SUCCESS OF PERFORMANCE OF RUSSIAN TENNIS PLAYERS AT THE OLYMPIC GAME

In a number of publications, the names of the strongest Russian tennis players, who have achieved the greatest success on the Olympic courts, appear, but there is no deeper quantitative analysis with an assessment of the dynamics of their success in papers devoted to this topic.

The research purpose is to evaluate the success of Russian tennis players at the Olympic Games for the period from 1992 to 2020.

Methods and organization of the research. As a basis for the analysis, primary data on the results of the performances of tennis players representing the Russian Federation were chosen. The data include the number of participants from our country and their places in the tournament. Among the research methods were used: analysis of literary sources and documentary materials, methods of mathematical statistics.

Research results and discussion. At full strength, our tennis players have been competing in singles since 2004, women's pairs – in 2004-2016, men's pairs – only in 2004 and 2008, mixed doubles – in 2020. The number of representatives of our country in the Olympic tennis tournament has a steady upward trend. When assessing the average place per participant, hitting the top 5 positions in women's singles falls on 2004-2020, in men's singles – 1992-1996, 2004-2008, 2020, in women's doubles – 2008-2020, in men's doubles – 2008, in the mixed doubles – 2020.

Conclusion. The number of representatives of our country in the Olympic tennis tournament has a steady upward trend. The dynamics of the average place per participant is positive, which allows us to expect an even higher level of performance of Russian tennis players at the next Olympic Games. It should be noted the exceptionally high success of mixed doubles, who achieved the maximum result in Tokyo, taking the first two places.
 

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