The ATP indoor season is in full swing and action is now heating, with the Paris Masters – the biggest indoor event outside of the ATP Finals – getting underway.
Indoor tournaments aren’t as prominent as they used to be, though a few players have found particular success in recent years – and sit alongside greats of the indoor courts.
Here, we look at the nine men – all Grand Slam champions – who have the highest indoor win percentage in ATP history.
9) Pete Sampras – 77.7%
Our countdown starts with ‘Pistol Pete’, who was almost as lethal on indoor courts as he was on the lawns of SW19 during the peak of his powers.
The American icon won 23 of his 64 career titles on the surface, with perhaps his best successes on indoor courts coming at the ATP Finals – where he was a five-time winner.
With two Paris Masters also in his trophy cabinet, Sampras’s indoor win percentage of 77.7% places him ninth all-time as things stand.
8) Rod Laver – 78.3%
A legend of both the Amateur and Open Eras, Australian icon Laver remains one of the most accomplished players in tennis history.
And, while he may be most celebrated for his Calendar Grand Slam in 1969, Laver was also a hugely accomplished player on indoor courts.
Of his 73 Open Era titles, 22 came indoors, and his match-win percentage of 78.3% still places him eighth all-time, almost five decades on from his retirement.
=6) Novak Djokovic – 79.8%
Indoor events aren’t as commonplace on the modern ATP Tour, but that hasn’t stopped 24-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic from winning 19 titles in such tournaments.
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