As we start 2019, I thought it would be interesting to look back at 2018 and see on what date the most USTA League matches are played. Here is what I found.
In 2018, there were 9 days on which more than five thousand matches were played, the dates ranging from late April to August, but the months with the most busy days were May and June with May 5th leading with 5,793 matches. Second with 5,628 was June 2nd.
To see how what the trend has been, here are some past years.
- 2017 - 12 days over five thousand, one day May 20th at a whopping 6,169
- 2016 - 11 days over five thousand, May 14th at 6,440
- 2015 - 16 days over five thousand, six over six thousand, May 16th at 6,772
- 2014 - 17 days over five thousand, five over six thousand, May 17th at 6.894
- 2013 - 23 days over five thousand, seven over six thousand, May 18th at 6,840
- 2012 - 21 days over five thousand, two over seven thousand, May 12th at 7,459
- 2011 - 33 days over five thousand, three over seven thousand, May 7th at 7,469
Obviously, a lot of this has to do with scheduling and how it changes year to year. Some leagues are weekend leagues while others are weekday leagues. Even with this variability though, there appears to be a clear decline which is consistent with the decline in league play I've written about before.
What the clear trend is though is that May, and specifically mid-May, seems to be when the most league tennis is played. Also, the top day has always been a Saturday which is probably no surprise.
Is May when you play the most tennis?
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