The professional women have their own major tournament to cap off their season. To win the full amount, the winner would need to go undefeated in the tournament. Named after popular Australian tennis pro Rod Laver, the Laver Cup is a relative newcomer to the tennis scene. The inaugural tournament took place in and it has been held annually since then, with the exception of due to COVID The Laver Cup is a weekend tournament that pits players from Europe against players from the rest of the world.
Each of the two teams Team Europe and Team World are comprised of six players: three that qualify based on their ranking and three that are chosen by team captains.
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What's your ultimate sports event? Even David Nalbandian, who has rapidly fallen in the rankings to approximately th in the world, has been a stellar player over the years, reaching the semifinals or better in every Grand Slam tournament. But Juan Martin del Potro definitely carries much of the country's weight and expectations on his shoulders. He has won a major before and seems to be getting back into top form again to possibly win more.
France has been known to produce very talented tennis players with much variety and flair. In fact, there are 12 French individuals ranked in the Top 75 on the ATP tour which equates to 16 percent. This staggering number is almost as amazing as seeing just how talented these guys are on the court.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon are the giants inside the Top 20, and these guys all remain very consistent and successful over time. Jeremy Chardy, Benoit Paire, Adrian Mannarino, Kenny de Schepper and Nicolas Mahut are all playing better tennis than ever currently, and they may be moving way up the rankings, too. And then there are the inconsistent but also incredibly great players, Michael Llodra, Gael Monfils and Julien Benneteau, who are not afraid of big stages or going for huge shots.
Though there are eight women in the Top , that statistic is easily overlooked when considering just how dominant the male Spaniards have been over the years. First off, there are nine Spaniards in the Top 50, which is roughly 20 percent interestingly enough, Marcel Granollers is ranked 51st, so it pretty much is one-fifth of the Top Additionally, there are men who continue to improve immensely, including Pablo Andujar, Feliciano Lopez and even David Ferrer who is a giant in the sport.
Players such as Fernando Verdasco and Tommy Robredo know what it is like to be ranked at the top of the field and how to play big matches due to their experience. And there are three men in the Top 20—Nicolas Almagro who is consistent but has yet to break the barrier , David Ferrer who is exceeding expectations year after year and Rafael Nadal , who should need no introduction. Surely, Spain is a powerhouse that may remain the best country for tennis for a long time. Enjoy our content?
The ITF report shows there are , recognized courts around the world, with 71, clubs that people can join. No doubt these are figures the ITF will want to increase as they pursue their target of million participants. To help reach their target they will be delving further into the details of the data to work alongside national governments and tennis federations.
It is when you start to break the data down you realize how dominant some countries and areas of the world are for participation. The full top six reads as follows:. The volume of Chinese and Indian players is the prime reason Asia as a region has the most tennis participants globally.
An interesting feature to note from the data is having the largest participation levels does not necessarily equate to having the most facilities. The following table outlines the nations with the most tennis courts and clubs by global percentage. Whereas China has the highest ratio of global participants and the second-highest number of courts, it does not feature at all in terms of number of clubs.
While it is not a surprise to see the likes of Germany and France figure highly in the top rankings, it is surprising to see Vietnam and Brazil in the top five for number of tennis clubs by global percentage.
The US has a rich heritage of legendary tennis champions who will have been idolized by aspiring young American tennis players. The Williams sisters have maintained this tradition today and will be a large reason why North America has the largest percentage of female tennis players by region with In there was a massive spike in participation with During a tough year, people wanted to be out of the house, exercising in a safe manner, and tennis offers decent social distancing opportunities.
Yet the figures are highly encouraging, with 6. Tennis, like most sports, will have variations in the age groups who play. However, more seniors are turning to the game for health and social benefits, and by Perhaps equally pleasing is that over a quarter of participants are aged between 6 and 17 years of age. This was an increase in of 1. New England has the lowest participation rates of any region in the US, with only 4.
The top regions were:. Again, as with different nations, different states and their cities will vary in the facilities offered to residents. California is a state with plentiful facilities, with San Diego alone having around 70 tennis courts, 40 of which are public. Atlanta in Georgia is another city renowned for its extensive tennis facilities. The PAC figures also show Florida seeing the largest increase in participation of all the states over a five-year period source.
Florida has witnessed consistent growth in participation in this time of 7. Around 1. With two of the four grand slam tournaments, Europe has always been a traditional tennis continent.
The following table shows how participation levels have changed in recent years. Below is a table showing recent changes in numbers for the six European countries with the largest percentage of participants on the continent. It is easy to spot a couple of large potential discrepancies in this table, where numbers rise or fall quite dramatically between years.
For example, in Great Britain for the data shows people who played tennis four or more times during the course of the year. This was to bring it in line with other nations, having previously recorded data for people who have played just once in the year. The key for national tennis federations is to look at the long-term trend in order to plan for investment in the sport.
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