ProTracker Tennis

I have been charting tennis matches for years and can honestly say this is the best product I've ever seen (and used) for charting matches. It is perfect for tennis parents because it takes the subjectivity (and much of the stress) out of watching your child play. It can be easily emailed to their coach immediately afterward for analysis. Once you gather enough data, it is great to access opponents' strengths and weaknesses for future reference. Coaches would bebefit as well because they can analyze a student's performance without necessarily having to be at every one of their student's matches. Finally, the players themselves benefit because they can see (in black & white) their performance without all the drama/emotion. I've used the windows mobile version of this product for the past few years and it was a hassle having a separate piece of hardware to run this software. Now it is not only easier to use (touch screen vs stylus pen), but more importantly, it is only fifty bucks! That's cheaper than a one hour tennis lesson and the benefits are far greater. There are cheaper apps out there, but you'll be much much happier with this one. Try the lite version...it's a free demo.

Very impressed with this iPad/iPhone app and its "sister" PC app (which I think you'll need if you want a serious reporting/distribution capability). Yes, the two apps are pricey, but they have been obviously carefully thought through and everyone is amazed at how much quality data (and analysis) I can accumulate in a given match. And since most of the matches I'm covering are doubles, this pretty much eliminates the competition. Again, this program overcomes most of the complexity of catching all the important elements of a doubles match and attributing appropriate characteristics to teams and individuals as appropriate - again, very well thought out. Although fairly intuitive, this app will require a little bit of a learning curve, and some practice to keep up with the play and gather accurate data, but it gives you as much help as it can. After a little time practicing on, say, some televised matches, and then a few practice "live" matches to get the flow, you'll be busy but you can collect the data fairly comfortably. Finally, Eric (the developer) is very responsive and very helpful in answering questions. He will clearly not leave you high and dry if you're having a problem or needing a question answered. Kudo's!

I originally purchased this software over 8 years ago for a Windows mobile device (this company has been around for a while). It Is the best software by far for serious stats on tennis matches to help you spot areas to improve. I just repurchased it for the iPhone/iPad platform. They care about their product, respond to emails quickly and will be in business two years from now. I have no connection with the company, but appreciate the service and product improvements through the years.

I wanted to find a good tennis stats app and this was by far the most impressive. It is very easy to use, and best of all the kids seem to really buy in to it. It makes it very easy to coach them when they have seen their own stats TV-style. I especially like the serving scatter diagrams as this is such an important area to the game. Overall, a great app, it is more expensive than others but is definitely worth the money.

There is a learning curve in the beginning. It is intuitive and easy once you get the hang of it. You touch where the racquet was, what kind of shot, where it landed, and what shot outcome was like winner, forced error, etc. Worth the $50!! it is an amazing program. You get faster with practice and you need to stay with it to get proficient. Then you just need a good viewing seat to the match. Extremely helpful to players, parents, and coaches. Love the stats and scatter diagrams!