Serve vs return map
ATP grass hold and break percentage: the serve vs return map
PickFinder Team•Updated:
Alex De Minaur has the best combined hold and break percentage on ATP grass over the last 52 weeks: 81.2% of service games held and 36.6% of return games broken. Felix Auger-Aliassime holds the most at 94.5%, and no one breaks more. The average is 82.9% hold and 17.2% break over 474 matches.
- ATP grass hold %
- 82.9%
- ATP grass break %
- 17.2%
- Best hold + break: Alex De Minaur
- 117.8
- Players with 8+ matches
- 31
Tour level only: ATP grass 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 8 finished matches in the last 52 weeks.
Who sits where
Complete (5)
Above average on both serve and return.
- Tommy Paul89 / 25
- Frances Tiafoe92 / 20
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina88 / 22
- Mattia Bellucci90 / 19
- Kamil Majchrzak87 / 21
Big server (14)
Holds above average, breaks below it.
- Felix Auger-Aliassime95 / 16
- Alexander Zverev94 / 15
- Jiri Lehecka93 / 15
- Ben Shelton93 / 10
- Taylor Fritz91 / 16
Returner (9)
Breaks above average, holds below it.
- Alex De Minaur81 / 37
- Shintaro Mochizuki75 / 34
- Jenson Brooksby76 / 27
- Zizou Bergs83 / 27
- Daniil Medvedev84 / 25
ATP grass hold and break, sorted by hold + break
| 1 |  Alex De MinaurWorld No. 9 | Returner | 81.2% | 36.6% | 117.8 | 4.0 | 11 | 8-3 |
| 2 |  Tommy PaulWorld No. 14 | Complete | 89.3% | 24.5% | 113.8 | 9.4 | 8 | 6-2 |
| 3 |  Frances TiafoeWorld No. 8 | Complete | 91.7% | 19.9% | 111.5 | 6.8 | 11 | 9-2 |
| 4 |  Felix Auger-AliassimeWorld No. 13 | Big server | 94.5% | 16.3% | 110.7 | 16.4 | 10 | 7-3 |
| 5 |  Alejandro Davidovich FokinaWorld No. 17 | Complete | 87.8% | 22.0% | 109.8 | 5.6 | 12 | 9-3 |
| 6 |  Mattia BellucciWorld No. 66 | Complete | 90.4% | 19.3% | 109.7 | 9.0 | 8 | 5-3 |
| 7 |  Zizou BergsWorld No. 40 | Returner | 82.6% | 27.0% | 109.6 | 10.8 | 9 | 6-3 |
| 8 |  Daniil MedvedevWorld No. 5 | Returner | 84.4% | 24.6% | 109.0 | 9.1 | 9 | 6-3 |
| 9 |  Shintaro MochizukiWorld No. 125 | Returner | 75.0% | 33.6% | 108.6 | 5.4 | 8 | 6-2 |
| 10 |  Alexander ZverevWorld No. 1 | Big server | 93.8% | 14.7% | 108.5 | 14.0 | 11 | 9-2 |
| 11 |  Jiri LeheckaWorld No. 15 | Big server | 93.1% | 15.4% | 108.5 | 13.9 | 9 | 6-3 |
| 12 |  Kamil MajchrzakWorld No. 82 | Complete | 86.6% | 21.3% | 107.9 | 6.9 | 8 | 6-2 |
| 13 |  Taylor FritzWorld No. 12 | Big server | 91.4% | 15.8% | 107.2 | 16.9 | 14 | 11-3 |
| 14 |  Ethan QuinnWorld No. 64 | Returner | 85.2% | 21.0% | 106.3 | 9.8 | 9 | 6-3 |
| 15 |  Arthur FeryWorld No. 32 | Returner | 81.9% | 24.3% | 106.2 | 4.8 | 11 | 8-3 |
| 16 |  Nuno BorgesWorld No. 49 | Big server | 88.0% | 18.0% | 106.0 | 6.7 | 9 | 5-4 |
| 17 |  Martin DammWorld No. 102 | Big server | 90.8% | 14.5% | 105.3 | 12.1 | 9 | 6-3 |
| 18 |  Ugo HumbertWorld No. 38 | Big server | 86.8% | 17.8% | 104.7 | 8.1 | 12 | 8-4 |
| 19 |  Roman SafiullinWorld No. 71 | Big server | 87.9% | 15.8% | 103.8 | 9.0 | 10 | 7-3 |
| 20 |  Zachary SvajdaWorld No. 75 | Returner | 81.6% | 21.9% | 103.5 | 5.8 | 8 | 4-4 |
| 21 |  Jenson BrooksbyWorld No. 94 | Returner | 75.8% | 27.1% | 102.9 | 4.3 | 8 | 4-4 |
| 22 |  Ben SheltonWorld No. 4 | Big server | 92.6% | 9.8% | 102.4 | 13.6 | 8 | 6-2 |
| 23 |  Sho ShimabukuroWorld No. 118 | Big server | 87.6% | 14.5% | 102.2 | 7.9 | 8 | 5-3 |
| 24 |  Rinky HijikataWorld No. 83 | Grinder | 83.1% | 18.8% | 101.9 | 6.0 | 8 | 5-3 |
| 25 |  Lorenzo SonegoWorld No. 106 | Big server | 87.6% | 12.9% | 100.5 | 10.0 | 8 | 4-4 |
| 26 |  Jan-Lennard StruffWorld No. 39 | Big server | 86.7% | 12.1% | 98.8 | 16.6 | 8 | 5-3 |
| 27 |  Yannick HanfmannWorld No. 58 | Big server | 88.2% | 10.4% | 98.6 | 10.9 | 8 | 4-4 |
| 28 |  Alexander BublikWorld No. 26 | Big server | 88.5% | 10.2% | 98.6 | 18.6 | 8 | 5-3 |
| 29 |  Marcos GironWorld No. 89 | Grinder | 83.6% | 14.9% | 98.5 | 8.2 | 11 | 5-6 |
| 30 |  Fabian MarozsanWorld No. 61 | Grinder | 81.8% | 14.5% | 96.4 | 6.7 | 9 | 5-4 |
| 31 |  Adrian MannarinoWorld No. 59 | Returner | 72.7% | 20.5% | 93.3 | 3.7 | 9 | 5-4 |
Using serve vs return map on a prop
Find both players
Say Felix Auger-Aliassime (94.5% hold, 16.3% break) meets Alex De Minaur (81.2% hold, 36.6% break). One is a big server, the other a returner.
Compare the return with the average
Alex De Minaur breaks 19.4 points more often than the 17.2% average. Take that off Felix Auger-Aliassime's 94.5% hold and you get about 75.1%. A rough read, not a model.
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.
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 8+ matches to appear. Hard includes indoor hard. The dashed lines are the average of the players shown (86.2% hold, 19% break), and the four types are named from those lines.
Serve vs return map FAQ
Who has the highest hold percentage on ATP grass?
Felix Auger-Aliassime at 94.5% over 10 matches. The average is 82.9%.
Who breaks serve most often on ATP grass?
Alex De Minaur at 36.6% of return games over 11 matches. The average is 17.2%.
What does hold plus break mean?
Add a player's hold % and break %. Above 100 means winning more games than they lose. 25 of the 31 players here are above 100. Alex De Minaur is highest at 117.8, and Adrian Mannarino is lowest at 93.3.
What are complete players, big servers, returners and grinders?
The four corners of the chart, split at the average of the players shown (86.2% hold, 19% 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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