EGTennisMatchPrediction.pptVIP

E.G. Tennis Match Prediction Problem Wish to predict outcome of championship tennis matches. Q1 What info do we have Full history of previous matches on different courts at different times by different players. Court info. Player info. Weather etc. New players: less info. Surrogate information: Assoc. Tennis Prof. Rankings (ordinal), ATP Points (numeric). Some player pairs will never have player before. Q2 What factors might affect things Known ATP Rank, Score, Age, Court type, Particular pairing issues (A seems to always lose to B). More recent history. Latent Recent injuries Latent r