Sport-specific policies and factors that influence international success: The case of tennis

摘要: Countries continue to seek ways achieve and sustain elite athlete success. However, competitive advantages in sport are largely found within individual sports’ contexts policies. This paper uses tennis as an exemplar mixed methods examine sport-specific policy other factors that influence international Thirty-five experts participated a questionnaire which combined (a) open questions, (b) Likert scale based on the Sport Policy Factors Lead International Success (SPLISS) model. The findings support significance of SPLISS model at specific level. most significant contribution this rests emergence two contextual themes, namely culture commercial environment, help explain context operates. These important for understanding success is fostered professional sports like potentially transferring knowledge commercialised sports. advances theoretical meso-level level practical implications address high performance directors’ makers’ challenge nurturing enhancing environment.