Young J A, Pearce A J, Kane R, Pain M
Sport and Recreation Department, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria 3121, Australia.
Br J Sports Med. 2006 May;40(5):477-82; discussion 482-3. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.023341.
In 2002, Tennis Australia commissioned a report into the experiences of elite female past players on leaving the professional tennis circuit. Australian players who were in the top 800 of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) end of year rankings and who had left the professional circuit within the previous 15 years were asked by mail to respond to a questionnaire. The questionnaire asked players to describe their feelings about leaving the tour during the time leading up to leaving the tour to two years after retirement. The main findings of the study suggested that those who planned to leave the tour found the transition process easy, whereas those who did not plan to leave the tour found the process difficult. Most players (66%) did not regret leaving the tour, and, although the remaining players responded that they regretted leaving, none attempted a comeback. Tennis Australia has implemented strategies to assist current players on the professional tour based on the results of this study.
2002年，澳大利亚网球协会委托撰写了一份关于退役顶尖女子网球运动员经历的报告。对于那些在女子网球协会（WTA）年终排名前800位且在过去15年内离开职业巡回赛的澳大利亚球员，协会通过邮件邀请她们填写一份调查问卷。问卷要求球员描述在即将离开巡回赛至退役后两年这段时间里，她们对离开巡回赛的感受。该研究的主要结果表明，那些计划离开巡回赛的球员觉得转型过程轻松，而那些未计划离开巡回赛的球员则觉得过程艰难。大多数球员（66%）并不后悔离开巡回赛，尽管其余球员表示后悔离开，但没有人尝试复出。澳大利亚网球协会已根据这项研究的结果实施了相关策略，以帮助职业巡回赛中的现役球员。
