Stat review: the 2024 tennis season in figures
by Cydias Aujard | by Cydias Aujard
Jannik Sinner's domination
The year 2024 was one of blossoming for Jannik Sinner! Long hampered by injury, the Italian tennis player dominated the ATP circuit. A staggering winning percentage (92.4%) underlines his dominance from start to finish.
His first Grand Slam successes in Australia and the US Open have given the now world number 1 a new status. For next season, a bet on Jannik Sinner could be automatic, as the season's best player still has plenty of room for improvement, particularly on clay and grass.
Behind the Italian, who has performed well all season, we find the regulars : Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev. A big four that regularly provides punters with a high probability of winning their tennis forecasts. On the French side, it is Ugo Humbert who finishes with the highest winning percentage, thanks in particular to the ATP 250 and 500 tournaments where the Frenchman has shined this season.
Winning percentage in 2024: the top 10
- Jannik Sinner: 92.4
- Carlos Alcaraz: 80.6
- Novak Djokovic: 80.4
- Alexander Zverev: 76.7
- Matteo Berrettini : 72,7%
- Grigor Dimitrov : 71,9%
- Tommy Paul : 70,3%
- Taylor Fritz : 69,9%
- Alex De Minaur : 69.1%
- Daniil Medvedev : 68.7%
Carlos Alcaraz, master of the London grass
Twenty years ago, the idea of a Spaniard being the best player in the world on grass might have been utopian. But in 2024, Carlos Alcaraz showed the tennis world that he was indeed the new reference on this surface!
Winner of Wimbledon and Queens in 2023, the Iberian tennis player was once again supreme in the English capital, masterfully retaining his trophy in 2024 after a perfect run. Over the last two seasons, Carlos Alcaraz has won 18 times and lost just once on grass, making him the best player on the circuit on this fast surface.
The year of decline for Novak Djokovic?
At the summit of world tennis for many years now, Novak Djokovic has for the first time shown a regression in his game... Maybe a motivation and will problem?
Although he has never won a Grand Slam title, the Serb saved his season by winning the only title missing from his illustrious career, Olympic gold in Paris. With a record of 37 wins and 9 defeats this season, Nolé seemed to be on the back foot, letting the new generation take over.
How will Novak Djokovic do 2025? Less dominant, betting on his opponents could prove increasingly wise in the future against the Serb, who is slowly approaching the end of his career. This should make for some interesting tennis odds to try in both the Masters 1000 and Grand Slam tournaments!
How solid are the French at the ATP 250 and 500 tournaments?
It's been difficult to make a positive assessment of French tennis for several years now. Often absent from the second weeks of Grand Slam tournaments, with the exception of Wimbledon where the French regularly shine on grass, our representatives have been more at their best in the ATP 250 and 500 tournaments.
Ugo Humbert (winner in Dubai and Marseille), Arthur Fils (winner in Tokyo and Hamburg) and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (winner in Basel and Lyon) have been the driving forces behind French tennis, even if their performances at the major tournaments have been inconsistent. So, if you want to bet on the French next season, don't hesitate to wait for the ATP 250 and 500 tournaments!
Alexander Zverev and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard dominate the aces
The serving sector is often an important criterion for punters, and a tennis prediction can pay off big when you know which player is comfortable on his serve. Alexander Zverev has been the most prolific in this area this season, with no fewer than 797 aces throughout the 2024 season.
But if the German was the best in this sector, it was largely thanks to the 90 matches played by the world number 2. Poland's Hubert Hurkacz and American Talor Fritz complete the podium.
Top 10 servers by number of aces
- Alexander Zverev: 797
- Hubert Hurkacz: 736
- Taylor Fritz: 725
- Ben Shelton: 619
- Andrey Rublev: 578
- Jannik Sinner: 563
- Alexander Bublik : 559
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: 532
- Grigor Dimitrov: 487
- Jack Draper: 486
However, when it comes to the average number of aces scored per match, it is France's Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard who dominates the rankings by a wide margin! With an average of 19 aces, the Frenchman is the best in terms of quality of service and free points. Revealed to the general public during the summer of 2024, the French tennis player is sure to be a customer on a fast surface in the future.
Top 10 best servers in average aces per match
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: 19 aces
- Hubert Hurkacz: 12.6 aces
- Alexander Bublik: 11.4 aces
- Taylor Fritz: 9.8 aces
- Ben Shelton: 9.2 aces
- Alexander Zverev: 8.5 aces
- Andrey Rublev 8.3 aces
- Jack Draper: 8.2 aces
- Grigor Dimitrov 7.6 aces
- Jannik Sinner: 7.4 aces
Finally, Jannik Sinner was the strongest on his face-off throughout the season, winning a total of 91.4% of his face-offs, ahead of Alexander Zverev (90.1%) and Ben Shelton (89.1%).
All these individual statistics will enable you to target your tennis predictions for the 2025 season as accurately as possible, so that you have every chance of winning on the ATP circuit!
Women's statistics: Iga Swiatek, the best performing player
On the women's side, former world number 1 Iga Swiatek was the most successful player this season, with a winning percentage of 85.5%.
The Pole, who has not been at her best this season, is ahead of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, who has won 80% of her matches in 2024, including two Grand Slam victories in Australia and New York. The podium is completed by Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, who with a 79.2% success rate on the Tour is still very consistent at the highest level.
Percentage of wins in 2024: the top 10
- Iga Swiatek: 85.5
- Aryna Sabalenka: 80
- Elena Rybakina: 79.2
- Coco Gauff: 76.1
- Karolina Muchova: 75
- Qinwen Zheng: 73.8
- Jessica Pegula: 70.6
- Danielle Collins: 70.4
- Diana Shnaider: 69.9
- Emma Navarro: 68.8
Qinwen Zheng, the best serving player on the WTA Tour?
In the ranking of the season's best servers, it is Paris Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng who dominates, both in terms of the number of aces she has won.
The Chinese player is ahead of Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina and Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka in this ranking, which shows the value of the 3 players in this sector of the game throughout the 2024 season. But when it comes to the number of aces per game, it's France's Caroline Garcia who dominates, with an average of 7.5 aces per game!
Top 10 best servers by number of aces
- Qinwen Zheng: 445 (6.5 per match)
- Elena Rybakina: 358 (6.7 per match)
- Aryna Sabalenka: 307 (4.4 per match)
- Ekaterina Alexandrova: 284 (5.7 per match)
- Paula Badosa: 265 (4.8 per match)
- Karolina Pliskova: 250 (6.9 per match)
- Coco Gauff: 250 (3.5 per match)
- Caroline Garcia: 248 (7.5 per match)
- Donna Vekic: 239 (4.6 per match)
- Naomi Osaka: 237 (6.4 per match)
Grand Slam and Masters 1000 tournament figures
The Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open are the 4 major tournaments of the season, always eagerly awaited by players, spectators and punters alike. Here are some figures to bear in mind when making your tennis predictions for next season.
ATP figures for Grand Slam tournaments
Key Statistics | Australian Open | Roland Garros | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average number of sets | 3,8 | 3,7 | 3,8 | 3,5 |
Average number of games | 38,6 | 35,6 | 38,4 | 34,6 |
Number of tie-breaks | 92 | 58 | 83 | 66 |
% of matches in 3 sets | 33,9% | 42,1% | 39,2% | 51,1% |
% of matches in 4 sets | 38,5% | 34,9% | 32% | 33,1% |
% of matches in 5 sets | 27,6% | 23% | 28,8% | 15,8% |
WTA figures for Grand Slam tournaments
Key Statistics | Australian Open | Roland Garros | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average number of sets | 2,3 | 2,3 | 2,6 | 2,2 |
Average number of games | 21,7 | 21,2 | 21,1 | 20,5 |
Number of tie-breaks | 26 | 31 | 35 | 22 |
% of matches in 3 sets | 62,2% | 70,9% | 70% | 70,6% |
% of matches in 5 sets | 37,8% | 29,1% | 30% | 29,4% |
The Masters, in line with the Grand Slams
In the Masters 1000, the statistics are also very similar to those presented above for the season's 4 major tournaments. On outdoor surfaces (Miami, Indian Wells, Cincinnati, Montreal, Shanghai), the average is 2.3 sets per match and 22.2 games, while on clay (Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome), the average is 2.3 sets played for 22.7 games.
The most indecisive tournament remains the Paris Bercy Masters 1000, with an average of 2.4 sets and 24.7 games, and also a higher number of surprises with varying states of form at the end of the season. Note that you can access a wealth of statistics for each match throughout the year on our live tennis livescore.
You now have the key figures for the 2024 tennis season. In the future, these statistics will enable you to make more targeted tennis predictions to give them the best possible chance of success. Our experts will also continue to support you with their daily analyses and the best tips of the day for making your tennis bets in the best possible conditions for the year 2025!
