Why in the pro tennis leagues do women play less sets than men?

Question

Sounds pretty stupid/lazy to me especially since women's sports are trying to gain popularity and all.

Answer 1

its very simple.

Women don't have as much endurance as men

if the female match has the same sets as mens, the match will still continue, however, the power of the ball decreases and the audience don't like boring and slow matches.

Answer 2

Women at one point would give up in a 5th set alot of retirements because of fatigue and alot of early career retirements.

Answer 3

because the womens points usually take longer.. not as quick, etc..

a long time ago at the WTA championships they experimented with that.. i heard it was a big washout.. after the 3 rd set the women did not want to play anymore..

it would be cool if they did that..  make them play as much as the men.. but its not happening, especially with all these injuries and missed tennis that the players do.. more sets would increase the chance of that as well..

Answer 4

In most tournaments, women play as many sets as men, but in the Big tournaments (GS and such), the men play more.  It's a good question though, because I support equal pay for women in the big tournaments only if they play the same number of sets.

Answer 5

Laziness.

Answer 6

look dear,woman body is entirely diff. like-2 born baby or having periods every month,etc.dats why dey dnt hav dat kind of energy level which is of a man.simple.

I really appreciate ur dis thinking bout woman,keep goin.

if u do not agree wid my ans. or wud like 2 tell me dat maybe Im rong,den pls do it,nw.

Answer 7

women dont have that much stamina

Answer 8

It's only in major tournaments/grand slams (Australian Open, Rolland Garros, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open) that men play in best of 5 and women play in best of 3 sets. Other than those tournaments they all play in best of 3 sets. I agree with the previous answer that the reason being is the entertainment aspect of it.