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2002 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
25-Feb-2002AcapulcoClay10.3%1.61
11-Feb-2002MarseilleHard17.2%1.60
28-Jan-2002MilanCarpet13.6%1.60
18-Feb-2002RotterdamHard13.1%1.44
07-Oct-2002LyonCarpet16.7%1.37
30-Sep-2002TokyoHard13.5%1.36
29-Jul-2002Canada MastersHard12.6%1.33
28-Oct-2002Paris MastersCarpet12.6%1.32
18-Feb-2002MemphisHard14.0%1.31
08-Jul-2002GstaadClay10.1%1.19
31-Dec-2001DohaHard9.1%1.19
09-Sep-2002Costa Do SauipeHard9.7%1.17
14-Oct-2002Madrid MastersHard10.8%1.17
08-Jul-2002NewportGrass13.1%1.17
12-Aug-2002WashingtonHard10.3%1.16
25-Feb-2002San JoseHard13.9%1.15
21-Oct-2002St. PetersburgHard9.0%1.15
24-Jun-2002WimbledonGrass10.5%1.14
23-Sep-2002Hong KongHard10.6%1.14
09-Sep-2002TashkentHard12.5%1.14
21-Oct-2002BaselCarpet11.3%1.13
21-Oct-2002StockholmHard9.4%1.12
05-Aug-2002Cincinnati MastersHard11.4%1.12
07-Jan-2002AucklandHard6.8%1.12
07-Oct-2002ViennaHard8.0%1.10
04-Mar-2002ScottsdaleHard9.4%1.10
12-Aug-2002IndianapolisHard9.6%1.08
09-Sep-2002BucharestClay5.5%1.01
26-Aug-2002US OpenHard10.3%1.00
30-Sep-2002MoscowCarpet9.5%1.00
10-Jun-2002Queen's ClubGrass10.8%0.99
18-Mar-2002Miami MastersHard9.0%0.99
10-Jun-2002HalleGrass10.3%0.98
19-Aug-2002Long IslandHard8.5%0.97
25-Feb-2002DubaiHard8.9%0.97
22-Apr-2002HoustonClay11.6%0.96
11-Nov-2002Masters CupHard9.4%0.96
08-Jul-2002BastadClay6.8%0.95
18-Feb-2002Buenos AiresClay6.6%0.94
31-Dec-2001ChennaiHard8.5%0.93
04-Mar-2002Delray BeachHard10.4%0.93
07-Jan-2002SydneyHard9.1%0.92
23-Sep-2002PalermoClay6.9%0.92
22-Jul-2002Los AngelesHard12.2%0.90
29-Apr-2002MallorcaClay6.9%0.90
14-Jan-2002Australian OpenHard8.9%0.89
20-May-2002St. PoeltenClay7.2%0.86
17-Jun-2002s HertogenboschGrass5.8%0.85
11-Mar-2002Indian Wells MastersHard8.2%0.84
15-Jul-2002StuttgartClay5.4%0.83
17-Jun-2002NottinghamGrass9.2%0.83
22-Apr-2002BarcelonaClay6.6%0.82
11-Feb-2002Vina del MarClay6.6%0.81
31-Dec-2001AdelaideHard9.7%0.80
11-Feb-2002CopenhagenHard6.6%0.79
08-Apr-2002CasablancaClay6.7%0.75
22-Jul-2002KitzbuhelClay6.4%0.75
08-Apr-2002EstorilClay4.9%0.70
29-Apr-2002MunichClay6.2%0.69
27-May-2002Roland GarrosClay6.1%0.69
13-May-2002Hamburg MastersClay6.5%0.68
06-May-2002Rome MastersClay6.6%0.67
15-Apr-2002Monte Carlo MastersClay5.6%0.66
15-Jul-2002UmagClay5.1%0.66
15-Jul-2002AmersfoortClay5.1%0.60
22-Jul-2002SopotClay4.4%0.59
20-May-2002DusseldorfClay6.6%0.55