2018 Tennis ELO Awards - Winners

The voting is over, and it's time to announce the winners! Find out who won this year's Tennis ELO awards after the jump. Like last year, the polls took place on Twitter, and if you haven't done so already, follow @tennis_elo to be the 1st to hear of new blog posts and more.

2018 Tennis ELO Awards - Voting

I'm going to be awarding some virtual prizes to 4 players based on my Player of the week and Upset player of the week awards that are handed out every update. Below the jump are the players I've shortlisted for the 4 awards this year.

For the "Player of the Year" awards, I've listed why each player has been nominated, which I haven't done for the "Disappointment of the year" awards. How you choose who you vote for is up to you, the winners of the awards will be the player who gets the most votes.

All votes will be held on Twitter. Follow @tennis_elo to be the 1st to hear of new blog posts and more.

Men's ELO Rankings 19/11/2018

It's the end of the season, with the finale, an 8 man tournament taking place in London.

Alexander Zverev, © Reuters

2018 ATP Finals Predictions

Next week, the ATP Finals are taking place in London, with the top 8 players over the year taking part.

The 8 players competing this year © Getty Images/ATP World Tour

After the jump, I'll take a look at the players and how I expect the tournament to go. For my latest ranking update for all the men on the ATP World Tour, go here.

Men's ELO Rankings 05/11/2018

The ATP Finals are on soon, and this week was the last chance to qualify for it, with a large tournament in Paris.

Karen Khachanov, © Thibault Camus/AP

Women's ELO Rankings 05/11/2018

The season if officially over, with the finale taking place this week, at the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai.

Ashleigh Barty, © Getty Images

Men's ELO Rankings 29/10/2018

This week saw 2 large tournaments held on the ATP World Tour, in Vienna and Basel, as the ATP Finals approaches.

Marius Copil, © Guliver/Getty Images

Women's ELO Rankings 29/10/2018

It's the end of the season, and 8 of the world's top players played their last tournament, the WTA Finals at Singapore.

Elina Svitolina, © Reuters

Men's ELO Rankings 22/10/2018

Most top players took this week off, but there were 3 tournaments on the ATP World Tour this week, in Moscow, Stockholm and Antwerp.

Ernests Gulbis, © Gallo Images

Women's ELO Rankings 22/10/2018

The WTA Finals starts today, but there were still 2 tournaments on this week in Moscow and Luxembourg, so let's take a look at how they affected my ratings.

Ons Jabeur, © AFP

2018 WTA Finals Predictions

Next week, the WTA Finals are taking place in Singapore, with the top 8 players over the year taking part.

The 8 WTA Finals players, © Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

After the jump, I'll take a look at the players and how I expect the tournament to go. A full update for the Women's ratings will be completed later, once all of this week's matches finish.

Women's ELO Rankings 15/10/2018

With the WTA Finals only a week away, there were 3 tournaments this week, in Tianjin, Hong Kong and Linz.

Dayana Yastremska, © Hong Kong Tennis Open

Men's ELO Rankings 15/10/2018

A large ATP tournament was held this week, in Shanghai, as the top players prepare for the ATP Finals later this year.

Borna Coric, © Getty

Men's ELO Rankings 08/10/2018

The ATP Finals are over a month away, but there is still tennis on for the next month, and this week, there were 2 tournaments held, in Beijing and Tokyo.

Nikoloz Basilashvili, © Getty Images

Women's ELO Rankings 08/10/2018

With the WTA Finals approaching, there was a large tournament on this week that many of the top players entered, in Beijing.

Caroline Wozniacki, © Getty Images

Men's ELO Rankings 01/10/2018

Short post as I'm posting this later than I'd like, but this week, the ATP World Tour was in Chengdu and Shenzhen.

Yoshihito Nishioka, © STR / AFP

Women's ELO Rankings 01/10/2018

This week, there were 2 tournaments held, a large tournament in Wuhan and a tournament in Tashkent.

Aryna Sabalenka, © Wuhan Open

Men's ELO Rankings 24/09/2018

Most of the top players took this week off, but there were still 2 tournaments held this week, in Metz and St. Petersburg.

Gilles Simon, © FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images

Women's ELO Rankings 24/09/2018

The Asian leg of the WTA Tour continued, with tournament held in Tokyo, Seoul and Guangzhou.

Wang Qiang, © STR/AFP/Getty Images

Women's ELO Rankings 17/09/2018

Another week on the WTA Tour finished this week, with tournaments in Quebec City and Hiroshima.

Pauline Parmentier, © Reuters

Men's ELO Rankings 10/09/2018

The last Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, finished this week. Below the jump, I highlight who did well, who didn't, and an update to my rankings.

John Millman, © Getty Images

Women's ELO Rankings 10/09/2018

The last Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, finished this week. Below the jump, I highlight who did well, who didn't, and an update to my rankings.

Naomi Osaka, © Getty Images

2018 US Open Final Update

It's the final of the US Open, and we're about to crown the winners of the final Grand Slam of the year! But before the matches start, let's take a look at some stats I calculated for the top 150 players after the jump:

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2018 US Open Semi Finals Update

The quarter finals of the US Open is complete, so let's take a look at how the results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament.

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2018 US Open Quarter Finals Update

The 4th round of the US Open finished this evening, so let's take a look at how the results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament.

US Open Logo, © US Open

View my predictions from week 2 for the Men and the Women here, but before the latest rankings, some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Men's Rank	± ELO
1-10	46
11-20	47
21-50	16
51-100	37
101-150	-36

Women's Rank	± ELO
1-10	-8
11-20	59
21-50	69
51-100	-13
101-150	-54

2018 US Open Week 2 Predictions - Men's

The 2nd week of the US Open is starting up in a few hours time, so it's time for me to update the predictions I made last week, with some new predictions for the rest of the tournament.

US Open Logo, © US Open

2018 US Open Week 2 Predictions - Women's

The 2nd week of the US Open is starting up in a few hours time, so it's time for me to update the predictions I made last week, with some new predictions for the rest of the tournament.

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2018 US Open Round 4 Update

The 3rd round of the US Open finished this evening, so let's take a look at how the results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament.

US Open Logo, © US Open

View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here (new predictions coming soon), but before the latest rankings, some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Men's Rank	± ELO
1-10	60
11-20	35
21-50	28
51-100	21
101-150	-36

Women's Rank	± ELO
1-10	5
11-20	73
21-50	33
51-100	-4
101-150	-54

2018 US Open Round 3 Update

The 2nd round of the US Open finished this evening, so let's take a look at how the results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament.

US Open Logo, © US Open

View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here, but before the latest rankings, some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Men's Rank	± ELO
1-10	37
11-20	33
21-50	63
51-100	6
101-150	-27

Women's Rank	± ELO
1-10	36
11-20	47
21-50	18
51-100	-10
101-150	-45

2018 US Open Round 2 Update

The 1st round of the US Open finished this evening, so let's take a look at how the results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament.

US Open Logo, © US Open

View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here, but before the latest rankings, some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Men's Rank	± ELO
1-10	23
11-20	11
21-50	61
51-100	21
101-150	-27

Women's Rank	± ELO
1-10	20
11-20	49
21-50	-30
51-100	25
101-150	-35

2018 US Open Predictions - Men's

The US Open starts tomorrow, and here are my predictions for the Men's draw. After the jump, I shall summarise the highlights, then present the full table of prediction percentages for you to view.

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2018 US Open Predictions - Women's

The US Open starts tomorrow, and here are my predictions for the Women's draw. After the jump, I shall summarise the highlights, then present the full table of prediction percentages for you to view.

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Men's ELO Rankings 27/08/2018

The final week before the US Open happened this week with a tournament in Winston-Salem, find out after the jump what happened and for my latest ELO rankings.

Daniil Medvedev, © PA

Women's ELO Rankings 27/08/2018

The final week before the US Open happened this week with a tournament in New Haven, find out after the jump what happened and for my latest ELO rankings.

Aryna Sabalenka, © AP

Men's ELO Rankings 20/08/2018

The American hard court season continued this week, with a large tournament in Cincinnati.

Novak Djokovic, © Reuters

Women's ELO Rankings 20/08/2018

The American hard court season continued this week, with a large tournament in Cincinnati.

Kiki Bertens, © Getty

Men's ELO Rankings 13/08/2018

This week, players on the ATP World Tour prepared for the US Open with a large tournament in Toronto.

Stefanos Tsitsipas, © Reuters

Women's ELO Rankings 13/08/2018

With the US Open only a few weeks away, the WTA prepared for it with a large tournament in Montreal.

Simona Halep, © Getty Images

Women's ELO Rankings 06/08/2018

This week, as players prepared for the US Open, there were 2 tournaments held, in San Jose and Washington D.C.

Mihaela Buzarnescu, © AP / Tony Avelar

Men's ELO Rankings 06/08/2018

This week saw 3 tournaments as the European clay court season finished in Kitzbuhel, and 2 hard court tournaments in Washington and Cabo San Lucas.

Alex de Minaur, © AP

Men's ELO Rankings 30/07/2018

The American hard court season started up this week with a tournament in Atlanta, along with 2 European clay court tournaments, in Hamburg and Gstaad.

Nikoloz Basilashvili, © Fabian Bimmer / Reuters

Women's ELO Rankings 30/07/2018

While many players were preparing for the American hard court season, there were 2 tournaments held this week, in Moscow and Nanchang.

Olga Danilovic, © Getty Images

Men's ELO Rankings 23/07/2018

We're back to weekly tournaments on the ATP World Tour, and this week, there were 3 tournaments, in Newport, Bastad and Umag.

Marco Cecchinato, © Getty Images

Women's ELO Rankings 23/07/2018

We're back in to regular service, with weekly tournaments on the WTA Tour. This week, there were 2 tournaments, in Bucharest and Gstaad.

Mandy Minella, © L'Equipe

Men's ELO Rankings 16/07/2018

Over the last 2 weeks, the 3rd Grand Slam of the year took place, in Wimbledon.

Kevin Anderson, © PA

Women's ELO Rankings 16/07/2018

Over the last 2 weeks, the 3rd Grand Slam of the year took place, in Wimbledon.

Angelique Kerber, © EPA

2018 Wimbledon Final Update

It's the final of Wimbledon, and we're about to crown the winners of the third Grand Slam of the year! But before the matches start, let's take a look at some stats I calculated for the top 150 players after the jump:

Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships

2018 Wimbledon Semi Finals Update

The quarter finals of Wimbledon is complete, so let's take a look at how the results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament.

Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships

2018 Wimbledon Quarter Finals Update

The 4th round of Wimbledon is almost complete, so let's take a look at how the results impacted my rankings of the players still in the tournament. For the 1 remaining Men's match the displayed ratings assume the player wins their match.

Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships

View my week 2 predictions for the Men and the Women here, but before the latest rankings, some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Men's Rank	± ELO
1-10	15
11-20	18
21-50	-12
51-100	11
101-150	37

Women's Rank	± ELO
1-10	-100
11-20	57
21-50	25
51-100	-2
101-150	19

2018 Wimbledon Week 2 Predictions - Men's

Right now, it's late on Middle Sunday, so it's time for me to update the predictions I made last week, with some new predictions for the rest of the tournament.

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