Key Points The mean match duration for open class international male and female wheelchair tennis players in singles on hard court was just over an hour. Mean game duration for male players was around 5 min, with a mean rally duration of 6 s. Their effective playing time was 20% of the actual playing time, with a work-to-rest ratio of 1:4. On average, open class international male players covered almost 4 km per match on hard court, with mean and peak average forward speeds of 3.8 and 12.8 km/h. The average and peak match heart rates of international male players on hard court were 134 and 166 beats per minute, respectively. Average match heart rate expressed as a percentage of peak heart rate was 75%. These players hit an average of 366 strokes per match, 201 strokes per set, 25 per game, and 3.4 per rally.
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