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Professional Tennis Players Ranking system
ATP Race
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."
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 Points System
| Event category | Number | Prize money (USD) | Ranking points | Governing body |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | 4 | 6,784,000 to 9,943,000 | 1,000 | ITF |
| Tennis Masters Cup | 1 | 4,450,000 | 750 | ATP & ITF |
| ATP Masters Series | 9 | 2,450,000 to 3,450,000 | 500 | ATP |
| ATP International Series Gold | 9 | 755,000 to 1,426,250 | 350 | ATP |
| ATP International Series | 43 | 416,000 to 1,000,000 | 250 | ATP |
| ATP Challenger Series | 115 | 25,000 to 150,000 | 80 | ATP |
| Futures | 420 | 10,000 and 15,000 | - | ITF |
| Tournament category | Total financial commitment |
W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Additional qualifying points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 200 | 140 | 90 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| ATP Masters Series | 100 | 70 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 1(3) | (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 (20 for each round robin match win, +40 for a semifinal win, +50 for winning finalist) |
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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."
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."
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,
(*): 3 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series Gold) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series).
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