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Compared with last month’s piece on men’s groundstrokes, (Click Here) average speeds for the top pro women don’t seem to have changed much over the years. But spin rates may have–although it is difficult to say for certain due to the lack of data compared with what we found for the men.
While the ATP provides average speeds and spins for groundstrokes, the WTA does not. So to get women’s data I had to resort to getting speed and spin in a limited way from the majors, which have widely varying reporting systems. The speed data shown here comes from the French Open in 2023.
Speed Averages at Roland Garros 2023
Forehand
Backhand
1st Serve
2nd Serve
Iga Swiatek
73
66
101
85
Aryna Sabalenka
75
71
107
87
Elena Rybakina
73
68
109
88
Jessica Pegula
70
66
102
86
Caroline Garica
68
65
111
94
Ons Jabeur
65
62
99
80
Coco Gauff
66
66
102
87
Forehands by the top ranked womens’ players averaged 69.7MPH, about 7 MPH lower than the men’s forehands. But one reason for the…
