Professional tennis is getting older: Age for the top 100 ranked tennis players

(Das Profitennis wird älter: Alter der Top100-Spieler)

The aim of this investigation was to determine age-related factors of the top 100 ranked men and women tennis players over the last few decades. The birth date and the ranking position of 1,040 top-100 tennis players (647 men and 393 women) were obtained from official public websites. The mean age of top 100 male tennis players increased significantly from 1984 to 2013 (24.6 ± 3.9 to 27.6 ± 3.2 yr; P P vs 22.8 ± 3.1 yr; P vs 24.8 ± 2.9 yr).
© Copyright 2015 International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport. Taylor & Francis. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Schlagworte:
Notationen:Spielsportarten Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin
Veröffentlicht in:International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Online-Zugang:http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/uwic/ujpa/2015/00000015/00000003/art00010
Jahrgang:15
Heft:3
Seiten:873-881
Dokumentenarten:Artikel
Level:hoch