An investigation of home disadvantage in Davis Cup tennis.
Occurrence of the home disadvantage in Davis Cup tennis matches was examined by analyzing the outcome of Davis Cup finals matches from 1900 to 2007. There was no significant home disadvantage when Matches 1 and 2 were compared with Matches 4 and 5. However, there was a significant home disadvantage when Matches 1 and 2 were compared with Match 5. These findings are compared with those from earlier studies in which data from professional basketball and baseball were examined.
Gayton
William F
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Department of Psychology, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine 04103, USA. bgayton@usm.maine.edu
Steinroeder
William
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Bonnica
Corrine
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Loignon
Andrew C
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D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology*; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000523:psychology*; D001484:Baseball / Q000523:psychology; D001490:Basketball / Q000523:psychology; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013715:Tennis / Q000523:psychology*