What is a good first serve percentage?

Professional players typically land 55-70% of first serves. Above 65% is very good. Below 55% means relying too heavily on the second serve.

How many aces is good?

Big servers hit 10-20 aces per match. An ace rate of 10%+ of service points is strong.

Yes, each double fault is a free point for the opponent. Keeping double faults below 5% of service points is important.

Calculate first serve percentage, second serve percentage, and ace rate for tennis players.

First Serves In

First Serve Attempts

Aces

Double Faults

First Serve %

68.8%

Ace %10.0%

Double Fault %12.0%

Total Service Points80

First Serve % vs First Serves In

First Serve % = First Serves In / First Serve Attempts

Ace % = Aces / First Serve Attempts

Double Fault % = Double Faults / Second Serve Attempts

A first serve percentage of 60-65% is typical for professional players. Ace rates vary from 5-15% depending on surface and serve speed.

55 first serves in out of 80 attempts, 8 aces, 3 double faults.

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