2022 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
14-Nov-2022Tour FinalsHard16.7%1.50
26-Sep-2022Tel AvivHard12.5%1.43
31-Jan-2022MontpellierHard11.8%1.36
07-Nov-2022NextGen FinalsHard13.4%1.34
20-Jun-2022MallorcaGrass10.3%1.32
21-Feb-2022DubaiHard12.2%1.28
26-Sep-2022SeoulHard9.6%1.27
31-Jan-2022PuneHard9.6%1.27
14-Feb-2022MarseilleHard11.2%1.26
10-Oct-2022FlorenceHard10.1%1.26
25-Jul-2022AtlantaHard11.0%1.22
06-Jun-2022StuttgartGrass14.4%1.21
07-Feb-2022DallasHard17.8%1.20
17-Oct-2022AntwerpHard10.5%1.20
24-Oct-2022ViennaHard12.3%1.20
13-Jun-2022Queen's ClubGrass11.6%1.20
10-Jan-2022Adelaide 2Hard12.9%1.17
25-Jul-2022KitzbuhelClay7.3%1.17
15-Aug-2022Cincinnati MastersHard11.8%1.16
24-Oct-2022BaselHard10.8%1.15
17-Jan-2022Australian OpenHard10.2%1.15
31-Oct-2022Paris MastersHard10.6%1.14
10-Jan-2022SydneyHard9.9%1.13
26-Sep-2022SofiaHard10.7%1.12
13-Jun-2022HalleGrass13.7%1.11
31-Jan-2022CordobaClay6.2%1.10
03-Jan-2022Atp CupHard10.0%1.10
03-Jan-2022Adelaide 1Hard10.3%1.09
17-Oct-2022NaplesHard8.0%1.09
29-Aug-2022US OpenHard10.2%1.06
19-Sep-2022San DiegoHard9.8%1.05
22-Aug-2022Winston-SalemHard10.2%1.05
27-Jun-2022WimbledonGrass9.7%1.03
03-Oct-2022TokyoHard11.5%1.03
18-Jul-2022GstaadClay8.3%1.03
08-Aug-2022Canada MastersHard10.3%1.01
20-Jun-2022EastbourneGrass11.6%1.00
14-Feb-2022DohaHard8.7%1.00
03-Jan-2022MelbourneHard9.2%1.00
19-Sep-2022MetzHard8.6%1.00
01-Aug-2022WashingtonHard12.5%0.99
07-Feb-2022RotterdamHard9.0%0.99
02-May-2022Madrid MastersClay9.0%0.97
21-Mar-2022Miami MastersHard9.4%0.96
21-Feb-2022AcapulcoHard9.5%0.92
17-Oct-2022StockholmHard8.1%0.91
06-Jun-2022s HertogenboschGrass8.1%0.90
11-Jul-2022NewportGrass23.2%0.89
16-May-2022GenevaClay8.9%0.88
01-Aug-2022Los CabosHard11.6%0.86
07-Mar-2022Indian Wells MastersHard9.2%0.85
14-Feb-2022Rio de JaneiroClay4.5%0.81
16-May-2022LyonClay6.1%0.81
10-Oct-2022GijonHard7.8%0.77
03-Oct-2022AstanaHard9.2%0.76
21-Feb-2022SantiagoClay5.1%0.74
25-Apr-2022EstorilClay5.6%0.74
11-Jul-2022BastadClay5.2%0.74
04-Apr-2022HoustonClay14.6%0.73
14-Feb-2022Delray BeachHard9.4%0.72
04-Apr-2022MarrakechClay4.7%0.72
18-Apr-2022BarcelonaClay5.0%0.72
09-May-2022Rome MastersClay6.4%0.70
18-Jul-2022HamburgClay5.0%0.70
23-May-2022Roland GarrosClay6.1%0.68
25-Apr-2022MunichClay5.8%0.64
25-Jul-2022UmagClay3.6%0.63
07-Feb-2022Buenos AiresClay3.8%0.61
11-Apr-2022Monte Carlo MastersClay5.2%0.61
18-Apr-2022Belgrade Clay5.5%0.56