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{{Short description|Men's professional tennis governing body}}
[[Image:ATP.gif|right]]The '''Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)''' was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional [[Tennis]] players. (Female players formed the [[Women's Tennis Association]] the year after.) In 1990, the association became the organizer of the principal worldwide tennis tour, thereafter known as the '''ATP Tour'''.
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The '''Association of Tennis Professionals''' ('''ATP''') is the governing body of the men's professional [[tennis]] circuits – the [[ATP Tour]], the [[ATP Challenger Tour]] and the [[ATP Champions Tour]]. It was formed in September 1972 by [[Donald Dell]], [[Jack Kramer]], and [[Cliff Drysdale]] to protect the interests of professional [[tennis player]]s, and Drysdale became the first president. Since 1990 the association has organized the ATP Tour, the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization's name. It is the governing body of men's professional tennis. In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour, which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour. In 2009 the name of the tour was changed again and was known as the ATP World Tour, but changed again to the ATP Tour by 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/columns/story?columnist=kamakshi_tandon&id=3686016|title=Posing 10 ATP questions for 2009|author=Tandon Kamakshi|website=[[ESPN]]|date=November 6, 2008|access-date=November 6, 2010|archive-date=December 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218043822/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/columns/story?columnist=kamakshi_tandon&id=3686016|url-status=live}}</ref> It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as [[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix tennis tournaments]] and [[World Championship Tennis]] (WCT). The ATP's global headquarters are in [[London]]. ATP Americas is based in [[Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida]]; ATP Europe is headquartered in [[Monaco]]; and ATP International, which covers Africa, Asia and Australasia, is based in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].


==Early history==
The ATP Tour at present has five categories of tennis tournaments belonging to its tour:
{{see also|Grand Prix tennis circuit|World Championship Tennis}}
Launched in 1972 by [[Jack Kramer]], [[Donald Dell]], and [[Cliff Drysdale]], it was first managed by [[Jack Kramer]], as executive director, and [[Cliff Drysdale]], as president. [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]] was a founding member.<ref name=ATPHistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Corporate/History.aspx |title=How it all began |publisher=ATP |access-date=2013-04-11 |archive-date=2016-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529121707/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Corporate/History.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Kramer created the professional players' [[ATP ranking|rankings system]], which started the following year and is still in use. From 1974 to 1989, the men's circuit was administered by a sub-committee called the ''[[Men's International Professional Tennis Council]] (MIPTC)''. It was made up of representatives of the [[International Tennis Federation]] (ITF), the ATP, and tournament directors from around the world. The ATP successfully requested that the MIPTC introduce a drug testing rule, making tennis the first professional sport to institute a drug-testing program.


===1973 Wimbledon boycott===
# [[Tennis Masters Cup]] (jointly with [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]])
In May 1973 [[Nikola Pilić]], Yugoslavia's number one tennis player, was suspended by his national lawn tennis association, who claimed he had refused to play in a [[Davis Cup]] tie for his country earlier that month.<ref>{{cite web|title=Davis Cup Results|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=10005155|publisher=ITF|access-date=23 July 2012|archive-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722122909/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=10005155|url-status=live}}</ref> The initial suspension of nine months, supported by the [[International Lawn Tennis Federation|International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF)]], was later reduced by the ILTF to one month which meant that Pilic would not be allowed to play at Wimbledon.<ref name=worldoftennis/>
# [[ATP Masters Series|ATP Masters Series Tournaments]]
# [[International Series Gold tennis tournaments|International Series Gold Tournaments]]
# [[International Series Tournaments]]
# [[ATP Challenger Series|Challenger Tournaments]]


In response, the ATP threatened a boycott, stating that if Pilić was not allowed to compete, none should. After last-ditch attempts at a compromise failed, the ATP voted in favor of a boycott and as a result, 81 of the top players, including reigning champion [[Stan Smith]] and 13 of the 16 men's seeds, did not compete at the [[1973 Wimbledon Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wimbledon faces 2004 boycott|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/wimbledon_2003/3011882.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=23 July 2012|date=23 June 2004|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427004958/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/wimbledon_2003/3011882.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The History of the Championships|url=http://aeltc2011.wimbledon.com/125th-championships/history/index.html|publisher=AELTC|access-date=20 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627155450/http://aeltc2011.wimbledon.com/125th-championships/history/index.html|archive-date=27 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Three ATP players, [[Ilie Năstase]], [[Roger Taylor (tennis)|Roger Taylor]] and [[Ray Keldie]], defied the boycott and were fined by the ATP's disciplinary committee.<ref name=worldoftennis>{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '74|year=1974|publisher=Queen Anne|location=London|isbn=978-0362001686|pages=15–17, 45–47|editor=John Barrett}}</ref>
Four-week [[Satellite tournament|Satellite Series Circuits]] and one-week [[ITF Men's Circuit|Futures Tournaments]] are [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] events. However they represent introductory level of professional tournaments, and their results count in ''ATP Entry Ranking''. However, Satellite tournaments were discontinued after the 2006 season. [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments are overseen by the ITF but also count towards players ATP rankings.


===1988 breakaway===
Players and double teams who earn the most tour points play in the season-ending [[Tennis Masters Cup]].
But the tour was still run by the tournament directors and the ITF. The limited player representation and influence within the [[Men's International Professional Tennis Council]] (MIPTC) as well as dissatisfaction with the way the sport was managed and marketed culminated in a player mutiny in 1988 led by active tennis pros, including then world number one ranked [[Mats Wilander]] which changed the entire structure of the tour.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Christine Brennan|title=Men's tennis in limbo|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/12/09/mens-tennis-in-limbo/0ec3b0be-7d2a-4494-8999-a20636ee3939|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=December 9, 1988|access-date=March 4, 2018|archive-date=March 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305204142/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/12/09/mens-tennis-in-limbo/0ec3b0be-7d2a-4494-8999-a20636ee3939/|url-status=live}}</ref>


===2022 Reaction to Russian invasion===
The ATP tour also oversees the [[World Team Cup]] which is played in [[Düsseldorf]] in May.


In reaction to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) moved the 2022 [[St. Petersburg Open]] from Saint Petersburg to [[Kazakhstan]].<ref name="St Petersburg Open">{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119717/atp-relocates-st-petersburg-open |title=ATP relocates St Petersburg Open to Nur-Sultan |last=Sankar |first=Vimal |date=24 February 2022 |website=Inside The Games |access-date=25 February 2022 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226104812/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119717/atp-relocates-st-petersburg-open |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2022, the ATP stripped the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] tournament of its world ranking points over the tournament's decision to [[Wimbledon ban on Russian and Belarusian players|decline entries from Russian and Belarusian players]]. The UK [[Culture Secretary]], [[Nadine Dorries]], commented that the ATP's decision would send the "completely wrong message to both Putin and the people of Ukraine".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jurejko |first1=Jonathan |title=Wimbledon: ATP & WTA strip ranking points from Grand Slam over ban for Russians and Belarusians |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/61401519 |access-date=23 May 2022 |archive-date=6 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706220622/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/61401519 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Changes for 2009==
The ATP tour has announced major changes for 2009, including cutting the number of [[ATP Masters Series|ATP Masters Series Tournaments]] from nine to eight, and moving the end-of-year championships from Asia to Europe. They are currently exploring plans to eliminate Monte Carlo as a Masters Series event in 2009 and reduce the prize money there from $2.1 million to about $500,000.They're also planning to downgrade another Masters event in Hamburg. It was also announced that Shanghai will host one of the new masters series tournaments


==ATP Tour==
ATP tournaments in 2009 will be ranked in four levels of importance: the four Grand Slam events, Masters Series 1000, Masters Series 500/Open 500, ATP 250 . Fans will not see the top players in the fourth category. Details not yet known.
{{main|ATP Tour}}
CEO [[Hamilton Jordan]] is credited with the "Parking Lot Press Conference" on 26 August 1988 during which the ATP announced their withdrawal from the MIPTC (then called the MTC) and the creation of their own tour from 1990 onwards.<ref name=ATPHistory/><ref name=parkinglot>{{cite web|title=The Tour Born in a Parking Lot – Part I|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/heritage-1988-parking-lot-press-conference-part-i|publisher=ATP|author=James Buddell|date=August 14, 2013|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001232235/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/heritage-1988-parking-lot-press-conference-part-i|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-may-27-sp-dwyre27-story.html |title=Jordan used political skills to help tennis |newspaper=LA Times |date=2008-05-27 |access-date=2018-02-07 |first=Bill |last=Dwyre |archive-date=2012-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016121832/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/27/sports/sp-dwyre27 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=WTAStart>{{cite web|url=http://www.inside-tennis.net/tennis-stories_10_The-Formation-of-the-Womans-Tennis-Association.html |title=The Formation of the Woman's Tennis Association |publisher=Inside Tennis |author=Frank Riley |date=2004-03-22 |access-date=2009-06-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20111003004340/http://www.inside-tennis.net/tennis-stories_10_The-Formation-of-the-Womans-Tennis-Association.html |archive-date=October 3, 2011 }}</ref> This re-organisation also ended a lawsuit with Volvo and [[Donald Dell]].<ref name="1988 Dell Lawsuit">{{cite web |url=http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/839/839.F2d.69.87-7784.87-7778.87-7776.html |title=Volvo v. MIPTC v. Volvo, Dell 1988 |year=1988 |access-date=2009-06-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515221855/http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/839/839.F2d.69.87-7784.87-7778.87-7776.html |archive-date=2010-05-15 }}</ref> On 19 January 1989 the ATP published the calendar for the inaugural 1990 season.<ref name=parkinglot2>{{cite web|title=The Tour Born in a Parking Lot – Part II|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/08/35/Heritage-1988-Parking-Lot-Press-Conference-Part-II.aspx|publisher=ATP|author=James Buddell|date=August 14, 2013|access-date=November 16, 2013|archive-date=April 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421090313/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/08/35/Heritage-1988-Parking-Lot-Press-Conference-Part-II.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>


By 1991, the men had their first television package to broadcast 19 tournaments.<ref name=ATPHistory/> Coming online with their first website in 1995, this was followed by a multi-year agreement with Mercedes-Benz. Lawsuits in 2008, around virtually the same issues, resulted in a restructured tour.<ref name=Hamburg>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennis.com/features/general/features.aspx?id=140358 |title=Court in Session: Hamburg, ATP go to trial |date=2008-07-23 |publisher=Tennis.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091026230346/http://www.tennis.com/features/general/features.aspx?id=140358 |archive-date=2009-10-26 }}</ref>
The following table further provides structural details for the professional tennis tour (2007):
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#c7dcf6"
! Event category !! Number !! Prize money ([[USD]]) !! Ranking points || Governing body
|-
| Grand Slams ||align="center"| 4 ||align="right"| 6,784,000 to 9,943,000 ||align="center"| 1,000 || ITF
|-
| Tennis Masters Cup ||align="center"| 1 ||align="right"| 4,450,000 ||align="center"| 750 || ATP & ITF
|-
| ATP Masters Series ||align="center"| 9 ||align="right"| 2,450,000 to 3,450,000 ||align="center"| 500 || ATP
|-
| ATP International Series Gold ||align="center"| 9 ||align="right"| 755,000 to 1,426,250 ||align="center"| 350 || ATP
|-
| ATP International Series ||align="center"| 43 ||align="right"| 416,000 to 1,000,000 ||align="center"| 250 || ATP
|-
| ATP Challenger Series ||align="center"| 115 ||align="right"| 25,000 to 150,000 ||align="center"| 80 || ATP
|-
| Futures ||align="center"| 420 ||align="right"| 10,000 and 15,000 ||align="center"| - || ITF
|}


==Rankings==
===2009 changes===
[[File:ATP Tennis Finals at The O2.jpg|thumb|ATP World Tour Finals, 2012.]]
===ATP Race===
In 2009, ATP introduced a new tour structure called ATP World Tour consisting of ATP World Tour Masters 1000, ATP World Tour 500, and ATP World Tour 250 tier tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATP Unveils New Top Tier Of Events for 2009 |url=http://www.tenniswire.org/archives/2007/aug/pr_923.html |publisher=Tenniswire.com |access-date=5 September 2012 |date=31 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522052803/http://tenniswire.org/archives/2007/aug/pr_923.html |archive-date=22 May 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ATP Unveils 2009, 2010 & 2011 Tour Calendars|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2008/08/calendars.aspx|publisher=ATP|access-date=5 September 2012|date=30 August 2008|archive-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215205300/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2008/08/calendars.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Broadly speaking, the [[Tennis Masters Series]] tournaments became the new Masters 1000 level and [[ATP International Series Gold]] and [[ATP International Series]] events became ATP 500 level and 250 level events respectively.
The ATP defines the ATP Race as "an easy-to-understand, simple-to-follow annual race from season start to season end. Every player starts at zero at the beginning of the year and the player who accumulates the most points by season's end is the World Number 1" and claims that the Race "is the mathematical method of ranking male professional tennis players on a calendar-year basis."


The '''Masters 1000''' tournaments are [[Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]], [[Miami Masters|Miami]], [[Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo]], [[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid]], [[Rome Masters|Rome]], [[Canada Masters|Toronto/Montreal]], [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]], [[Shanghai Masters (tennis)|Shanghai]] and [[Paris Masters|Paris]]. The end-of-year event, the [[ATP Finals]], moved from Shanghai to London. [[Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]] has been displaced by the new clay court event at Madrid, which is a new combined men's and women's tournament. In 2011, Rome and Cincinnati also became combined tournaments. Severe sanctions are placed on top players skipping the Masters 1000 series events, unless medical proof is presented.
According to the ATP: "Every player, regardless of his performances in the previous year, starts with zero points. Players count 18 performances in their [[Indesit|INDESIT]] ATP 2005 Race total. Players eligible to enter the Grand Slams and Tennis Masters Series events must count those events and their best five other results from the International Series events. The Tennis Masters Cup will count as an additional 19th tournament for the eight players who qualify."


Plans to eliminate [[Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo]] and [[Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]] as Masters Series events led to controversy and protests from players as well as organisers. Hamburg and Monte Carlo filed lawsuits against the ATP,<ref>{{cite web|title=ATP Violates Antitrust Laws, Lawsuit Alleges |url=http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/3/en/news/2007/lawsuit.asp |date=9 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430214946/http://montecarlo.masters-series.com/3/en/news/2007/lawsuit.asp |archive-date=April 30, 2008 }}</ref> and as a concession it was decided that Monte Carlo would remain a Masters 1000 level event, with more prize money and 1000 ranking points, but it would no longer be a compulsory tournament for top-ranked players. Monte Carlo later dropped its suit. Hamburg was "reserved" to become a 500 level event in the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3048762|title=Hamburg listed among second-tier events for 2009 season|date=4 October 2007|access-date=18 August 2008|archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107103321/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3048762|url-status=live}}</ref> Hamburg did not accept this concession, but later lost its suit.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7515523.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=ATP wins crucial anti-trust case | date=2008-08-06 | access-date=2010-04-25 | archive-date=2009-01-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126183317/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7515523.stm | url-status=live }}</ref>
====ATP Race points distribution====
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#c7dcf6"
! Tournament category !! Total financial<br> commitment !! W !! F !! SF !! QF !! R16 !! R32 !! R64 !! R128 !!Additional <br>qualifying points
|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb"
| [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] || || 200 || 140 || 90 || 50 || 30 || 15 || 7 || 1 || 3
|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9"
| [[ATP Masters Series]] || || 100 || 70 || 45 || 25 || 15 || 7 || 1(3) || (1) || 3*
|-
|International Series Gold ||align="right"|$1,000,000 || 60 || 42 || 27 || 15 || 5 || 3 || 1 || || 2*
|-
|International Series Gold ||align="right"|$800,000 || 50 || 35 || 22 || 12 || 5 || 3 || 1 || || 2*
|-
|International Series ||align="right"|$1,000,000 || 50 || 35 || 22 || 12 || 5 || 3 || 1 || || 2*
|-
|International Series ||align="right"|$800,000 || 45 || 31 || 20 || 11 || 4 || 2 || 1 || || 2*
|-
|International Series ||align="right"|$600,000 || 40 || 28 || 18 || 10 || 3 || 1 ||colspan="2"| || 1
|-
|International Series ||align="right"|$400,000 || 35 || 24 || 15 || 8 || 3 || 1 ||colspan="2"| || 1
|- bgcolor="ffffcc"
|[[Tennis Masters Cup]] || || 150 ||colspan="8"|if undefeated (20 for each round robin match win, <br>+40 for a semifinal win, +50 for winning finalist)
|}


The '''500''' level tournaments are [[ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam]], [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], [[Rio Open|Rio]], [[Abierto Mexicano Telcel|Acapulco]], [[Torneo Godó|Barcelona]], Aegon Championships (Queens Club, London), Halle (Gerry Weber Open), [[Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]], [[Legg Mason Tennis Classic|Washington]], [[China Open (tennis)|Beijing]], [[Japan Open Tennis Championships|Tokyo]], [[Davidoff Swiss Indoors|Basel]] and [[Vienna Open|Vienna]].
(*) 1 point only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64.
(Tennis Masters Series)


The ATP & ITF have declared that Davis Cup World Group and World Group Playoffs award a total of up to 500 points. Players accumulate points over the four rounds and the playoffs and these are counted as one of a player's four best results from the '''500''' level events. An additional 125 points are given to a player who wins all 8 live rubbers and wins the Davis Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008news/davis_atppoints.asp |title=ATPtennis.com – ITF and ATP Announce Dates and Ranking Points for Davis Cup by BNP Paribas |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122030421/http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008news/davis_atppoints.asp |archive-date=2008-11-22 }}</ref>
====List of ATP Race champions====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Champion !! Points
|-
| 2000 || Gustavo Kuerten || 839
|-
| 2001 || Lleyton Hewitt || 897
|-
| 2002 || Lleyton Hewitt (2) || 873
|-
| 2003 || Andy Roddick || 907
|-
| 2004 || Roger Federer || 1,267
|-
| 2005 || Roger Federer (2) || 1,345
|-
| 2006 || Roger Federer (3) || 1,674
|}

===ATP Entry Ranking===
The ATP defines the ATP Entry Ranking as "the objective merit-based method used for determining qualification for entry and seeding in all Tournaments for both singles and doubles, except as modified for World Team Championship, World Doubles Championship and Tennis Masters Cup...The Entry Ranking period is the immediate past 52 weeks, except for: the Tennis Masters Cup, which is dropped on the Monday following the last ATP event of the following year; Futures Series Tournaments, that are only entered into the System on the second Monday following the Tournament's week. Once entered, all Tournaments, except for the Tennis Masters Cup, remain in the System for 52 consecutive weeks."


===ATP Tour tournaments===
The ATP explains that the reason behind continuing with a 52-week rolling system is "to determine seedings and tournament entry status [as] it is not practical to use the INDESIT ATP Race." It further notes that "The Race, while indicating the hottest players in the game at any stage, does not necessarily indicate an overall standing in the game. This is especially valid at the start of the year when early tournament winners may well be leading the Race but are not yet established top players for the purposes of seeding and tournament entry."
The ATP Tour comprises [[ATP Masters 1000]], [[ATP 500]], and [[ATP 250]]. The ATP also oversees the [[ATP Challenger Tour]], a level below the ATP Tour, and the [[ATP Champions Tour]] for seniors. [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments, a small portion of the [[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Olympic tennis tournament]], the [[Davis Cup]], the [[Hopman Cup]] and the introductory level [[ITF Futures tennis tournaments|Futures tournaments]] do not fall under the auspices of the ATP, but are overseen by the ITF instead and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Olympics. In these events, however, ATP ranking points are still awarded, with the exception of the Olympics and Hopman Cup. The four-week ITF [[Satellite tournament]]s were discontinued in 2007.


Players and doubles teams with the most ranking points (collected during the calendar year) play in the season-ending [[ATP Finals]], which, from 2000 to 2008, was run jointly with the [[International Tennis Federation]] (ITF). The details of the professional tennis tour are:
====ATP Entry Ranking points distribution====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#c7dcf6"
|- style="background:#c7dcf6;"
! Event !! Number !! Total prize money ([[USD]]) !! Winner's ranking points || Governing body
! Tournament Category !! Total Financial<br> commitment !! W !! F !! SF !! QF !! R16 !! R32 !! R64 !! R128 !!Additional <br>qualifying points
|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb"
| [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] || || 1000 || 700 || 450 || 250 || 150 || 75 || 35 || 5 || 15
|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9"
| [[ATP Masters Series]] || || 500 || 350 || 225 || 125 || 75 || 35 || 5(15) || (5) || 15*
|-
|-
| [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] || style="text-align:center;"| 4 ||align="right"| See individual articles || style="text-align:center;"| 2,000 || ITF
|International Series Gold ||align="right"|$1,000,000 || 300 || 210 || 135 || 75 || 25 || 15 || 5 || || 10*
|-
|-
| [[ATP Finals]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1 ||align="right"| 4,450,000 || style="text-align:center;"| 1,100–1,500 || ATP (2009–present)
|International Series Gold ||align="right"|$800,000 || 250 || 175 || 110 || 60 || 25 || 15 || 5 || || 10*
|-
|-
| [[ATP Tour Masters 1000]] || style="text-align:center;"| 9 ||align="right"| 2,450,000 to 3,645,000 || style="text-align:center;"| 1000 || ATP
|International Series ||align="right"|$1,000,000 || 250 || 175 || 110 || 60 || 25 || 15 || 5 || || 10*
|-
|-
| [[ATP Tour 500]] || style="text-align:center;"| 13 ||align="right"| 755,000 to 2,100,000 || style="text-align:center;"| 500 || ATP
|International Series ||align="right"|$800,000 || 225 || 155 || 100 || 55 || 20 || 10 || 5 || || 10*
|-
|-
| [[ATP Tour 250]] || style="text-align:center;"| 40 ||align="right"| 416,000 to 1,024,000 || style="text-align:center;"| 250 || ATP
|International Series ||align="right"|$600,000 || 200 || 140 || 90 || 50 || 15 || 5 ||colspan="2"| || 5
|-
|-
| [[ATP Challenger Tour]] || style="text-align:center;"| 178 ||align="right"| 35,000 to 168,000 || style="text-align:center;"| 80 to 125 || ATP
|International Series ||align="right"|$400,000 || 175 || 120 || 75 || 40 || 15 || 5 ||colspan="2"| || 5
|-
|-
|Challenger ||align="right"|$150,000+H || 100 || 70 || 45 || 23 || 10 || 2 ||colspan="2"| || 3
| [[ITF Men's Circuit]] || style="text-align:center;"| 534 ||align="right"| 15,000 and 25,000 || style="text-align:center;"| 10 to 20 || ITF
|-
|-
| [[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]] || style="text-align:center;"| 1 ||align="right"| See individual articles || style="text-align:center;"| 0 || IOC
|Challenger ||align="right"|$150,000 || 90 || 63 || 40 || 21 || 9 || 1 ||colspan="2"| || 3
|-
|Challenger ||align="right"|$125,000 || 80 || 56 || 36 || 19 || 8 || 1 ||colspan="2"| || 3
|-
|Challenger ||align="right"|$100,000 || 70 || 49 || 31 || 16 || 7 || 1 ||colspan="2"| || 3
|-
|Challenger ||align="right"|$75,000 || 60 || 42 || 27 || 14 || 6 || 1 ||colspan="2"| || 3
|-
|Challenger ||align="right"|$37,500+H || 55 || 38 || 24 || 13 || 5 || 1 ||colspan="2"| || 2
|-
|Challenger ||align="right"|$50,000 || 50 || 35 || 22 || 12 || 5 || 1 ||colspan="2"| || 2
|-
|Futures ||align="right"|$15,000+H || 24 || 16 || 8 || 4 || 1 ||colspan="5"|
|-
|Futures ||align="right"|$15,000 || 18 || 12 || 6 || 3 || 1 ||colspan="5"|
|-
|Futures ||align="right"|$10,000 || 12 || 8 || 4 || 2 || 1 ||colspan="5"|
|- bgcolor="ffffcc"
|[[Tennis Masters Cup]] || || 750 ||colspan="8"| if undefeated (100 for each round robin match win, <br> +200 for a semifinal win, +250 for the final win)
|}
|}


==ATP rankings==
+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next highest prize
{{Main|ATP rankings}}
money level in that category. $/€ 25,000+H Challengers receive points shown at$/€ 50,000. Monies
shown for Challengers and Futures are on-site prize amounts.


ATP publishes weekly rankings of professional players: '''ATP rankings''' (commonly known as the ‘world rankings’), a 52-week rolling ranking, and the '''ATP Race to Turin''', a [[year to date]] ranking.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/rankings-faq|title=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=ATP Tour|access-date=2020-02-19|archive-date=2022-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116160048/https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/rankings-faq|url-status=live}}</ref> All ATP players also have a [[Universal Tennis Rating]], based on head-to-head results.
(*): 5 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series)


The ATP rankings is used for determining qualification for entry and seeding in all tournaments for both singles and doubles. Within the ATP rankings period which is the past year, points are accumulated with the exception of those for the [[ATP Finals]], whose points are dropped following the last ATP event of the year. The player with the most points by the season's end is the [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players|world No. 1]] of the year.
====Losers====
In addition to the points allocated above, points are allocated to losers at Grand Slam, Tennis Masters Series and
International Series Gold Tournaments qualifying events in the following manner:
*Grand Slams: 8 points for a last round loser, 4 points for a second round loser
*Tennis Masters Series: 8 points for a last round loser(*), 1 point for a first round loser
*International Series Gold: 5 points for a last round loser(*), 1 point for a first round loser,


The ATP rankings Race to Turin is a calendar-year indicator of what the PIF ATP Rankings will be on the Monday after the end of the regular season. Players finishing in the top eight of the Emirates ATP Rankings following the [[Paris Masters]] will qualify for the [[ATP Finals]].
(*): 3 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series Gold) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series).


At the beginning of the 2009 season, all accumulated ranking points were doubled to bring them in line with the new tournament ranking system.


===Current rankings===

===List of number one players on the ATP Entry Ranking===
The following is a list of players who have achieved the number one position in singles since the inception of the rankings in 1973:
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! # !! Player !! Country !! Date Reached !! Total Weeks
|-
| 1 || [[Ilie Năstase]] || {{flagicon|Romania}} || Aug 23, 1973 || 40
|-
| 2 || [[John Newcombe]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} || Jun 03, 1974 || 8
|-
| 3 || [[Jimmy Connors]] || {{flagicon|United States}} || Jul 29, 1974 || 268
|-
| 4 || [[Björn Borg]] || {{flagicon|Sweden}} || Aug 23, 1977 || 109
|-
| 5 || [[John McEnroe]] || {{flagicon|United States}} || Mar 03, 1980 || 170
|-
| 6 || [[Ivan Lendl]] || {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} || Feb 28, 1983 || 270
|-
| 7 || [[Mats Wilander]] || {{flagicon|Sweden}} || Sep 12, 1988 || 20
|-
| 8 || [[Stefan Edberg]] || {{flagicon|Sweden}} || Aug 13, 1990 || 72
|-
| 9 || [[Boris Becker]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} || Jan 28, 1991 || 12
|-
| 10 || [[Jim Courier]] || {{flagicon|United States}} || Feb 10, 1992 || 58
|-
| 11 || [[Pete Sampras]] || {{flagicon|United States}} || Apr 12, 1993 || 286
|-
| 12 || [[Andre Agassi]] || {{flagicon|United States}} || Apr 10, 1995 || 101
|-
| 13 || [[Thomas Muster]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} || Feb 12, 1996 || 6
|-
| 14 || [[Marcelo Ríos]] || {{flagicon|Chile}} || Mar 30, 1998 || 6
|-
| 15 || [[Carlos Moyà]] || {{flagicon|Spain}} || Mar 15, 1999 || 2
|-
| 16 || [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || {{flagicon|Russia}} || May 03, 1999 || 6
|-
| 17 || [[Patrick Rafter]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} || Jul 26, 1999 || 1
|-
| 18 || [[Marat Safin]] || {{flagicon|Russia}} || Nov 20, 2000 || 9
|-
| 19 || [[Gustavo Kuerten]] || {{flagicon|Brazil}} || Dec 04, 2000 || 43
|-
| 20 || [[Lleyton Hewitt]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} || Nov 19, 2001 || 80
|-
| 21 || [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]] || {{flagicon|Spain}} || Sep 08, 2003 || 8
|-
| 22 || [[Andy Roddick]] || {{flagicon|United States}} || Nov 03, 2003 || 13
|-
| 23 || [[Roger Federer]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} || Feb 02, 2004 || 180 current
|}

===List of year-end number one players since 1973===
<br>

Singles
<table><tr>
<td valign="top">
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|width="40"|'''Year
|width="130"|'''Nationality / Player
|-
| 1973 ||{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Năstase]] (1)
|-
| 1974 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] (2)
|-
| 1975 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]
|-
| 1976 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]
|-
| 1977 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]
|-
| 1978 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]
|-
| 1979 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] (3)
|-
| 1980 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]]
|-
| 1981 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] (4)
|-
| 1982 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]
|-
| 1983 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]
|-
| 1984 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]
|-
| 1985 ||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]] (5)
|-
| 1986 ||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]]
|-
| 1987 ||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]]
|-
| 1988 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mats Wilander]] (6)
|-
| 1989 ||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]]
|-
| 1990 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]] (7)
|}

<td valign="top">
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|width="40"|'''Year
|width="130"|'''Nationality / Player
|-
| 1991 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]]
|-
| 1992 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]] (8)
|-
| 1993 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] (9)
|-
| 1994 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]
|-
| 1995 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]
|-
| 1996 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]
|-
| 1997 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]
|-
| 1998 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]
|-
| 1999 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] (10)
|-
| 2000 ||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gustavo Kuerten]] (11)
|-
| 2001 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lleyton Hewitt]] (12)
|-
| 2002 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lleyton Hewitt]]
|-
| 2003||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Roddick]] (13)
|-
| 2004||{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] (14)
|-
| 2005||{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]]
|-
| 2006||{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]]
|}</td></tr></table>
Doubles

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|width="50"|'''Year
|width="200"|'''Nationality / Player
|-
| 1992 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]] (1)
|-
| 1993 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grant Connell]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Galbraith]] (2)
|-
| 1994 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jacco Eltingh]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]] (3)
|-
| 1995 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]
|-
| 1996 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]
|-
| 1997 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]
|-
| 1998 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jacco Eltingh]] / {{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]
|-
| 1999 || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mahesh Bhupathi]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leander Paes]] (4)
|-
| 2000 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]
|-
| 2001 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]] (5)
|-
| 2002 || {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]] / {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]] (6)
|-
| 2003 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bryan]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bryan]] (7)
|-
| 2004 || {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]] / {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]]
|-
| 2005 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bryan]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bryan]]
|-
| 2006 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bryan]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bryan]]
|}

== ATP Tour records ==
===Grand Slam History===
<table><tr>
<td valign="top">
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! R.
! Player
! Titles
|-
| 1. || [[Pete Sampras]] || 14
|-
| 2. || [[Roy Emerson]] || 12
|-
| 3. || [[Rod Laver]] || 11
|-
| . || [[Björn Borg]] || 11
|-
| . || [[Roger Federer]] || 11
|-
| 6. || [[Bill Tilden]] || 10
|
|-
| 7. || [[Ken Rosewall]] || 8
|-
| . || [[Fred Perry]] || 8
|-
| . || [[Jimmy Connors]] || 8
|-
| . || [[Ivan Lendl]] || 8
|-
| . || [[Andre Agassi]] || 8
|-
|}
<td valign="top">
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! R.
! Player
! Finals
|-
| 1. || [[Ivan Lendl]] || 19
|-
| 2. || [[Pete Sampras]] || 18
|-
| 3. || [[Rod Laver]] || 17
|-
| 4. || [[Ken Rosewall]] || 16
|-
| . || [[Björn Borg]] || 16
|-
| 6. || [[Bill Tilden]] || 15
|-
| . || [[Roy Emerson]] || 15
|-
| . || [[Jimmy Connors]] || 15
|-
| . || [[Andre Agassi]] || 15
|-
| 10. || [[Roger Federer]] || 13
|-
| 11. || [[John McEnroe]] || 11
|-
| . || [[Mats Wilander]] || 11
|-
| . || [[Stefan Edberg]] || 11
|}
<td valign="top">
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! R.
! Player
! Wins
|-
| 1. || [[Jimmy Connors]] || 233
|-
| 2. || [[Andre Agassi]] || 224
|-
| 3. || [[Ivan Lendl]] || 222
|-
| 4. || [[Pete Sampras]] || 203
|-
| 5. || [[Stefan Edberg]] || 178
|-
| 6. || [[Roy Emerson]] || 174
|-
| 7. || [[John McEnroe]] || 167
|-
| 8. || [[Boris Becker]] || 163
|-
| 9. || [[Ken Rosewall]] || 159
|-
| 10. || [[Mats Wilander]] || 144
|-
|}
<td valign="top">
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! R. !! Player !! W. % !! W / L
|-
|1. || [[Björn Borg]] || .898 || 141-16
|-
|2. || [[Roger Federer]] || .856 || 131-22
|-
|3. || [[Rod Laver]] || .843 || 129-24
|-
|4. || [[Pete Sampras]] || .842 || 203-38
|-
|5. || [[Ken Rosewall]] || .837 || 159-31
|-
|6. || [[Jimmy Connors]] || .826 || 233-49
|-
|7. || [[Ivan Lendl]] || .819 || 222-49
|-
|8. || [[Roy Emerson]] || .817 || 174-39
|-
|9. || [[John McEnroe]] || .815 || 167-38
|-
|10. || [[Andre Agassi]] || .809 || 224-53
|}
</td></tr></table>

* Youngest to 10 Grand Slam titles:
**Bjorn Borg 24yrs 29 days, Roger Federer 25yrs 173 days, Pete Sampras 25yrs 328 days
* Grand Slam winners (all four GS titles in calendar year):
**Don Budge (1938), Rod Laver (1962, 1969)
* Career "Golden Grand Slam" (Olympic Gold plus all four Grand Slam tournaments):
**Andre Agassi
* Career Grand Slam: Andre Agassi, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Fred Perry.
* Players to reach all four GS finals in a calendar year:
**Donald Budge (1938), Frank Sedgman (1952), Lewis Hoad (1956), Rod Laver (1962, 1969), Roger Federer (2006).
* Players to have won 3 consecutive Grand Slam titles:
**Pete Sampras (1993-94), Roger Federer (2005-06), (2006-07).
* Players to have won three Grand Slams in a calendar year:
**Roger Federer (2004, 2006), Mats Wilander (1988), Jimmy Connors (1974), Rod Laver (1962, 1969), Roy Emerson (1964), Ashley Cooper (1958), Lewis Hoad (1956), Tony Trabert (1955), Don Budge (1938); only Laver and Federer have done this twice.
* Most consecutive Grand Slam titles:
**Don Budge 6 (1937-38)
* Most consecutive Grand Slam finals:
**Roger Federer 9 (2005-current), Jack Crawford 7 (1933-1934), Don Budge 6 (1937-38), Rod Laver 6 (1961-62), Fred Perry 5 (1934-35), Fred Stolle 5 (1964-65).
* Most consecutive Grand Slam semifinals (Open Era):
**Roger Federer 13 (2004-current), Ivan Lendl 9 (1985-88).
* Most consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals (Open Era): Ivan Lendl 13 (1985-89), Roger Federer 13 (2004-current), Pete Sampras 11 (1992-1994).
* Most consecutive Grand Slam sets won:
**Roger Federer 36 (2006-2007), John McEnroe 35 (1984)

===Career Records===

* Singles Titles, Open Era:

{|
|----- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! All-Time
! #
|-
| 1. ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] || 105
|-
| 2. || {{flagicon|TCH}}/{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ivan Lendl]] || 94
|-
| 3. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] || 76
|-
| 4. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] || 64
|-
| 5. || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] || 62
|-
| 6. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] || 61
|-
| 7. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] || 60
|-
| 8. || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Nastase]] || 52
|-
| 9. || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]] || 49
|-
| = || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] || 49
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Active
! #
|-
| 1. || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] || 49
|-
| 2. || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lleyton Hewitt]] || 26
|-
| 3. || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]] || 22
|-
| 3. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Roddick]] || 22
|-
| 5. || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gustavo Kuerten]] || 20
|-
| 6. || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Moyà]] || 19
|-
| 7. || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marat Safin]] || 15
|-
| 8. || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]] || 11
|-
| = || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]] || 11
|-
| = || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Philippoussis]] || 11
|-
| = || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Tommy Haas]] || 11
|}
|}{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
** Clay:
:1. [[Guillermo Vilas]] - 45
:2. [[Thomas Muster]] - 40
** Grass:
:1. [[Pete Sampras]] - 10
:2. [[Roger Federer]] - 9
{{col-2}}
** Hardcourt:
:1. [[Jimmy Connors]] - 47
:2. [[Andre Agassi]] - 46
** Carpet:
:1. [[John McEnroe]] - 43
:2. [[Jimmy Connors]] - 39
{{col-end}}


* Wins and Winning %, Open Era (thru 11-June-2007):

{|
|----- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank !! Player !! Wins
|-
|1. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] || 1,222
|-
|2. || {{flagicon|CZE}}/{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ivan Lendl]] || 1,070
|-
|3. || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] || 923
|-
|4. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] || 870
|-
|5. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] || 864
|-
|6. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]] || 806
|-
|7. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] || 762
|-
|8. || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Nastase]] || 724
|-
|9. || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]] || 713
|-
|10. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] || 662
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank !! Player !! W.% !! W/L **
|-
|1. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] || .823 || 576-124
|-
|2. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] || .820 || 1,222-269
|-
|3. || {{flagicon|CZE}}/{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ivan Lendl]] || .818 || 1,070-238
|-
|4. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] || .817 || 864-194
|-
|5. || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]]* || .800 || 519-130
|-
|6. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] || .774 || 762-222
|-
|7. || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]] || .769 || 713-214
|-
|8. || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] || .765 || 923-284
|-
|9. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] || .760 || 870-274
|-
|10. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]] || .749 || 806-270
|-
| colspan="3" | ** = minimum 600 matches
|-
| colspan="3" | * = active player
|}
|}

* Most career Tennis Masters Cup titles:
** 1. {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras, 5
** = {{flagicon|CZE}} Ivan Lendl, 5
** 3. {{flagicon|ROM}} Ilie Nastase, 4
** 4. {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer, 3
** = {{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe, 3
** = {{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker, 3

* Most career ATP Masters Series titles:
** 1. {{flagicon|USA}} Andre Agassi, 17
** 2. {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer, 13
** 3. {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras, 11

* Most different ATP Masters Series tournaments won:
** 1. {{flagicon|USA}} Andre Agassi, 7/9
** 2. {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer, 6/9
** 3. {{flagicon|CHI}} Marcelo Ríos, 5/9
** = {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras, 5/9
** = {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal, 5/9


* Doubles:
** Most titles overall: [[Todd Woodbridge]] (Australia), 83.
** Most titles as a team: Todd Woodbridge and [[Mark Woodforde]] (Australia), 61. See also [[The Woodies]].
** Most Grand Slam titles overall: Todd Woodbridge (Australia), 16.
** Most Grand Slam titles as a team: Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde (Australia), 11.

===Single Season Records===

{|
|----- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Player
! Titles
|-
| 1. || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] (1977) || 16
|-
| 2. || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]] (1982) || 15
|-
| 3. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] (1974) || 14
|-
| = || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Năstase]] (1973) || 14
|-
| 5. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] (1984) || 13
|-
| 6. || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Năstase]] (1972) || 12
|-
| = || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] (1979) || 12
|-
| = || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] (1976) || 12
|-
| = || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]] (1995) || 12
|-
| =|| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] (2006) || 12
|-
| 11. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] (1973) || 11
|-
| = || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] (1977) || 11
|-
| = || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]] (1985) || 11
|-
| = || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] (2004,'05) || 11
|-
| = || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]] (2005) || 11
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Player
! W. %
|-
| 1. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] (1984) || .965 (82-3)
|-
| 2. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] (1974) || .957 (89-4)
|-
| 3. || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] (2005) || .953 (81-4)
|-
| 4. || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] (2006) || .948 (92-5)
|-
| 5. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] (1976) || .941 (95-6)
|-
| 6. || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]] (1985) || .930 (80-6)
|-
| 7. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] (1979) || .927 (76-6)
|-
| 8. || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] (2004) || .925 (74-6)
|-
| 9. || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]] (1982) || .922 (106-9)
|-
| 10. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] (1977) || .906 (77-8)
|-
| 11. || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] (1977) || .901 (128-14)
|-
| 12. || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] (1972) || .897 (131-15)
|-
| 13. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] (1995) || .890 (73-9)
|-
| 14. || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]] (2005) || .888 (79-10)
|-
| 15. || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Năstase]] (1973) || .887 (118-15)
|}
|}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
{{P1|1={{#section:Current tennis rankings|ATP singles ranking}}}}

* Most Consecutive 10+ Title Seasons:
** 1. Roger Federer, 3 (2004-05-06)
** 2. Ilie Năstase, 2 (1972-73)
** = Jimmy Connors, 2 (1973-74, 1978-79)
** = Björn Borg, 2 (1976-77)
** = Ivan Lendl, 2 (1981-82)
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
{{P1|1={{#section:Current tennis rankings|ATP doubles ranking}}}}
* Most Wins in a Season:
** 1. Guillermo Vilas (1972), 131-15
** 2. Guillermo Vilas (1977), 128-14
** 3. Ilie Năstase (1973), 118-15
** 4. Ivan Lendl (1982), 106-9
** 5. Ivan Lendl (1981), 97-14
** 6. Jimmy Connors (1976) 95-6
** 7. Roger Federer (2006) 92-5
** 8. Jimmy Connors (1973) 89-13
** 9. Thomas Muster (1995) 86-15
** 10. John McEnroe (1983) 82-3
{{col-end}}
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==Organizational structure==
As of January 1, 2020, [[Andrea Gaudenzi]] is the Chairman of ATP<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/andrea-gaudenzi-appointed-atp-chairman|title=ATP Appoints Andrea Gaudenzi As ATP Chairman|website=ATP Tour|publisher=ATP|access-date=12 January 2020|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215015840/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/andrea-gaudenzi-appointed-atp-chairman|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Massimo Calvelli]] is the chief executive officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/massimo-calvelli-appointed-atp-chief-executive-officer|title=ATP Appoints Massimo Calvelli As ATP Chief Executive Officer|website=ATP Tour|publisher=ATP|access-date=12 January 2020|archive-date=29 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229074956/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/massimo-calvelli-appointed-atp-chief-executive-officer|url-status=live}}</ref> Mark Young is the Vice Chairman, David Massey is the Executive Vice President for the European region and Alison Lee for the International group.<ref>ATPTour.com. [https://www.atptour.com/en/corporate/management "Management"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213132649/https://www.atptour.com/en/corporate/management |date=2021-02-13 }}</ref>


The ''ATP Board of Directors'' includes the chairman, along with three tournament representatives and three player representatives. The player representatives are elected by the ATP Player Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/corporate/board-of-directors|publisher=[[ATP Tour]]|title=Organizational structure|access-date=13 December 2018|archive-date=11 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211030005/https://www.atptour.com/en/corporate/board-of-directors|url-status=live}}</ref> The current board members are:
* Most ATP Masters Series titles won in a season: Roger Federer (Switzerland) in 2005 and 2006, and Rafael Nadal (Spain) in 2005, 4.
* Consecutive tournaments won on 3 different surfaces:
** before 1990: Björn Borg (Sweden) in 1979 and Ivan Lendl (only player to have won them in consecutive weeks)
** since 1990: Roger Federer (Switzerland) in 2004. (Wimbledon (grass), Gstaad (clay) and Toronto Masters (hard))
* A single tournament won on 3 different surfaces: Jimmy Connors (USA). (U.S. OPEN in 1974 (grass), U.S. OPEN in 1976 (clay), U.S. OPEN in 1978, 1982 and 1983 (hard))
* Most singles titles won as a teenager: Björn Borg (Sweden) and Rafael Nadal (Spain), 16.
* Most singles titles won in a season as a teenager: Rafael Nadal (Spain) in 2005, 11 (surpassing Mats Wilander’s record of nine titles in 1983).
* Most singles titles won in a row: Ivan Lendl (USA) 8, John McEnroe (USA) 8


* Chairman: [[Andrea Gaudenzi]]
* Player representatives
** [[Pablo Andújar]]
** Nick Basing
** [[Mark Knowles]]
** Eno Polo
* Tournament representatives
** Gavin Forbes
** Christer Hult
** [[Chris Kermode]]
** Herwig Straka


The twelve-member ''ATP Player Advisory Council'' delivers advisory decisions to the Board of Directors, which has the power to accept or reject the council's suggestions. As of 2024, the Council consists of a President ([[Matthew Ebden]]), a Vice President ([[Andrey Rublev]]), three players who are ranked within the top 50 in singles ([[Grigor Dimitrov]], [[Alexander Zverev]] and [[Mackenzie McDonald]]), two players who are ranked between 51 and 100 in singles ([[Pedro Martínez (tennis)|Pedro Martínez]] and [[Dušan Lajović]]), two top 100 players in doubles ([[Wesley Koolhof]] and [[Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela]]), one [[at-large]] member ([[Pedro Cachin]]), one alumni member ([[Nicolás Pereira]]), and one coach (Federico Ricci).<ref name=structure>{{Cite news|url= https://www.atptour.com/en/corporate/about |title=ATP Tour Structure|accessdate=21 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Houston |first=Michael |date=30 January 2023 |title=Rublev and Dimitrov added to 2023 ATP Player Advisory Council |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1133126/atp-player-advisory-council-rublev |access-date=25 March 2023 |website=[[Inside the Games]] |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326000507/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1133126/atp-player-advisory-council-rublev |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Number of different continents to win ATP singles titles in:
** 1. Guillermo Vilas (1977), 5 ( Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia)
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===Winning Streaks (Open Era)===
* Overall:
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Rank !! Player !! All-time
|-
| 1. || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] || 46 (1977)
|-
| 2. || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]] || 44 (1981-82)
|-
| 3. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] || 42 (1984)
|-
| 4. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] || 41 (1979-80)
|-
| = || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] || 41 (2006-07)
|-
| 6. || {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg || 35 (1978)
|-
| = || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]] || 35 (1995)
|-
| = || {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer || 35 (2005)
|-
| 9. || {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors || 33 (1974)
|-
|10. || {{flagicon|CZE}} Ivan Lendl || 31 (1985)
|-
|}
* Hard
:: 1.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2005-06, 56 (lost to Rafael Nadal, Dubai F)
:: 2.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2006-07, 36 (lost to Guillermo Canas, Indian Wells 2RD)
:: 3.- Pete Sampras (USA) in 1994 and 1996-97 (twice), 34

* Grass
:: 1.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2003-07, 54 ''(running)''
:: 2.- Björn Borg (Sweden) between 1976-81, 41 (lost to John McEnroe, Wimbledon F)

* Clay
:: 1.- Rafael Nadal (Spain) between 2005-07, 81 (lost to Roger Federer, Hamburg F)
:: 2.- Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) in 1977, 53

* Carpet
:: 1.- John McEnroe (USA) between 1983-85, 66 (lost to Joakim Nyström, Dallas Q)

* Indoors
:: 1.- Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia/USA) between 1981-1983, 74 (lost to John McEnroe, Philadelphia F)

* Against Top-10 players:
:: 1.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2003-2005, 26 (lost to Marat Safin, Australian Open SF)
:: 2.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2006-2007, 17 (lost to Rafael Nadal, Monte Carlo F)

* Most finals won in succession:
:: 1.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2003-2005, 24 (lost to [[David Nalbandian]], Tennis Masters Cup F)
:: 2.- Rafael Nadal (Spain) between 2005-2006, 14 (lost to [[Roger Federer]], Wimbledon F)
:: 3.- Björn Borg (Sweden) between 1979-1980 and John McEnroe (U.S.) between 1984-1985, 12

* Most finals played in a row:
:: 1.- Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia/USA) (1981-1982), 18
:: 2.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) (2005-2006), 17

* Before and Since 1990:
{|
|----- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Rank !! Player !! Before 1990
|-
| 1. || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] || 46 (1977)
|-
| = || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]] || 44 (1981-82)
|-
| 3. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] || 42 (1984)
|-
| 4. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] || 41 (1979-80)
|-
| 5. || {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg || 35 (1978)
|-
| 6. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] || 33 (1974)
|-
| 7. || {{flagicon|CZE}} Ivan Lendl || 31 (1985)
|-
| 8. || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Năstase]] || 29 (1973)
|-
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Since 1990
|-
| 1. || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] || 41 (2006-07)
|-
| 2. || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]] || 35 (1995)
|-
| = || {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer || 35 (2005)
|-
| 4. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] || 29 (1994)
|-
| 5. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] || 26 (1995)
|-
| = || {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer || 26 (2004-05)
|-
| = || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]] || 26 (2006)
|-
| 8. || {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer || 25 (2005)
|-
| 9. || {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras || 24 (1999)
|-
| = || {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafael Nadal || 24 (2005)
|-
|}
|}

===Ranking===

* Weeks at No. 1 (as of July 9, 2007)

<table><tr>
<td>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank !! Player !! Total Weeks
|-
|1. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] || 286
|-
|2. || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]] || 270
|-
|3. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] || 268
|-
|4. || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]]* || 180
|-
|5. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] || 170
|-
|6. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] || 109
|-
|7. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] || 101
|-
|8. || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lleyton Hewitt]] || 80
|-
|9. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]] || 72
|-
|10. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]] || 58
|-
| colspan=3 | * = Running
|}
<td>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank !! Player !! Consecutive
|-
|1. || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]]* || 180
|-
|2. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] || 160
|-
|3. || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]] || 157
|-
|4. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] || 102
|-
|5. || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lleyton Hewitt]] || 75
|-
|6. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] || 58
|-
|7. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] || 52
|-
|8. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Björn Borg]] || 46
|-
|9. || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Năstase]] || 40
|-
|10. || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gustavo Kuerten]] || 30
|-
| colspan=3 | * = Running
|}
</td></tr></table>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Most years ended at No.1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] || 6 (1993&ndash;1998)
|-
|Youngest No.1-player || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lleyton Hewitt]] || 20y 8m (2001)
|-
|Youngest player to end a year in the top-10 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] || 17y 9m (1989)
|-
|Youngest player to end a year in the top-25 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aaron Krickstein]] || 17y 4m (1984)
|-
|Youngest player to end a year in the top-50 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] || 16y 9m (1988)
|-
|Youngest player to end a year in the top-100 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Aaron Krickstein]] || 16y 4m (1983)
|-
|Youngest player to end a year in the top-200 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] || 15y 9m (1987)
|-
|Oldest No.1-player || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] || 33y 4m (2003)
|-
|Oldest player to end a year in the top-10 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pancho Gonzales]] || 43y 1m (1969)
|-
|Oldest player to end a year in the top-25 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] || 42y 1m (1977)
|-
|Oldest player to end a year in the top-50 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] || 44y 1m (1978)
|-
|Oldest player to end a year in the top-100 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Rosewall]] || 44y 1m (1978)
|-
|Highest number of year-end ranking points || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] || 8,370 (2006)
|-
|Highest number of ranking points at any time of the year || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] || 8,370 (Nov 20, 2006)
|-
|Highest number of ATP Race points (since 2000) || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] || 1,674 (2006)
|}

===Earnings===
* Career money leaders (as of 09-July-2007)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank !! Player !! Prize Money
|-
|1. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] || $43,280,489
|-
|2. || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]]* || $32,636,278
|-
|3. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] || $31,152,975
|-
|4. || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]] || $25,080,956
|-
|5. || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || $23,883,797
|-
|6. || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ivan Lendl]] || $21,262,417
|-
|7. || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]] || $20,630,941
|-
|8. || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] || $19,876,579
|-
|9. || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] || $19,145,632
|-
|10. || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lleyton Hewitt]]* || $17,064,262
|-
| colspan=3 | * = active player
|}
* Most Prize Money won in a single season:
** 1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) in 2006, $8,343,885
** 2. Pete Sampras (U.S.) in 1997, $6,498,311.

===Miscellaneous===
* Most Aces hit in a match (since 1991):
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! # !! Aces !! Player !! W/L !! Opponent !! Rnd !! Year !! Event !! Sets
|-
| 1. || 51 || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivo Karlović]] || L || Daniele Bracciali || 1st || 2005 || Wimbledon || 5
|-
| = || 51 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Joachim Johansson]] || L || Andre Agassi || 4th || 2005 || Australian Open || 4
|-
| 3. || 50 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Guccione]] || W || Olivier Patience || q1 || 2005 || Wimbledon || 3
|-
| 4. || 49 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]] || L ||Yevgeny Kafelnikov || QF || 1999 || US Open || 5
|-
| 5. || 47 || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gustavo Kuerten]] ||L || Daniel Nestor || PO || 2003 || Davis Cup || 5
|-
| 6. || 46 || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] || L || Magnus Norman || 2nd || 1997 || Wimbledon || 5
|-
|= || 46 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Philippoussis]] || W || Andre Agassi || 4th || 2003 || Wimbledon || 5
|-
| 8. || 45 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Guccione]] || L || Olivier Rochus || 1st || 2007 || Australian Open || 5
|-
| 9 || 44 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Philippoussis]] || W || Byron Black || 2th || 1995 || Kuala Lumpur || 3
|}
* Karlović was initially credited with 55 aces after his match, but ultimately was found to have hit 51, which ties the overall record. A mistake on the part of the chair umpire caused some confusion. [http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/01/stories/2005070102632100.htm]
* Most Doubles Faults hit in a match (since 1990): Marc Rosset (Switzerland) lost to Michael Joyce (United States) at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] 1995 in four sets, hitting 26 doubles faults.
* Most times elected ATP Player of The Year: Pete Sampras (U.S.) between 1993&ndash;1998, 6.
* Longest singles match: [[Fabrice Santoro]] defeated [[Arnaud Clément]] ([[France]]) at [[French Open|Roland Garros]] 2004, in a 6h 37m first round match played over three days.
* Fastest individual serve recorded (since 1991): Andy Roddick (U.S.) in the 2004 Davis Cup against Belarus: 155 Mph (249 km/h).
* The tallest player on tour is Croat [[Ivo Karlović]] standing at 6'10" (208 cm).
* The shortest player on tour is Belgian [[Olivier Rochus]] standing at 5'5" (165 cm).

==People==
'''ATP Executive Chairman/President'''
*[[Etienne de Villiers]]

'''COO/CFO'''
*[[Philip Galloway]]

'''Regional CEOs'''
*International
**Brad Drewett
*Europe
**Horst Klosterkemper
*Americas
**Mark Young, also ATP General Counsel.

'''Board'''
*Etienne de Villiers and
* Tournament representatives:
**[[Željko Franulović]]
**Charlie Pasarell
**Graham Pearce

* Player representatives:
**[[Jacco Eltingh]]
**Iggy Jovanovic
**Perry Rogers

== Trivia ==
* Average age of the Top 200 players: 25 years
* Average height of the Top 200 players: 1.85 m / 6ft 1in
* Average weight of the Top 200 players: 78.5 kg / 173 lbs
* (as of 11-June-2007)
** 384 players have made $1 million or more since 1973.
** 73 players have made $5 million or more since 1973.
** 29 players have made $10 million or more since 1973.
** 7 players have made $20 million or more since 1973.
** 3 players have made $30 million or more since 1973.
** 1 player has made $40 million or more since 1973.
* More than 1,800 players have computer ranking points in singles.


The ''ATP Tournament Advisory Council'' consists of a total of nine members, of which there are three representatives each from the Europe, Americas and the International Group of tournaments.<ref name=structure/>
==ATP seasons==
* [[Men's Tennis - 2005 Season|2005]]
* [[Men's Tennis - 2006 Season|2006]]
* [[Men's Tennis - 2007 Season|2007]]


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Tennis}}
* [[International Tennis Federation]]
* [[ATP Challenger Tour]]
* [[ATP rankings]]
* [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players]]
* [[List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players]]
* [[ATP Awards]]
* [[ATP Awards]]
* [[ATP Masters Series]]
* [[ATP Tour records]]
* [[List of ATP number 1 ranked players]]
* [[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix Tennis Circuit]]
* [[World Championship Tennis]]
* [[ATP Champions Tour]]
* [[Grand Slam (tennis)]]
* [[Women's Tennis Association]]
* [[Tennis Integrity Unit]]
* [[International Tennis Integrity Agency]]


==References==
== External links ==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/home/ Official site]

* [http://www.atptennis.com/es/ Official site in Spanish]
==External links==
* [http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/championsrace/ Singles Race Ranking]
{{Commons}}
* [http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/atpdoublesrace/ Doubles Race Ranking]
* {{Official website|https://www.atptour.com/}}
* [http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/entrysystem/ Singles Entry Ranking]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/entrysystem/doubles.asp Doubles Entry Ranking]
* [https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles ATP rankings]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/ATP_Rulebook2007.pdf The 2007 ATP Official Rulebook (248 pages)]
* [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments ATP tournament calendar]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/en/media/rankings/Career_Prize.pdf Official Career Prize List]
* [https://www.atptour.com/en/corporate/rulebook ATP official rulebook]
* [http://www.lawntennisnews.com/ ATP, WTA, ITF junior newscoverage]
* [http://www.sportscalendar.ca/ 2007 ATP Schedule]


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Association of Tennis Professionals
SportProfessional tennis
AbbreviationATP
FoundedSeptember 1972; 52 years ago (1972-09)
LocationUnited Kingdom (HQ)
Monaco
United States
Australia
ChairmanAndrea Gaudenzi
CEOMassimo Calvelli
Official website
www.atptour.com
Current season:
2024 ATP Tour
2024 ATP Challenger Tour

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of professional tennis players, and Drysdale became the first president. Since 1990 the association has organized the ATP Tour, the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization's name. It is the governing body of men's professional tennis. In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour, which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour. In 2009 the name of the tour was changed again and was known as the ATP World Tour, but changed again to the ATP Tour by 2019.[1] It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship Tennis (WCT). The ATP's global headquarters are in London. ATP Americas is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; ATP Europe is headquartered in Monaco; and ATP International, which covers Africa, Asia and Australasia, is based in Sydney, Australia.

Early history

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See also: Grand Prix tennis circuit and World Championship Tennis

Launched in 1972 by Jack Kramer, Donald Dell, and Cliff Drysdale, it was first managed by Jack Kramer, as executive director, and Cliff Drysdale, as president. Jim McManus was a founding member.[2] Kramer created the professional players' rankings system, which started the following year and is still in use. From 1974 to 1989, the men's circuit was administered by a sub-committee called the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC). It was made up of representatives of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP, and tournament directors from around the world. The ATP successfully requested that the MIPTC introduce a drug testing rule, making tennis the first professional sport to institute a drug-testing program.

1973 Wimbledon boycott

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In May 1973 Nikola Pilić, Yugoslavia's number one tennis player, was suspended by his national lawn tennis association, who claimed he had refused to play in a Davis Cup tie for his country earlier that month.[3] The initial suspension of nine months, supported by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF), was later reduced by the ILTF to one month which meant that Pilic would not be allowed to play at Wimbledon.[4]

In response, the ATP threatened a boycott, stating that if Pilić was not allowed to compete, none should. After last-ditch attempts at a compromise failed, the ATP voted in favor of a boycott and as a result, 81 of the top players, including reigning champion Stan Smith and 13 of the 16 men's seeds, did not compete at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships.[5][6] Three ATP players, Ilie Năstase, Roger Taylor and Ray Keldie, defied the boycott and were fined by the ATP's disciplinary committee.[4]

1988 breakaway

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But the tour was still run by the tournament directors and the ITF. The limited player representation and influence within the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC) as well as dissatisfaction with the way the sport was managed and marketed culminated in a player mutiny in 1988 led by active tennis pros, including then world number one ranked Mats Wilander which changed the entire structure of the tour.[7]

2022 Reaction to Russian invasion

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In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) moved the 2022 St. Petersburg Open from Saint Petersburg to Kazakhstan.[8] In May 2022, the ATP stripped the Wimbledon tournament of its world ranking points over the tournament's decision to decline entries from Russian and Belarusian players. The UK Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, commented that the ATP's decision would send the "completely wrong message to both Putin and the people of Ukraine".[9]

ATP Tour

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Main article: ATP Tour

CEO Hamilton Jordan is credited with the "Parking Lot Press Conference" on 26 August 1988 during which the ATP announced their withdrawal from the MIPTC (then called the MTC) and the creation of their own tour from 1990 onwards.[2][10][11][12] This re-organisation also ended a lawsuit with Volvo and Donald Dell.[13] On 19 January 1989 the ATP published the calendar for the inaugural 1990 season.[14]

By 1991, the men had their first television package to broadcast 19 tournaments.[2] Coming online with their first website in 1995, this was followed by a multi-year agreement with Mercedes-Benz. Lawsuits in 2008, around virtually the same issues, resulted in a restructured tour.[15]

2009 changes

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ATP World Tour Finals, 2012.

In 2009, ATP introduced a new tour structure called ATP World Tour consisting of ATP World Tour Masters 1000, ATP World Tour 500, and ATP World Tour 250 tier tournaments.[16][17] Broadly speaking, the Tennis Masters Series tournaments became the new Masters 1000 level and ATP International Series Gold and ATP International Series events became ATP 500 level and 250 level events respectively.

The Masters 1000 tournaments are Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, Toronto/Montreal, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris. The end-of-year event, the ATP Finals, moved from Shanghai to London. Hamburg has been displaced by the new clay court event at Madrid, which is a new combined men's and women's tournament. In 2011, Rome and Cincinnati also became combined tournaments. Severe sanctions are placed on top players skipping the Masters 1000 series events, unless medical proof is presented.

Plans to eliminate Monte Carlo and Hamburg as Masters Series events led to controversy and protests from players as well as organisers. Hamburg and Monte Carlo filed lawsuits against the ATP,[18] and as a concession it was decided that Monte Carlo would remain a Masters 1000 level event, with more prize money and 1000 ranking points, but it would no longer be a compulsory tournament for top-ranked players. Monte Carlo later dropped its suit. Hamburg was "reserved" to become a 500 level event in the summer.[19] Hamburg did not accept this concession, but later lost its suit.[20]

The 500 level tournaments are Rotterdam, Dubai, Rio, Acapulco, Barcelona, Aegon Championships (Queens Club, London), Halle (Gerry Weber Open), Hamburg, Washington, Beijing, Tokyo, Basel and Vienna.

The ATP & ITF have declared that Davis Cup World Group and World Group Playoffs award a total of up to 500 points. Players accumulate points over the four rounds and the playoffs and these are counted as one of a player's four best results from the 500 level events. An additional 125 points are given to a player who wins all 8 live rubbers and wins the Davis Cup.[21]

ATP Tour tournaments

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The ATP Tour comprises ATP Masters 1000, ATP 500, and ATP 250. The ATP also oversees the ATP Challenger Tour, a level below the ATP Tour, and the ATP Champions Tour for seniors. Grand Slam tournaments, a small portion of the Olympic tennis tournament, the Davis Cup, the Hopman Cup and the introductory level Futures tournaments do not fall under the auspices of the ATP, but are overseen by the ITF instead and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Olympics. In these events, however, ATP ranking points are still awarded, with the exception of the Olympics and Hopman Cup. The four-week ITF Satellite tournaments were discontinued in 2007.

Players and doubles teams with the most ranking points (collected during the calendar year) play in the season-ending ATP Finals, which, from 2000 to 2008, was run jointly with the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The details of the professional tennis tour are:

Event Number Total prize money (USD) Winner's ranking points Governing body
Grand Slam 4 See individual articles 2,000 ITF
ATP Finals 1 4,450,000 1,100–1,500 ATP (2009–present)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 9 2,450,000 to 3,645,000 1000 ATP
ATP Tour 500 13 755,000 to 2,100,000 500 ATP
ATP Tour 250 40 416,000 to 1,024,000 250 ATP
ATP Challenger Tour 178 35,000 to 168,000 80 to 125 ATP
ITF Men's Circuit 534 15,000 and 25,000 10 to 20 ITF
Olympics 1 See individual articles 0 IOC

ATP rankings

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Main article: ATP rankings

ATP publishes weekly rankings of professional players: ATP rankings (commonly known as the ‘world rankings’), a 52-week rolling ranking, and the ATP Race to Turin, a year to date ranking.[22] All ATP players also have a Universal Tennis Rating, based on head-to-head results.

The ATP rankings is used for determining qualification for entry and seeding in all tournaments for both singles and doubles. Within the ATP rankings period which is the past year, points are accumulated with the exception of those for the ATP Finals, whose points are dropped following the last ATP event of the year. The player with the most points by the season's end is the world No. 1 of the year.

The ATP rankings Race to Turin is a calendar-year indicator of what the PIF ATP Rankings will be on the Monday after the end of the regular season. Players finishing in the top eight of the Emirates ATP Rankings following the Paris Masters will qualify for the ATP Finals.

At the beginning of the 2009 season, all accumulated ranking points were doubled to bring them in line with the new tournament ranking system.

Current rankings

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Organizational structure

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As of January 1, 2020, Andrea Gaudenzi is the Chairman of ATP[27] and Massimo Calvelli is the chief executive officer.[28] Mark Young is the Vice Chairman, David Massey is the Executive Vice President for the European region and Alison Lee for the International group.[29]

The ATP Board of Directors includes the chairman, along with three tournament representatives and three player representatives. The player representatives are elected by the ATP Player Council.[30] The current board members are:

The twelve-member ATP Player Advisory Council delivers advisory decisions to the Board of Directors, which has the power to accept or reject the council's suggestions. As of 2024, the Council consists of a President (Matthew Ebden), a Vice President (Andrey Rublev), three players who are ranked within the top 50 in singles (Grigor Dimitrov, Alexander Zverev and Mackenzie McDonald), two players who are ranked between 51 and 100 in singles (Pedro Martínez and Dušan Lajović), two top 100 players in doubles (Wesley Koolhof and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela), one at-large member (Pedro Cachin), one alumni member (Nicolás Pereira), and one coach (Federico Ricci).[31][32]

The ATP Tournament Advisory Council consists of a total of nine members, of which there are three representatives each from the Europe, Americas and the International Group of tournaments.[31]

See also

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