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The National Tennis Rating Program General
Characteristics of Various Playing Levels
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USTA
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ALTA
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1.0
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-
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This player is just starting to play tennis. |
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1.5
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-
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This player has limited experience and is still
working primarily on getting the ball into play. |
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2.0
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-
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This player needs on-court experience. This
player has obvious stoke weaknesses but is familiar with basic
positions for singles and doubles play. |
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2.5
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C6-C8
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This player is learning to judge where the ball
is going although court coverage is weak. This player can
sustain a short rally of slow pace with other players of the
same ability. |
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3.0
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C3-C5
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This player is fairly consistent when hitting
medium paced shots, but is not comfortable with all strokes
and lacks execution when trying for directional control, depth,
or power. Most common double formation is one-up, one-back. |
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3.5
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B6-C2 |
This player has achieved improved stroke dependability
with directional control on moderate shots, but still lacks
depth and variety. This player exhibits more aggressive net
play, has improved court coverage, and is developing teamwork
in doubles. |
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4.0
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B1-B5
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This player has dependable strokes, including
directional control and depth on both forehand and backhand
sides on moderate shots, plus the ability to use lobs, overheads,
approach shots and volleys with some success. This player
occasionally forces errors when serving. Rallies may be lost
due to impatience. Teamwork in doubles is evident. |
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4.5
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A3-A8
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This player has begun to master the use of power
and spins and is beginning to handle pace, has sound footwork,
can control depth of shots, and is beginning to vary game
plan according to opponents. This player can hit first serves
with power and accuracy and place the second serve. This player
tends to over hit on difficult shots. Aggressive net play
is common in doubles. |
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5.0
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A1-A2
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This player has good shot anticipation and frequently
has an outstanding shot or attribute around which a game may
be structured. This player can regularly hit winners or force
errors off of short balls and can put away volleys, can successfully
execute lobs, drop shots, half volleys, overhead smashes,
and has good depth and spin on most second serves. |
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5.5
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AA3-AA4
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This player has developed power and/or consistency
as a major weapon. This player can vary strategies and styles
of play in a competitive situation and hits dependable shots
in a stress situation. |
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6.0 - 7.0
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AA1-AA2
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These players will generally not need NTRP ratings.
Rankings or past rankings will speak for themselves. The 6.0
player typically has had intensive training for national tournament
competition at the the junior and collegiate levels and has
obtained a sectional and/or national ranking. The 6.5 player
has a reasonable chance of succeeding at the 7.0 level and
has extensive satellite tournament experience. The 7.0 is
a world class player who is committed to tournament competition
on the international level and whose major source of income
is tournament prize winnings. |
