title: An investigation of home disadvantage in Davis Cup tennis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine 04103, USA. bgayton@usm.maine.edu
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Gayton
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Steinroeder
authors.forename: Corrine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bonnica
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Loignon
mesh_terms: 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*