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Whose ATP ranking points are from which year? A thread.
Because I was surprised that Benoît Paire is still French no. 2, I calculated the percentage of his points that were from 2019. That was so much fun that I then did it for the entire Top 30.
Because I was surprised that Benoît Paire is still French no. 2, I calculated the percentage of his points that were from 2019. That was so much fun that I then did it for the entire Top 30.
The mean was 57.39% and the median was 59.60%. These numbers suggest that the average top 30 player earned just under 60% of their current ranking points in 2019.
Most players sat between 45% and 75%. Anything below 50% I'd consider to be a great 2020 season relative to 2019.
Most players sat between 45% and 75%. Anything below 50% I'd consider to be a great 2020 season relative to 2019.
The top 10:
Djokovic had the best year out of the top 5 by this measure (albeit mostly pre-pandemic).
I laughed out loud when I got to Andrey.
@ Matteo: you in danger, girl.
Djokovic had the best year out of the top 5 by this measure (albeit mostly pre-pandemic).
I laughed out loud when I got to Andrey.
@ Matteo: you in danger, girl.
11-20 and 21-30:
Most players were more "average" than I expected. RBA in particular I expected to have more 2019 points than he did.
Most players were more "average" than I expected. RBA in particular I expected to have more 2019 points than he did.
The 5 Top 30 players who earned the most of their points in 2019:
1. Fabio Fognini (89.88%)
2. Roger Federer (89.14%)
3. Benoît Paire (88.78%)
4. Matteo Berrettini (85.58%)
5. David Goffin (72.50%)
1. Fabio Fognini (89.88%)
2. Roger Federer (89.14%)
3. Benoît Paire (88.78%)
4. Matteo Berrettini (85.58%)
5. David Goffin (72.50%)
The 5 Top 30 players who earned the fewest of their points in 2019:
1. Andrey Rublev (17.99%)
2. Casper Ruud (27.54%)
3. Milos Raonic (33.14%)
4. Pablo Carreño Busta (38.57%)
5. Diego Schwartzman (38.64%)
1. Andrey Rublev (17.99%)
2. Casper Ruud (27.54%)
3. Milos Raonic (33.14%)
4. Pablo Carreño Busta (38.57%)
5. Diego Schwartzman (38.64%)
Hopefully someone else finds this interesting! I was going to do this for the whole top 50, but it took a long time and I lost interest. But let me know if you're curious about anyone.
Methodology notes: this uses the ATP website's rankings breakdown. If a player earned the same number of points in a tournament in 2019 and 2020, I counted it towards 2020 (although the website doesn't). I also counted ATP Cup points towards 2020.
A handful more players: https://twitter.com/abh_hockey/status/1354843051814957066?s=19
