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38-521: The tournament does not distribute points for the ATP rankings for the participants. The ATP does not count it as an official ATP Tour tournament victory, but matches count towards official win–loss season record. Prize money worth US $ 2,275,000 is distributed and counts to the players' totals. From the beginning, the tournament regularly has incorporated new and experimental features that may or may not be introduced into other tennis events later on. It pioneered

76-399: A more competitive and less collegial atmosphere among the players. The original ATP ranking criteria, which were then regularly published weekly only from mid-1979 and persisted through the 1980s, were based on averaging each player's results, though the details were revised a number of times. Starting in 1990, in conjunction with the expansion of ATP purview as the new men's tour operator,

114-534: A player did not play enough ATP 500 events and did not have an ATP 250 or Challenger appearance with a better result, the Davis Cup was counted in the 500's table. The World Team Cup was also included before its cancellation in 2012. For the Davis Cup, from 2009 until 2015, points were distributed for the World Group countries. Instead of having an exact drop date they were gradually updated at each phase of

152-493: 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. Between 2000 and 2012, ranking points were awarded based on results in

190-543: A tournament are dropped 52 weeks later, with the exception of the ATP Finals , from which points are dropped on the Monday following the last ATP Tour event of the following year. The Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 became optional in 2009, but if a player chooses to participate in it, its result is counted and his fourth-best result in an ATP 500 event is ignored (his three best ATP 500 results remain). From 2009 until 2015, if

228-473: Is released at the beginning of each week. Since 1973, 29 players have been ranked No. 1 by the ATP, of which 19 have been year-end No. 1. Since the introduction of the rankings, the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times. As of 2019, the rankings are calculated by totaling the points a player wins in his best eighteen tournaments, subject to certain restrictions. For top players

266-607: The 1984 French Open . Ríos reached No. 1 on March 30, 1998, but retired without ever having won a Grand Slam title, making him the only No. 1 player with that distinction. Federer holds the record of wire-to-wire No. 1 for three consecutive calendar years. Since 1973 when the ATP rankings started, there have been 13 years in which one player held the top spot for the entire year: Jimmy Connors in 1975, 1976, and 1978; Lendl in 1986 and 1987; Pete Sampras in 1994 and 1997; Hewitt in 2002; Federer in 2005, 2006, and 2007; and Djokovic in 2015 and 2021. In contrast, 1999 saw five players hold

304-654: The Italian Olympic Committee , would organise a new ATP tournament featuring the world’s top 21-and-under singles players of the ATP Tour season. The first five editions of the Tournament were hosted in Milan , Italy from 2017 to 2022. Already in the first year, a special circumstance occurred. The 20-year-old Alexander Zverev played such a successful season that he was qualified at the same time for

342-443: The "ATP Champions Race", was introduced by the ATP for the 2000 season as part of their "21st Century Tennis" strategy announced in 1999. All players and teams start the year with zero points, and accumulate points from tournament to tournament based on their performances. The player and team who end the season with the most points are crowned as the year-end No. 1 in their disciplines, and the top-eight players and teams participate in

380-437: The ATP introduced its ranking system intended to objectify tournament entry criteria, which up to that point were controlled by national federations and tournament directors. The ATP's new ranking system was quickly adopted by men's tennis. While virtually all ATP members were in favor of objectifying event participation, the system's first No. 1, Ilie Năstase , lamented that "everyone had a number hanging over them", fostering

418-527: The ATP rankings (active players in bold ). As of 20 January 2025 , with currently-ranked players in boldface As of the end of 2024 , with active players in boldface Players who were ranked No. 1 in both singles and doubles at any time in their careers. List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players The PIF ATP rankings are the Association of Tennis Professionals ' (ATP) merit-based system for determining

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456-593: The Next Generation ATP Finals and for the ATP Finals of the best eight players from 2017. As the events were dated close and scheduled directly one after the other, the Hamburg native opted for the latter option. For the 2024 season, the ATP announced an expansion of the Next Gen brand. In addition to lowering the age threshold from 21-and-under to 20-and-under, a Next Gen Accelerator Programme

494-471: The No. 1 ranking (the most in any single year): Sampras, Carlos Moyá , Yevgeny Kafelnikov , Andre Agassi , and Patrick Rafter . Prior to 2009, Federer accumulated the most year-end ATP ranking points in any season, with 8,370 points in 2006 . Since the introduction of a new point scale for the ATP rankings from 2009, Djokovic achieved the same feat with 16,585 ranking points in 2015 season. Djokovic also holds

532-593: The Summer Olympics. This was changed before the 2016 Olympics where no ranking points were awarded. With these rules, a player playing and winning the mandatory 4 Grand Slams and 8 ATP Masters 1000 events, a further 6 ATP 500 events and the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 can amass a total of 20,000 points before the ATP Finals and end the calendar year with a maximum of 21,500 points. As of 2022,

570-588: The Year), in recent decades, has been determined as the player who ends the year as world No. 1 in the ATP rankings. Prior to the early 1990s this was not always the case, in some instances the "ATP Player of the Year" and the Year-end No. 1 in the rankings were different players (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1989). Novak Djokovic holds the ATP record of eight year-end No. 1 finishes. Overall, 19 players have achieved

608-410: The competition, comparing the player's results with his results from the previous year. (e.g. if a player played two matches in a semifinal but plays one the next year only that one missing match would be extracted from his points). A player who is out of competition for 30 or more days, due to a verified injury, will not receive any penalty. The ATP Finals will count as an additional 20th tournament in

646-568: The counting tournaments are the four Grand Slam tournaments, the eight mandatory ATP Masters tournaments, the non-mandatory ATP Masters 1000 event in Monte-Carlo, the player's best four eligible ATP Tour 500 tournaments and his best two results from ATP Tour 250 tournaments. Lower-ranked players who are not eligible for some or all of the top tournaments may include additional ATP 500 and ATP 250 events, and also ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Men's Circuit tournaments. Players who qualify for

684-468: The events counted . 2000–2008 ; ‘Best of 18’ ranking system, where a player’s best 18 results in the events counted . 2009–2019 ; A new point scale for ATP rankings to the ‘Best of 18’ ranking system . 2020 –2021 ; ‘Best of 24-month’ ranking system from Aug 23, 2020 to Aug 9, 2021 for the two pandemic-impacted seasons . 2022–present ; Normal ATP’s ranking system over a 52-week period restored since August 2021 . Novak Djokovic has spent

722-519: The exception of the ATP Finals , from which points are dropped on the Monday following the last ATP Tour event of the following year). Jannik Sinner is the current men's singles world No. 1 . The ATP began as the men's trade union in 1972, through the combined efforts of Jack Kramer , Cliff Drysdale , and Donald Dell , and rose to prominence when 81 of its members boycotted the 1973 Wimbledon Championships . Just two months later, in August,

760-520: The implementation of electronic line-calling (so called 'Hawk-Eye Live' completely replacing human line-judges) back in 2017. Other experimental features include scoring systems different from recognized tennis matches, players communicating with their coaches via headphones, and so on. Following a competitive bid process, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced that the Italian Tennis Federation, in association with

798-400: The longest time span (12 years) between his first and last year-end No. 1 finish (2011–2023), and is the only player to be ranked No. 1 at least once in a year for 13 different years. Two players, Ivan Lendl and Marcelo Ríos , have reached No. 1 without previously having won a major singles title. Lendl reached No. 1 on February 21, 1983, but did not win his first Grand Slam title until

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836-415: The maximum points achieved by any player since 2009 is 16,950 by Novak Djokovic , on June 6, 2016. For the 2024 season, the points breakdown was adjusted to award more points in ATP Tour events. The ATP Race is an annual performance-based points race to determine the qualifiers for the year-end championship , in addition to the year-end No. 1 singles player and doubles team. The race, initially called

874-439: The most weeks as world No. 1, a record total 428 weeks. Roger Federer has a record 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1. Djokovic also holds the record for the most year-end No. 1 finishes, achieving the feat for eight years (including the two pandemic-impacted seasons ). Pete Sampras held the year-end No. 1 ranking for a record six consecutive years. Carlos Alcaraz is both the youngest world No. 1 (19 years, 4 months), and

912-412: 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 Masters 1000 tournament, his result in this tournament counts for his ranking, regardless of whether he participates. A player's withdrawal from an ATP 500 event, regardless of whether the withdrawal

950-492: The ranking criteria were replaced with a 'best of' system modeled after competitive downhill skiing. This 'best of' system originally used 14 events but expanded to 18 in 2000. The computer that calculates the rankings is nicknamed "Blinky". A player's ATP ranking is based on the total points they accrued in the following 20 tournaments (19 if they did not qualify for the ATP Finals): Ranking points gained in

988-400: The ranking of its eight qualifiers at season's end. For every Grand Slam tournament or mandatory ATP Masters 1000 tournament for which a player is not in the main draw, and was not (and, in the case of a Grand Slam tournament, would not have been, had he and all other players entered) a main draw direct acceptance on the original acceptance list, and never became a main draw direct acceptance,

1026-456: The rankings in men's tennis . The top-ranked player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking points on the ATP Tour . Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The ATP has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since August 23, 1973. Starting in 1979, an updated rankings list

1064-557: The record of 16,950 ranking points on 6 June 2016, the most ATP points ever accumulated by any player. John McEnroe held the No. 1 ranking a record 14 times, Sampras and Djokovic are the only two other players to have held it 10 or more times, with 11 and 10 stints respectively. Rafter spent the least time at number 1 (one week). The statistics are updated only when the ATP website revises its rankings (usually on Monday mornings except when tournament finals are postponed). Current record in bold . The ATP year-end No. 1 (ATP Player of

1102-488: The season-ending championship, the ATP Finals. Since the introduction of the ATP rankings the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times. The last major overhaul to the points system was in 2009. Ranking points are awarded as follows: In addition qualifiers and main draw entry players will then also receive the points in brackets for the rounds they reached. Starting in 2016, points were no longer awarded for Davis Cup ties, nor for

1140-472: The seeding of players in all singles and doubles tournaments. The first rankings for singles were published on 23 August 1973 while the doubles players were ranked for the first time on 1 March 1976. Ranking points are awarded according to the stage of tournament reached, and the prestige of the tournament, with the four Grand Slam tournaments awarding the most points. The rankings are updated every Monday, and points are dropped 52 weeks after being awarded (with

1178-525: The semi-finals and final. Played on a singles-only court, the competition features the best seven qualified 20-and-under players of the season, plus one wild card. A number of rule changes from the normal ATP format are used for the competition: The Top 7 players in the Emirates ATP Race to Jeddah (formerly the Race to Milan ) will qualify. The eighth spot will be reserved for a wild card,

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1216-420: The tennis tournament at the Summer Olympics. [ vedit   · edit source ] [ vedit   · edit source ] The following is a list of players who were ranked world No. 5 or higher but not No. 1 since the 1973 introduction of the ATP rankings (active players in bold ). The following is a list of players who were ranked world No. 6 to No. 10 since the 1973 introduction of

1254-443: The winner of a qualifying tournament. Eligible players must be 20-and-under as of the end of that calendar year. When there are more than eight players listed for any year, it is usually due to withdrawal by one or more players because of injury. When a player withdraws early in the tournament, his place is filled by the next-highest qualifier. Participants are listed in order of number of appearances and best result. The 2020 edition

1292-403: The year-end ATP Finals also include any points gained from the tournament in their total, increasing the number of tournaments counted to 19. 1973–1982 ; ATP ranking's average system as introduced on 23 August 1973 . 1983–1989 ; ATP ranking's average system with bonus points for beating top ranked players . 1990–1999 ; ‘Best of 14’ ranking system, where a player’s best 14 results in

1330-465: The youngest year-end No. 1 (19 years, 7 months). Djokovic is both the oldest world No. 1 (37 years and 16 days) and the oldest year-end No. 1 (36 years, 7 months). Federer is the player with the longest time span (14 years) between his first and most recent dates at No. 1 (February 2004–June 2018), while Rafael Nadal is the only player to hold the top ranking in three different decades, spanning 11 years and 5 months (2008–2020). Djokovic has

1368-437: Was introduced. This allows Next Gen labelled players who reach the top 350 of the ATP rankings up to 8 opportunities to enter the main draws of ATP Challenger Tour 125 and 100 events. Furthermore, those who reach the top 250 are provided a main draw entry for an ATP 250 event, along with two qualifying opportunities for them. Played over five days, the format for the competition consists of two round robin groups, followed by

1406-539: Was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Bold: Player won the tournament Italics: Player qualified that particular year but did not participate. ATP rankings The PIF ATP Rankings (previously known as the Pepperstone ATP Rankings ) are the merit-based method used by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for determining the qualification for entry as well as

1444-442: 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,

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