WTA: The best servers of the year
The sample may be relatively small (no woman managed to serve 200 aces in 2020), the direct point gains from the serve also have this season with Match Winner.
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last edit: Dec 04, 2020, 05:17 pm
If you go for the aces, Elena Rybakina has the edge. The Kasashin scored 193 points directly on serve, but in 39 games. Serena Williams, second in this classification with 178 aces, only appeared 20 times. Aryna Sabalenka follows in third place with 165 aces.
Most aces on the 2020 WTA tour
| Player | Aces | Matches |
| Elena Rybakina (KAZ) | 193 | 39 |
| Serena Williams (USA) | 178 | 20th |
| Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) | 165 | 37 |
| Garbine Muguruza (ESP) | 160 | 30th |
| Jennifer Brady (USA) | 149 | 28 |
What about the success rate in your own service games? Here Naomi Osaka is among the players with at least ten matches in the lead with a rate of more than 85 percent, followed again by Serena Williams. Third in this category is Ashleigh Barty, who, however, did not play a match against Sofia Kenin after her elimination in the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
Service games won in 2020 in percent (ten matches minimun)
| Player | Quota | Matches |
| Naomi Osaka (JPN) | 85.7 | 18th |
| Serena Williams (USA) | 82.8 | 20th |
| Ashleigh Barty (AUS) | 81.6 | 14th |
| Jennifer Brady (USA) | 79.7 | 28 |
| Madison Keys (USA) | 79.4 | 13th |
Naomi Osaka also has the edge in terms of the number of points won after the first serve. The name Pliskova is also among the top 5. Not that of Karolina, though, but twin sister Kristyna.
Points won after the first serve in percent (ten matches minimum)
| Player | Quota | Matches |
| Naomi Osaka (JPN) | 75.4 | 18th |
| Ashleigh Barty (AUS) | 73.4 | 14th |
| Serena Williams (USA) | 72.7 | 20th |
| Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) | 72.3 | 17th |
| Oceane Dodin (FRA) | 72.1 | 13th |
Aryna Sabalenka also made it to the top in one category. However, the Belarusian will not have much fun with it: She leads the ranking of double mistakes. In front of her twin partner Elise Mertens.
Most double faults on the 2020 WTA Tour
| Player | Double fault | Matches |
| Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) | 166 | 37 |
| Elise Mertens (BEL) | 157 | 45 |
| Cori Gauff (USA) | 149 | 18th |
| Dayana Yastremska (UKR) | 148 | 26th |
| Elena Rybakina (KAZ) | 131 | 39 |