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"Rank" in tennis is your overall rank in the world in the current season. "Seed" is your rank only in a specific tournament.
Seed is not rank. Seed is a prediction of a player's position in that tournament.
Most of the time it IS the same according to the rank, but in Wimbledon with its very specialized surface, it is calculated by a different (objective) formula, so say a #10 ranked player who's done great on grass can be seeded higher than his rank, say #6 and vice versa.
The origin of the word may come from "scattering" (like what you do with seeding plants) so that the best players don't face each other early.
From the journal American Lawn Tennis of 1898: "Several years ago, it was decided to 'seed' the best players through the championship draw in handicap tournaments so that the players in each class shall be separated as far as possible one from another."
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"Rank" in tennis is your overall rank in the world in the current season. "Seed" is your rank only in a specific tournament.
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How did word seed come about in sport?
It is called a seed because of the analogy with plants where the seed might grow into a top rank at the end of that tournament, or the seed might instead wither away. Players/teams are 'planted' into the bracket in a manner that is typically intended so that the best don't meet until later in the competition.
What are tour tennis rackets?
Tennis rackets used on tour, by the professional players
What type of shoe do the french call Des tennis?
tennis is the low-cut sport trainers, which used to be white, used by tennis players.
Why are the rankings of basketball teams in the NCAA tournament called seeds?
One of the meaning of the word seed, when it comes to sports, is 'a ranking of teams or players for a specific purpose'. So, as far as sports are concerned, the words seed and rank are synonymous. The use of "seed" or "seeding" was common in tennis in the late 1800s. It was used to describe the act of spreading or "seeding" the best players throughout the tournament in order to keep the best players from meeting/playing early on. The "seeded" players were those of higher skill and thus the term became synonymous with ranking. The term is also used in terms of "seeding" a deck of cards; spreading the most desirable cards throughout a deck so as to not have them all appear at once.
What kind of training equipment do tennis players use?
Tennis players use various kinds of equipment while training. The most important of which would be the tennis racket which may be used with or without a leather grip.
What are tenis rankings used for?
To Seed the players at events and help with the draw
Where is tennis played?
Tennis is played all over the world by every age, race and sex. Tennis is played on a tennis court located anywhere there are tennis players.
What year was the first game of tennis played?
1873, a development on hitting the ball with your hand
What is a lobster tennis machine used for?
A lobster tennis machine has several different uses, not just for tennis. It can tone you, naturally, in tennis, but also in baseball, field hockey, or even football. It is a machine that throws balls at you at a different speed, and the speed is one that you can set from slow to fast. They can be used for training or just for keeping up your sport.
What are tennis balls used for?
Tennis balls are sed to play the game of Tennis. Tennis is a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half. Jasmine :)
What happens to tennis players used rackets after tournament matches?
They get thrown away or given to a family member if wanted.
In table tennis what is the only colour that players are not allowed to wear?
No, but the rules of table tennis say that the main colour of clothing must be clearly different from that of the ball in use. So if a white ball is being used, players cannot wear white shirts.
