Caroline MARTIN

Expert in Tennis Biomechanics - Performance & Injury Prevention

Rennes

Research Expertise

Sport Sciences
Biomechanics

About

I am passionate about tennis, sports biomechanics, and the application of scientific knowledge to real-world performance. As a researcher and university professor specializing in tennis biomechanics, I have spent many years studying how players move and how technique influences performance and injury risks. I particularly enjoy bridging the gap between research and practice, working closely with players, coaches, and sports organizations to translate biomechanical data into meaningful and actionable insights. I am also very interested in collaborations with industry where scientific expertise can contribute to innovation, product development, and a better understanding of athlete–equipment interactions.

Publications

Uncertainty estimation in marker-based motion capture of the tennis serve
Journal of Biomechanics
2026
Tennis Serve Constraints Delimit but Do Not Prohibit Individual Movement Strategies among Professional Players
Journal of Human Kinetics
2025
Relationships Between Force-Time Curve Variables and Tennis Serve Performance in Competitive Tennis Players
Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research
2024
There is no rush to upgrade the tennis racket in young intermediate competitive players: The effects of scaling racket on serve biomechanics and performance
Frontiers in Psychology
2023
Do serve distance and net height modify serve biomechanics in young tennis players?
International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
2022
Influence of shoe torsional stiffness on foot and ankle biomechanics during tennis forehand strokes
European Journal of Sport Science
2022
Influence of the forehand stance on knee biomechanics: Implications for potential injury risks in tennis players
Journal of Sports Sciences
2020
Can the Open Stance Forehand Increase the Risk of Hip Injuries in Tennis Players?
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
2020
Biomechanical analysis of the “waiter's serve” on upper limb loads in young elite tennis players
European Journal of Sport Science
2018
Identification of serve pacing strategies during five-set tennis matches
International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching
2018
Sequence-dependent rotation axis changes in tennis
Sports Biomechanics
2017
Regards interdisciplinaires sur l'apport des technologies dans l'analyse du mouvement du service en tennis
Movement & Sport Sciences - Science & Motricité
2017
Influence of a Prolonged Tennis Match Play on Serve Biomechanics
PLOS ONE
2016
Influence of Playing a Prolonged Tennis Match on Shoulder Internal Range of Motion
The American Journal of Sports Medicine
2016
Energy Flow Analysis During the Tennis Serve
The American Journal of Sports Medicine
2014
Upper limb joint kinetic analysis during tennis serve: Assessment of competitive level on efficiency and injury risks
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
2013
Identification of Temporal Pathomechanical Factors during the Tennis Serve
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
2013
Professional tennis players' serve: correlation between segmental angular momentums and ball velocity
Sports Biomechanics
2013
How does the tennis serve technique influence the serve-and-volley?
Journal of Sports Sciences
2012
The Effect of Playing Surfaces on Performance in Tennis
Routledge Handbook of Ergonomics in Sport and Exercise
Effects of Playing Surface (Hard and Clay Courts) on Heart Rate and Blood Lactate During Tennis Matches Played by High-Level Players
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
2011
A pilot study on the validity and fidelity of two virtual reality systems for tennis training across different skill levels
Virtual Reality
2026
Tennis Serve Biomechanics, Joint Load Mechanics and Overuse Injuries: A Narrative Review
Sports Medicine - Open
2026
Tennis Serve Biomechanics and Implications for Physical Conditioning
Strength & Conditioning Journal
2026
Towards in-situ analysis of serving performance in tennis: A video-based method for 3D reconstruction of the ball and racket
Multidisciplinary Biomechanics Journal
2025
Analyse cinématique préliminaire du service chez des enfants de 10 ans et moins
ITF Coaching & Sport Science Review
2021
The effect of natural preferences on serving biomechanics: a new approach to the motor skills of tennis players
ITF Coaching & Sport Science Review
2021
Regards interdisciplinaires sur l’apport des technologies dans l’analyse du mouvement du service en tennis
Movement & Sport Sciences
2017
Tennis Ground Strokes 2
Tennis Ground Strokes 2
2020
Innovations marquantes 2017 - TIC et électronique
Innovations technologiques
2017
Tecnologías de Ayuda al Análisis Técnico, Homenaje a Gil de Kermadec
ITF Coaching & Sport Science Review
2014
Physical fitness in young top level table tennis players: differences between sex, age and playing style
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
2023
Should players serve using the foot-up or foot-back technique?
ITF Coaching & Sport Science Review
2015
The Physiological Demands of Tennis
Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science: Tennis
2002
Chapitre 1. Analyse de l’activité du joueur de tennis
Tennis
2018
Tennis Medicine
Unknown Venue
2018
The Effect of Playing Surfaces on Performance in Tennis
Routledge Handbook of Ergonomics in Sport and Exercise
2013

Education

Université Rennes 2

Doctorat STAPS - PhD in Sport Sciences, Biomécanique - Biomechanics / December, 2012

Université de Lille

DU Préparation physique - Physical Conditioning Diploma, STAPS / December, 2013

Université Rennes 2

Master 2 "Mouvement, Sport, Santé" - Movement, Sport, Health, STAPS / December, 2010

École normale supérieure de Rennes

Agrégation externe EPS, STAPS / December, 2010

Université Rennes 2

Licence Entraînement Sportif, STAPS / December, 2007

Université de Metz

Licence STAPS "éducation et motricité", STAPS / December, 2006

Lycée Georges De La Tour

Baccalauréat Série Scientifique, option Mathématique, option Mathématique / December, 2003

University of Lille 1 Sciences and Technology

DU Préparation physique - Physical Conditioning Diploma, STAPS / January, 2013

University Rennes 2 (M2S Laboratory)

PhD, Biomechanics of the Tennis Serve / 2013

Experience

Université de Rennes 2

Associate Professor / January, 2019Present

Professeur agrégé d'EPS - Sport and Physical Education Teacher / September, 2013Present

Spécialité Tennis Préparation Physique Sports de raquette Préparation au concours du CAPEPS

Jeune Chercheur - Young researcher / December, 2013Present

Analyse biomécanique et optimisation du service au tennis

Doctorante contractuelle / September, 2010November, 2013

Le cœur de mes travaux de thèse s’attache à identifier, analyser et comprendre les facteurs biomécaniques responsables de l’augmentation des risques de blessures articulaires, de l’amélioration de la performance et de l’efficience lors de la réalisation d’un geste sportif. Dans cette perspective, le service au tennis a été choisi comme mouvement d’analyse car il répond parfaitement aux enjeux de la problématique scientifique. En effet, la performance du service peut être envisagée selon deux approches. Sportivement, la performance à court terme consiste pour le serveur à produire la vitesse de balle la plus élevée possible pour perturber la réponse de son adversaire. Médicalement, la performance s’envisage à plus long terme. Le joueur doit reproduire cette vitesse de balle élevée à l’échelle d’une saison sportive, d’une carrière tout en limitant les contraintes articulaires (forces et moments résultants) responsables de traumatismes chroniques. Ces blessures qui concernent tous les joueurs, quel que soit leur niveau de pratique, s’avèrent invalidantes dans la vie de tous les jours, peuvent causer l’arrêt d’une carrière de haut niveau et contribuent à augmenter le coût social des blessures sportives. En résumé, le but principal consiste à mettre à jour les fondements biomécaniques qui permettent à un joueur de tennis d’améliorer sa vitesse de balle au service tout en limitant le plus possible les contraintes subies aux articulations pouvant conduire à des blessures chroniques du membre supérieur

Freelance

Consultant scientifique joueurs ATP/WTA/ITF et fédérations - Sport Scientist ATP/WTA/ITF players / January, 2015Present

Sport Scientist biomécanique / biomechanics - Medvedev, Auger Aliassime, Jabeur, Bonzi, Gaston, Moutet, Humbert, Sousa, Déroulède, Houdet, Peifer... French Tennis Federation, Tennis Canada, Lawn Tennis Association

MOURATOGLOU DIGITAL COACHING

Consultant scientifique / Scientific advisor / June, 2020Present

Laboratoire M2S

Maître de conférences / Associate professor / January, 2019Present

Spécialiste de Biomécanique Accompagnement scientifique de joueurs de tennis de haut niveau (Medvedev, Auger Aliassime, Humbert, Sousa...) Optimisation de la performance Prévention des blessures

LIGUE BRETAGNE DE TENNIS

Entraîneur de tennis (BEES 1) - Tennis Coach / September, 2014Present

Section universitaire de tennis Tennis féminin

École normale supérieure de Rennes

Monitrice - chargée d'enseignement / September, 2010August, 2013

Interventions: Initiation à la recherche en sciences de la vie (étudiants de 1ère et 2ème années, département 2SEP, ENS Cachan) Préparation aux écrits et aux oraux de l'agrégation externe EPS (étudiants de 3ème année, département 2SEP, ENS Cachan)

Département 2SEP, ENS Cachan, Antenne de Bretagne

Fonctionnaire stagiaire / September, 2006August, 2010

University Rennes 2

Associate Professor / January, 2019January

As an Associate Professor, leads significant national and international research projects focused on sport biomechanics, particularly in tennis performance optimization and injury prevention. Supervises PhD candidates, conducts scientific coaching for elite athletes, and contributes extensively to scientific publications and conferences. Key areas include biomechanical analysis of the tennis serve, motion capture, and data analysis.

Physical Education and Sport Teacher / January, 2013December, 2019

Taught physical education and sport courses at the university level, contributing to the academic and practical development of students in sports science.

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