Monday 4 December 2023

2023 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 27 November 2023

2023 Tennis ELO Awards - Voting

It's the end of the year again, so it's time for me to award 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, and how you can vote for who you think deserves the prize.

Monday 20 November 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 20/11/2023

For the final update of the season, we're going to look back at what happened on the ATP Tour at its season ending ATP Finals in Turin.

Jannik Sinner, © Getty Images
Jannik Sinner, © Getty Images

Sunday 12 November 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 13/11/2023

The final week of the season for most players saw two tournaments held on the ATP Tour, in Metz and Sofia.

Alexander Shevchenko, © Pascal Brocard
Alexander Shevchenko, © Pascal Brocard

Friday 10 November 2023

2023 ATP Finals Predictions

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

Novak Djokovic, last year's champion. © Getty Images
Novak Djokovic, last year's champion. © Getty Images

Tuesday 7 November 2023

Women's ELO Rankings 06/11/2023

The 2023 WTA Tour has finally reached its conclusion, with the season ending WTA Finals taking place this year in Cancun.

Iga Swiatek, © Getty Images
Iga Swiatek, © Getty Images

Monday 6 November 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 06/11/2023

The last large tournament on the ATP Tour this year, and the last major chance for players to qualify for the season ending ATP Finals was held this week, in Paris.

Grigor Dimitrov, © Getty Images
 

Monday 30 October 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 30/10/2023

As we come closer to the end of the season, there were two tournaments held on the ATP Tour this week, in Basel and Vienna.

Felix Auger-Aliassime, © Getty Images
Felix Auger-Aliassime, © Getty Images

Sunday 29 October 2023

Women's ELO Rankings 30/10/2023

As we approach the end of the season, some of the higher ranked players on the tour were competing for the last time at this year's WTA Elite Trophy, in Zhuhai.

Beatriz Haddad Maia, © Getty Images
Beatriz Haddad Maia, © Getty Images

Saturday 28 October 2023

2023 WTA Finals Predictions

Next week, the season ending WTA Finals takes place, this time in Cancun. 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 at the WTA Finals this year, © Getty Images
The 8 players at the WTA Finals this year, © Getty Images

Monday 23 October 2023

Women's ELO Rankings 23/10/2023

This week was the last week of regular tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour this season, so let's see who did well and who didn't at Nanchang, Cluj-Napoca and Monatsir.

Tamara Korpatsch, © Anca Tepei/Imago
Tamara Korpatsch, © Anca Tepei/Imago

Sunday 22 October 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 23/10/2023

This week, there were three tournaments on the ATP Tour, a larger one in Tokyo and two smaller ones in Stockholm and Antwerp.

Ben Shelton, © Getty Images
Ben Shelton, © Getty Images

Monday 16 October 2023

Women's ELO Rankings 16/10/2023

We're near the end of the women's tennis season, but there were still three tournaments held on the WTA Tour this week, in Zhengzhou, Hong Kong and Seoul.

Yuan Yue, © Xinhua/Liu Jie
Yuan Yue, © Xinhua/Liu Jie

Men's ELO Rankings 16/10/2023

The past 2 weeks saw one of the larger tournaments that isn't a Grand Slam, so let's review what happened at Shanghai on the ATP tour.

Fabian Maroszan, © Andrew Medichini / AP Photo
Fabian Maroszan, © Andrew Medichini / AP Photo

Sunday 8 October 2023

Women's ELO Rankings 09/10/2023

The last large tournament before the WTA Finals was held this week, in Beijing. Let's take a look at who did well, who didn't, and my latest ratings and rankings for all the active players on the tour.

Luidmila Samsonova, © Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Luidmila Samsonova, © Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Wednesday 4 October 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 02/10/2023

With the ATP continuing to start and finish tournaments late, here is this week's update, showing how my ratings and rankings changed after the tournaments in Beijing and Astana.

Jannik Sinner, © Getty Images

Sunday 1 October 2023

Women's ELO Rankings 02/10/2023

As we approach the end of the season there were two tournaments held on the WTA Tour this week, a large tournament in Tokyo, and a small one in Ningbo.

Veronkia Kudermetova, © Getty Images
Veronkia Kudermetova, © Getty Images


Tuesday 26 September 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 25/09/2023

The ATP Tour is back, and this post is late not because of anything I did, but because the ATP started and finished its tournaments late. So, let's see what happened at Chendgu and Zhuhai.


Roman Safiullin, © EPA/TASS
Roman Safiullin, © EPA/TASS

Sunday 24 September 2023

Women's ELO Rankings 25/09/2023

Two tournaments were held on the WTA Tour this week, a large tournament in Guadalajara, and a small one in Guangzhou.

Caroline Dolehide, © Reuters
Caroline Dolehide, © Reuters

Monday 18 September 2023

Women's ELO Rankings 18/09/2023

The tennis season is nearing its end, but there is still plenty of tournaments taking place before it ends, including last week's tournaments in San Diego and Osaka.

Ashlyn Krueger, © EPA
Ashlyn Krueger, © EPA

Monday 11 September 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 11/09/2023

Over the past 2 weeks, the 4th and final Grand Slam of the year took place, the US Open in New York. Let's take a look at who did well, who didn't, and my latest ratings and rankings for all the players active on the ATP Tour.

Ben Shelton, © Getty Images

Sunday 10 September 2023

Women's ELO Rankings 11/09/2023

Over the past 2 weeks, the 4th and final Grand Slam of the year took place, the US Open in New York. Let's take a look at who did well, who didn't, and my latest ratings and rankings for all the players active on the WTA Tour.

Coco Gauff, © Getty Images
Coco Gauff, © Getty Images

Saturday 9 September 2023

2023 US Open Final Update

The semi finals of the US Open is now complete, so let's take a look at how that affected my rankings of the players still in and also how well I expect them to do for the rest of the tournament.

US Open logo, © US Open
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
1-104551
11-20-730
21-50-53-34
51-100-57-3
101-1508-31

Thursday 7 September 2023

2023 US Open Semi Finals Update

The quarter finals of the US Open is now complete, so let's take a look at how that affected my rankings of the players still in and also how well I expect them to do for the rest of the tournament.

US Open logo, © US Open
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
1-104445
11-20-737
21-50-53-34
51-100-57-3
101-1509-31

Tuesday 5 September 2023

2023 US Open Quarter Finals Update

The 4th round of the US Open is now complete, so let's take a look at how that affected my rankings of the players still in and also how well I expect them to do for the rest of the tournament.

US Open logo, © US Open
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
1-104237
11-201132
21-50-53-22
51-100-57-3
101-150-6-31

Sunday 3 September 2023

2023 US Open Round 4 Update

The 3rd round of the US Open is now complete, so let's take a look at how that affected my rankings of the players still in and also how well I expect them to do for the rest of the tournament.

US Open logo, © US Open
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
1-102672
11-20219
21-50-47-48
51-100-551
101-150-21-28

Friday 1 September 2023

2023 US Open Round 3 Update

The 2nd round of the US Open is now complete, so let's take a look at how that affected my rankings of the players still in and also how well I expect them to do for the rest of the tournament.

US Open logo, © US Open
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
1-10349
11-2017
21-50-6-43
51-100-3317
101-150-13-18

Wednesday 30 August 2023

2023 US Open Round 2 Update

The 1st round of the US Open is now complete, so let's take a look at how that affected my rankings of the players still in and also how well I expect them to do for the rest of the tournament.

US Open logo, © US Open
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
1-10232
11-2017-19
21-502217
51-100-3829
101-150-34-49

Monday 28 August 2023

2023 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
US Open logo, © US Open

2023 US Open Predictions - Men's

The final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, is starting tomorrow, 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
US Open logo, © US Open

Sunday 27 August 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 28/08/2023

The US Open begins next week, and my predictions for that tournament will be published soon, but before then, let's look at how players did in the final tournament on the ATP Tour beforehand, held in Winston-Salem.

Sebastian Baez, © AFP
Sebastian Baez, © AFP

Women's ELO Rankings 28/08/2023

The US Open begins next week, and my predictions for that tournament will be published soon, but before then, let's look at how players did in the final tournament on the WTA Tour beforehand, held in Cleveland.

Sara Sorribes Tormo, © John Kuntz, cleveland.com
Sara Sorribes Tormo, © John Kuntz, cleveland.com

Monday 21 August 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 21/08/2023

The last large tournament before the US Open took place this week in Cincinnatti, so let's look at how the top players on the ATP Tour did this week.

Max Purcell, © Getty Images / Matthew Stockman
Max Purcell, © Getty Images / Matthew Stockman

Women's ELO Rankings 21/08/2023

The last large tournament before the US Open took place this week in Cincinnatti, so let's look at how the top players on the WTA Tour did this week.


Coco Gauff, © Getty Images
Coco Gauff, © Getty Images

Monday 14 August 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 14/08/2023

As we approach the final Grand Slam of the season, a large tournament took place on the ATP Tour this week, in Toronto.

Alex De Minaur, © Getty Images
Alex De Minaur, © Getty Images


Women's ELO Rankings 14/08/2023

As we approach the final Grand Slam of the season, a large tournament took place on the WTA Tour this week, in Montreal.

Luidmila Samsonova, © Minas Panagiotakis
Luidmila Samsonova, © Minas Panagiotakis


Wednesday 9 August 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 07/08/2023

 Late update this week as I'm on holiday, but here's the results from last week.

Daniel Evans, © Getty Images
Daniel Evans, © Getty Images

Women's ELO Rankings 07/08/2023

Late update this week as I'm on holiday, but here's the results from last week.

Nao Hibino, © AFP/JIJI
Nao Hibino, © AFP/JIJI

Monday 31 July 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 31/07/2023

 This week on the ATP Tour, there were 3 tournaments held, in Hamburg, Atlanta and Umag.

Alexei Popyrin, © Getty Images
Alexei Popyrin, © Getty Images

Women's ELO Rankings 31/07/2023

This week on the WTA Tour, there were 3 tournaments held, in Hamburg, Warsaw and Lausanne.

Arantxa Rus, © Frank Molter/DPA
Arantxa Rus, © Frank Molter/DPA

Monday 24 July 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 24/07/2023

Our weekly regular schedule of tennis is back, so let's review the events that happened in the last 7 days on the ATP Tour, in Newport, Bastad and Gstaad.

Pedro Cachin, © KEYSTONE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
Pedro Cachin, © KEYSTONE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT

Women's ELO Rankings 24/07/2023

Our weekly regular schedule of tennis is back, so let's review the events that happened in the last 7 days on the WTA Tour, in Budapest and Palermo.


Maria Timofeeva, © Getty Images
Maria Timofeeva, © Getty Images

Sunday 16 July 2023

Men's ELO Rankings 17/07/2023

Over the past 2 weeks, the 3rd Grand Slam of the year took place, in Wimbledon. Let's take a look at who did well, who didn't, and my latest ratings and rankings for all the players active on the ATP Tour.

Christopher Eubanks, © PA

Saturday 15 July 2023

Women's ELO Rankings 17/07/2023

Over the past 2 weeks, the 3rd Grand Slam of the year took place, in Wimbledon. Let's take a look at who did well, who didn't, and my latest ratings and rankings for all the players active on the WTA Tour.

Marketa Vondrousova, © Tom Jenkins/The Observer

Friday 14 July 2023

2023 Wimbledon Final Update

The semi finals of Wimbledon has finished, so let's take a look at how those results impacted my ratings of the players still in, and also how well I expect them to do in the final of the tournament.


Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships


View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here. Who's doing better so far, the top players, or the lower ranked players? Some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Rank± Men± Wmn
1-107231
11-20-3731
21-50-856
51-100-25-42
101-15025-81

Wednesday 12 July 2023

2023 Wimbledon Semi Finals Update

The quarter finals of Wimbledon has finished, so let's take a look at how those results impacted my ratings of the players still in, and also how well I expect them to do for the rest of the tournament.


Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships


View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here. Who's doing better so far, the top players, or the lower ranked players? Some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Rank± Men± Wmn
1-107332
11-20-3723
21-50-865
51-100-25-42
101-15025-81

Monday 10 July 2023

2023 Wimbledon Quarter Finals Update

The fourth round of Wimbledon has finished, so let's take a look at how those results impacted my ratings of the players still in, and also how well I expect them to do for the rest of the tournament.


Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships


View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here. Who's doing better so far, the top players, or the lower ranked players? Some stats I calculated for the top 150 players:

Rank± Men± Wmn
1-106354
11-20-3217
21-50-848
51-100-19-42
101-15025-81

Saturday 8 July 2023

2023 Wimbledon Round 4 Update

The third round of Wimbledon is nearly completed, so let's take a look at how those results impacted my ratings of the players still in, and also how well I expect them to do for the rest of the tournament. For the remaining round 3 matches, I will assume the higher ranked player will win for my predictions.


Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships


View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here. Who's doing better so far, the top players, or the lower ranked players? Some stats I calculated for the top 150 players (completed R3 matches only):

Rank± Men± Wmn
1-105734
11-20-2512
21-501375
51-100-45-36
101-15028-81

Friday 7 July 2023

2023 Wimbledon Round 3 Update

We're still schedule, now that round 2 of Wimbledon is completed, let's take a look at how those results impacted my ratings of the players still in, and also how well I expect them to do for the rest of the tournament. For now, I'm ignoring completed round 3 matches.


Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships


View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here. Who's doing better so far, the top players, or the lower ranked players? Some stats I calculated for the top 150 players (completed R2 matches only):

Rank ± Men ± Wmn
1-10 46 6
11-20 -37 3
21-50 48 88
51-100 -65 -19
101-150 32 -78

Wednesday 5 July 2023

2023 Wimbledon Round 2 Update

We're over a day behind schedule, but with most of round 1 completed at Wimbledon, let's take a look at how those results impacted my ratings of the players still in, and also how well I expect them to do for the rest of the tournament. For now, I'm ignoring completed round 2 matches and for matches not yet completed, I assume the higher ELO player will win the match.


Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Logo, © Wimbledon Championships


View my pre-tournament predictions for the Men and the Women here. Who's doing better so far, the top players, or the lower ranked players? Some stats I calculated for the top 150 players (completed R1 matches only):

Rank ± Men ± Wmn
1-10 18 11
11-20 -6 17
21-50 -21 46
51-100 -44 -32
101-150 29 -40