Noncompleted Matches in Professional Women’s Tennis (1975–2024): Epidemiology, Trends, and Associated Factors of Walkovers and Defaults
Understanding the epidemiology of WOs and Defaults can help inform injury prevention strategies, optimize tournament formats, and guide policy development to reduce uncompleted matches in the WTA.
Authors
- Ernest Baiget (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2059-2846)
- Babette M Pluim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0655-8980)
- Martí Casals (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1775-8331)
- Victoria Peña-Curbelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2626-6612)
Institutions
- Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya (ES)
- Royal Dutch Lawn Tennis Federation (NL)
- Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (ES)
- Health & Safety in Sports (NL)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381251393699
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00