ATP tour

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Logo of the ATP World Tour until 2018
Logo of the ATP Tour until 2008

The ATP Tour (2009–2018: ATP World Tour ) is the name given to the men's tennis tournament series organized by the ATP players' association . The season begins around the turn of the year and ends in mid-November. For wins at the events, the players are credited with points in the tennis world rankings .

Tournament categories

The tournaments differ in the number of world ranking points awarded there. They can be divided into three categories according to their value:

The ATP Finals , which take place annually in November, play a special role as the final tournament for the best eight players. The ATP World Team Cup was last held in 2012. The ATP Cup has been held annually in Brisbane , Sydney and Perth since 2020 .

Tournament calendar

The tournament calendar of the ATP Tour is significantly influenced by the four Grand Slam tournaments . These are the most important tournaments of the season. Like the Davis Cup and the tennis tournament at the Olympic Games, they are organized by the ITF and are therefore not part of the ATP Tour.

Before the Grand Slam tournaments, a series of preparatory tournaments usually take place on the same flooring and in regional proximity. This simplifies a season into a short hard court season in Asia and Oceania before the Australian Open , a European clay court season in preparation for the French Open , a European grass court season as part of the Wimbledon Championships , a North American hard court season before the US Open and an indoor hard court season before the ATP Finals .

The so-called Golden Swing, a series of clay court tournaments in Latin America, also takes place between the Australian Open and the French Open. Otherwise, up to the two largest tournaments of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami, the game will be played on hard courts, mostly indoors. Also between Wimbledon and the US Open there are initially a few clay court tournaments in Europe, before the game is played exclusively on hard courts until the end of the season.

Since 2012, the season break at the end of the year has been seven weeks instead of the previous five. This was mainly achieved by streamlining the tournament calendar.

Tournaments at a glance

year Number of tournaments Categories Floor coverings Free space / hall Prize money
total countries Continents Final 1 ATP Masters 1000 ATP 500 ATP 250 WTC 2 Hard court sand race outdoors Hall Prize money paid out Total financial obligation
2009 62 32 6th 1 9 11 40 1 36 21st 5 46 16 nb nb
2010 62 32 6th 1 9 11 40 1 36 21st 5 46 16 $ 81,236,440 $ 95,551,000
2011 63 32 6th 1 9 11 41 1 36 22nd 5 46 17th $ 78,646,044 $ 92,676,106
2012 62 31 6th 1 9 11 40 1 35 22nd 5 44 18th $ 83,312,914 $ 97,672,318
2013 62 31 6th 1 9 11 41 - 35 22nd 5 44 18th nb nb
2014 61 31 6th 1 9 11 40 - 35 21st 5 46 15th nb nb
2015 62 32 6th 1 9 13 39 - 35 21st 6th 47 15th nb nb
2016 62 32 6th 1 9 13 39 - 35 21st 6th 48 14th nb nb
2017 64 31 6th 2 9 13 40 - 36 21st 7th 48 15th $ 284,490,379 $ 299,926,262
2018 64 32 6th 2 9 13 40 - 35 21st 7th 48 15th
2019 63 31 6th 2 9 13 39 - 35 20th 7th 47 15th
2020 63 30th 6th 2 9 13 38 1 35 20th 8th 48 15th
  • 1 ATP Finals (season final tournament), from 2017 also Next Generation ATP Finals
  • 2 ATP World Team Cup (team world championship until 2012), ATP Cup (since 2020)

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