A quick guide to ATP tour

The ATP Tour is divided into three sections: ATP Masters 1000, ATP 500, and ATP 250. The ATP is now in charge of the ATP Challenger Tour, which is a lower-level version of the
ATP Tour, and the ATP Champions Tour, which is for seniors. Grand Slam events, a small part of the Olympic tennis competition, the Davis Cup, and the entry-level ITF World Tennis Tour are overseen by the ITF and the International Olympic Committee for the Olympics, rather than the ATP. With the exception of the Olympics, ATP ranking points are awarded in these competitions. In 2007, the four-week ITF Satellite tournaments were phased out. The ATP Finals, which take place at the end of the season, feature the players and doubles teams with the most ranking points.

The tennis tour for the professionals

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour (formerly known as the ATP World Tour from January 2009 to December 2018) is a men’s tennis tour that takes place all over the world. The ATP Challenger Tour is the second-tier tour, and the ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour is the third-tier tour.

The pride for every tennis player

The ATP’s goal is to represent tennis as the world’s governing body for men’s professional tennis. We entertain a billion people around the world, highlight the best players in the world at the most prestigious competitions, and encourage the next generation of fans and athletes. The stars of the game compete for titles and FedEx ATP Rankings points at ATP Masters 1000, 500, and 250 tournaments, as well as Grand Slams, from the ATP Cup in Australia to Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Both paths lead to the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, the coveted season finale. The tournament features only the world’s top 8 qualified singles players and doubles teams, as well as the formal crowning of the year-end winner.

History of ATP tours

Since the inception of “Open Tennis” in 1968, tennis has gone a long way, and the ATP Tour has become a part of it.

Prior to 1968, the Grand Slam tournaments and all other national championships were only open to amateurs. Two years later, competitions all over the world came together to create the Grand Prix, a single circuit. During the first week of the US Open in Forest Hills in 1972, the top players banded together to form the Association of Tennis Professionals.