Tennis trends
Results that have already happened: each page lists what it counts, and every figure shows how many matches it's based on.
WTA tour · 2026
4 Jan 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 · 2333 matches · last season 2624
What's counted
- Main-draw tour-level singles in 2026: qualifying, walkovers and team events (Davis Cup, BJK Cup) are left out.
- Rankings and serve stats come from the tour archive, which runs to 25 May 2026; later matches count for sets, tiebreaks and retirements only.
- 37 later events that couldn't be matched to the tour calendar (mostly lower-tier events) are left out.
- Numbers resting on fewer than 10 matches aren't shown.
Unusual lately
- Ended in a retirement (retirements): 6% over the last 30 days (210 matches) vs 3% across 2026
Sets
completed matches; best of five (men's Grand Slams) counted separately
| 2026 so far | Last 30 days | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight sets (best of three) | 64%2261 matches | 65%198 matches | 67%2557 matches |
| Went to a deciding third set | 36%2261 matches | 35%198 matches | 33%2557 matches |
| Games per match (best of three) | 22.12261 matches | 22.0198 matches | 21.92557 matches |
Tiebreaks
a 7-6 set counts as a tiebreak
| 2026 so far | Last 30 days | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| At least one tiebreak | 24%2261 matches | 23%198 matches | 24%2557 matches |
| Tiebreaks per match | 0.262261 matches | 0.26198 matches | 0.262557 matches |
| First set went to a tiebreak | 11%2261 matches | 11%198 matches | 12%2557 matches |
Retirements
| 2026 so far | Last 30 days | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ended in a retirementunusually high | 3%2333 matches | 6%210 matches | 3%2624 matches |
Rankings
only matches where both players' rankings at the time are recorded (tour archive)
| 2026 so far | Last 30 days | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher-ranked player won | 63%1262 matches | – | 62%2594 matches |
| Top-10 player beat someone outside the top 30 | 86%180 matches | – | 82%315 matches |
| Higher-ranked won when within 10 places | 49%192 matches | – | 54%343 matches |
Serve
both players combined; only matches with serve stats (tour archive)
| 2026 so far | Last 30 days | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aces per match (best of three) | 5.61081 matches | – | 5.52554 matches |
| Double faults per match (best of three) | 7.11081 matches | – | 7.62554 matches |
By surface
this season · percentage (matches counted)
| Matches | Straight sets (Bo3) | A tiebreak | Higher-ranked won | Aces (Bo3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1379 | 65% (1333) | 23% (1333) | 62% (729) | 6.1 (682) |
| Clay | 626 | 64% (610) | 23% (610) | 65% (533) | 4.8 (399) |
| Grass | 328 | 62% (318) | 28% (318) | – | – |
What has happened, not a prediction: a run can end at any time. Every number shows how many matches it's based on. “Unusual” means the last 30 days (or, with no recent window, this season) differ clearly from the rest of the season or from last season: at least two standard errors, with 20+ matches on each side.