FAQ for rec.sport.tennis (Version 0.2) -- File 1 of 2 Table of Contents File Item Title Line # --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1 Schedule of Grand Slam Tournaments (1993) . . . 33 2 Grand Slam Event Winners - Open Era . . . . . . 47 3 Number of Grand Slam Singles Titles Won . . . . 128 4 Grand Slam Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 5 Head-to-Head Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 6 Specifics of the Seles-Graf Rivalry . . . . . . 230 7 Players - Career Singles Titles . . . . . . . . 245 8 ATP Rankings - List of #1's . . . . . . . . . . 271 9 Explanation of ATP "Super 9" . . . . . . . . . 344 10 1993 Pro Tournament Results . . . . . . . . . . 381 2 11 WTA - Virginia Slims Rankings (Women) . . . . . 21 12 WTA - Kraft Tour Points (Women) . . . . . . . . 78 13 ATP - IBM/ATP Rankings (Men) . . . . . . . . . 118 14 Davis Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 15 Addresses of TV and Tennis Organizations . . . 301 A1 Future Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 A2 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 A3 Send comments to... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Schedule of Grand Slam Tournaments (1993) Event Dates --------------------------------------- Australian Open Jan 18 - 31 French Open May 24 - Jun 6 Wimbledon Jun 21 - Jul 4 US Open Aug 30 - Sep 12 * --------------------------------------- * US Open Tickets Phone Number: 800-524-8440 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Grand Slam Event Winners in the Open Era Christopher Smith (csmith@cc) Srinivasamurthy Kasibhotla (kasib...@phakt.usc.edu) Note: During the late seventies through 1985, the Australian Open was held in the month of December. The Australian Open was held in January starting in 1987 and was not held in 1986. Men Australian French Wimblebon US Open -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 Courier Bruguera Sampras 1992 Courier Courier Agassi Edberg 1991 Becker Courier Stich Edberg 1990 Lendl Gomez Edberg Sampras 1989 Lendl Chang Becker Becker 1988 Wilander Wilander Edberg Wilander 1987 Edberg Lendl Cash Lendl 1986 Lendl Becker Lendl 1985 Edberg Wilander Becker Lendl 1984 Wilander Lendl McEnroe McEnroe 1983 Wilander Noah McEnroe Connors 1982 Kriek Wilander Connors Connors 1981 Kriek Borg McEnroe McEnroe 1980 Teacher Borg Borg McEnroe 1979 Vilas Borg Borg McEnroe 1978 Vilas Borg Borg Connors 1977 * Gerulaitis Vilas Borg Vilas Tanner 1976 Edmondson Panatta Borg Connors 1975 Newcombe Borg Ashe Orantes 1974 Connors Borg Connors Connors 1973 Newcombe Nastase Kodes Newcombe 1972 Rosewall Gimeno Smith Nastase 1971 Rosewall Kodes Newcombe Smith 1970 Ashe Kodes Newcombe Rosewall 1969 Laver Laver Laver Laver / Smith ** 1968 B Bowrey Rosewall Laver Ashe / Ashe ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Women Australian French Wimblebon US Open -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 Seles Graf Graf 1992 Seles Seles Graf Seles 1991 Seles Seles Graf Seles 1990 Graf Seles Navratilova Sabatini 1989 Graf Sanchez Graf Graf 1988 Graf Graf Graf Graf 1987 Mandlikova Graf Navratilova Navratilova 1986 Evert Navratilova Navratilova 1985 Navratilova Evert Navratilova Mandlikova 1984 Evert Navratilova Navratilova Navratilova 1983 Navratilova Evert Navratilova Navratilova 1982 Evert Navratilova Navratilova Evert 1981 Navratilova Mandlikova Evert Austin 1980 Mandlikova Evert Goolagong Evert 1979 B Jordan Evert Navratilova Austin 1978 C O'Neil Ruzici Navratilova Evert 1977 * Goolagong Jausovec Wade Evert Melville-Reid 1976 Goolagong S Barker Evert Evert 1975 Goolagong Evert King Evert 1974 Goolagong Evert Evert King 1973 Court Court King Court 1972 Wade King King King 1971 Court Goolagong Goolagong King 1970 Court Court Court Court 1969 Court Court A Jones Court / Court ** 1968 King Richey King Wade / King ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Australian Open held twice in 1977. ** US Open had Amateur and Pro tournaments in 1968 and 1969. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Number of Grand Slam Singles Titles Won (Players playing in Open Era): 1. Emerson 12 * 1. Court 26 2. Laver 11 2. Navratilova 18 Borg 11 Evert 18 4. Rosewall 8 4. Graf 13 Connors 8 5. King 12 Lendl 8 6. Seles 8 7. Newcombe 7 7. Goolagong 7 McEnroe 7 8. Mandlikova 4 Wilander 7 9. Wade 3 10. Edberg 6 10. Austin 2 * Didn't win any GS titles in the Open Era. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Grand Slam Winners Budge 1938 Connolly 1953 Laver 1962 Court 1970 " 1969 Graf 1988 * * Graf won a "Golden Slam" -- The Grand Slam plus the 1988 Olympic Gold Medal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Head-to-head win-loss records of selected top players (Through 4 Jul 93) Women Sel Gra San Nav Sab Cap Fer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Seles * 4-6 11-1 10-7 9-3 5-2 15-1 2. Graf 6-4 * 19-5 8-9 25-11 8-1+ 11-0 3. Sanchez 1-11 5-19 * 1-12 7-12 4-2 6-2 4. Navratilova 7-10 9-8 12-1 * 14-5 1-1 9-0 5. Sabatini 3-9 11-25 12-7 5-14 * 10-4 11-8 6. Capriati 2-5 1-8+ 2-4 1-1 4-10 * 1-0 7. Fernandez 1-15 0-11 2-6 0-9 8-11 0-1 * Men Sam Cou Edb Bec Kor Iva Aga Cha Len 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. Sampras * 8-2+ 2-4 4-3+ 5-3 1-4 4-4+ 1-6 3-2 2. Courier 2-8+ * 5-4+ 0-6 2-1 3-3 6-4 7-3 0-4 3. Edberg 4-2 4-5+ * 10-21 1-3 5-5 3-3 11-3 14-13 4. Becker 3-4+ 6-0 21-10 * 2-0 4-2 3-6 2-0 10-10 5. Korda 3-5 1-3 3-1 0-2 * 1-2 1-5 1-1 3-0 6. Ivanisevic 4-1 3-3 5-5 2-4 2-1 * 2-1 0-0 1-5 7. Agassi 4-4+ 4-6 3-3 6-3 5-1 1-2 * 4-1 1-5 8. Chang 6-1 3-7 3-11 0-2 1-1 0-0 1-4 * 1-5 9. Lendl 2-3 4-0 13-14 10-10 0-3 5-1 5-1 5-1 * Other Notable Match-Ups (Records Through 4 Jul 93) Lendl-Connors 23-13 Navratilova-Evert 43-37 Lendl-McEnroe 20-15 Navratilova-Shriver 37-3 Borg-McEnroe 7-7 Navratilova-Garrison 32-1 Krajicek-Edberg 2-1 Navratilova-Mal.Frag. 11-2 Becker-Stich 4-3+ Graf-Novotna 17-3+ Chesnokov-Courier 5-2 Seles-Novotna 3-1 Courier-Stich 5-3 Sabatini-Novotna 9-3+ Edberg-Stich 3-3 Novotna-Sanchez Vic. 8-3 Sampras-Stich 3-1 Graf-Martinez 8-0+ Forget-Sampras 4-2 Seles-Martinez 5-0 Agassi-McEnroe 2-2 Sabatini-Martinez 9-4 Huber-Martinez 3-0 Capriati-Garrison 2-0 Ferrando-Seles 1-0 Capriati-Huber 4-0 Walpole-Graf 1-0* Sampras-Connors 2-0 Graf-Huber 6-0 * Graf was 13 at the time of the loss, Graf-Tauziat 16-0 which was in a satellite tournament. Graf-Zvereva 10-0 Seles' loss was at the 1990 US Open. Seles-Tauziat 5-0 Navratilova-Novotna 7-1+ + Indicates changes since June 13 Changes since Jun 13: Wimbledon QF: Graf d. Capriati Novotna d. Sabatini Becker d. Stich Sampras d. Agassi SF: Novotna d. Navratilova Graf d. Martinez Sampras d. Becker Courier d. Edberg Final: Graf d. Novotna Sampras d. Courier Head-to-head records include regular tournaments, Davis Cup, the World Team Cup, etc., but NOT exhibitions and the Grand Slam Cup. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Specifics of the Seles-Graf Rivalry 1989 French Open: Graf d. Seles 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 1989 Wimbledon: Graf d. Seles 6-0, 6-1 1989 Brighton: Graf d. Seles 7-5, 6-4 1990 Berlin: Seles d. Graf 6-4, 6-3 1990 French Open: Seles d. Graf 7-6, 6-4 1991 San Antonio: Graf d. Seles 6-4, 6-3 1991 Hamburg: Graf d. Seles 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 1992 French Open: Seles d. Graf 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 1992 Wimbledon: Graf d. Seles 6-2, 6-1 1993 Australian: Seles d. Graf 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Players with Highest Number of Career Singles Titles 1. Martina Navratilova 164 2. Chris Evert 157 3. Jimmy Connors 109 4. Ivan Lendl 92 5. Evonne Goolagong 88 6. Margaret Court 79 7. John McEnroe 77 8. Steffi Graf 74 9. Billie Jean King 71 10. Bjorn Borg 65 11. Guillermo Vilas 61 12. Ilie Nastase 57 13. Rod Laver 47 14. Boris Becker 38 Stefan Edberg 38 16. Arthur Ashe 33 Mats Wilander 33 Tracy Austin 33 Navratilova officially eclipsed Evert's record by winning title #158 at the VS of Chicago, 1992. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 ATP Rankings - List of #1's Since Inception of Rankings Complete list of #1s on the ATP computer rankings (tennis, men's single) Compiled by Shun Cheung NAME Duration (weeks) --------------------------------------------------------- 1. Nastase 1973-08-23 to 1974-06-02 40 2. Newcombe 1974-06-03 to 1974-07-28 8 3. Connors 1974-07-29 to 1977-08-22 160 4. Borg 1977-08-23 to 1977-08-29 1 Connors 1977-08-30 to 1979-04-08 84 Borg 1979-04-09 to 1979-05-20 6 Connors 1979-05-21 to 1979-07-08 7 Borg 1979-07-09 to 1980-03-02 34 5. McEnroe 1980-03-03 to 1980-03-23 3 Borg 1980-03-24 to 1980-08-10 20 McEnroe 1980-08-11 to 1980-08-17 1 Borg 1980-08-18 to 1981-07-05 46 McEnroe 1981-07-06 to 1981-07-19 2 Borg 1981-07-20 to 1981-08-02 2 McEnroe 1981-08-03 to 1982-09-12 58 Connors 1982-09-13 to 1982-10-31 7 McEnroe 1982-11-01 to 1982-11-07 1 Connors 1982-11-08 to 1982-11-14 1 McEnroe 1982-11-15 to 1983-01-30 11 Connors 1983-01-31 to 1983-02-06 1 McEnroe 1983-02-07 to 1983-02-13 1 Connors 1983-02-14 to 1983-02-27 2 6. Lendl 1983-02-28 to 1983-05-15 11 Connors 1983-05-16 to 1983-06-05 3 McEnroe 1983-06-06 to 1983-06-12 1 Connors 1983-06-13 to 1983-07-03 3 McEnroe 1983-07-04 to 1983-10-30 17 Lendl 1983-10-31 to 1983-12-11 6 McEnroe 1983-12-12 to 1984-01-08 4 Lendl 1984-01-09 to 1984-03-11 9 McEnroe 1984-03-12 to 1984-06-10 13 Lendl 1984-06-11 to 1984-06-17 1 McEnroe 1984-06-18 to 1984-07-08 3 Lendl 1984-07-09 to 1984-08-12 5 McEnroe 1984-08-13 to 1985-08-18 53 Lendl 1985-08-19 to 1985-08-25 1 McEnroe 1985-08-26 to 1985-09-08 2 Lendl 1985-09-09 to 1988-09-11 157 7. Wilander 1988-09-12 to 1989-01-29 20 Lendl 1989-01-30 to 1990-08-12 80 8. Edberg 1990-08-13 to 1991-01-27 24 9. Becker 1991-01-28 to 1991-02-17 3 Edberg 1991-02-18 to 1991-07-07 20 Becker 1991-07-08 to 1991-09-08 9 Edberg 1991-09-09 to 1992-02-09 22 10. Courier 1992-02-10 to 1992-03-22 6 Edberg 1992-03-23 to 1992-04-12 3 Courier 1992-04-13 to 1992-09-13 22 Edberg 1992-09-14 to 1992-10-04 3 Courier 1992-10-05 to 1993-04-11 27 11. Sampras 1993-04-12 to ? The ATP computer rankings on men's singles tennis began in 1973. I have verified this list with several different sources. In particular, Clark Coleman (who used to post frequently in this group) checked it against an official ATP Guide and it is generally correct. Some of the dates may be off by a day or two because rankings don't always change on Mondays (e.g. the final of an event is delayed to a Monday or Tuesday because of rain, etc.), hence affecting the calculation of the durations, which may be off by a week. Otherwise, this list is correct to the best of my knowledge. Those who find errors in this list please let me know. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 What is the "Super 9" and what does this term mean? Christopher Smith The tournaments on the ATP tour are designated into two main tiers (excluding Challenger events), called Championship Series and World Series. Championship series events offer more prize money and attract bigger-name players. Starting in 1993, the ATP has given special status to 9 of their Championship Series tournaments. These tournaments are unofficially known as the Super 9. (If you listen to the ATP they officially disdain the name "Super 9," but that's another story.) An ATP Top Ten player must play in at least 8 of these 9 special events, and each event must field at least eight of the Top Ten men (singles). The idea is to get the top players to play each other more often and add prestige to selected ATP events. Super 9 Tour Dates in 1993: Event Location Surface Dates Champion -------------- ------- ----- -------- Indian Wells Hard Mar 1-7 Courier Lipton (Fla.) Hard Mar 12-21 Sampras Monte Carlo Red Clay Apr 19-25 Bruguera Hamburg Red Clay May 3-9 Stich Italian Open (Rome) Red Clay May 10-16 Courier Canadian Open Hard Jul 26-Aug 1 Cincinnati Hard Aug 9-15 Stockholm Supreme * Oct 25-31 Paris Supreme * Nov 1-7 * Indoor Court Surface ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 1993 Tournament Record Notes Legend: 1 - WTA Tier 1 H - Hard 2 - WTA Tier 2 I - Indoor 3 - WTA Tier 3 C - Green Clay (Har-Tru) 4 - WTA Tier 4 R - Red Clay G - Grand Slam Event A - Grass S - ATP "Super 9" T - ATP Championship Series W - ATP World Series Place Notes Dates Final Result ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doha WH Jan 4-10 Becker d. Ivanisevic 7-6 4-6 7-5 Kuala Lumpur WH " Reneberg d. Delaitre 6-3 6-1 Adelaide WH " Kulti d. Bergstrom 3-6 7-5 6-4 Brisbane 3H " Martinez d. M Maleeva 6-3 6-4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney WH Jan 11-17 Sampras d. Muster 7-6 6-1 2H Capriati d. Huber 6-1 6-4 Auckland WH " Volkov d. Washington 7-6 6-4 Jakarta WH " Chang d. Steeb 2-6 6-2 6-1 Melbourne 4H " Coetzer d. Sawamatsu 6-2 6-3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Open GH Jan 18-31 Courier d. Edberg 6-2 6-1 2-6 7-5 Seles d. Graf 4-6 6-3 6-2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dubai WH Feb 1-7 Novacek d. Santoro 6-4 7-5 Marseille WI " Rosset d. Siemerink 6-2 7-6 San Francisco WI " Agassi d. Gilbert 6-2 6-7 6-2 Tokyo 1I " Navratilova d. Neiland 6-2 6-2 Auckland 4H " Reinach d. Kuhlman 6-0 6-0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Milan TI Feb 8-14 Becker d. Bruguera 6-3 6-3 Memphis TI " Courier d. Martin 5-7 7-6 7-6 Chicago 2I " Seles d. Navratilova 3-6 6-3 6-1 Osaka, JPN 3I " Novotna d. Date 6-3 6-2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuttgart TI Feb 15-21 Stich d. Krajicek 4-6 7-5 7-6 3-6 7-5 Philadelphia TI " Woodforde d. Lendl 5-4 ret Paris 2I " Navratilova d. Seles 6-3 4-6 7-6 Oklahoma City 3I " Garrison d. Fendick 6-2 6-2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rotterdam WI Feb 22-28 Jarryd d. Novacek 6-3 7-5 Scottsdale, USA WH " Agassi d. Ondruska 6-2 3-6 6-3 Mexico City WR " Muster d. Costa 6-2 6-4 Indian Wells 2H " Fernandez d. Coetzer 3-6 6-1 7-6 Linz, AUT 3I " Mal.-Fr. d. Martinez 6-2 1-0 ret ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indian Wells SH Mar 1-7 Courier d. Ferreira 6-3 6-3 6-1 Copenhagen WI " Olhovskiy d. Kulti 7-5 3-6 6-2 Delray Beach 2H " Graf d. Sanchez V. 6-4 6-3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zaragoza, ESP WI Mar 8-14 Novacek d. Svensson 3-6 6-2 6-1 Casablanca, MOR WR Mar 15-21 Perez-R. d. El Aynaoui 6-4 6-3 Key Biscayne SH Mar 12-21 Sampras d. Washington 6-3 6-2 " (Lipton) H " Sanchez V. d. Graf 6-4 3-6 6-3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis Cup Mar 26-28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Houston 2C Mar 22-28 Martinez d. Hack 6-3 6-2 Saddlebrook, USA C " Fernandez/Zvereva d. (Doubles Only) Sanchez V./Neiland 7-5 6-3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estoril WR Mar 29- Medvedev d. Novacek 6-4 6-2 Apr 4 Osaka, JPN WH " Chang d. Mansdorf 6-4 6-4 Durban, RSA WH " Krickstein d. Stafford 6-3 7-6 Hilton Head 1C " Graf d. Sanchez V. 7-6 6-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tokyo TH Apr 5-11 Sampras d. Gilbert 6-2 6-2 6-2 " 3H " Date d. Rottier 6-1 6-3 Barcelona TR " Medvedev d. Bruguera 6-7 6-3 7-5 6-4 Amelia Island 2C " Sanchez V. d. Sabatini 6-2 5-7 6-2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nice, FRA WR Apr 12-18 Goellner d. Lendl 1-6 6-4 6-2 Charlotte, USA WC " de la Pena d. Yzaga 3-6 6-3 6-4 Hong Kong WH " Sampras d. Courier 6-3 6-7 7-6 Pattaya, THA 4H " Basuki d. Werdel 6-3 6-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monte Carlo SR Apr 19-25 Bruguera d. Pioline 7-6 6-0 Seoul, KOR WH " Adams d. Woodbridge 6-4 6-4 Barcelona 2R " Sanchez V. d. Martinez 6-1 6-4 Kuala Lumpur, MAL 4H " Provis d. Grossman 6-3 6-2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Madrid WR Apr 26 - Edberg d. Bruguera 6-3 6-3 6-2 Munich WR May 2 Lendl d. Stich 7-6 6-3 Atlanta WC " Eltingh d. Shelton 7-6 6-2 Hamburg 2R " Sanchez V. d. Graf 6-3 6-3 Taranto, ITA 4R " Schultz d. Graham 7-6 6-2 Jakarta, INA 4H " Basuki d. Grossman 6-4 6-4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamburg SR May 3-9 Stich d. Chesnokov 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4 Tampa, USA WC " Yzaga d. Fromberg 6-4 6-2 Italian Open 1R " Martinez d. Sabatini 7-5 6-1 Liege, BEL 4R " Bobkova d. Kschwendt 6-3 4-6 6-2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Italian Open SR May 10-16 Courier d. Ivanisevic 6-1 6-2 6-2 Coral Springs WR " Martin d. Wheaton 6-3 6-4 Berlin 1R " Graf d. Sabatini 7-6 2-6 6-4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- World Team Cup TR May 17-23 USA d. GER 3-0 Bologna, ITA WR " Burillo d. Cherkasov 7-6 6-7 6-1 Lucerne, SUI 3R " Davenport d. Provis 6-1 4-6 6-2 Strasbourg, FRA 3R " Sawamatsu d. Wiener 4-6 6-1 6-3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- French Open GR May 24- Bruguera d. Courier 6-4 2-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 Jun 6 Graf d. Fernandez 4-6 6-2 6-4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queen's Club WA Jun 7-13 Stich d. Ferreira 6-3 6-4 Rosmalen, NED WA " Boetsch d. Masur 3-6 6-3 6-3 Florence, ITA WR " Muster d. Burillo 6-1 7-5 Birmingham, GBR 3A " McNeil d. Garrison 6-4 2-6 6-3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Halle, GER WA Jun 14-20 Leconte d. Medvedev 6-2 6-3 Manchester, GBR WA " Stoltenberg d. Masur 6-1 6-3 Genova, ITA WR " Muster d. Gustafsson 7-6 6-4 Eastbourne, GBR 2A " Navratilova d. Oremans 2-6 6-2 6-3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wimbledon GA Jun 21- Sampras d. Courier 7-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 Jul 4 Graf d. Novotna 7-6 1-6 6-4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAQ for rec.sport.tennis (Version 0.2) -- File 2 of 2 Table of Contents - File 2 File Item Title Line # --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 11 WTA - Virginia Slims Rankings (Women) . . . . . 21 12 WTA - Kraft Tour Points (Women) . . . . . . . . 78 13 ATP - IBM/ATP Rankings (Men) . . . . . . . . . 118 14 Davis Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 15 Addresses of TV and Tennis Organizations . . . 301 A1 Future Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 A2 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 A3 Send comments to... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 WTA - Virginia Slims Rankings (Women) VIRGINIA SLIMS RANKINGS POINTS (WTA), written by Natasha Austria (U58...@uicvm.uic.edu) and edited by Shun Cheung The women's computer rankings are determined as follows: Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in a tournament. Bonus points, based on the rankings of opponents beaten in each round, are added. The only exception is the Virginia Slims Championship, where a player gets the higher between (1) ranking points she gets based on the method described above and (2) her ranking point average going into the VS Championship (described below) plus any bonus points she receives there. The total points awarded for each tournament played within a 52-week period are added & then divided by the number of tournaments played in that same period (minimum divisor of 12 tournaments: if one plays 11 or fewer, her points will still be divided by 12). Unlike the men's system, all the women's results count with the exception of Federation Cup, Olympics, & exhibitions. The current ranking system awards points based on the tier of a tournament as well as the type of draw (the number of players in the main draw in a tournament). Draw Winner Fin. SF QF Rof16 Rof32 Rof64 Rof128 Grand Slams 128 500 350 225 125 70 42 26 1 VS Championships 16 375 263 169 94 - - - - Lipton 96 300 210 135 75 38 21 10 1 Tier I ($750K) 64 260 182 117 65 34 18 1 - Tier I ($750K) 32 260 182 117 65 34 1 - - Tier II ($375K) 64 210 147 95 53 27 14 1 - Tier II ($375K) 32 210 147 95 53 27 1 - - Tier III ($150K) 64 160 112 72 40 21 11 1 - Tier III ($150K) 32 160 112 72 40 21 1 - - Tier IV ($100K) 64 100 70 45 25 13 7 1 - Tier IV ($100K) 32 100 70 45 25 13 1 - - Quality (Bonus) Points: Loser's Rank Bonus worth 1 75 *the $275K Sydney tournament 2 68 is treated as a Tier II 3-5 60 6-10 45 **source: WTA media guide 11-15 30 16-30 20 31-50 10 51-75 6 76-100 4 101-150 3 151-200 1.5 201-300 1 301-500 0.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 WTA - Kraft Tour Points (Women) KRAFT TOUR POINTS EXPLANATION, written by Shun Cheung (shun.che...@att.com) The Kraft Tour points are used to determine the eligibility for the year-end Virginia Slims Championship at the Madison Square Garden in New York City (the top 16 qualify) and each player's share of the bonus money pool. Otherwise, they are of little significance and should NOT be confused with the ranking points. The Kraft Tour points for each player is the simple sum of points she receives from all tournaments in a calendar year. For each tournament, they are solely determined by how far a player advances; there are NO quality (bonus) points for beating highly ranked players. Since Kraft Tour points are a simple sum, some players whose rankings might not be in the top 20 but play a lot of tournaments can earn enough points to quality for the VS Championship. Moreover, since every player starts with 0 point at the beginning of a calendar year, those who play a lot of tournaments at the beginning of a year may rank very high in Kraft Tour points during that period. This distortion tends to disappear towards the second half of the year. Below is a table showing how many points are given for the different levels of tournaments. Winner Fin. SF QF Rof16 Rof32 Rof64 Rof128 Grand Slams 900 630 400 200 110 55 27 14 VS Championships 820 575 370 190 100 - - - Lipton 500 350 225 110 60 30 15 8 Tier I ($750K) 470 330 210 105 55 28 13 - Tier II ($375K) 300 210 135 70 35 18 9 - Tier III ($150K) 190 135 85 45 20 10 5 - Tier IV ($100K) 110 75 50 25 10 6 3 - Source: WTA 1993 Media Guide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 ATP - IBM/ATP Rankings (Men) ATP RANKING SYSTEM, written by Clark Coleman (c...@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU) Here is the complete information about the computer ranking points on the IBM/ATP Tour. Players are ranked on the basis of their best 14 results in the previous 52 weeks. Prize money listed is on-site (not including hotel rooms, etc., called "hospitality") and is in U.S. Dollars. Total Computer Points Category Prize Money W F S Q 16 32 64 128 -------- ----------- --- --- --- --- ---- ---- ---- ----- Grand Slams 4,000,000 520 390 260 130 65 33 17 1 3,750,000 510 383 255 128 64 32 16 1 3,500,000 500 375 250 125 63 32 16 1 3,250,000 490 368 245 123 62 31 16 1 3,000,000 480 360 240 120 60 30 15 1 2,750,000 470 353 235 118 59 30 15 1 2,500,000 460 345 230 115 58 29 15 1 2,250,000 450 338 225 113 57 29 15 1 2,000,000 440 330 220 110 55 28 14 1 Championship 2,250,000 330 248 165 83 42 21 11 1 Series 2,125,000 320 240 160 80 40 20 10 1 2,000,000 310 233 155 78 39 20 10 1 1,875,000 300 225 150 75 38 19 10 1 1,750,000 290 218 145 73 37 19 10 1 1,625,000 280 210 140 70 35 18 9 1 1,500,000 270 203 135 68 34 17 9 1 1,375,000 260 195 130 65 33 17 1 1 1,250,000 250 188 125 63 32 16 1 1,125,000 240 180 120 60 30 15 1 1,000,000 230 173 115 58 29 15 1 875,000 220 165 110 55 28 14 1 750,000 210 158 105 53 27 14 1 625,000 200 150 100 50 25 13 1 World 1,000,000 200 150 100 50 25 13 1 Series 875,000 190 143 95 48 24 12 1 750,000 180 135 90 45 23 12 1 625,000 170 128 85 43 22 11 1 550,000 160 120 80 40 20 10 1 475,000 150 113 75 38 19 10 1 400,000 140 105 70 35 18 9 1 325,000 130 98 65 33 17 9 1 250,000 120 90 60 30 15 8 1 175,000 110 83 55 28 14 7 1 Challengers* 125,000+H 90 68 45 23 12 1 125,000 80 60 40 20 10 1 100,000 70 53 35 18 9 1 75,000 60 45 30 15 8 1 50,000 50 38 25 13 7 1 25,000 40 30 20 10 5 1 * Any Challenger providing hospitality will receive the points of the next highest prize money level. (Note: 125,000 + H points are shown). First Round Losers ------------------ First round losers always receive 1 point. Any player who reached the second round by drawing a bye and then loses will receive second round prize money but only 1 point. Bonus Points ------------ Main Draw Bonus Points ---------------------- The following points are awarded for defeating a player ranked #1 through 200 or a doubles team ranked 2 through 400. The match must actually be played, not a walk-over. 1. Singles ------- Ranking Bonus Points ------- ------------ 1 50 2-5 45 6-10 36 11-20 24 21-30 18 31-50 12 51-75 6 75-100 3 101-150 2 151-200 1 2. Doubles ------- Ranking Bonus Points ------- ------------ 2-3 50 4-10 45 11-20 36 21-40 24 41-60 18 61-100 12 101-150 6 151-200 3 201-300 2 301-400 1 You compute the sum of the doubles rankings of the opposing team members (which could only be 2 if they were tied for #1) and thus there is no #1 listed, and all the rankings are twice as much as the corresponding singles rankings. Qualifying Points ----------------- A player or team gaining entry to an event through a qualifying competition shall receive one half the points awarded to a second round loser in that event as bonus points, in addition to whatever points they actually earn in the event. Lucky losers do not receive these bonus points. There are no bonus points awarded in the qualifying event itself, regardless of opponents' rankings. Ranking Penalty: Withdrawals After 12 Noon Eastern Time USA ----------------------------------------------------------- If a player withdraws from an event after 12 Noon Eastern Time USA on the Friday before the start of the event, he will be penalized in the rankings by one event per 12 month period, e.g. he will be ranked by his best 13 events instead of his best 14 events after one such infraction, by his best 12 events after 2 such infractions, etc. The penalty shall remain in force for 52 weeks after the time of the infraction. This penalty shall be waived if, within the first 3 days of the main draw, the player is examined on-site by the tournament doctor and deemed incapable of competing at a professional level. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Davis Cup, 1993 The Davis Cup schedule for 1993 for the World Group: Round I March 26-28 Round II July 16-18 Semifinal September 24-26 Final December 3-5 Here is what the draw for 1993 looks like at this point: United States --------+ Australia |--------+ Australia --------+ 4-1 | |--------+ Italy --------+ Italy | | |--------+ | Brazil --------+ 4-1 | |--------+ Switzerland --------+ India | | |--------+ | | India --------+ 3-2 | | | |--------+ | France --------+ France | | |--------+ | Austria --------+ 4-1 | +--------> Champion Netherlands --------+ Netherlands | |--------+ | Spain --------+ 3-2 | | |--------+ | Cuba --------+ Sweden | | | |--------+ | | Sweden --------+ 5-0 | | |--------+ Denmark --------+ Czech rep. | |--------+ | Czech rep. --------+ 4-1 | | |--------+ Russia --------+ Germany| |--------+ Germany --------+ 4-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Addresses of TV and Tennis Organizations Christopher Smith and Mei-Ling Liu (m...@engineering.ucsb.edu) ABC, 77 West 66th St., New York, N.Y. 10023 (no phone; try NY's KABC) CBS, 7800 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 (213)460-3000 NBC, 3300 West Alameda Blvd., Burbank, CA 91523 (818)840-4444 ESPN: 935 Middle St., Bristol, CT 06010, (203)-585-2000 HBO: 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, (212)512-1000 ATP: 200 Tournament Players Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 WTA: 133 First Street NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A1 Future Additions 1. ATP World Tour Championship and Grand Slam Cup 2. Pro Tournament Schedule 3. USTA Self Rating System ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A2 The following individuals contributed to this FAQ or provided significant information used in compiling portions of the FAQ: Christopher Smith csm...@cc.gatech.edu Shun Cheung shun.che...@att.com Natasha Austria U58...@uicvm.uic.edu Vijay Baliga vbal...@nickel.ucs.indiana.edu Clark Coleman c...@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU Srinivasamurthy Kasibhotla kasib...@phakt.usc.edu Mei-Ling Liu m...@engineering.ucsb.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A3 Please send comments, suggestions, corrections, and additions to this FAQ to Christopher Smith at: csm...@cc.gatech.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER This FAQ is intended solely for the private use of individuals and may be freely distributed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------