Introduction to Tennis PRO!

Throughout the ranks of both tennis players and administrators, concern has been raised about the inadequacy of grading systems currently being used.

Most complaints are centred on the biases and unfairness of such systems and their inefficiencies. After reviewing concerns and evaluating these systems, research was undertaken to find a method of statistically evaluating player performance.

The result is the Cogan RATINGS! system which is incorporated in Tennis PRO!

Tennis PRO! was designed to meet the needs of the real users - the players, coaches and administrators. It does this in three ways:

Fairness and Accuracy

The most important benefit of the system is its fairness and accuracy. There is nothing worse for a player than feeling cheated because of intentional or unintentional bias in decision making or a miscalculation. Tennis PRO! eliminates all subjectivity, as players are ranked on their actual performance rather than their perceived ability or "potential".

Professional Efficiency

Secondly, Associations and Clubs become more professional as information becomes accurate and immediate. Tennis PRO! keeps updated records and detailed data on all members which can be quickly and easily accessed. This saves time and money on paperwork as miscalculations are avoided. For example, assigning grades to players for a competition may take a committee hours of appraisal, where Tennis PRO! does this task quickly and automatically.

Universal

All players are graded using the one scale, bringing together all players not only within and across Associations, but throughout Australia and New Zealand. Therefore, players and Associations will finally be able to compare their performance on a common rating scale. This means greater membership for Associations and Clubs, as players will seek to join the Association or Club with the system that allows them to be graded universally, offering them a complete analysis of their performance and the chance to compete in any other Club - with the result added to their personal playing record. Players value the opportunity to periodically see their standard and improvements to analyse their performance and set specific goals for tennis playing and training.

Supported by Tennis Organisations throughout Australia

Tennis PRO! has been in use in local, State and National organisations since 1992. The program has been through many revisions and was used be Tennis NSW and Tennis Australia between 1994 and 2003.

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Trivia

Trivia is included at the bottom of each page, just to keep you entertained.

Q. Who has won more Grand Slam titles than any other player?

A. Roy Emerson (Australia)