Abstract #301913

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JSM 2003 Abstract #301913
Activity Number: 51
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Sunday, August 3, 2003 : 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistics in Sports
Abstract - #301913
Title: An Analysis of Scoring Methods in Tennis
Author(s): Christopher J. Rigdon*+ and Steven E. Rigdon
Companies: Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and Southern Illinois University
Address: 5 Stephens Ct., Glen Carbon, IL, 62034-1351,
Keywords: tennis scoring ; no-ad
Abstract:

In order to reduce the length of tennis matches, amateur tennis organizations often adopt variations on the scoring rules. One variation involves playing a single set with the first to win eight games rather than best of three sets, each to six games. Another variation is "no ad" scoring, where once the game score reaches deuce, the next point determines the winner of the game. We study several of these scoring variations by considering the two objectives: (1) shorten the expected length of the match, and (2) ensure that the stronger player does indeed have the greatest chance of winning.

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