Table 3c.

Summary of performance analysis studies in padel.

Nº	Study	Sample	Variables	Main result
11	Ramón-Llín et al. (2020a)	4406 points from 27 national category padel matches	- Average distance - Time structure: active time, passive time, total playing time - Level of the player according to the ranking: low, medium and high	Players cover an average of 3000 m per game of which 50.8% is when the ball is in play. They cover an average of 11 m per point and 80 m per game. Medium level players cover more distance, by 400 m, than high-level players and 900 m more than low-level players in the active phase. Mid-level players play the most points, almost 31 more than low-level players and 22 more than high-level players. There is a positive correlation between the number of points and the distance travelled.
12	Ramón-Llin et al. (2020b)	8441 strokes and 1055 points from 24 male players in 9 matches (3 finals and 6 semi-finals) of the national category	- Type of the stroke: indirect or direct - Area of the court - Direction of the stroke - Effectiveness: winning stroke or error - Side of play	The winning pair makes more winners (5.6%) than losers (3.7%). More cross court shots are made (65.3%) than down the line (34.7%). At the net more cross court shots are made (67.5%) than down the line (61.7%). The winning pair makes more hits in the offensive zone (41.2%) than losers (35.3%). Players on the left side hit 1.9% more winners and a lower percentage of errors than those on the right side. There is a higher percentage of continuity versus winners or errors.
13	Ramón-Llin et al. (2020c)	2202 points from 18 regional category men's padel matches	- Level of play: sdvanced, initiation - Distance covered by players - Player’s role	Advanced level players cover more distance per point (11.77 m) than beginners (8.30 m). Beginner level players cover distances between 0–8 m in 60% of the points, 20% more than advanced level players. Advanced level players cover 12% more distances over 16 m. The player who serves is the one who covers more distance per point (13.61 m) followed by the returning player (12.35 m).
14	Escudero-Tena et al. (2020)	1324 baseline actions from 14 WPT women's tournament finals in 2018; Identification of 324 moves	- Effectiveness of the stroke - Reaching offensive positions - Type of hitting - Consequences of reaching offensive positions	The lob is the most used (85.4%). In most cases, the defensive pair gets offensive positions (70.4%). The defensive pair performs a lob between the second and the sixth stroke. It causes continuity in the game leading to more position changes.
15	Sánchez-Alcaraz et al. (2021a)	1042 points from 8 matches (final and semi-final) of 4 WPT tournaments; 24 players: 12 men and 12 women	- Duration of the game - Real game time - Set duration - Duration of the point - Number of strokes per point - Effectiveness: winning stroke and error	The total duration of the match is approximately 90 min. The real playing time is about 30% of the total time. Set duration is approximately 40 min. The average point duration is 12.5–13.5 s. 30% of the points have duration of 5–10 s. Girls perform 7% more points longer than 20 s. Boys make 3% more points with duration of less than 5 s. There is an average of 10 strokes per point with no difference between genders. Boys made 10% more winners and 10% fewer unforced errors.
16	Sánchez-Alcaraz et al. (2021b)	647 matches (332 men's and 315 women's); 1458 sets and 13592 WPT games in 2019	- Gender - Type of a tournament - Tournament round - Number of sets and games - Percentage of sets with tie-break - Match score	70% of the matches are resolved in the second set, with no difference between men and women. In the men's category, there are more equal sets and more tie-breaks than in the women's category, as well as more games per set and match. In the women's category, there are more matched sets in masters than in open. In the men's category, the percentage of matched sets is higher in each round, increasing in the semi-final and final. There is no difference between open and master in the set percentage, being in master where it is more equal from the semi-finals onwards.