| This study researches the characteristics of competition selected in the basic professional stage of elite female tennis players.According to the 2017 WTA world year-end ranking of the top 20,and take into account the different ages draw 9 athletes.It mainly use literature data method,data collection method,mathematical statistics method and logic analysis to analyze that rank and performance characteristic,number of playing field,playing field and geographic feature,the time interval and the age when first enter the top 200 in the first time of WTA games.This privides theory that the choice of compititions for the female players in the stage of the career basic stage to China.The purpose of this study is to sum up the characteristics of the professional basic stage selection of the outstanding female tennis players,and to provide a reference goal for Chinese athletes in this stage.It provides theoretical basis and practical guidance for its successful completion of the basic stage of career and its early achievement for the game with the highest points,find the weakest opponent and obtain the best result and ranking with the lowest loss.The following conclusions are drawn through the research: The average age of the athlete is 14.4 years old,until the age of 17.67 years old to complete the professional basic stage,time spent 3.27 years.Athletes in the WTA and ITF has a clear chronological order: Individual ITF rankings are highest when 500 athletes compete against 300.The rankings are phased: it’s long time from WTA1000 to 500th;it takes a shorter to reach the top 300 from 400.Athletes compete in an average of 35-36 events at the basic stage of their careers.The number of annual entries is increasing.ITF low-level events are their main competitions,In this stage,the ITF low-level events are the main events,while in the later stage,the proportion of high-level ITF events increases continuously,and in the 300-200 stage,high-level ITF events becomes the main events selected by athletes.On the regional front,Europe is the top choice,followed by the America.Athletes in early stage of the professional foundation to the clay court the most.The number of hard-court games surpassed the number of clay games near the WTA rank of 300.Athletes usually choose consecutive 2-3 weeks of competition,with a slower pace of 4 weeks /5 weeks of competition.Before or after major competitions,athletes will have a rest period,which lasts about 5-7 weeks on average.The final conclusions are as follows:(1)The world’s elite women tennis players start early,become early and use short time in the basic stage of their careers.(2)The characteristics of talent have obvious time sequence and stages.(3)The overall number of each year shows an increasing trend,and the time spent in each stage is proportional to the number of participants.(4)The professional basic stage is mainly dominated by ITF competitions.The high-level events and the low-level events are matched in an orderly way.(5)The athlete chooses the locality of the competition to be able to give priority to by the native,the convenience.(6)The frequency of athletes competing continues to increase every year.The competition interval is constantly shortened year after year.(7)There are many factors that influence the athletes’ choice of competition.Athletes should recognize the objective facts,and actively adjust their mentality to choose the right competition.(8)There is a certain unity and difference between Chinese athletes and world elite athletes on choice of match. |
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