Nadal Paced The Tour In These Two Categories In 2018
Nadal Paced The Tour In These Two Categories In 2018
Imagine losing almost 50,000 points and 160 matches and calling it one of the best seasons of your life.
That’s exactly what the Top 10 combined to produce in the 2018 season, earning them north of $64 million in prize money in the process.
An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of the Top 10 players in the ATP Rankings at the completion of the 2018 season sheds light on all the winning and losing that go hand-in-hand with reaching the pinnacle of our sport.
Total Points Won / Lost
The Top 10 combined to lose 48,501 points in the 2018 season. They averaged winning just 53.0 per cent (54,424/102/925) of total points, highlighting that their real advantage is not as much as we perceive. Kevin Anderson won the most points (6151) and also lost the most points (5726) of the Top 10 in the 2018 season.
Top 10: 2018 Season – Points Won & Lost / Prize Money
|
Ranking |
Player |
Points Won |
Points Lost |
Total |
Win % |
Prize Money |
|
1 |
N. Djokovic |
5796 |
4832 |
10628 |
54.5% |
$12,609,672 |
|
2 |
R. Nadal |
4281 |
3447 |
7728 |
55.4% |
$8,663,347 |
|
3 |
R. Federer |
5097 |
4280 |
9377 |
54.4% |
$7,599,233 |
|
4 |
A. Zverev |
5998 |
5356 |
11354 |
52.8% |
$7,726,914 |
|
5 |
J. M. Del Potro |
5167 |
4514 |
9681 |
53.4% |
$5,917,766 |
|
6 |
K. Anderson |
6151 |
5726 |
11877 |
51.8% |
$4,922,699 |
|
7 |
M. Cilic |
5427 |
4877 |
10304 |
52.7% |
$4,727,148 |
|
8 |
D. Thiem |
5969 |
5465 |
11434 |
52.2% |
$4,556,745 |
|
9 |
K. Nishikori |
5156 |
4850 |
10006 |
51.5% |
$3,784,388 |
|
10 |
J. Isner |
5382 |
5154 |
10536 |
51.1% |
$3,746,875 |
|
– |
TOTAL / AVERAGE |
54424 |
48501 |
102925 |
53.0% |
$64,254,787 |
Rafael Nadal = Best Win Percentage
Rafael Nadal finished at No. 2 in the ATP Ranking- in the 2018 season, but he actually had the highest win percentage of points won at 55.4 per cent, which was his second best performance in the past four seasons.
Rafael Nadal 2015-2018 – Percentage Of Points Won
• 2018 = 55.4% (4281/7728)
• 2017 = 55.5% (6519/11743)
• 2016 = 53.7% (3733/6947)
• 2015 = 53.4% (6517/12215)
Nadal also had the best match-record winning percentage of Top 10 players in 2018, at 91.8 per cent (45-4).
Top 10: 2018 Season – Matches Won & Lost
|
Ranking |
Player |
Matches Won |
Matches Lost |
Total Matches |
Win % |
|
1 |
N. Djokovic |
53 |
12 |
65 |
81.5% |
|
2 |
R. Nadal |
45 |
4 |
49 |
91.8% |
|
3 |
R. Federer |
48 |
10 |
58 |
82.8% |
|
4 |
A. Zverev |
58 |
19 |
77 |
75.3% |
|
5 |
J. M. Del Potro |
47 |
13 |
60 |
78.3% |
|
6 |
K. Anderson |
47 |
19 |
66 |
71.2% |
|
7 |
M. Cilic |
42 |
20 |
62 |
67.7% |
|
8 |
D. Thiem |
54 |
20 |
74 |
73.0% |
|
9 |
K. Nishikori |
43 |
21 |
64 |
67.2% |
|
10 |
J. Isner |
34 |
22 |
56 |
60.7% |
|
– |
Total / Average |
471 |
160 |
631 |
75.0% |
The Top 10 averaged to win right at 75 per cent (471/631) of their matches in the 2018 season, with Alexander Zverev winning the most matches with 58 victories, including capturing the biggest title of his career by winning the Nitto ATP Finals in London on Sunday.
Reaching the Top 10 is one of the most prized goals in our sport. It’s important to consider that they still lose, on average, one out of every four matches and are only able to create a separation of just six points out of every 100 (53% won / 47% lost) from their opponents.