The petition
Dear Larry Scott,
It's sexism that women do not play the best of 5 sets when men do. Women are super athletes just like men. It isn't a strength issue, women really are just as capable for this endurance level.
Women are now getting paid the same as men when men have a harder job, this is sexism.
If women tennis players want equal pay then it's about time they have equal work.
Kind Regards,
The Tennis Fans
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Based on Wimbledon '06
Time spent on Court: Federer -
F- 170m
SF- 77m
QF- 105m
R16- 83m
R32- 124m
R64- 85m
R128- 72m
Total time on court: 11.93hrs
Time spent on Court: Mauresmo -
F- 122m
SF- 133m
QF- 83m
R16- 68m
R32- 59m
R64- 59m
R128- 39m
Total time on court: 9.383hrs
Based on last years prize money -
Federer- Hourly rate: £54,903.60
Mauresmo- Hourly Rate: £66,609.82
Based on equal pay -
Federer- £54,903.60
Mauresmo- £69,807.09
Even based on last years pay Mauresmo still made more per hour that Federer but if she was to have been paid the same she would have recieved £14,903 more per hour of tennis played. This is despite that fact that Federer had one of the most successful mens competitions ever having only dropped a single set all tournament (in the final) and spending an average 1hr 40m on court for each match, ridiculously short in a slam, and Mauresmo having a few tough encounters including mammoth SF and F matches against Sharapova and Henin-Hardenne. Would be interesting to do this for a year in which the mens champion had huge 5 set semis and finals to get through. Ivanisevic's year would be classic. Figures difficult to get hold of but he played:
R2- 4 sets with a tiebreak 1st set
R3- 4 sets with a tiebreak 1st set
R4- 3 sets with a tiebreak 1st set (Rusedski)
QF- 4 sets with a tiebreaf 1st and 4th set
SF- 5 sets 7-5 1st tiebreak 2nd and 4th sets
F- 5 sets 9-7 in the 5th
That year Venus Williams won and played:
R2- 2 sets 6-3, 6-2
R3- 2 sets 6-2, 6-2
R4- 2 sets 6-2, 6-0
QF- 2 sets 7-5, 6-1
SF- 3 sets 6-2, 6-7 (1-7), 6-1
F- 3 sets 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
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