Tennis IQ wins Rep. Susie Lee’s 2024 Congressional App Challenge in Nevada’s Third District

When asked what inspired the creation of Tennis IQ, the students said, “What inspired us to create this app was a desire to make high quality tennis coaching accessible to everyone. We realized that many players, from beginners to advanced, often struggle to get consistent, detailed feedback without spending a lot of money on coaching sessions. Professional level analysis can be expensive and out of reach for most people, and we wanted to bridge that gap. Tennis should be an inclusive sport where everyone has the opportunity to improve, regardless of their financial situation or access to professional coaching.

We were also inspired by the power of technology to provide meaningful, actionable insights. We saw how tools like MediaPipe and OpenCV could be used to break down tennis strokes in a way that reveals what makes professional players so effective. We understood that with the right tools, we could make this type of advanced analysis available to any player, anywhere. By creating an app that uses these technologies, we hoped to empower players to take control of their own training, improve their skills more efficiently, and get the kind of feedback that is typically only available to elite athletes.

After researching existing tennis apps, we discovered a significant gap in the market. While AI analysis apps exist for other sports like baseball, there’s currently no app that analyzes tennis strokes. Most major tennis apps that use AI focus only on tracking points or determining whether balls land in or out. This gap presented a unique opportunity to create something truly innovative and unique for the tennis community.”