Table 1 Intensity of match play.
| Reference* | Standard of player | ITN | Sex | n | Age (years) | Mean HR during play (beats/min) | HRmax exercise test (beats/min) | % HR max | Lactate (mmol.l−1) | Surface | V̇o2 mean during play (ml.kg−1.min−1) | V̇o2max exercise test (ml.kg−1.min−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniors | ||||||||||||
| Girard et al23 | Club | 6 | M | 7 | 15 (2) | 182 (12) | 201 (9) | 90 (5) | 2.36 (0.47) | Clay | 40.3 (5.7) | 50.3 (3.9) |
| M | 7 | 15 (2) | 173 (17) | 201 (9) | 86 (6) | 3.08 (1.12) | Hard court | 35.9 (7.5) | 50.3 (3.9) | |||
| Weber24 | Competitive | 4 | M/F | 18 | 12.6 (1.2) | 172 (6) | nr | nr | 1.41 (0.63) | Carpet | nr | nr |
| 18–35 years | ||||||||||||
| Fernandez et al40 | International | 1–2 | M | 6 | 3.79 (2.03) | Clay | 26.6 (3.3) | 58.2 (2.2) | ||||
| Novas et al25 | State, national | 3 | F | 6 | 18.3 (2.5) | 146 (20) | Hard court | |||||
| Smekal et al26 | Top league | 3–4 | M | 20 | 26 (4) | 151 (19) | 193 (9) | 78 | 2.07 (0.88) | Clay | 29.1 (5.6) | 57.3 (5.1) |
| Bernardi et al27 | Intermediate | 4–5 | M | 7 | 28.1 (3) | 147 (9) | 194 (5) | 76 | nr | Clay | 33 (3) | 65 (6) |
| Christmass et al28 | State | 3 | M | 7 | 24 (2) | nr | 190 (3) | 86 (1) | 5.86 (1.33) | Hard court | nr | 53.4 (1.8) |
| Christmass et al29 | State | 3 | M | 8 | 23 (1) | 155 | 180 (3) | 86 | Hard court | nr | 54.3 (1.9) | |
| Reilly et al30 | Top club | 4 | M | 8 | 23.4 (3.1) | 146 (19) | 191 (11) | 76 | nr | Wood | nr | 53.2 (7.3) |
| Bergeron et al31 | University | 4 | M | 10 | 20.3 (2.5) | 145 (13) | 196 (6) | 74 | 2.3 (1.2) | Clay | nr | 58.5 (9.4) |
| Therminarias et al32,33 | Intermediate | 4–5 | F | 9 | 21.2 (1.9) | 157 (3) | 190 (3) | 82 | 1.76 (0.3) | Clay | nr | nr |
| Weber24 | Competitive | 4 | M/F | 18 | 23.8 (3.6) | 148 (10) | nr | nr | 2.11 (0.77) | Carpet | nr | nr |
| Recreational | 6–7 | M/F | 33 | 25.3 (2.5) | 147 (11) | nr | nr | 2.43 (1.28) | Carpet | nr | nr | |
| Beginners | 9 | M/F | 16 | 25.8 (3.0) | 135 (19) | nr | nr | 1.92 (0.56) | Carpet | nr | nr | |
| Morgans et al34 | Intermediate to advanced | 2–4 | M | 17 | 31.4 (7.3) | 154 (17) | 188 (11) | 82 | nr | Hard court | nr | 46.4 (6.2) |
| Eliott et al35 | College | 4 | M | 8 | 20.3 (1.3) | 153 (3) | 192 (11) | 79 | nr | Hard court | nr | 65.9 (6.3) |
| Docherty 36 | Low to high | 4–9 | M | 42 | 25 (5) | 150 (10) | nr | 70 | nr | Hard court | nr | nr |
| Kindermann et al37 | Well trained | 4–5 | M | 12 | 32.2 (8.5) | 146 (20) | nr | nr | 2.0 (0.5) | Unknown | nr | nr |
| Seliger et al38 | Top level | 3 | M | 16 | 24.7 (3.7) | 143 | nr | nr | nr | Indoor court | 27.3 | nr |
| 35 years and over | ||||||||||||
| Ferrauti et al39 | National | 2–3 | M | 6 | 47 (5.4) | 142.5 (12.7) | nr | nr | 1.24 (0.37) | Clay | 25.6 (2.8) | 47.5 (4.3) |
| National | 2–3 | F | 6 | 47.2 (6.6) | 141.5 (18.9) | nr | nr | 1.67 (0.49) | Clay | 23.1 (3.1) | 41.4 (6.0) | |
| Therminarias32, 33 | Intermediate | 4–5 | F | 10 | 46.5 (1.3) | 156 (4) | 175 (2) | 89 | 1.79 (0.29) | Clay | nr | nr |
| Weber24 | Competitive | 4 | M/F | 12 | 50.4 (4.9) | 154 (15) | nr | nr | 2.82 (0.92) | Carpet | nr | nr |
| Recreational | 6–7 | M/F | 18 | 54.3 (6.1) | 141 (16) | nr | nr | 2.67 (0.96) | Carpet | nr | nr |
Values are mean (SD).
*First author and reference number.
F, female; HR, heart rate; HRmax, maximum heart rate; ITN, international tennis number; M, male; n, number of subjects; nr, not reported.