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1994 ATP Surface Speed Ratings

My surface-speed metric uses ace rate--adjusted for the servers and returners in each match--to rate each tournament by surface speed. Thus, the number indirectly accounts for everything that influenced play: temperature, humidity, wind, balls, and of course the physical surface.

Ratings greater than 1 are faster than average. For example, a rating of 1.25 indicates that the players hit 25% more aces than they would have on a tour-average surface.

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DateTournamentSurfaceAce%Surface Speed
28-Feb-1994CopenhagenCarpet12.3%1.57
07-Nov-1994AntwerpCarpet13.6%1.54
14-Feb-1994Stuttgart IndoorCarpet11.9%1.47
12-Sep-1994BogotaClay13.0%1.45
10-Oct-1994Tokyo IndoorCarpet15.9%1.43
26-Sep-1994Kuala LumpurCarpet15.0%1.41
17-Oct-1994ViennaCarpet12.9%1.41
28-Mar-1994Sun CityHard10.7%1.36
13-Jun-1994HalleGrass12.7%1.33
26-Sep-1994BaselHard11.9%1.31
24-Oct-1994SantiagoClay6.5%1.30
31-Oct-1994Paris MastersCarpet12.6%1.29
21-Feb-1994RotterdamCarpet13.1%1.29
07-Mar-1994ZaragozaCarpet12.0%1.28
06-Jun-1994FlorenceClay8.9%1.26
03-Oct-1994AthensClay4.6%1.26
24-Oct-1994Stockholm MastersCarpet12.8%1.25
03-Oct-1994Sydney IndoorHard13.5%1.23
15-Nov-1994Tour FinalsCarpet12.6%1.22
31-Jan-1994MarseilleCarpet10.5%1.21
06-Jun-1994Queen's ClubGrass11.2%1.18
04-Jul-1994NewportGrass10.9%1.18
04-Jul-1994GstaadClay8.6%1.17
22-Aug-1994SchenectadyHard10.8%1.17
18-Jul-1994WashingtonHard8.9%1.15
25-Jul-1994HilversumClay7.6%1.13
26-Sep-1994PalermoClay4.6%1.11
10-Jan-1994AucklandHard8.3%1.11
15-Aug-1994New HavenHard10.9%1.10
07-Feb-1994MilanCarpet10.1%1.10
09-May-1994Coral SpringsClay10.5%1.09
18-Apr-1994SeoulHard11.8%1.09
03-Oct-1994ToulouseHard9.2%1.08
07-Feb-1994MemphisHard10.5%1.06
28-Feb-1994Indian Wells MastersHard9.3%1.05
17-Oct-1994BeijingCarpet10.1%1.05
08-Aug-1994Cincinnati MastersHard8.4%1.03
18-Jul-1994Stuttgart OutdoorClay7.8%1.03
17-Oct-1994LyonCarpet8.1%1.03
13-Jun-1994ManchesterGrass10.1%1.02
10-Oct-1994OstravaCarpet9.3%1.01
14-Feb-1994PhiladelphiaCarpet8.5%1.00
10-Oct-1994Tel AvivHard8.2%0.99
20-Jun-1994WimbledonGrass9.9%0.98
07-Nov-1994MoscowCarpet9.7%0.97
21-Feb-1994ScottsdaleHard8.3%0.96
03-Jan-1994OahuHard6.4%0.95
08-Aug-1994San MarinoClay5.6%0.95
04-Apr-1994Tokyo OutdoorHard9.8%0.95
11-Apr-1994BirminghamClay8.0%0.95
07-Nov-1994Buenos AiresClay6.1%0.94
29-Aug-1994US OpenHard8.0%0.94
11-Apr-1994Hong KongHard10.0%0.93
21-Feb-1994Mexico CityClay4.4%0.92
01-Aug-1994KitzbuhelClay5.9%0.90
16-May-1994BolognaClay6.3%0.89
28-Mar-1994OsakaHard9.8%0.88
03-Jan-1994DohaHard8.0%0.88
03-Jan-1994AdelaideHard8.0%0.87
15-Aug-1994IndianapolisHard6.5%0.87
25-Apr-1994AtlantaClay8.1%0.87
13-Jun-1994St. PoeltenClay3.6%0.86
22-Aug-1994Long IslandHard7.0%0.86
10-Jan-1994Sydney OutdoorHard9.7%0.85
12-Sep-1994BucharestClay5.0%0.84
17-Jan-1994Australian OpenHard7.1%0.83
31-Jan-1994DubaiHard6.2%0.83
06-Jun-1994RosmalenGrass11.4%0.83
04-Jul-1994BastadClay5.7%0.83
10-Jan-1994JakartaHard4.9%0.82
31-Jan-1994San JoseHard6.2%0.81
09-May-1994Rome MastersClay8.1%0.80
02-May-1994PinehurstClay6.0%0.80
07-Mar-1994Miami MastersHard7.0%0.79
01-Aug-1994Los AngelesHard8.0%0.78
25-Apr-1994MadridClay4.8%0.78
31-Oct-1994MontevideoClay4.5%0.75
25-Jul-1994Canada MastersHard7.1%0.75
04-Apr-1994BarcelonaClay5.0%0.72
01-Aug-1994PragueClay4.6%0.69
02-May-1994Hamburg MastersClay5.2%0.68
12-Sep-1994BordeauxHard5.9%0.67
14-Mar-1994CasablancaClay3.0%0.63
25-Apr-1994MunichClay4.3%0.62
28-Mar-1994EstorilClay3.5%0.61
23-May-1994Roland GarrosClay5.1%0.61
22-Aug-1994UmagClay3.2%0.54
11-Apr-1994NiceClay3.7%0.52
18-Apr-1994Monte Carlo MastersClay3.8%0.50