Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for objectively determining tennis player rankings and rating levels for a broad range of tennis players, from novice amateurs to top-ranked professionals, on a single continuum are disclosed. Player-specific match outcome data stored in an electronic archive database are communicated to an electronic processing element that calculates player rankings and rating levels. Updated player-specific data is then communicated back to the electronic archive database for storage. The disclosed ranking and rating process evaluates each player's body of work, including the results of his/her most recent match.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 5, 2010
Date of Patent:
October 1, 2013
Assignee:
Universal Tennis, LLC
Inventors:
David Edward Howell, Alexandre Lopes Cancado