Knowing your tennis team's winning percentage can provide helpful information if you break your stats down into a variety of categories. If you're on a team that is losing most of your matches, you can learn why by tracking individual match scores, set scores, tiebreak results and other stats. Use a simple spreadsheet to keep track of results for your team and individual players.
Step 1
Create a spreadsheet that tracks the following stats for your team: dual match results; individual match results; individual player sets won and lost; sets won and lost by one break; serves held and broken.
Step 2
Add a running total column at the end of each category in your spreadsheet to help track percentages. Add another column to calculate percentages. For example, to calculate dual-match percentages, divide the running total column results by the number or matches played. If you play 20 matches during the year and win 12, your running total column would show 12 wins. Your percentage column would show a 60 percent winning percentage, based on 12 wins divided by 20 matches played.
Step 3
Enter the results of each match into your spreadsheet after the match is played. For example, enter the results of your dual match against St. Mary's, which could be a 3-2 win.
Step 4
Enter the individual results of each match into your spreadsheet after the match is played. Enter the results of each player, including the match outcome and the scores of each player's match. Enter the individual set scores.
Step 5
Enter the results of any individual stats you wish to keep. Track the number of sets won or lost by one break of serve for individuals and the team as a whole. This may show you that most of your matches are close. For example, you may lost to St. Mary's 0-5, but of the 12 sets played, 10 were decided by one break of serve. You may win a match easily, based on the dual match score, but find that you barely won the match, based on how close each set score was.
Step 6
Enter the number of games players win by breaking serve and how many games they lose by being broken. Look for trends to see whether a player needs to improve her serve or return of serve. Track first-serve percentage and points won on first and second serve to spot trends. Do this for both serving and receiving games.
Step 7
Enter the match results of doubles teams to learn whether certain pairings are stronger than others, or whether players struggle or play better with certain partners. Bob may have the same winning percentage playing with Andy or Hank, but holds his serve more often when playing with Andy, who is a better net player than Hank. This may mean Bob and Hank will win more close matches.
Step 8
Review your stats with your team members to help them see objective proof of strengths and weaknesses so they can target areas of their game that need work.
Things You'll Need
- Spreadsheet
- Paper and pencil or computer
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