

  2. Compare the return with the average

    Dalibor Svrcina breaks 16.1 points more often than the 20.6% average. Take that off Hubert Hurkacz's 89.8% hold and you get about 73.7%. A rough read, not a model.

  3. Use it on a prop

    Fewer holds for the server mean more break points and shorter service games, which matters for break points won, games won and aces. Check the ace matchups page for the ace side of the same pairing.

  4. Then check the surface

    Switch to a surface view. Hold and break rates move a lot between clay and grass, and the all-surface number can hide it. Today's line and the hit rate against it are in PickFinder.

How this is counted

Counts finished singles matches, Nov 2, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026, the same 52-week span the rankings use. Hold % is service games won divided by service games played. Break % is return games won divided by the opponent's service games, with tiebreaks left out of both, the same way the Game Lines cards count them. Retired matches and walkovers are left out. Tour level means ATP events, the Grand Slams and the Finals, qualifying included. Challenger and WTA 125 matches are left out and have their own view, because they would flatter anyone who plays down a level. Team cups are left out too. A player needs 20+ matches to appear. Hard includes indoor hard. The dashed lines are the average of the players shown (80.1% hold, 20.8% break), and the four types are named from those lines.

Serve vs return map FAQ

Who has the highest hold percentage on the ATP tour?

Jannik Sinner at 93.4% over 51 matches. The average is 79.5%.

Who breaks serve most often on the ATP tour?

Dalibor Svrcina at 36.7% of return games over 35 matches. The average is 20.6%.

What does hold plus break mean?

Add a player's hold % and break %. Above 100 means winning more games than they lose. 85 of the 149 players here are above 100. Jannik Sinner is highest at 121.8, and Roberto Bautista Agut is lowest at 87.9.

What are complete players, big servers, returners and grinders?

The four corners of the chart, split at the average of the players shown (80.1% hold, 20.8% break). Complete players beat both, big servers beat only the hold number, returners beat only the break number, and grinders beat neither.

Are Challenger matches included?

No. Challenger and WTA 125 matches have their own views, so a player who plays down a level isn't flattered here.

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