By the numbers: The 2023 leaders in wins and serving stats

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With the 2023 Hologic WTA Tour season in the books, we can look at some of this year's top performers in match-wins, serving and return statistics.

Most Hologic WTA Tour singles titles: Iga Swiatek

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Most match-wins
1. Iga Swiatek

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2. Jessica Pegula
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-- 57

3. Aryna Sabalenka
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-- 55

4. Coco Gauff
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-- 50

5. Elena Rybakina
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-- 45

Not surprisingly, this year's Top 5 ranked players were the five winningest women on tour. But year-end World No.1 Iga Swiatek

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Most clay-court match-wins
1. Iga Swiatek

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2. Aryna Sabalenka
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-- 14

3. Daria Kasatkina
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-- 12

Most hard-court match-wins
1. Jessica Pegula

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2. Iga Swiatek
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-- 42

3. Coco Gauff
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-- 39

Roland Garros champion Swiatek won the most matches on clay in 2023, but Jessica Pegula

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ranks third in hard-court match-wins for the season.

Most grass-court match-wins
1. Ekaterina Alexandrova

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2 (tie). Marketa Vondrousova
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-- 9

2 (tie). Madison Keys
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-- 9

Ekaterina Alexandrova

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, and Eastbourne champion
Madison Keys
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tie for second place.

Most wins over Top 10 players
1. Iga Swiatek

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2 (tie). Coco Gauff
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-- 9

2 (tie). Jessica Pegula
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-- 9

Most wins over Top 5 players
1. Iga Swiatek

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2. Elena Rybakina
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-- 6

3. Jessica Pegula
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-- 5

Pegula's run to the championship match at the WTA Finals, where she beat three of the top four seeds, nudged her into medal positions for Top 5 wins and Top 10 wins this year.

Best first-serve winning percentage (minimum of 20 matches)
1. Zheng Qinwen -- 73.7%
2. Elena Rybakina

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3. Aryna Sabalenka
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-- 72.9%

Best second-serve winning percentage (minimum of 20 matches)
1. Iga Swiatek

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2. Karolina Muchova
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-- 51.3%

3. Jessica Pegula
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-- 51.0%

Percentage of break points saved (minimum of 20 matches)
1. Caroline Garcia

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2. Elena Rybakina
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-- 62.7%

3. Aryna Sabalenka
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-- 62.4%

Zheng Qinwen leads Elena Rybakina

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with first-serve success, while Caroline Garcia
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bests those same two players in break points saved. Swiatek heads up another category, holding the top second-serve winning percentage on tour.

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      Best winning percentage returning first serves (minimum of 20 matches)
      1. Sara Sorribes Tormo

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      2. Lesia Tsurenko
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      -- 46.3%

      3. Clara Burel
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      -- 43.4%

      Best winning percentage returning second serves (minimum of 20 matches)
      1. Iga Swiatek

      View Profile -- 63.9%
      2. Daria Kasatkina
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      -- 60.3%

      3. Sara Sorribes Tormo
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      -- 60.2%

      Percentage of break points converted (minimum of 20 matches)
      1. Sara Sorribes Tormo

      View Profile -- 60.8%
      2. Iga Swiatek
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      -- 55.6%

      3. Nao Hibino
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      -- 53.6%

      Sara Sorribes Tormo

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