Universal Tennis Rating (UTR)

        Points Per Round

Features 16 levels of tennis and provides players worldwide a common language to determine their level of play.

The 16 levels are based on actual match results without regard for age or gender using the Competitive Threshold* to determine accurate ratings.

Provides players a basis of comparison within the age groups they have competed based on the number of rounds they have advanced.

Positions Determined by:

Match results are based on opponent's ratings and match scores, not the “weight” of the event. A player who consistently meets the Competitive Threshold* within a given level of play will receive a Universal Tennis Rating at that level.

For example, an older junior player consistently successful at the Section level may have a UTR of 11 (top ATP players have 16 ratings).

*A match is considered to have been competitive when the losing player wins more than 50% of the minimum number of games needed to win the match.

For example, if player A defeats player B 6-4, 6-4 the match is “competitive” because a minimum of 12 games is needed to win and player B won 8 games (more than 50% of 12). It would be said that player A had a “competitive” win over player B in this match.

Generally, in a best 2 of 3 sets format, matches are considered "competitive" whenever the losing player wins at least 7 games. 

For a match to be considered in a UTR calculation, one set must be completed; defaults, walk-overs, and retirements prior to the completion of one set are not included

Positions Determined by:

Points are weighted depending on the level of event being played. 

Two players meeting at a Level 1 event will be competing for more points than if the same players met at a Level 3 event.

Points are awarded for position attained within the draw. Wins and losses are recorded without regard to relative score differential within any one match.

A win of 7-6, 7-6 is the same point value as a 6-0, 6-0 win.

All matches that result in a player moving forward in the draw earn points, including defaults, walkovers and retirements. 

What Data is Used:

Ratings are determined using players’ results which include up to their last 30 matches within the last 12 months.

What Data is Used:

A player’s point total is based on his or her best six tournament results in the past 12 months.