Tattoos among Professional ATP and WTA Tennis Players

Results Eighteen players (9%) had 1 visible tattoo or more (Table 1): 11 women (11%) and 7 men (7%, p > 0.05). Among men, all were tattooed only on the upper limbs. Two had tattoos on both arms. Three players had tattoos that were hardly visible as they were almost hidden by the shirt sleeves. All the players were right-handed, and 85% had tattoos on the right arm. The mean ages between the tattooed and the nontattooed men players were similar (27.8 and 27.4 years, respectively). The tattooed players were almost all ranked among the top 50 (from 15 to 52, mean 35 ± 17). The median number of points was also higher among the tattooed players (1,160 vs. 920 points). Among women, all had tattoos on the upper limbs, but 3 players had additional tattoos on the neck (n = 2, 18%) and the thigh (n = 1, 9%). All but one were right-handed. Among them, only 40% had tattoos on the right arm. The mean age, ranking and median points were similar between tattooed and nontattooed women.