The clay is done, and for the next month, it’s all about grass. The WTA Tour’s shortest surface swing is also its most unpredictable – the women’s game has thrown up surprise results on the lawns in recent years, and there’s no reason to think 2026 will be any different.
So who’s best positioned heading in? I’ve crunched the numbers and put together a top 10 based on three equally weighted criteria: 2026 form, 2025 grass results, and overall grass pedigree. I’ve also factored in each player’s best Wimbledon result, given it’s the tournament everyone is building toward.
To be clear: these aren’t predictions. They’re who the data says should be the favorites right now.
Check also our men’s grass power rankings.
1. Elena Rybakina
2026 form: 31-8
2025 grass results: 5-3
Overall grass record: 38-14 (73%)
Best Wimbledon result: Champion x1
Rybakina heads up my grass power rankings, and for good reason. The Kazakh won Wimbledon in 2022. Since then, she’s been a consistent threat on the surface, compiling a 73% career grass win rate – the second best on this list.
Away from grass, she’s been in outstanding form. Rybakina is 31-8 in 2026, with an Australian Open title, a Stuttgart crown and an Indian Wells final. She’s firmly established as the world No 2 behind Sabalenka and arrives on grass with a heap of confidence.
Last year’s grass season was a mixed bag. She went 5-3 and made the quarter-finals of Queen’s, but exited Wimbledon earlier than expected. That said, one blip doesn’t change the overall picture for her. Rybakina’s been there, done it, and has the trophy to prove it.
Her serve is arguably the biggest weapon in women’s tennis, and on grass, where the ball stays low and skids through, it becomes near-unreturnable at times. Add flat, penetrating groundstrokes into the mix and you’ve got a game that’s built for this surface. Read more about Elena Rybakina’s racquet.
2. Iga Swiatek
2026 form: 21-10
2025 grass results: 10-1
Overall grass record: 28-9 (76%)
Best Wimbledon result: Champion x1
It’s not often you’ll see the defending champion and the player with the best grass win rate on the list sitting at No 2. But all is not well with Swiatek.
The Pole is 21-10 for the year – by far her worst season in recent memory. She lost her Roland-Garros crown to Andreeva, hasn’t won a title all year, and has been inconsistent in a way we’re not used to seeing from her. It’s been a difficult stretch for one of the game’s most dominant players.
On grass, Swiatek is hard to figure out. Her heavy topspin shouldn’t be as effective on grass as it is on clay. For years, it was her weakness.
Then last year happened. She put together a 10-1 season on grass, won Wimbledon blitzing through the draw and dismantling Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in the final. Suddenly, she’s got a 76% career win rate on grass, the best on this list.
The way that she takes the ball early and plays ultra-aggressive is perfect for this surface. Her challenge will be replicating that in 2026, given she’s had a tough run of it so far this year.
3. Aryna Sabalenka
2026 form: 31-4
2025 grass results: 7-2
Overall grass record: 38-19 (67%)
Best Wimbledon result: Semi-finalist x3
Looking at Sabalenka’s 2026 form alone, she’d be No 1 on this list. The world No 1 is 31-4 for the year – the best record of anyone here – and has been the dominant force in women’s tennis for the past two years.
Grass is the one surface where she hasn’t been able to close the deal, however. Three Wimbledon semi-finals in 2021, 2023 and 2025, but zero finals. Last year she went 7-2, losing in the Berlin semis before Anisimova stopped her at Wimbledon in the final four. It’s becoming a pattern.
Her 67% career grass win rate is the lowest of the top four on this list. Sabalenka has all the tools – huge serve, enormous power off both wings – but hasn’t found the variety and touch to get over the line at Wimbledon.
Still, she’s been exceptional this year. At some point, you’d think it’ll click. She’s too good a player to keep falling short at the same hurdle.
4. Amanda Anisimova
2026 form: 13-7
2025 grass results: 12-3
Overall grass record: 25-12 (68%)
Best Wimbledon result: Finalist x1
Two things are working in opposite directions for Anisimova right now. On the one hand, her 2025 grass season was the best on the WTA Tour – 12-3, with a run to the Queen’s final followed by an incredible ride to the Wimbledon final.
On the other hand, her 2026 hasn’t been good. She’s 13-7 for the year, well below the level that carried her to a career-high ranking at the start of the season. Her form has dipped, and she arrives on grass with plenty of points to defend.
The American’s Wimbledon run was special. She beat Putintseva, Noskova and Pavlyuchenkova before Swiatek shut her out in the final. That scoreline was brutal, but making a Wimbledon final is still a serious achievement. Her 68% career grass win rate shows this is a surface she’s comfortable on.
She hits flat and takes the ball early, which suits the low bounce of grass. Her timing is clean and she moves well on the surface. If the 2025 version of Anisimova shows up, she’s a title contender. The question is just whether that player is still in there right now.
5. Mirra Andreeva
2026 form: 36-9
2025 grass results: 5-3
Overall grass record: 11-6 (65%)
Best Wimbledon result: Quarter-finalist x1
The youngest Grand Slam champion in over a decade takes the No 5 spot. Andreeva won Roland-Garros last week at 19 and arrives on grass at 36-9 for the year – the most wins of anyone on this list.
Her grass resume is still thin, however. She’s played just 17 matches on the surface, going 11-6 with a 65% win rate. Last year she went 5-3, making the Wimbledon quarter-finals before bowing out to Swiatek. Decent, but not the kind of resume that would normally put a player in the top five.
What earns Andreeva her spot is her form and trajectory. She’s improving rapidly, her game has real variety and feel, and she’s not afraid of anyone. She moves well, competes hard, and has the kind of fearlessness on the big stage that you can’t coach.
The counter-argument is that 17 career grass matches is tiny, and momentum from clay doesn’t always carry over.
6. Elina Svitolina
2026 form: 33-8
2025 grass results: 3-2
Overall grass record: 29-26 (53%)
Best Wimbledon result: Semi-finalist x2
Grass has been Svitolina’s worst surface for most of her career. Her 53% win rate is the lowest on this list by a long way, and an overall record of 29-26 doesn’t scream grass-court pedigree.
That said, Svitolina has made the Wimbledon semi-finals twice – in 2019 and 2023 – and her recent grass results have been far better than the career number suggests. Last year she went 3-2 before injury cut her season short.
The reason she’s ranked this high is her 2026 form. She’s 33-8 for the year, won Rome, and has been beating top players all season, including Gauff twice and Swiatek once. She’s been as sharp as she’s been in years.
If that carries onto the grass, her career win rate won’t matter. Svitolina is smart, experienced, and competes like her life depends on it. She knows how to win matches in London – her deep runs prove it, even if the overall numbers don’t look quite so pretty.
7. Belinda Bencic
2026 form: 21-6
2025 grass results: 5-2
Overall grass record: 54-25 (68%)
Best Wimbledon result: Semi-finalist x1
I didn’t expect to be putting Bencic this high, but there’s no denying the Swiss player’s pedigree on this surface. Her grass resume is legit – 54-25 career, 68% win rate, and a Wimbledon semi-final.
She returned to the Tour last year and looked sharp on grass, going 5-2. This year, all signs are pointing towards an even better campaign – she’s 21-6 overall, with excellent wins over the likes of Swiatek, Anisimova and Shnaider. She’s not back to the absolute top yet, but she’s clearly close.
Bencic’s game is clean and efficient. She takes the ball early off both wings, moves well, and doesn’t give away free points. She’s not a power player, but she’s precise, and on grass, precision matters just as much, if not more, than raw pace.
At 29, she knows her game inside out. Grass has always been a strong surface for her, and if she keeps building on this comeback, a deep Wimbledon run isn’t far-fetched. Learn about what racquet Belinda Bencic is using.
8. Jessica Pegula
2026 form: 28-7
2025 grass results: 4-2
Overall grass record: 31-19 (62%)
Best Wimbledon result: Quarter-finalist x1
Last year’s Berlin champion takes the No 8 spot. Pegula won the WTA 500 grass title in 2024 and has been a steady presence on this surface in recent seasons. Her 62% career grass win rate is nothing to write home about, but it’s backed by a Wimbledon quarter-final and a title.
She’s 28-7 in 2026 and has been consistently going deep in tournaments all year. Last grass season was a 4-2 return, which was solid. The American isn’t flashy on grass – she doesn’t have a big serve or massive power – but she’s got excellent court craft and a strong return game.
Pegula’s strength is that she doesn’t beat herself. She makes opponents work for every point and competes well in tight situations. On a surface where margins are thin, that’s a valuable trait.
At 32, she’s in the later stages of her career but playing some of her best tennis. If this year’s form holds, she can put herself in the mix to go deeper than a quarter-final this time.
9. Madison Keys
2026 form: 15-8
2025 grass results: 4-3
Overall grass record: 54-21 (72%)
Best Wimbledon result: Quarter-finalist x2
Speaking of players with serious grass credentials, Keys has the third-best win rate on this list at 72%. She’s won three grass titles – Eastbourne and two in Birmingham – and has made two Wimbledon quarter-finals. The pedigree is there.
Her game is made for this surface. She’s got a thumping serve, hits flat and hard off both sides, and has the kind of power that can overwhelm opponents when the ball is coming through low and fast. On her day, she’s one of the most dangerous players on grass.
The American’s problem is consistency, a recurring theme throughout her career. Keys is 15-8 in 2026, and went 4-3 on grass last year – both middling returns. She’s also never made it past the quarters at Wimbledon, which is surprising given her grass ability.
When Keys is on, she can beat anyone on this surface. When she’s off, she can lose to anyone. That volatility is what keeps her at No 9 rather than the top five.
10. Barbora Krejcikova
2026 form: 9-6
2025 grass results: 4-2
Overall grass record: 25-13 (66%)
Best Wimbledon result: Champion x1
This No 10 spot was a tough call. There are 13 others in the honorable mentions who have a case, and Krejcikova’s 2026 form of 9-6 makes her inclusion hard to justify on recent evidence alone.
But she’s a Wimbledon champion. The Czech won the 2024 title somewhat out of nowhere, beating Paolini in the final. She’s no mug on grass outside of this run either, with a 66% career win rate. She went 4-2 on grass last year, though.
Krejcikova isn’t a power player – she wins with intelligence, variety and craftiness. Her one-handed backhand slice is a weapon on grass, and she reads the game well. If she clicks into gear, she’s a dark horse to go deep again. If she doesn’t, there are plenty of names below ready to take this spot.
Honorable mentions
- Coco Gauff – 26-10, 0-2, 24-12 (67%), round of 16 x3
- Jelena Ostapenko – 16-13, 1-2, 53-25 (68%), semi-finalist x1
- Karolina Muchova – 24-7, 1-2, 12-12 (50%), quarter-finalist x2
- Donna Vekic – 12-11, 2-4, 57-38 (60%), semi-finalist x1
- Jasmine Paolini – 12-11, 3-3, 14-14 (50%), finalist x1
- Naomi Osaka – 12-6, 3-3, 18-17 (51%), third round x3
- Katie Boulter – 16-10, 4-3, 40-24 (63%), third round x2
- Diana Shnaider – 18-12, 4-4, 14-8 (64%), third round x1
- Daria Kasatkina – 10-11, 2-4, 37-23 (62%), quarter-finalist x1
- Karolina Pliskova – 14-6, 0-0, 59-32 (65%), finalist x1
- Linda Noskova – 17-10, 8-3, 12-9 (57%), round of 16 x1
- Victoria Mboko – 24-9, 3-2, 3-2 (60%), second round x1
- Marta Kostyuk – 23-5, 0-3, 14-18 (44%), third round x2
I considered 13 others seriously for my grass power rankings, but couldn’t get there with any of them.
Gauff is the biggest omission. She’s 26-10 for the year, has a 67% career grass win rate, and is a Grand Slam champion. On paper, she belongs in the top 10. The problem is that she went 0-2 on grass last year, and has never made it beyond Wimbledon’s fourth round.
Ostapenko and Vekic have the pedigree – 68% and 60% grass win rates respectively, with a Wimbledon semi-final each – but inconsistent form this year and poor grass showings in 2025 has held them back. Muchova is interesting: 24-7 in 2026, but a 50% career grass win rate and 1-2 on the surface last year. Great player, but not a grass player.
Paolini made the Wimbledon final in 2024, which is impressive, but her grass record is 50-50 and she hasn’t kicked on since. Boulter and Shnaider both have grass titles to their name, but lack the Wimbledon depth to separate themselves. Kasatkina won Eastbourne in 2024 but is 10-11 this year, which rules her out.
Then there’s Pliskova, a former Wimbledon finalist who hasn’t played a grass match since last season. Noskova had an excellent 8-3 grass record in 2025 and is one to watch. Mboko is building nicely at 24-9 for the season, but is as fresh as they come on this surface. And Kostyuk, despite being 23-5 in 2026, went 0-3 on grass last year with a 44% career rate – those numbers are tough to get past.
