Remind me what "Premier Event Points" are?
What, you don't have a glossary handy of all of my stats?
It is a system I concocted to assess the overall value of a given season, very similar to the "tournament points" of GOAT Points. Basically:
Grand Slam 10 W, 5 F, 3 SF, 1 QF
TF: 1 per win, +1 for title (max 6)
Masters: 4 W, 2 F, 1 SF
Olympics: 4 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
ATP 500: 2 W, 1 F
ATP 250: 1 W
Davis Cup: 1 for singles Final win
Slam bonuses: +5 for all four, +2 for 3 Slams, +1 for 2 Slams; +1 for two surfaces, +2 for three surfaces; +1 for all finals (3 or more Slams played)
(So it differs for GOAT Points by giving a bit more weight to Slam wins and Olympic Gold, plus the Slam bonuses).
Basically 10 PEP is a good year for a second tier player; 20 is elite (roughly top 200 of the Open Era), 30 is great (roughly top 100 Open Era), 40 is probably the best in a given year (roughly top 50 Open Era) and the type of season only all-time greats have, 50 is historic and among the top 20 or so best season of the Open Era. There have only been six 60+ seasons (two by Federer, two by Djokovic, 1 each by Laver and McEnroe).
Novak's 53 PEP was the third highest of his career and 13th highest overall in the Open Era. Here are the 50 PEP seasons of the Open Era:
- 75 - Djokovic 2015
- 71 - Laver 1969
- 71 - Federer 2006
- 64 - McEnroe 1984
- 63 - Djokovic 2011
- 59 - Federer 2007
- 56 - Nadal 2013
- 56 - Nadal 2010
- 56 - Federer 2004
- 54 - Lendl 1986
- 54 - Federer 2005
- 54 - Murray 2016
- 53 - Djokovic 2023
- 52 - Borg 1980
- 52 - Nadal 2008
- 51 - Djokovic 2016
- 50 - Connors 1974
- 50 - Djokovic 2012
- 50 - Djokovic 2021
Note that this is a pretty simple formula. I have a more complex version that incorporates a "PEP%"--that is, PEP divided by tournaments played, to differentiate players who, for example, accumulated 40 PEP in 25 tournaments vs. 15 tournaments. But I've only calculated it for a handful of players so far. It helps balance eras a bit, and gives a bit more weight to those players who had extraordinary seasons without playing every Slam, for instance.