Evaluating professional tennis players’ career performance: A Data Envelopment Analysis approach

Halkos, George and Tzeremes, Nickolaos (2012): Evaluating professional tennis players’ career performance: A Data Envelopment Analysis approach.

Abstract

This paper by applying a sporting production function evaluates 229 professional tennis players’ career performance. By applying Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) the paper produces a unified measure of nine performance indicators into a single career performance index. In addition bootstrap techniques have been applied for bias correction and the construction of confidence intervals of the efficiency estimates. The results reveal a highly competitive environment among the tennis players with thirty nine tennis players appearing to be efficient.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Professional tennis players; Data Envelopment Analysis; Sport production function; Bootstrapping
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C6 - Mathematical Methods ; Programming Models ; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling > C69 - Other; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General > C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General; L - Industrial Organization > L8 - Industry Studies: Services > L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism

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