A Simple Tennis Trading System


A Simple Tennis Trading System



Tools You Will Need:

·         Betfair Account

·         OnCourt.info

o   With extensive and detailed information on over 540,000 tennis matches it is a must for anyone betting on Tennis

·         An trading software application

o   You will only need to use the more basic functions but if you are looking to get more advanced you should select your software accordingly. Widely recognized and recommend software include:

§     Grey Horse Bot

§     Bet Angel


·         Livesportontv.com

o   For this strategy you will need to only bet on matches which are shown live. This website is great for providing comprehensive listings for available matches

Other useful links:





Useful Statistics:

        The favourite will trade above sp in 85% of matches.

        You can expect a strike rate in excess of 53% for this strategy.

·         The strike rate rises to over 70% if you focus your efforts on selections priced over 1.20.

·         Long term you can expect to average an after commission profit of6% on stake. Don’t take this figure lightly, remember that your actual liability in each match is much lower than you stake, you can reasonably expect almost £40 profit for every £100 risked.


(This information is based on actual results from over 400 live in-play matches


The System:

1.       Visit ‘Live Sport on TV’ and check if any of the days matches are televised

2.       Go through the days ‘in-play’ matches which can be found on the Betfair homepage. Select any matches where the favourite is priced at 1.6 or less

3.       You will be trading the favourite only, just after the match goes in-play. Once the match has gone in-play,

a.       Place a Lay bet of 1.2 on the Favourite

i.      If it does not get matched before the end of the first set, cancel your order and move on to the next match

ii.      If the initial prices is less than 1.20 use a ditching calculator to adjust your price to back. Your target profit is around 15% of your stake

b.      If your bet is matched. Place a back bet on the same player at 1.45 (With the assumption you have layed at 1.20)

i.      Use your trading Calculator to ensure that you have an equal green profit on both players

4.       If the price continues to fall prior to getting your back bet matched.

a.       Back the favourite if the price reaches 1.04

b.      Cancel your initial BACK bet

i.      Remember to use your dutch calculator to ensure that you have an even loss on both players



**** Remember – If your first lay bet does not get matched in the first set. Then cancel your bet and move on to the next opportunity. ****


Again, don’t be fooled by how easy this is or its simplicity. If done right you should achieve an average, after commission, profit of 6% on your stake. Remember, your actual liability is much lower than your stake, so you should be average a $40 return for every $100 risked.

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