Best returning WTA players on clay

Who wins the most points on return — adjusted for the strength of the servers they faced, so beating a weak field counts for less than raw percentages suggest. How it works.

1. #PlayerReturn
2. 1Marta Kostyuk100
3. 2Laura Samson75
4. 3Marie Bouzkova60
5. 4Caty Mcnally50
6. 5Yuliia Starodubtseva42
7. 6Dalma Galfi33
8. 7Sorana Cirstea32
9. 8Diana Shnaider29
10. 9Dayana Yastremska24
11. 10Panna Udvardy24
12. 11Elisabetta Cocciaretto23
13. 12Linda Noskova23
14. 13Jessica Pegula21
15. 14Belinda Bencic21
16. 15Leylah Fernandez20
17. 16Ann Li19
18. 17Mirra Andreeva17
19. 18Anna Bondar17
20. 19Tatjana Maria16
21. 20Jaqueline Cristian10
22. 21Elena Rybakina9
23. 22Xin Yu Wang1
24. 23Hailey Baptiste0
25. 24Alycia Parks0

Return Rating 0–100, opponent-adjusted over a 52-week window. Percentile across currently-ranked WTA players on clay only — so a clay rating is relative to the clay field, not directly comparable to another surface. See also best serving WTA players on clay and overall WTA Elo.