As the new season is a little way off yet, I thought I’d write a few posts looking back on 2013. I’m going to start with a percentage breakdown of the top 8 players’ total ranking points by court surface.

For the raw data, click here – please feel free to get in touch if you find any mistakes.

1. Nadal

2. Djokovic

3. Ferrer

4. Murray

5. Del Potro

6. Federer

7. Berdych

8. Wawrinka

Key trends

• 5 out of the 8 players had the most success on outdoor hardcourts; Nadal, Ferrer and Wawrinka had the most success on clay.
• Nadal and Ferrer had almost equal success on clay and outdoor hardcourts (with a difference of only 2.3% and 2.6%, respectively, in their % totals for the two surfaces).
• Over 50% of Del Potro, Murray, Djokovic and Berdych’s ranking points were won on outdoor hardcourts.
• Under 5% of Murray…