en مديريت ورزشی و شاخه‌های وابسته بدان Sport Management and its related branches مقاله اصیل Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background. </strong>The five members of the BRICS alliance play an ever-increasing role in shaping today&#39;s global economy. On the other hand, players stemming from these countries have a disproportionately low share among the top-ranked female tennis players.<br> <strong>Objectives. </strong>The paper seeks to reveal whether the recent economic expansion of these countries is associated with more flourishing sports advancements of female tennis players.<br> <strong>Methods.</strong> Based on the data encompassing the period 2012-2021 and stemming from the WTA rankings and the World Bank Database, a correlation analysis has been executed to investigate whether macroeconomic and socio-political indicators explain the advancements of female tennis players stemming from these countries.<br> <strong>Results. </strong>Some macroeconomic indicators, like per-capita GDP, are positively correlated, while others, like gross national expenditure and the alternatives offered to be educated, are negatively correlated with the advancements of the players; hence, a clear-cut decision as to whether economic well-being fosters sport successes or not could be reached.<br> <strong>Conclusion.</strong> While a certain level of well-being is needed to succeed in sports, achieving outstanding performance is no longer considered a prosperous way to elevate social status after reaching a certain level of well-being. As such, players from less developed countries might be more motivated to strive for outstanding results.</div> Economic Development, Tennis, Professional Athletes, Athletic Performance, Developing Countries 0 0 http://aassjournal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-11-2456-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mihály Ormos ormos.mihaly@gtk.elte.hu 100319475328460017513 100319475328460017513 No Department of Finance and Accounting, Faculty of Economics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Gábor Kincses kincses.gabor@gtk.bme.hu 100319475328460017514 100319475328460017514 No Physical Education Centre, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary Gábor Árva arva.gabor@gtk.elte.hu 100319475328460017515 100319475328460017515 Yes Department of Management and Business Law, Faculty of Economics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary