The Futures Of WTA And ATP (With Some Stats).

[Italian Stallion]

WTA (dominated by geriatric GOAT Serena, and Osaka to a lesser extent)
There are 22 players under the age of 23 in WTA top 100. Osaka 21 (2 slams) Ostapenko 22 (slam) Vondrousova 20 (final) Anisimova 17 (semi) Muchova 22 (QF) Kasatkina 22 (2 QF) and Bencic 22 (QF) are notable achievers in slams.

There are 35 players under the age of 23 in WTA 100-200 ranking range.

There are 41 players under the age of 23 in WTA 200-300 ranking range.

98 players in the top 300 of WTA rankings are under 23.

Junior Cori Gauff , 15, at 313 is a notable addition.

8 players in the top 32 are under 23.

11 players in the top 50 are under 23.

Notable players at 23 years-old: Barty (No.1 and slam), Kontaveit (No. 20) Mertens (No. 21 & semi), Vekic (No. 22) & Sakkari (No. 32)

Other slam winners who aren't completely done: Kvitova 29, Halep 27, Stephens 26,Muguruza 25, Wozniaki 28, Kerber 31, Sharapova 32

Other players at 24-26 with potential to do more: Garcia 25, Svitolina 24, Keys 24, Collins 25, Bouchard 25 (LOL)


ATP (dominated by geriatric GOAT Fed and past prime GOATS Rafa and Joe Kovic)
There are 18 players under the age of 23 in ATP top 100. Tsitsipas 20 (Semi) Rublev 21 (QF) Tiafoe 21 (QF) and Zverev 22 ( 2 QF) are notable achievers in slams.

There are 12 players under the age of 23 in ATP 100-200 ranking range.

There are 24 players under the age of 23 in ATP 200-300 ranking range.

54 players in the top 300 ATP rankings are under 23.

7 players in the top 32 are under 23.

9 players in the top 50 are under 23.

Notable players at 23 years-old: Khachanov (No. 9 and QF), Medvedev (No. 13) Berrettini (No. 20) & Garin (No. 34)

Other slam winnners who aren't completely done: Cilic 30, Del Potro 30, Wawrinka 33, Murray 32

Players at 24-26 with potential to do more: Kyrgios 24, Edmund 24, Thiem 25, Pouille 25, Schwartzman 26

Peak age according to tennis abstract for males is 24-27, females 23-24.

http://www.tennisabstract.com/blog/category/aging-trends/

http://www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2019/03/30/wta-aging-patterns-and-bianca-andreescus-future/

Last week, I looked at WTA aging curves and found that women tend to peak around age 23 or 24, an age that has not changed even as the sport has gotten older. I also discovered that there is a surprisingly modest gap–about 70 Elo points–between 18-year-old performance and a woman’s peak level. The men’s results are different.

To calculate the average ATP aging curve, I found over 700 players who were born between 1960 and 1989 and played at least 20 tour-level, tour qualifying, or challenger-level matches in each of five seasons. Overall, peak age was 25, though the difference from age 24 to 27 is only a few Elo points, so small as to be negligible.

As the tour has gotten older, the men’s peak age has also increased. Of the nearly 300 players born between 1980 and 1989, peak age is 26-27, with ages 28 and 29 also within 10 Elo points of the age 26-27 peak. Plenty of players are peaking at older ages, and many of those who aren’t are remaining close to their best levels into their late twenties. The peak age could be even higher still–a few of the players in the 1980-89 cohort turn 30 this year, and could conceivably still improve on their career bests.

Once GOATS Serena, Fed, Nadal and Joe Kovic are gone what does the future hold?

 

[Lleytonstation]

 

[Jackuar]

Both are doomed. Let's all hibernate and be back in 2035. And hope the world is a better place.

 

[blablavla]

WTA (dominated by geriatric GOAT Serena, and Osaka to a lesser extent)
There are 22 players under the age of 23 in WTA top 100. Osaka 21 (2 slams) Ostapenko 22 (slam) Vondrousova 20 (final) Anisimova 17 (semi) Muchova 22 (QF) Kasatkina 22 (2 QF) and Bencic 22 (QF) are notable achievers in slams.

There are 35 players under the age of 23 in WTA 100-200 ranking range.

There are 41 players under the age of 23 in WTA 200-300 ranking range.

98 players in the top 300 of WTA rankings are under 23.

Junior Cori Gauff , 15, at 313 is a notable addition.

8 players in the top 32 are under 23.

11 players in the top 50 are under 23.

Notable players at 23 years-old: Barty (No.1 and slam), Kontaveit (No. 20) Mertens (No. 21 & semi), Vekic (No. 22) & Sakkari (No. 32)

Other slam winners who aren't completely done: Kvitova 29, Halep 27, Stephens 26,Muguruza 25, Wozniaki 28, Kerber 31, Sharapova 32

Other players at 24-26 with potential to do more: Garcia 25, Svitolina 24, Keys 24, Collins 25, Bouchard 25 (LOL)


ATP (dominated by geriatric GOAT Fed and past prime GOATS Rafa and Joe Kovic)
There are 18 players under the age of 23 in ATP top 100. Tsitsipas 20 (Semi) Rublev 21 (QF) Tiafoe 21 (QF) and Zverev 22 ( 2 QF) are notable achievers in slams.

There are 12 players under the age of 23 in ATP 100-200 ranking range.

There are 24 players under the age of 23 in ATP 200-300 ranking range.

54 players in the top 300 ATP rankings are under 23.

7 players in the top 32 are under 23.

9 players in the top 50 are under 23.

Notable players at 23 years-old: Khachanov (No. 9 and QF), Medvedev (No. 13) Berrettini (No. 20) & Garin (No. 34)

Other slam winnners who aren't completely done: Cilic 30, Del Potro 30, Wawrinka 33, Murray 32

Players at 24-26 with potential to do more: Kyrgios 24, Edmund 24, Thiem 25, Pouille 25, Schwartzman 26

Peak age according to tennis abstract for males is 24-27, females 23-24.

http://www.tennisabstract.com/blog/category/aging-trends/

http://www.tennisabstract.com/blog/2019/03/30/wta-aging-patterns-and-bianca-andreescus-future/




Once GOATS Serena, Fed, Nadal and Joe Kovic are gone what does the future hold?

I think in order for these guys to leave, someone needs to defeat them.
Can't really imagine Federer + Nadal + Djokovic to retire while they hold the top 3 positions of the ranking.

 

[Tennis_Hands]

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[OhYes]

OP, only thing that is very odd now is Federer's and Serena's years.

 

[Phoenix1983]

WTA. Tennis remains the premier female sport.

ATP post-big 3 the ultimate failed product.

 

[tacou]

I think in order for these guys to leave, someone needs to defeat them.
Can't really imagine Federer + Nadal + Djokovic to retire while they hold the top 3 positions of the ranking.

would not be surprised if at least one of them had planned on retiring several years ago, but now sees no point in leaving major championships on the table

 

[Italian Stallion]

What do you say Marty and Doc?

 

[Italian Stallion]

In the past decade 17 women have won majors aside from Serena, so 18 total ( credit Thundervollley) :

Schiavone - FO - 2010
Clijsters - USO 2010 & AO 2011
Li Na - FO 2011 & AO 2014
Kvitova - Wimbledon 2011 & 2014
Stosur - USO 2011
Sharapova - FO 2012 & FO 2014
Azarenka - AO 2012 & 2013
Bartoli - Wimbledon 2013
Pennetta - USO 2015
Kerber - AO 2016, USO 2016 & Wimbledon 2018
Muguruza - FO 2016 & Wimbledon 2017
Ostapenko - FO 2017
Stephens - USO 2017
Wozniacki - AO 2018
Halep - FO 2018
Osaka: USO 2018 & Osaka: AO 2019
Barty: FO 2019

Only seven men have won a slam in the last decade. How long will it continue?

Vote now and decide the future!