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2003 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
07-Jul-2003NewportGrass8.9%1.58
17-Feb-2003MemphisHard14.1%1.55
17-Feb-2003RotterdamHard12.6%1.40
29-Sep-2003MetzHard10.9%1.38
07-Jul-2003GstaadClay10.8%1.37
27-Jan-2003MilanCarpet16.5%1.36
27-Oct-2003Paris MastersCarpet12.9%1.36
20-Oct-2003StockholmHard13.9%1.35
11-Aug-2003Cincinnati MastersHard12.3%1.28
10-Feb-2003MarseilleHard12.2%1.28
28-Jul-2003WashingtonHard12.3%1.26
22-Sep-2003ShanghaiHard14.9%1.24
20-Oct-2003BaselCarpet11.2%1.21
24-Feb-2003AcapulcoClay9.0%1.18
10-Feb-2003San JoseHard10.5%1.17
29-Sep-2003TokyoHard11.6%1.15
20-Oct-2003St. PetersburgHard8.9%1.14
08-Sep-2003Costa Do SauipeHard10.2%1.14
24-Feb-2003CopenhagenHard11.6%1.14
28-Jul-2003Los AngelesHard12.2%1.13
03-Mar-2003Delray BeachHard9.9%1.12
21-Jul-2003IndianapolisHard13.9%1.12
23-Jun-2003WimbledonGrass10.0%1.10
04-Aug-2003Canada MastersHard9.8%1.08
28-Apr-2003ValenciaClay7.3%1.08
06-Jan-2003AucklandHard9.4%1.07
18-Aug-2003Long IslandHard9.5%1.07
25-Aug-2003US OpenHard10.0%1.03
14-Jul-2003StuttgartClay7.2%1.02
06-Oct-2003LyonCarpet8.6%1.02
17-Mar-2003Miami MastersHard10.0%0.99
09-Jun-2003HalleGrass8.7%0.98
06-Oct-2003ViennaHard8.2%0.97
30-Dec-2002DohaHard8.5%0.97
28-Jul-2003SopotClay5.2%0.96
22-Sep-2003BangkokHard9.5%0.95
14-Jul-2003AmersfoortClay7.9%0.94
10-Nov-2003Masters CupHard9.7%0.94
10-Feb-2003Vina del MarClay6.7%0.93
13-Jan-2003Australian OpenHard8.3%0.92
03-Mar-2003ScottsdaleHard9.0%0.92
10-Mar-2003Indian Wells MastersHard8.0%0.91
30-Dec-2002ChennaiHard5.7%0.90
29-Sep-2003MoscowCarpet8.0%0.90
24-Feb-2003DubaiHard8.2%0.90
09-Jun-2003Queen's ClubGrass10.4%0.90
21-Jul-2003KitzbuhelClay6.9%0.89
30-Dec-2002AdelaideHard9.3%0.89
06-Jan-2003SydneyHard8.2%0.87
21-Jul-2003UmagClay5.4%0.86
05-May-2003Rome MastersClay7.1%0.85
16-Jun-2003NottinghamGrass9.8%0.84
16-Jun-2003s HertogenboschGrass7.3%0.82
07-Jul-2003BastadClay4.7%0.81
21-Apr-2003BarcelonaClay6.2%0.80
08-Sep-2003BucharestClay5.0%0.79
21-Apr-2003HoustonClay7.6%0.78
28-Apr-2003MunichClay5.9%0.74
26-May-2003Roland GarrosClay6.9%0.73
17-Feb-2003Buenos AiresClay5.8%0.73
07-Apr-2003CasablancaClay6.5%0.72
12-May-2003Hamburg MastersClay5.7%0.65
22-Sep-2003PalermoClay5.3%0.60
07-Apr-2003EstorilClay5.3%0.59
19-May-2003St. PoeltenClay5.5%0.59
14-Apr-2003Monte Carlo MastersClay4.7%0.58
19-May-2003DusseldorfClay5.9%0.52