The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the competitive characteristics and maximal heart rate (HR) for women's singles match during an official event. Six elite female tennis athletes (20±1.9 years old; 164.2±2.5 cm; 59.1±5.6 kg) joined the 2009 Orient Cup tennis tournament. HR was measured continuously during each match by Polar(superscript ®) Sport Tester 4000. Each match was filmed and analyzed the playing time (PT), real playing time (RPT), RPT per point (RPTPP), effective playing time (EPT), sum of points (SP), sum of stroke (SS), sum of stroke per point (SSPP), frequency of stroke (SF in strokes/min), effective serve and rallies (ESR), effective serve and rallies per point (ESRPP), and maximal heart rate (HRM). The competitive characteristics of PT, RPT, RPTPP, EPT, SP, SS, SSPP, SF, ESR, ESRPP, and HRM for each game were 181.41 seconds, 64.93 seconds, 9.51 seconds, 36.84%, 6.81 points, 34.39 strokes, 5.03 strokes, 31.80 strokes/min, 30.65 balls, 4.52 balls, and 182.61 beats per minute, respectively. Strong correlations were observed between each of the competitive characteristics and the HRM for each game (p<.05). HRM had higher relationships with ESRPP (r=.58), SSPP (r=.56) and RPTPP (r=.54), respectively. In order to get used to the violent tempo, it is suggested that the tennis daily training program should practice more on the continuous strikes including with the serves for the best performance during official game.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the competitive characteristics and maximal heart rate (HR) for women's singles match during an official event. Six elite female tennis athletes (20±1.9 years old; 164.2±2.5 cm; 59.1±5.6 kg) joined the 2009 Orient Cup tennis tournament. HR was measured continuously during each match by Polar(superscript ®) Sport Tester 4000. Each match was filmed and analyzed the playing time (PT), real playing time (RPT), RPT per point (RPTPP), effective playing time (EPT), sum of points (SP), sum of stroke (SS), sum of stroke per point (SSPP), frequency of stroke (SF in strokes/min), effective serve and rallies (ESR), effective serve and rallies per point (ESRPP), and maximal heart rate (HRM). The competitive characteristics of PT, RPT, RPTPP, EPT, SP, SS, SSPP, SF, ESR, ESRPP, and HRM for each game were 181.41 seconds, 64.93 seconds, 9.51 seconds, 36.84%, 6.81 points, 34.39 strokes, 5.03 strokes, 31.80 strokes/min, 30.65 balls, 4.52 balls, and 182.61 beats per minute, respectively. Strong correlations were observed between each of the competitive characteristics and the HRM for each game (p<.05). HRM had higher relationships with ESRPP (r=.58), SSPP (r=.56) and RPTPP (r=.54), respectively. In order to get used to the violent tempo, it is suggested that the tennis daily training program should practice more on the continuous strikes including with the serves for the best performance during official game.