2015-03-252015-03-17http://hdl.handle.net/10784/5134This paper analyzes potential gender differences in competitive environments using a sample of over 100,000 professional tennis matches. Focusing on two phenomena of the labor and sports economics literature, we find robust evidence for (i) the hot-hand effect (an additional win in the most recent ten matches raises the likelihood of winning by 3.1 to 3.3 percent) and (ii) the clutch-player effect, as top players are excelling in Grand Slam tournaments, the most important events. Overall, we find virtually no gender differences for the hot-hand effect and only minor distinctions for the clutch-player effect.engworkingPaperinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGender gapCompetitionHot handClutch playerTennisAcceso abierto2015-03-25J24L83D84Jetter, MichaelWalker, Jay K.