Maximal oxygen uptake (Vo2max) under laboratory conditions and oxygen consumption (Vo2) during tennis play
Study | Sex (number) | Level | Vo2max > (ml/kg/min) | Vo2 on court > (ml/kg/min) | % Vo2max* | Court |
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Values are mean (SD). | ||||||
*With regard to laboratory test; †young tennis players. | ||||||
Seliger et al26 | M (16) | National | – | 27.3 (5.5) | 50 | – |
Ferrauti et al21 | M and F (12) | National Senior | 41.1 (6) (F) | 23.1 (3.0) (F) | 59.2 (7.0) (F) | Hard |
47.5 (4.3) (M) | 24.2 (2.0) (M) | 54.3 (3.1) (M) | ||||
Reilly & Palmer10 | M (8) | Top club | 53.2 (7.3) | – | – | Hard |
Vodak et al39 | M and F (25–25) | Top club | 50.2 (5.7) (M) | – | – | – |
44.2 (5.4) (F) | ||||||
Christmass et al11 | M (8) | State level | 54.2 (1.89) | – | 74.4 (5.1) | Hard |
Kraemer et al40 | F (30) | College | 49.4 (4.4) | – | – | – |
Bergeron et al22 | M (10) | State level | 58.5 (9.4) | – | – | Hard |
Girard & Millet6 | M (7) | Club standard† | 50.3 (3.9) | 40.3 (5.7) | 80.1 (10.8) | Clay |
37.9 (7.5) | 71.6 (15.3) | Hard | ||||
Smekal et al2 | M (20) | National | 57.3 (5.1) | 29.1 (5.6) | 51.1 (5.6) | Clay |
Fernandez et al14 | M (6) | International | 58.2 (2.2) | 26.62 (3.3) | 46.4 (7.2) | Clay |