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This dataset, wta_matches_2019, is a data frame containing match-level data for women's professional tennis matches played on the WTA Tour during 2019. It includes information on tournament details, court and surface conditions, player rankings and points, set-by-set scores, and betting odds from multiple bookmakers for each match.

Usage

data(wta_matches_2019)

Format

A data frame with 2472 observations and 32 variables:

WTA

Integer vector indicating the WTA tournament identification number

Location

Character vector indicating the city where the tournament was played

Tournament

Character vector indicating the name of the tournament

Date

Character vector indicating the date the match was played

Tier

Character vector indicating the WTA tier or category of the tournament

Court

Character vector indicating whether the match was played indoors or outdoors

Surface

Character vector indicating the court surface (e.g., Hard, Clay, Grass)

Round

Character vector indicating the round of the tournament

Best.of

Integer vector indicating the maximum number of sets played

Winner

Character vector indicating the name of the match winner

Loser

Character vector indicating the name of the match loser

WRank

Character vector indicating the WTA ranking of the winner

LRank

Character vector indicating the WTA ranking of the loser

WPts

Character vector indicating the WTA ranking points of the winner

LPts

Character vector indicating the WTA ranking points of the loser

W1

Integer vector indicating the games won by the winner in set 1

L1

Integer vector indicating the games won by the loser in set 1

W2

Integer vector indicating the games won by the winner in set 2

L2

Integer vector indicating the games won by the loser in set 2

W3

Integer vector indicating the games won by the winner in set 3

L3

Integer vector indicating the games won by the loser in set 3

Wsets

Integer vector indicating the total number of sets won by the winner

Lsets

Integer vector indicating the total number of sets won by the loser

Comment

Character vector indicating the match outcome status (e.g., Completed, Retired, Walkover)

B365W

Numeric vector indicating the Bet365 odds for the winner

B365L

Numeric vector indicating the Bet365 odds for the loser

PSW

Numeric vector indicating the Pinnacle Sports odds for the winner

PSL

Numeric vector indicating the Pinnacle Sports odds for the loser

MaxW

Numeric vector indicating the maximum odds offered by any bookmaker for the winner

MaxL

Numeric vector indicating the maximum odds offered by any bookmaker for the loser

AvgW

Numeric vector indicating the average odds offered across bookmakers for the winner

AvgL

Numeric vector indicating the average odds offered across bookmakers for the loser

Source

Data taken from the welo package version 0.1.4

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'wta_matches_2019' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the sportsR package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics.