Effect of Travel on Sleep Patterns and Athletic Performance in Female Professional Tennis Players: A Retrospective Cohort Study Utilizing WHOOP 3.0 Tracking.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep is vital for an athlete's recovery, physical and mental health, and athletic performance. The impact on circadian rhythm from long-distance travel across multiple time zones has not been studied using wearable technology in female professional tennis players.

Hypothesis

Travel between time zones in female professional tennis players leads to circadian desynchronization, causing disruption in sleep patterns, changes in physiologic parameters, and decreased athletic performance.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Level of evidence

Level 3.

Methods

A total of 52 female professional tennis players consented to wear, and share the data of, WHOOP 3.0 while traveling and competing on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. Linear mixed

SUBMITTER: Maynard JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12640278 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature