The ATP Rankings, as defined by the Association of Tennis Professionals, are 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 the ATP World Tour Finals."
The rankings period is "the immediate past 52 weeks, except for: Barclays ATP World Tour
Finals, singles and doubles, which is dropped on the Monday following the last ATP World
Tour 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 the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, remain in
the system for 52 consecutive weeks."
Overview A player's ATP Ranking is based on the total
points he accrued in the following 19 tournaments: The four Grand Slam tournaments
The eight mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments,
The previous ATP World Tour Finals count until the Monday following the final regular-season
ATP event of the following year.
The best six results from all ATP World Tour 500, ATP World Tour 250, ATP Challenger Tour,
Futures Series, Olympics and Davis Cup tournaments played in the calendar year
The requirement to play in four ATP World Tour 500 events does not apply to a player
who was outside the top 30 in the previous year-end ranking; however, no more than four
of his results from 500 level events may be counted.
For a better result within the same tour type to be transposed one has to wait for the expiry
of the first worse result from previous year.
It only expires at the drop date of that tournament and only if the player reached a worse result
or hasn't entered the current year.
The Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 became optional in 2009, but if a player chooses to participate
in it, its result are counted and his fourth-best result in an ATP 500 event is ignored.
If a player doesn't play enough ATP 500 events and does not have an ATP 250 or Challenger
appearance with a better result, the Davis Cup is counted in the 500's table.
The World Team Cup was also included before its cancellation in 2012.
For the Davis Cup points, point are only distributed for the World Group countries and instead
of having an exact drop date they are gradually updated at each phase of the cup
A player who is out of competition for 30 or more days, due to a verified injury, will
not receive any penalty.
The ATP World Tour Finals will count as an additional 19th tournament in the ranking
of its eight qualifiers at season's end.
For every Grand Slam tournament or mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament for
which a player is not in the main draw, and was not a main draw direct acceptance on the
original acceptance list, and never became a main draw direct acceptance, the number
of his results from all other eligible tournaments in the ranking period that count for his ranking
is increased by one.
Once a player is accepted in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament or ATP World Tour
Masters 1000 tournament, his result in this tournament counts for his ranking, regardless
of whether he participates.
A player's withdrawal from an ATP World Tour 500 event, regardless of whether the withdrawal
was on time, results in a zero point included as one of his best of four results.
Further non-consecutive withdrawals results in a zero point allocation replacing the next
best positive result for each additional withdrawal.
Players with multiple consecutive withdrawals who are out of competition for 30 days or
longer because of injury are not subject to a ranking penalty as long as verified and
approved medical forms are provided; or, a player will not have the ranking penalty imposed
if he completes the Promotional Activities requirement as specified under "Repeal of
Withdrawal Fines and/or Penalties" or if the on-site withdrawal procedures apply.
Players may also appeal withdrawal penalties to a Tribunal who will determine whether the
penalties are affirmed or set aside.
Ranking method Current points distribution
Points are awarded as follows: (ATP 1000 series) Qualifying points changes
to 16 points only if the main draw is larger than 56
(ATP 500 series) Qualifying points changes to 10 points only if the main draw is larger
than 32 (ATP 250 series) Qualifying points changes
to 5 points only if the main draw is larger than 32
In addition qualifiers and main draw entry players will then also receive the points
in brackets for the rounds they reached.
ATP Points distributed from 2009 onwards Glossary
Only World Group and World Group Play-Off matches and only live matches earn points.
Dead rubbers earn no points.
If a player does not compete in one or more rounds he will receive points from the previous
round when playing at the next tie.
1 A player who wins a singles rubber in the first day of the tie is awarded 5 points,
whereas a singles rubber win in tie's last day grants 10 points for a total of 15 available
points.
2 For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win,
receives 10 ranking points for participation.
3 Team bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 7 live matches in a calendar year and
his team wins the competition.
4 Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year.
In this case, no Team bonus is awarded.
5 Team bonus awarded to an unchanged doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year
and his team wins the competition.
Previous points distribution Points are awarded as follows:
Glossary (€): All prize money and fees for ATP Masters
Series, International Series, and Challengers played in Europe must be paid in euros.
In most cases they are calculated at the 0.85 USD/EUR exchange rate, but it varies and is
often rounded throughout the 2008 ATP Official Rulebook.
(^): Tennis Masters Cup: maximum number of points that can be assigned to the player
at this round (m): Tennis Masters Cup: minimum number of
points that can be assigned to the player at this round
+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next higher
prize money level in that category.
Monies shown for Challengers and Futures are on-site prize amounts.
Points are assigned to the losers of the round indicated.
Any player who reaches the second round by drawing a bye and then loses shall be considered
to have lost in the first round and shall receive first round loser's points.
Wild cards at Grand Slams and AMS events receive points only from the 2nd round.
No points are awarded for a first round loss at International Series Events, Challenger
Series, or Futures Series events.
Players qualifying for the Main Draw through the qualifying competition shall receive qualifying
points in addition to any points earned, as per the following table, with the exception
of Futures.
(*): 5 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 or 64
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(**), 0 points for a first round loser
International Series Gold: 5 points for a last round loser(**), 0 points for a first
round loser, (**): 3 points only if the Main Draw is larger
than 32 or 64.
Sources The 2008 ATP Official Rulebook.
VIII.
ATP Rankings 5.
Point Table ITF Tennis - Olympic Tennis Event - Ranking
Points ATPtennis.com - Indesit ATP Ranking Points
Breakdown 2007 stevegtennis.com - Entry System Tournament
Points 2007 Current rankings
Number one ranked players
The following is a list of players who have achieved the number one position in singles
since the inception of the rankings in 1973: Last update: July 7, 2014
Year-end number one players
Singles Doubles
Players with highest career rank 2–5 The following is a list of players who were
ranked world no.
5 or higher but not no.
1 in the period since the 1973 introduction of the ATP computer rankings:
See also ATP World Tour records
ATP World Tour Awards ATP World Tour Masters 1000
List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles players
Tennis statistics Tennis male players statistics
WTA Rankings Notes and references
External links ATP Rankings