ATP Entry Ranking
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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."
The ATP Ranking is based on calculating, for each player, his total points from the 13 main events - the four Grand Slams and the nine ATP Masters Series tournaments - and his best five results from all eligible International Series tournaments from the past 52 weeks. The Tennis Masters Cup counts as an additional 19th tournament for players who qualify for the circuit finale. For each major event a player is not accepted he may count one extra International Series event towards his ranking.
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[edit] Points Distribution
| Tournament Category | Total Financial commitment |
W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Additional qualifying points |
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| Grand Slam | $6,784,000 to $9,943,000 | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 35 | 5 | 15 | |
| Tennis Masters Cup | $4,450,000 | 750 | if undefeated (100 for each round robin match win, +200 for a semifinal win, +250 for the final win) |
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| ATP Masters Series | $2,450,000 to $3,450,000 | 500 | 350 | 225 | 125 | 75 | 35 | 5(20) | (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(20) | 5(10) | (5) | 5 | ||
| International Series | $400,000 | 175 | 120 | 75 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Challenger | $150,000+H | 100 | 70 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 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 | $25,000+H | 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 | |||||
+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 (International Series) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series)
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).
[edit] 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:
| # | Player | Country | Date Reached | Total Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilie Năstase |  |
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 Moyà |  |
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 | 224 |
Last update: 12 May 2008
[edit] Year-end Number one players
Singles
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Doubles
| Year | Nationality / Player |
| 1992 | Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (1) |
| 1993 | Grant Connell / Patrick Galbraith (2) |
| 1994 |  Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (3) |
| 1995 | Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde |
| 1996 | Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde |
| 1997 | Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde |
| 1998 | Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis |
| 1999 |  Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (4) |
| 2000 | Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde |
| 2001 | Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge (5) |
| 2002 |  Mark Knowles /  Daniel Nestor (6) |
| 2003 | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (7) |
| 2004 | Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor |
| 2005 | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan |
| 2006 | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan |
| 2007 | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan |
[edit] See also
- ATP Tour records
- ATP Awards
- ATP Masters Series
- List of ATP number 1 ranked players
- Tennis statistics
- Tennis male players statistics
[edit] External links
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