Serve vs return map
WTA hard hold and break percentage: the serve vs return map
PickFinder Team•Updated:
Mirra Andreeva has the best combined hold and break percentage on WTA hard courts over the last 52 weeks: 74.8% of service games held and 44.6% of return games broken. Elena Rybakina holds the most at 83.9%, and Alina Korneeva breaks the most at 53.3%. The average is 65.8% hold and 34.2% break over 2,295 matches.
- WTA hard hold %
- 65.8%
- WTA hard break %
- 34.2%
- Best hold + break: Mirra Andreeva
- 119.4
- Players with 15+ matches
- 127
Tour level only: WTA hard 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 15 finished matches in the last 52 weeks.
Who sits where
Complete (29)
Above average on both serve and return.
- Mirra Andreeva75 / 45
- Aryna Sabalenka83 / 35
- Iga Swiatek76 / 42
- Coco Gauff72 / 42
- Elina Svitolina73 / 40
Big server (32)
Holds above average, breaks below it.
- Elena Rybakina84 / 33
- Linda Noskova79 / 32
- Qinwen Zheng79 / 30
- Taylor Townsend78 / 32
- Clara Tauson78 / 28
Returner (40)
Breaks above average, holds below it.
- Alina Korneeva61 / 53
- Lucrezia Stefanini58 / 49
- Harriet Dart63 / 47
- Whitney Osuigwe61 / 45
- Daria Kasatkina55 / 44
Grinder (26)
Below average on both.
- Solana Sierra53 / 25
- Panna Udvardy61 / 21
- Priscilla Hon59 / 26
- Emiliana Arango58 / 28
- Elsa Jacquemot61 / 25
WTA hard hold and break, sorted by hold + break
| 1 |  Mirra AndreevaWorld No. 3 | Complete | 74.8% | 44.6% | 119.4 | 3.3 | 38 | 27-11 |
| 2 |  Aryna SabalenkaWorld No. 2 | Complete | 83.4% | 35.2% | 118.5 | 5.3 | 44 | 37-7 |
| 3 |  Iga SwiatekWorld No. 9 | Complete | 76.3% | 42.1% | 118.3 | 1.8 | 37 | 27-10 |
| 4 |  Elena RybakinaWorld No. 1 | Big server | 83.9% | 32.7% | 116.6 | 7.1 | 49 | 43-6 |
| 5 |  Alina KorneevaWorld No. 76 | Returner | 61.2% | 53.3% | 114.6 | 1.7 | 16 | 11-5 |
| 6 |  Coco GauffWorld No. 4 | Complete | 72.2% | 42.1% | 114.3 | 2.8 | 38 | 30-8 |
| 7 |  Elina SvitolinaWorld No. 6 | Complete | 72.8% | 40.4% | 113.2 | 3.6 | 41 | 31-10 |
| 8 |  Victoria MbokoWorld No. 20 | Complete | 77.6% | 35.7% | 113.2 | 4.5 | 23 | 18-5 |
| 9 |  Jessica PegulaWorld No. 5 | Complete | 76.0% | 36.8% | 112.8 | 4.2 | 45 | 34-11 |
| 10 |  Amanda AnisimovaWorld No. 22 | Complete | 71.2% | 41.0% | 112.3 | 3.1 | 28 | 19-9 |
| 11 |  Sonay KartalWorld No. 52 | Complete | 71.9% | 40.2% | 112.2 | 2.0 | 26 | 19-7 |
| 12 |  Sorana CirsteaWorld No. 15 | Complete | 72.8% | 39.2% | 112.0 | 4.6 | 33 | 22-11 |
| 13 |  Barbora KrejcikovaWorld No. 48 | Complete | 74.3% | 37.3% | 111.6 | 4.2 | 16 | 10-6 |
| 14 |  Iva JovićWorld No. 13 | Complete | 69.9% | 41.6% | 111.5 | 2.3 | 41 | 28-13 |
| 15 |  Linda NoskovaWorld No. 8 | Big server | 79.1% | 31.5% | 110.6 | 7.2 | 27 | 17-10 |
| 16 |  Belinda BencicWorld No. 19 | Complete | 73.5% | 37.0% | 110.5 | 1.7 | 19 | 11-8 |
| 17 |  Harriet DartWorld No. 84 | Returner | 62.9% | 47.1% | 110.0 | 2.5 | 27 | 20-7 |
| 18 |  Taylor TownsendWorld No. 88 | Big server | 78.3% | 31.7% | 110.0 | 5.6 | 25 | 17-8 |
| 19 |  Marta KostyukWorld No. 10 | Complete | 73.5% | 36.5% | 110.0 | 4.4 | 23 | 14-9 |
| 20 |  Karolina MuchovaWorld No. 7 | Big server | 76.6% | 33.2% | 109.8 | 3.3 | 30 | 23-7 |
| 21 |  Nikola BartunkovaWorld No. 29 | Complete | 72.7% | 36.5% | 109.2 | 4.5 | 38 | 25-13 |
| 22 |  Maja ChwalinskaWorld No. 12 | Complete | 68.2% | 40.8% | 109.0 | 0.9 | 26 | 17-9 |
| 23 |  Qinwen ZhengWorld No. 21 | Big server | 78.5% | 30.2% | 108.8 | 7.6 | 26 | 19-7 |
| 24 |  Katerina SiniakovaWorld No. 47 | Complete | 67.0% | 41.8% | 108.8 | 1.5 | 25 | 15-10 |
| 25 |  Diana ShnaiderWorld No. 11 | Big server | 74.7% | 34.1% | 108.7 | 1.6 | 42 | 28-14 |
| 26 |  Maria SakkariWorld No. 30 | Complete | 70.6% | 38.1% | 108.6 | 2.8 | 33 | 20-13 |
| 27 |  Aliaksandra SasnovichWorld No. 101 | Complete | 68.2% | 40.3% | 108.4 | 2.6 | 43 | 27-16 |
| 28 |  Lilli TaggerWorld No. 53 | Big server | 75.3% | 33.1% | 108.4 | 4.8 | 33 | 21-12 |
| 29 |  Elisabetta CocciarettoWorld No. 72 | Complete | 71.7% | 36.7% | 108.4 | 1.9 | 23 | 16-7 |
| 30 |  Daria SnigurWorld No. 42 | Returner | 65.6% | 42.6% | 108.2 | 1.3 | 25 | 16-9 |
| 31 |  Sara BejlekWorld No. 33 | Returner | 66.7% | 41.3% | 107.9 | 1.3 | 35 | 23-12 |
| 32 |  Tatiana ProzorovaWorld No. 124 | Complete | 68.4% | 39.5% | 107.9 | 2.4 | 17 | 11-6 |
| 33 |  Elise MertensWorld No. 14 | Complete | 71.9% | 35.6% | 107.5 | 4.1 | 33 | 19-14 |
| 34 |  Madison KeysWorld No. 24 | Big server | 74.2% | 33.0% | 107.2 | 4.6 | 24 | 14-10 |
| 35 |  Lucrezia StefaniniWorld No. 117 | Returner | 57.9% | 49.2% | 107.1 | 0.3 | 18 | 10-8 |
| 36 |  Alexandra EalaWorld No. 17 | Complete | 68.3% | 38.0% | 106.3 | 1.2 | 36 | 22-14 |
| 37 |  Naomi OsakaWorld No. 16 | Big server | 77.1% | 29.0% | 106.2 | 6.7 | 21 | 14-7 |
| 38 |  Clara TausonWorld No. 58 | Big server | 77.6% | 28.3% | 105.9 | 7.0 | 27 | 14-13 |
| 39 |  Kayla DayWorld No. 121 | Big server | 72.4% | 33.2% | 105.6 | 5.4 | 18 | 10-8 |
| 40 |  Claire LiuWorld No. 102 | Complete | 70.1% | 35.4% | 105.5 | 4.6 | 16 | 8-8 |
| 41 |  Kaitlin QuevedoWorld No. 71 | Big server | 72.1% | 33.2% | 105.3 | 4.3 | 19 | 13-6 |
| 42 |  Leylah FernandezWorld No. 18 | Big server | 70.7% | 34.5% | 105.1 | 2.6 | 38 | 22-16 |
| 43 |  Whitney OsuigweWorld No. 233 | Returner | 60.5% | 44.5% | 105.0 | 0.9 | 16 | 9-7 |
| 44 |  Storm HunterWorld No. 161 | Complete | 68.2% | 36.2% | 104.3 | 2.3 | 24 | 15-9 |
| 45 |  Anna KalinskayaWorld No. 26 | Complete | 68.2% | 36.0% | 104.2 | 2.2 | 26 | 16-10 |
| 46 |  Tereza ValentovaWorld No. 85 | Returner | 65.8% | 38.3% | 104.1 | 2.8 | 29 | 17-12 |
| 47 |  Maria TimofeevaWorld No. 70 | Returner | 63.6% | 40.6% | 104.1 | 2.4 | 20 | 11-9 |
| 48 |  Catherine McNallyWorld No. 65 | Returner | 66.1% | 37.8% | 104.0 | 1.3 | 29 | 16-13 |
| 49 |  Katie BoulterWorld No. 49 | Returner | 65.2% | 38.8% | 104.0 | 1.6 | 28 | 16-12 |
| 50 |  Hailey BaptisteWorld No. 45 | Big server | 73.3% | 30.6% | 103.9 | 4.8 | 18 | 11-7 |
| 51 |  Yulia PutintsevaWorld No. 64 | Returner | 65.8% | 38.0% | 103.8 | 1.2 | 33 | 19-14 |
| 52 |  Elena-Gabriela RuseWorld No. 60 | Returner | 66.5% | 37.2% | 103.8 | 3.0 | 25 | 14-11 |
| 53 |  Katie VolynetsWorld No. 78 | Returner | 63.8% | 39.6% | 103.4 | 1.5 | 33 | 17-16 |
| 54 |  Yue YuanWorld No. 168 | Complete | 67.2% | 36.0% | 103.3 | 2.8 | 25 | 13-12 |
| 55 |  Peyton StearnsWorld No. 37 | Complete | 67.9% | 35.3% | 103.2 | 4.5 | 33 | 18-15 |
| 56 |  Paula BadosaWorld No. 57 | Complete | 67.5% | 35.7% | 103.2 | 4.8 | 22 | 11-11 |
| 57 |  Linda FruhvirtovaWorld No. 167 | Returner | 66.7% | 36.4% | 103.1 | 2.9 | 28 | 14-14 |
| 58 |  Talia GibsonWorld No. 36 | Big server | 69.0% | 33.9% | 102.8 | 5.1 | 34 | 20-14 |
| 59 |  Nao HibinoWorld No. 195 | Returner | 64.3% | 38.5% | 102.8 | 1.3 | 16 | 9-7 |
| 60 |  Himeno SakatsumeWorld No. 129 | Big server | 68.1% | 34.6% | 102.7 | 2.2 | 21 | 12-9 |
| 61 |  Magdalena FrechWorld No. 50 | Big server | 67.7% | 34.6% | 102.3 | 2.9 | 35 | 18-17 |
| 62 |  Lanlana TararudeeWorld No. 63 | Returner | 65.6% | 36.7% | 102.3 | 4.3 | 28 | 16-12 |
| 63 |  Mary StoianaWorld No. 114 | Returner | 63.4% | 38.8% | 102.3 | 1.3 | 23 | 13-10 |
| 64 |  Sloane StephensWorld No. 113 | Returner | 65.0% | 37.3% | 102.3 | 1.2 | 21 | 12-9 |
| 65 |  Kamilla RakhimovaWorld No. 44 | Returner | 63.6% | 38.6% | 102.2 | 1.7 | 43 | 22-21 |
| 66 |  Xinyu WangWorld No. 38 | Big server | 70.2% | 31.8% | 102.0 | 3.4 | 33 | 17-16 |
| 67 |  Jelena OstapenkoWorld No. 25 | Returner | 64.7% | 37.1% | 101.8 | 4.1 | 27 | 15-12 |
| 68 |  Emma NavarroWorld No. 28 | Big server | 69.8% | 32.0% | 101.8 | 4.8 | 22 | 10-12 |
| 69 |  Rebecca SramkovaWorld No. 146 | Big server | 67.5% | 34.2% | 101.7 | 4.9 | 26 | 12-14 |
| 70 |  Ann LiWorld No. 31 | Big server | 73.6% | 28.0% | 101.6 | 5.2 | 36 | 19-17 |
| 71 |  Ekaterina AlexandrovaWorld No. 32 | Big server | 70.7% | 30.7% | 101.4 | 4.7 | 33 | 16-17 |
| 72 |  Liudmila SamsonovaWorld No. 40 | Big server | 69.2% | 32.1% | 101.3 | 2.9 | 32 | 15-17 |
| 73 |  Oksana SelekhmetevaWorld No. 122 | Returner | 62.6% | 38.7% | 101.3 | 1.6 | 20 | 10-10 |
| 74 |  Kimberly BirrellWorld No. 46 | Returner | 64.1% | 37.1% | 101.2 | 1.7 | 37 | 20-17 |
| 75 |  Camila OsorioWorld No. 69 | Returner | 63.4% | 37.7% | 101.2 | 1.6 | 24 | 11-13 |
| 76 |  Marie BouzkovaWorld No. 23 | Returner | 65.3% | 35.8% | 101.1 | 1.9 | 31 | 15-16 |
| 77 |  Darja VidmanovaWorld No. 94 | Big server | 67.2% | 33.9% | 101.1 | 4.3 | 22 | 12-10 |
| 78 |  Mai HontamaWorld No. 160 | Returner | 61.7% | 39.2% | 101.0 | 0.8 | 17 | 9-8 |
| 79 |  Yulia StarodubtsevaWorld No. 54 | Grinder | 65.7% | 34.6% | 100.3 | 1.7 | 29 | 13-16 |
| 80 |  Ashlyn KruegerWorld No. 41 | Big server | 68.6% | 31.7% | 100.3 | 4.6 | 28 | 15-13 |
| 81 |  Zeynep SonmezWorld No. 67 | Returner | 61.4% | 38.8% | 100.2 | 1.4 | 35 | 18-17 |
| 82 |  Anastasia ZakharovaWorld No. 107 | Grinder | 66.3% | 33.8% | 100.1 | 1.2 | 37 | 18-19 |
| 83 |  Maya JointWorld No. 90 | Returner | 62.9% | 37.0% | 100.0 | 1.9 | 35 | 18-17 |
| 84 |  Jasmine PaoliniWorld No. 35 | Returner | 60.9% | 38.7% | 99.6 | 1.5 | 25 | 12-13 |
| 85 |  Rebeka MasarovaWorld No. 157 | Big server | 72.6% | 26.8% | 99.4 | 6.1 | 17 | 8-9 |
| 86 |  Sinja KrausWorld No. 92 | Returner | 62.6% | 36.7% | 99.3 | 2.5 | 25 | 13-12 |
| 87 |  Elvina KalievaWorld No. 120 | Big server | 67.3% | 31.9% | 99.2 | 4.4 | 22 | 12-10 |
| 88 |  Polina KudermetovaWorld No. 93 | Grinder | 65.6% | 33.5% | 99.1 | 3.9 | 20 | 11-9 |
| 89 |  Alina CharaevaWorld No. 82 | Returner | 63.0% | 36.0% | 99.0 | 3.1 | 15 | 7-8 |
| 90 |  Diane ParryWorld No. 34 | Big server | 68.8% | 30.1% | 98.9 | 4.0 | 30 | 16-14 |
| 91 |  Carol Young Suh LeeWorld No. 153 | Big server | 71.2% | 27.6% | 98.8 | 3.4 | 16 | 8-8 |
| 92 |  Daria KasatkinaWorld No. 73 | Returner | 54.5% | 44.1% | 98.6 | 2.0 | 25 | 11-14 |
| 93 |  Anna BondarWorld No. 74 | Big server | 69.1% | 29.3% | 98.4 | 4.2 | 33 | 15-18 |
| 94 |  Cristina BucsaWorld No. 43 | Returner | 63.0% | 35.3% | 98.3 | 1.0 | 31 | 15-16 |
| 95 |  Taylah PrestonWorld No. 83 | Returner | 60.4% | 37.4% | 97.8 | 1.7 | 18 | 10-8 |
| 96 |  Jaqueline CristianWorld No. 79 | Returner | 62.1% | 35.6% | 97.7 | 3.0 | 18 | 10-8 |
| 97 |  Moyuka UchijimaWorld No. 123 | Grinder | 65.6% | 32.0% | 97.6 | 2.9 | 20 | 9-11 |
| 98 |  Viktorija GolubicWorld No. 89 | Returner | 59.3% | 38.0% | 97.3 | 0.9 | 23 | 9-14 |
| 99 |  Varvara GrachevaWorld No. 227 | Grinder | 62.7% | 34.1% | 96.8 | 2.3 | 15 | 8-7 |
| 100 |  Maddison InglisWorld No. 135 | Grinder | 65.7% | 30.8% | 96.5 | 1.9 | 16 | 9-7 |
| 101 |  Shuai ZhangWorld No. 95 | Grinder | 63.8% | 32.4% | 96.2 | 1.6 | 27 | 11-16 |
| 102 |  Anastasia PotapovaWorld No. 27 | Grinder | 62.0% | 34.1% | 96.1 | 2.5 | 24 | 12-12 |
| 103 |  Aoi ItoWorld No. 299 | Returner | 58.7% | 37.3% | 96.0 | 0.9 | 19 | 8-11 |
| 104 |  Anna BlinkovaWorld No. 105 | Returner | 57.9% | 37.5% | 95.4 | 1.7 | 22 | 9-13 |
| 105 |  Renata ZarazuaWorld No. 97 | Grinder | 63.5% | 31.8% | 95.3 | 0.4 | 27 | 11-16 |
| 106 |  Victoria Jimenez KasintsevaWorld No. 214 | Returner | 55.4% | 39.9% | 95.3 | 1.4 | 17 | 9-8 |
| 107 |  Alycia ParksWorld No. 59 | Big server | 67.5% | 27.7% | 95.2 | 6.5 | 42 | 20-22 |
| 108 |  Magda LinetteWorld No. 68 | Grinder | 66.4% | 28.4% | 94.8 | 4.0 | 33 | 15-18 |
| 109 |  Antonia RuzicWorld No. 81 | Grinder | 62.7% | 32.2% | 94.8 | 1.6 | 25 | 9-16 |
| 110 |  Janice TjenWorld No. 75 | Big server | 70.0% | 24.6% | 94.6 | 4.8 | 32 | 13-19 |
| 111 |  Tatjana MariaWorld No. 66 | Grinder | 66.5% | 27.1% | 93.6 | 4.2 | 19 | 5-14 |
| 112 |  Mananchaya SawangkaewWorld No. 77 | Grinder | 61.4% | 30.1% | 91.4 | 0.9 | 15 | 6-9 |
| 113 |  Dayana YastremskaWorld No. 99 | Grinder | 59.1% | 31.9% | 91.0 | 2.6 | 28 | 12-16 |
| 114 |  McCartney KesslerWorld No. 110 | Grinder | 64.6% | 26.4% | 91.0 | 2.6 | 16 | 6-10 |
| 115 |  Oleksandra OliynykovaWorld No. 62 | Returner | 55.5% | 35.3% | 90.8 | 0.9 | 17 | 7-10 |
| 116 |  Ella SeidelWorld No. 230 | Grinder | 63.3% | 27.4% | 90.7 | 2.8 | 19 | 7-12 |
| 117 |  Darja SemenistajaWorld No. 173 | Returner | 55.5% | 35.1% | 90.5 | 1.9 | 16 | 7-9 |
| 118 |  Donna VekicWorld No. 39 | Grinder | 64.7% | 25.0% | 89.7 | 3.6 | 17 | 4-13 |
| 119 |  Jessica Bouzas ManeiroWorld No. 100 | Grinder | 54.5% | 34.6% | 89.1 | 1.5 | 18 | 5-13 |
| 120 |  Emerson JonesWorld No. 132 | Grinder | 54.6% | 33.7% | 88.3 | 1.8 | 18 | 6-12 |
| 121 |  Varvara LepchenkoWorld No. 199 | Grinder | 56.2% | 31.4% | 87.6 | 2.2 | 16 | 5-11 |
| 122 |  Sofia KeninWorld No. 187 | Grinder | 62.1% | 24.1% | 86.2 | 1.5 | 22 | 4-18 |
| 123 |  Elsa JacquemotWorld No. 130 | Grinder | 60.9% | 24.9% | 85.7 | 3.3 | 17 | 4-13 |
| 124 |  Emiliana ArangoWorld No. 171 | Grinder | 57.6% | 28.1% | 85.6 | 1.0 | 16 | 4-12 |
| 125 |  Priscilla HonWorld No. 292 | Grinder | 59.2% | 25.5% | 84.7 | 2.8 | 17 | 4-13 |
| 126 |  Panna UdvardyWorld No. 86 | Grinder | 61.3% | 21.1% | 82.4 | 3.4 | 16 | 4-12 |
| 127 |  Solana SierraWorld No. 104 | Grinder | 53.3% | 25.0% | 78.3 | 2.1 | 16 | 4-12 |
Using serve vs return map on a prop
Find both players
Say Elena Rybakina (83.9% hold, 32.7% break) meets Alina Korneeva (61.2% hold, 53.3% break). One is a big server, the other a returner.
Compare the return with the average
Alina Korneeva breaks 19.1 points more often than the 34.2% average. Take that off Elena Rybakina's 83.9% hold and you get about 64.8%. 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 WTA 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 15+ matches to appear. Hard includes indoor hard. The dashed lines are the average of the players shown (66.9% hold, 35.1% break), and the four types are named from those lines.
Serve vs return map FAQ
Who has the highest hold percentage on WTA hard courts?
Elena Rybakina at 83.9% over 49 matches. The average is 65.8%.
Who breaks serve most often on WTA hard courts?
Alina Korneeva at 53.3% of return games over 16 matches. The average is 34.2%.
What does hold plus break mean?
Add a player's hold % and break %. Above 100 means winning more games than they lose. 82 of the 127 players here are above 100. Mirra Andreeva is highest at 119.4, and Solana Sierra is lowest at 78.3.
What are complete players, big servers, returners and grinders?
The four corners of the chart, split at the average of the players shown (66.9% hold, 35.1% 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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