Tuesday 7 December 2021

2021 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.

Monday 29 November 2021

2021 Tennis ELO Awards - Voting

It's the end of the year again, so it's time for me to award some 4 virtual prizes to players based on how well they have done over the season. Below the jump are the players I've shortlisted for the 4 awards this year.

Monday 22 November 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 22/11/2021

We come to the end of the season, and it's time to look at what happened at the season ending ATP Finals in Turin.

Alexander Zverev, © Getty Images

Thursday 18 November 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 15/11/2021

On the final week of the season, there were 2 tournaments held, a small tournament in Linz, and the season ending WTA Finals.

Alison Riske, © AAP

Saturday 13 November 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 15/11/2021

With the ATP Finals on next week, there was time in the schedule for a smaller tournament this week, held in Stockholm.


Tommy Paul, © PA
Tommy Paul, © PA

Friday 12 November 2021

2021 ATP Finals Predictions

Next week, the season ending ATP Finals takes place, this time in Turin. After the jump, I'll take a look at the players competing this year and how I expect the tournament to go.

Daniil Medvedev, last year's champion. © Getty Images
Daniil Medvedev, last year's champion. © Getty Images

Tuesday 9 November 2021

2021 WTA Finals Predictions

This week, the season ending WTA Finals takes place, this time in Guadalajara. After the jump, I'll take a look at the players competing this year and how I expect the tournament to go.

The 8 players competing at this year's event, © Getty Images

Monday 8 November 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 08/11/2021

The final chance for players to qualify for the season ending ATP Finals was this week, with a large tournament held in Paris.

Hugo Gaston, © Abaca / Icon Sport


Monday 1 November 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 01/11/2021

The last set of tournaments before the season ending WTA finals were held this week, in Courmayeur and Cluj-Napoca.

Donna Vekic, © Francesco Peluso/Courmayeur Ladies Open

Sunday 31 October 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 01/11/2021

This week on the ATP Tour, there were 2 tournaments held, in Vienna and St. Petersburg.

Frances Tiafoe, © Christian Bruna/EPA

Tuesday 26 October 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 25/10/2021

As we approach the end of the tennis season, there were 2 tournaments held this week, in Moscow and Antwerp.

Aslan Karatsev, © AFP
Aslan Karatsev, © AFP

Monday 25 October 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 25/10/2021

As we approach the end of the tennis season, there were 2 tournaments held this week, in Moscow and Tenerife.

Ann Li, © Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
Ann Li, © Matthew Stockman/Getty Images


Monday 18 October 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 18/10/2021

Over the past 2 weeks, the Indian Wells tournament was held, so let's look at how the results there affected my ratings and rankings.

Nikoloz Basilashvili, © EPA
Nikoloz Basilashvili, © EPA

Women's ELO Rankings 18/10/2021

Over the past 2 weeks, the Indian Wells tournament was held, so let's look at how the results there affected my ratings and rankings.

Paula Badosa, © Getty Images
Paula Badosa, © Getty Images

Wednesday 13 October 2021

2021 IW Week 2 Predictions - Men's

 The Indian Wells tournament is one of the biggest of the year outside of the Grand Slams, so I'm here with a look at how the 2nd week of the Men's bracket will turn out. After the jump, I present a table with percentages for all 16 players remaining.

Indian Wells logo, © BNP Paribas Open

Tuesday 12 October 2021

2021 IW Week 2 Predictions - Women's

The Indian Wells tournament is one of the biggest of the year outside of the Grand Slams, so I'm here with a look at how the 2nd week of the Women's bracket will turn out. After the jump, I present a table with percentages for all 16 players remaining.

Indian Wells logo, © BNP Paribas Open

Thursday 7 October 2021

2021 Indian Wells Predictions - Men's

The Indian Wells tournament is one of the biggest of the year outside of the Grand Slams, so I'm here with a preview and predictions for how the Men's bracket will turn out. After the jump, I present a table with percentages for all 96 players competing on how well they will do here.


Indian Wells logo, © BNP Paribas Open

Wednesday 6 October 2021

2021 Indian Wells Predictions - Women's

The Indian Wells tournament is one of the biggest of the year outside of the Grand Slams, so I'm here with a preview and predictions for how the Women's bracket will turn out. After the jump, I present a table with percentages for all 96 players competing on how well they will do here.


Indian Wells logo, © BNP Paribas Open

Monday 4 October 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 04/10/2021

This week on the ATP Tour, there was 2 tournaments held, in San Diego and Sofia.

Casper Ruud, © AP
Casper Ruud, © AP

Women's ELO Rankings 04/10/2021

 This week on the WTA Tour, there was 2 tournaments held, in Chicago and Nur-Sultan.

Alison Van Uytvanck, © BELGA

Monday 27 September 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 27/09/2021

We're coming to the end of the season, and there were 2 tournaments held on the ATP Tour this week, in Nur-Sultan and Metz.

Kwon Soon-Woo, © AFP
Kwon Soon-Woo, © AFP

Women's ELO Rankings 27/09/2021

This week on the WTA Tour, there was 1 tournament held, in Ostrava.

Anett Kontaveit, © MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images
Anett Kontaveit, © MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images


Monday 20 September 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 20/09/2021

As we enter the final few months of the tennis season, there were 2 small tournaments held this week, in Luxembourg and Portoroz.

Jasmine Paolini, © AFP/Getty Images
Jasmine Paolini, © AFP/Getty Images

Monday 13 September 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 13/09/2021

Over the past 2 weeks, the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open took place. Let's see how the results from that tournament affected my ratings and rankings.

Botic van de Zandschulp, © Robert Sabo

Sunday 12 September 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 13/09/2021

Over the past 2 weeks, the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open took place. Let's see how the results from that tournament affected my ratings and rankings.


Emma Raducanu, © Getty Images
Emma Raducanu, © Getty Images

Saturday 11 September 2021

2021 US Open Final Update

The semi finals of the US Open have finished, and we're moving to the finals of the last Grand Slam of the year, so let's take a look at how the semis impacted my rankings of the finalists.

US Open logo, © US Open
US Open logo, © US Open

View my 2nd week tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here, and after the jump, I present some stats I calculated for the top 150 players, my latest ELO ratings for the finalists, and how likely they are to win the match. Who do you think the favourite is?

Thursday 9 September 2021

2021 US Open Semi Finals Update

The quarter finals of the US Open finished last night, so let's take a look at how that impacted my rankings of the players still in. As we're near to the end of the tournament, I'll also present my predictions for the final and the winner after the jump.

US Open logo, © US Open



Tuesday 7 September 2021

2021 US Open Quarter Finals Update

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


US Open logo, © US Open

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

Rank± Men± Wmn
1-101275
11-20-3669
21-50-31-38
51-100-20-61
101-150-26-49

Sunday 5 September 2021

2021 US Open Week 2 Predictions - Men's

 The 2nd week of the US Open begins today, so it's time for me to update my predictions for the tournament, after the jump, I summarize what's happened so far, and present what I think is likely to happen for the rest of the event.

US Open logo, © US Open
US Open logo, © US Open


2021 US Open Week 2 Predictions - Women's

 The 2nd week of the US Open begins today, so it's time for me to update my predictions for the tournament, after the jump, I summarize what's happened so far, and present what I think is likely to happen for the rest of the event.

US Open logo, © US Open
US Open logo, © US Open


2021 US Open Round 4 Update

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


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:

Rank± Men± Wmn
1-10-161
11-20-1782
21-50-27-21
51-100-20-63
101-150-26-49

Friday 3 September 2021

2021 US Open Round 3 Update

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


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:

Rank± Men± Wmn
1-101565
11-20-2778
21-50-3512
51-100-27-93
101-1503-39

Wednesday 1 September 2021

2021 US Open Round 2 Update

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


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:

Rank ± Men ± Wmn
1-10 1 33
11-20 -31 50
21-50 -31 35
51-100 36 -42
101-150 -32 -48

Monday 30 August 2021

2021 US Open Predictions - Women's

The final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, is starting shortly, and for the next 2 weeks, I will publish round-by-round updates. After the jump, you will find my pre-tournament predictions for the upcoming tournament.

US Open logo, © US Open

2021 US Open Predictions - Men's

The final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, is starting shortly, and for the next 2 weeks, I will publish round-by-round updates. After the jump, you will find my pre-tournament predictions for the upcoming tournament.

US Open logo, © US Open

Sunday 29 August 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 30/08/2021

There was one final tournament held before the US Open begins, held in Winston-Salem.

Ilya Ivashka, © AP

Women's ELO Rankings 30/08/2021

Final preparations for the US Open took place this week, with 2 tournaments on the WTA Tour, in Cleveland and Chicago.

Irina-Camelia Begu, © Joshua Gunter

Monday 23 August 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 23/08/2021

 The last large tournament on the ATP Tour before the US Open was held this week, in Cincinnati.

Benoit Paire, © Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Benoit Paire, © Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

Women's ELO Rankings 23/08/2021

The last large tournament on the WTA Tour before the US Open was held this week, in Cincinnati.

Jil Teichmann, © AP
Jil Teichmann, © AP

Monday 16 August 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 16/08/2021

The North American swing of tournaments continues on the ATP Tour, with a tournament held in Toronto.

Reilly Opelka, © Vaughn Ridley GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP
Reilly Opelka, © Vaughn Ridley GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP


Women's ELO Rankings 16/08/2021

With preparations for the US Open underway, a large tournament was held this week, in Montreal.

Camila Giorgi, © Graham Hughes / The Canadian Press

Monday 9 August 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 09/08/2021

There were 2 tournaments held on the WTA Tour this week, in San Jose and Cluj-Napoca.

Danielle Collins, © AP Photo / Tony Avelar
Danielle Collins, © AP Photo / Tony Avelar

Men's ELO Rankings 09/08/2021

With players looking ahead to the US Open, there was 1 tournament held this week, in Washington.

Mackenzie McDonald, © AP
Mackenzie McDonald, © AP

Monday 2 August 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 02/08/2021

 This week, we take a look at what happened at the Olympics at Tokyo, and 2 ATP Tour events also held this week, in Atlanta and Kitzbuhel.

Karen Khachanov, © Sergei Bobylev/TASS
Karen Khachanov, © Sergei Bobylev/TASS

Sunday 1 August 2021

Women's ELO Rankings 02/08/2021

This week, we take a look at what happened at the only WTA level event held this week, the Olympics in Tokyo.


Belinda Bencic, © Getty Images
Belinda Bencic, © Getty Images

Monday 26 July 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 26/07/2021

With the Olympics on next week, this week saw a great opportunity for the men who didn't qualify for it, with 3 ATP tournaments held in Umag, Gstaad and Cabo San Lucas.


Carlos Alcaraz, © Anne-Christine POUJOULAT AFP/File
Carlos Alcaraz, © Anne-Christine POUJOULAT AFP/File

Women's ELO Rankings 26/07/2021

With the Olympics on next week, this week saw a great opportunity for the women who didn't qualify for it, with 2 WTA tournaments held in Palermo and Gdynia.

Maryna Zanevska, © Getty Images
Maryna Zanevska, © Getty Images

Monday 19 July 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 19/07/2021

This week, we look back at what happened at 3 ATP Tour tournaments, held in Hamburg, Bastad and Newport.

Federico Coria, © AFP
Federico Coria, © AFP

Women's ELO Rankings 19/07/2021

This week, we look back at what happened at 3 WTA Tour tournaments, held in Budapest, Lausanne and Prague.


Anhelina Kalinina, © Getty Images / Global Images
Anhelina Kalinina, © Getty Images / Global Images

Sunday 11 July 2021

Men's ELO Rankings 12/07/2021

Over the past 2 weeks, the 3rd Grand Slam of the year, Wimbledon took place. Let's see how the results on the grass affected my ratings and rankings.

Hubert Hurkacz, © Reuters
Hubert Hurkacz, © Reuters