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Association of Tennis Professionalshe Association of Tennis Professionals was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players. 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 was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players. In 1990, the association became the organizer of the principal worldwide tennis tour, thereafter known as the ATP Tour. Tournament categoriesThe ATP Tour at present has five categories of tennis tournaments belonging to its tour: - Grand Slam events
- Tennis Masters Series Tournaments
- International Series Gold Tournaments
- International Series Tournaments
- Challenger Tournaments
- Satellite Series Circuits
- Futures Tournaments
Players who earn the most tour points play season-ending events. Players who earn the most singles points in the ATP Race can play in the Tennis Masters Cup, where players with the most doubles points qualify for the World Doubles tennis championship. The ATP tour also oversees an early summer World Team Tennis championship. The following table further provides structural details for ATP tour tennis: | Event category | Number in 2004 | Prize money | Tour points | Governing body |
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| Grand Slams | 4 | 6,700,000 to 8,300,000 | | ITF | | Tennis Masters Cup | 1 | 4,450,000 | | ATP | | ATP Masters Series | 9 | 2,450,000 to 3,450,000 | | ATP | | ATP Intl. Series Gold | 9 | 615,000 to 1,000,000 | | ATP | | ATP Intl Series | 44 | 333,000 to 1,000,000 | | ATP | | ATP Challenger Series | 146 | 25,000 to 150,000 | | ATP & ITF | | Satellites | 29 | 25,000 to 75,000 | | ATP & ITF | | Futures | 356 | 10,000 and 15,000 | | ATP & ITF |
RankingsATP RaceThe 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." 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 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." ATP Race points distribution| Tournament category | Total financial
commitment | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Additional
qualifying points |
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| Grand Slam | | 200 | 140 | 90 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | | Tennis Masters Series | | 100 | 70 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 1 | | 3* | | International Series Gold | $1,000,000 | 60 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 2* | | International Series Gold | $800,000 | 50 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 2* | | International Series | $1,000,000 | 50 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 2* | | International Series | $800,000 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | 2* | | International Series | $600,000 | 40 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | | International Series | $400,000 | 35 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | | Tennis Masters Cup | | 150 | if undefeated |
1 point only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 or 64. List of ATP Race championsATP Entry RankingThe 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." 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 2005 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." ATP Entry Ranking points distribution| Tournament Category | Total Financial
commitment | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Additional
qualifying points |
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| Grand Slam | | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 35 | 5 | 15 | | Tennis Masters Series | | 500 | 350 | 225 | 125 | 75 | 35 | 5 | | 15* | | International Series Gold | $1,000,000 | 300 | 210 | 135 | 75 | 25 | 15 | 5 | | 10* | | International Series Gold | $800,000 | 250 | 175 | 110 | 60 | 25 | 15 | 5 | | 10* | | International Series | $1,000,000 | 250 | 175 | 110 | 60 | 25 | 15 | 5 | | 10* | | International Series | $800,000 | 225 | 155 | 100 | 55 | 20 | 10 | 5 | | 10* | | International Series | $600,000 | 200 | 140 | 90 | 50 | 15 | 5 | | 5 | | International Series | $400,000 | 175 | 120 | 75 | 40 | 15 | 5 | | 5 | | Challenger | $150,000+H | 100 | 70 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 2 | | 3 | | Challenger | $150,000 | 90 | 63 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 1 | | 3 | | Challenger | $125,000 | 80 | 56 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 1 | | 3 | | Challenger | $100,000 | 70 | 49 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 1 | | 3 | | Challenger | $75,000 | 60 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 1 | | 3 | | Challenger | $37,500+H | 55 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | | 2 | | Challenger | $50,000 | 50 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1 | | 2 | | Futures | $15,000+H | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | | Futures | $15,000 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | Futures | $10,000 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | Tennis Masters Cup | | 750 | if undefeated |
+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next highest prize 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. - 5 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 or 64 .
LosersIn 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,
- 3 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 or 64 .
SatellitesFor satellite tournaments, the following points are awarded based on the final Circuit standings: - For Total Prize Money $25,000-49,999: Winner: 6, Runner-up: 3
- For Total Prize Money 50,000-74,999: Winner: 8, Runner-up: 4
- For Total Prize Money 75,000-99,999: Winner: 10, Runner-up: 5
List of number one players on the ATP Entry RankingThe following is a list of players who have achieved the number one position in singles since the inception of the rankings in 1973: | # | Player | Country | Date Reached | Total no. of weeks |
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| 1 | Ilie Nastase | | Aug 23, 1973 | 40 | | 2 | John Newcombe | | Jun 03, 1974 | 8 | | 3 | Jimmy Connors | | Jul 29, 1974 | 268 | | 4 | Björn Borg | | Aug 23, 1977 | 109 | | 5 | John McEnroe | | Mar 03, 1980 | 170 | | 6 | Ivan Lendl | | Feb 28, 1983 | 270 | | 7 | Mats Wilander | | Sep 12, 1988 | 20 | | 8 | Stefan Edberg | | Aug 13, 1990 | 72 | | 9 | Boris Becker | | Jan 28, 1991 | 12 | | 10 | Jim Courier | | Feb 10, 1992 | 58 | | 11 | Pete Sampras | | Apr 12, 1993 | 286 | | 12 | Andre Agassi | | Apr 10, 1995 | 101 | | 13 | Thomas Muster | | Feb 12, 1996 | 6 | | 14 | Marcelo Ríos | | Mar 30, 1998 | 6 | | 15 | Carlos Moya | | Mar 15, 1999 | 2 | | 16 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | | May 03, 1999 | 6 | | 17 | Patrick Rafter | | Jul 26, 1999 | 1 | | 18 | Marat Safin | | Nov 20, 2000 | 9 | | 19 | Gustavo Kuerten | | Dec 04, 2000 | 43 | | 20 | Lleyton Hewitt | | Nov 19, 2001 | 80 | | 21 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | | Sep 08, 2003 | 8 | | 22 | Andy Roddick | | Nov 03, 2003 | 13 | | 23 | Roger Federer | | Feb 02, 2004 | 139 current |
List of year-end number one players since 1973| Year | Player/Nationality | Year | Player/Nationality | Year | Player/Nationality |
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| 1973 | Ilie Nastase | 1988 | Mats Wilander | 2003 | Andy Roddick
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan | | 1974 | Jimmy Connors | 1989 | Ivan Lendl | 2004 | Roger Federer
Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor | | 1975 | Jimmy Connors | 1990 | Stefan Edberg | 2005 | Roger Federer
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan | | 1976 | Jimmy Connors | 1991 | Stefan Edberg | 2006 | Roger Federer | | 1977 | Jimmy Connors | 1992 | Jim Courier
Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde | 2007 | | | 1978 | Jimmy Connors | 1993 | Pete Sampras
Grant Connell/Patrick Galbraith | 2008 | | | 1979 | Björn Borg | 1994 | Pete Sampras
Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis | 2009 | | | 1980 | Björn Borg | 1995 | Pete Sampras
Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde | 2010 | | | 1981 | John McEnroe | 1996 | Pete Sampras
Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde | 2011 | | | 1982 | John McEnroe | 1997 | Pete Sampras
Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde | 2012 | | | 1983 | John McEnroe | 1998 | Pete Sampras
Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis | 2013 | | | 1984 | John McEnroe | 1999 | Andre Agassi
Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes | 2014 | | | 1985 | Ivan Lendl | 2000 | Gustavo Kuerten
Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde | 2015 | | | 1986 | Ivan Lendl | 2001 | Lleyton Hewitt
Jonas Bjorkman/Todd Woodbridge | 2016 | | | 1987 | Ivan Lendl | 2002 | Lleyton Hewitt
Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor | 2017 | |
ATP Tour records Titles
- Players who won the "Grand Slam" : Don Budge , Rod Laver
- Players who won the "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 , Frank Sedgman , Lewis Hoad , Rod Laver , Roger Federer .
- Player who won the "Career Golden Slam": Andre Agassi
- Players to have won 3 consecutive Grand Slam titles: Pete Sampras , Roger Federer
- Players to have won three Grand Slams in a calendar year: Roger Federer , Mats Wilander , Jimmy Connors , Rod Laver , Roy Emerson , Ashley Cooper , Lewis Hoad , Tony Trabert , Don Budge ; only Laver and Federer have done this twice.
- Most consecutive Grand Slam finals: Rod Laver 6 , Roger Federer 6 , Rod Laver 5 , Andre Agassi 4 .
- Most consecutive Grand Slam semifinals : Ivan Lendl 10 , Roger Federer 10 .
- Most career Tennis Masters Cup titles: Pete Sampras & Ivan Lendl , 5.
- Most career Tennis Masters Series titles: Andre Agassi , 17, Pete Sampras 11, Roger Federer 11.
- Most Tennis Masters Series titles won in a season: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in 2005, 4.
- Most different Tennis Masters Series tournaments won: Andre Agassi , 7 out of 9.
- Most titles in a season:
- 1.- Guillermo Vilas in 1977, 16.
- 2.- Ivan Lendl in 1982, 15.
- 3.- Jimmy Connors in 1974 and Ilie Nastase in 1973, 14.
- 4.- John McEnroe in 1984, 13.
- 5.- Björn Borg in 1979, Jimmy Connors in 1976, Ilie Nastase in 1972 and Thomas Muster in 1995, 12.
- 6.- Jimmy Connors in 1973, Björn Borg in 1977, Ivan Lendl in 1985, Roger Federer in 2004 and 2005, and Rafael Nadal in 2005, 11.
- 7.- Jimmy Connors in 1978, John McEnroe in 1979, Ivan Lendl in 1981 and 1989 and Pete Sampras in 1994, 10.
- Consecutive tournaments won on 3 different surfaces:
- before 1990: Björn Borg in 1979 and Ivan Lendl
- since 1990: Roger Federer in 2004.
- A single tournament won on 3 different surfaces: Jimmy Connors .
- Most singles titles won as a teenager: Björn Borg and Rafael Nadal , 16.
- Most singles titles won in a season as a teenager: Rafael Nadal in 2005, 11 .
- Doubles:
- Most titles overall: Todd Woodbridge , 83.
- Most titles as a team: Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde , 61. See also The Woodies.
- Most Grand Slam titles overall: Todd Woodbridge , 16.
- Most Grand Slam titles as a team: Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde , 11.
Ranking| Most weeks at No.1 | Pete Sampras | 286 | | Most consecutive weeks at No.1 | Jimmy Connors | 160 | | Most years ended at No.1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | | Youngest No.1-player | Lleyton Hewitt | 20y 8m | | Youngest player to end a year in the top-10 | Michael Chang | 17y 9m | | Youngest player to end a year in the top-25 | Aaron Krickstein | 17y 4m | | Youngest player to end a year in the top-50 | Michael Chang | 16y 9m | | Youngest player to end a year in the top-100 | Aaron Krickstein | 16y 4m | | Youngest player to end a year in the top-200 | Michael Chang | 15y 9m | | Oldest No.1-player | Andre Agassi | 33y 4m | | Oldest player to end a year in the top-10 | Ken Rosewall | 41y 1m | | Oldest player to end a year in the top-25 | Ken Rosewall | 42y 1m | | Oldest player to end a year in the top-50 | Ken Rosewall | 44y 1m | | Oldest player to end a year in the top-100 | Ken Rosewall | 44y 1m | | Highest number of year-end ranking points | Roger Federer | 6,725 | | Highest number of ranking points at any time of the year | Roger Federer | 7,760 | | Highest number of Race points | Roger Federer | 1,345 |
Longest Winning Streaks
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1.- Roger Federer between 2005-06, 56 .
2.- Pete Sampras in 1994 and 1996-97 , 34
1.- Roger Federer between 2003-06, 48, '.
2.- Björn Borg between 1976-81, 41 .
1.- Rafael Nadal between 2005-06, 62, '.
2.- Guillermo Vilas in 1977, 53.
1.- John McEnroe , 66 .
1.- Ivan Lendl between 1981-1983, 74 .
1.- Roger Federer between 2003-2005, 26 .
- Most finals won in succession:
1.- Roger Federer between 2003-2005, 24 .
2.- Rafael Nadal between 2005-2006, 14 .
3.- Björn Borg between 1979-1980 and John McEnroe between 1984-1985, 12.
- Most finals played in a row:
1.- Ivan Lendl , 18.
2.- Roger Federer , 17.
Miscellaneous- Career money leaders
| Rank | Player | Prize Money |
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| 1. | Pete Sampras | 43,280,489 | | 2. | Andre Agassi | 31,152,975 | | 3. | Roger Federer * | 26,346,458 | | 4. | Boris Becker | 25,080,956 | | 5. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 23,883,797 | | 6. | Ivan Lendl | 21,262,417 | | 7. | Stefan Edberg | 20,630,941 | | 8. | Goran Ivaniševic | 19,876,579 | | 9. | Michael Chang | 19,145,632 | | 10. | Lleyton Hewitt * | 16,609,137 | | * = active player |
- Career Matches Won>
- Career Grand Slam Matches Won
- Win-Loss leaders :
- Winning percentage leaders:
- Best start to a season:
- Most Aces hit in a match :
| # | Aces | Player | W/L | Opponent | Rnd | Year | Event | Sets |
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| 1 | 51 | Joachim Johansson | L | Andre Agassi | 4th | 2005 | Australian Open | 4 | | | 51 | Ivo Karlovic | L | Daniele Bracciali | 1st | 2005 | Wimbledon | 5 | | 3 | 50 | Chris Guccione | W | Olivier Patience | q1 | 2005 | Wimbledon | 3 | | 4 | 49 | Richard Krajicek | L | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | QF | 1999 | US Open | 5 | | 5 | 47 | Gustavo Kuerten | L | Daniel Nestor | QF | 2003 | Davis Cup | 5 | | 6 | 46 | Goran Ivaniševic | L | Magnus Norman | 2nd | 1997 | Wimbledon | 5 | | | 46 | Mark Philippoussis | W | Andre Agassi | 4th | 2003 | Wimbledon | 5 | | 8 | 44 | Mark Philippoussis | W | Byron Black | 4th | 1995 | Kuala Lumpur | 3 |
- Most Doubles Faults hit in a match : Marc Rosset lost to Michael Joyce at Wimbledon 1995 in four sets, hitting 26 doubles faults.
- Most Prize Money won:
- Career: Pete Sampras , $43,280,489.
- At the end of the season: Pete Sampras in 1997, $6,498,311.
- Most times elected ATP Player of The Year: Pete Sampras between 1993–1998, 6.
- Longest singles match: Fabrice Santoro defeated Arnaud Clément at Roland Garros 2004, in a 6h 37m first round match played over three days.
- Fastest individual serve recorded : Andy Roddick in 2004, 155 Mph / 249 km/h.
- The tallest player on tour is Croat Ivo Karlovic standing at 6'10"
- The shortest player on tour is Belgian Olivier Rochus standing at 5'5"
PeopleATP Executive Chairman/President
COO/CFO
Regional CEOs
- International
- Europe
- Americas
- Mark Young, also ATP General Counsel.
Board
- Etienne de Villiers and
- Tournament representatives:
- Patrice Dominguez
- Charlie Pasarell
- Graham Pearce
- Player representatives:
- Jacco Eltingh
- Iggy Jovanovic
- Perry Rogers
Other trivia What date is this at?
- 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** 365 players have made $1 million dollars or more since 1973.
- 68 players have made $5 million dollars or more since 1973.
- 27 players have made $10 million dollars or more since 1973.
- 7 players have made $20 million dollars or more since 1973.
- 2 players have made $30 million dollars or more since 1973.
- 1 player has made $40 million dollars or more since 1973.
- More than 1,800 players have computer ranking points in singles.
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