🧮 How Ratings Are Calculated
- ELO-Based System*: Your rating changes based on match results and opponent strength
- Partner Influence: 30% weight from your partner's skill, 70% from your individual performance
- Performance Factors: Set scores, consistency, decisive moments (3rd set wins)
- Match Types:
- Normal matches: Full rating calculation
- Walkovers: Partial credit (+5 minimum for showing up)
- Byes: No rating change
📈 Rating Changes
- New players: Larger changes (up to ±64 points)
- Experienced players: Smaller changes (±8-32 points)
- Strong opponents: More points for wins, fewer for losses
- Tournament importance: 20% bonus for large tournaments
*ELO: Expected Likelihood of Outcome - A mathematical rating system originally developed for chess, now widely used in competitive sports to calculate relative skill levels between players.