Abstract: A total of 8 elite male tennis athletes were chosen as the research subjects to attend the functional movement screening test and 7 tennis-specific physical fitness performance testings, and the authors conducted descriptive statistics and correlation analysis of the results to explore the relationship between functional movement ability and special physical fitness performance of male tennis athletes, and provide reference for tennis athletes' scientific and efficient training. Conclusions: high-level male tennis athletes' total FMS test score is higher than the threshold value of high risk sports injury. Athletes' lower limb movement chain (hip, knee, ankle joint), shoulder and core muscle groups have poor performance in functional movement ability. There was no significant correlation between high-level male tennis athletes' FMS test scores and special physical fitness, illustrating that the functional movement ability and special physical fitness performance are likely to be two independent abilities with different functions. When coaches try to improve athletes' special physical quality, they also need to improve athletes' functional movement ability through physical movement function training.

Key words: tennis athletes, FMS test, special physical quality, correlation, functional movement