ATP Race
The ATP Race is an annual points race to determine the year-end No. 1 singles player and doubles team in the ATP rankings system used by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The race, initially called the ATP Champions Race, was introduced by the ATP for the 2000 season as part of their "21st Century Tennis" strategy announced in 1999.[1] All players and teams start the year with zero points, and accumulate points from tournament to tournament based on their performances.[2] The player and team who ends the tennis season with the most points is crowned the year-end No. 1, and the top 8 players and teams participate in the year-end championship, the ATP Finals.
Points distribution
Since the introduction of the ATP rankings the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times.[3][4]
Points distribution (2009–present)
Ranking points are awarded as follows:[5]
| Tournament category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q |
| ATP Tour | |||||||||
| Grand Slam | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATP Finals | +900 (1500 max) | +400 (1000 max) | 200 for each round robin match win (600 max) | ||||||
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 (25) | (10) | 25 (12) |
| ATP 500 Series | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | (20) | 20 (10) | ||
| ATP 250 Series | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | (5) | 12 (5) | ||
| ATP Challenger Tour | |||||||||
| Challenger 125 | 125 | 75 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Challenger 110 | 110 | 65 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Challenger 100 | 100 | 60 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Challenger 90 | 90 | 55 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Challenger 80 | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Challenger 50 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |||
| ITF Men's World Tennis Tour | |||||||||
| Futures M25 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Futures M15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
- (ATP Masters 1000 series) Qualifying points changes to 12 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
- Players who draw a bye in the first round in the ATP 1000 series and lose their first match in the second round are considered to have lost their first round and receive the points equivalent to first round loss. Similarly, loss in the second round of the ATP 500 series and the ATP 250 series after drawing bye in first round will result in 0 points being awarded.[6]
In addition qualifiers and main draw entry players will then also receive the points in brackets for the rounds they reached.[7]
Starting in 2016, points were no longer awarded for Davis Cup ties,[8] nor for the tennis tournament at the Summer Olympics.[9]
List of ATP Race winners
| Year | Race-winning player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 |  Gustavo Kuerten | 839 |
| 2001 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lleyton Hewitt | 897 |
| 2002 | Lleyton Hewitt (2) | 873 |
| 2003 |  Andy Roddick | 907 |
| 2004 |  Roger Federer | 1,267 |
| 2005 | Roger Federer (2) | 1,345 |
| 2006 | Roger Federer (3) | 1,674 |
| 2007 | Roger Federer (4) | 1,436 |
| 2008 |  Rafael Nadal | 1,335 |
| 2009 | Roger Federer (5) | 10,150 |
| 2010 | Rafael Nadal (2) | 12,450 |
| 2011 |  Novak Djokovic | 13,675 |
| 2012 | Novak Djokovic (2) | 12,920 |
| 2013 | Rafael Nadal (3) | 13,030 |
| 2014 | Novak Djokovic (3) |
11,360 |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic (4) |
16,585 |
| 2016 |  Andy Murray |
12,410 |
| 2017 | Rafael Nadal (4) |
10,645 |
| 2018 | Novak Djokovic (5) |
9,045 |
| 2019 | Rafael Nadal (5) |
9,985 |
| 2020 | Novak Djokovic (6) |
6,455 |
| 2021 | Novak Djokovic (7) |
9,370 |
| Year | Race-winning team |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde (team article) |
| 2001 |  Jonas Björkman & Todd Woodbridge (2) |
| 2002 |  Mark Knowles & .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Daniel Nestor |
| 2003 | Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (team article) |
| 2004 | Mark Knowles (2) & Daniel Nestor (2) |
| 2005 | Bob Bryan (2) & Mike Bryan (2) |
| 2006 | Bob Bryan (3) & Mike Bryan (3) |
| 2007 | Bob Bryan (4) & Mike Bryan (4) |
| 2008 | Nenad Zimonjić & Daniel Nestor (3) |
| 2009 | Bob Bryan (5) & Mike Bryan (5) |
| 2010 | Bob Bryan (6) & Mike Bryan (6) |
| 2011 | Bob Bryan (7) & Mike Bryan (7) |
| 2012 | Bob Bryan (8) & Mike Bryan (8) |
| 2013 | Bob Bryan (9) & Mike Bryan (9) |
| 2014 | Bob Bryan (10) & Mike Bryan (10) |
| 2015 |  Jean-Julien Rojer &  Horia Tecău |
| 2016 | Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares |
| 2017 |  Łukasz Kubot & Marcelo Melo |
| 2018 |  Oliver Marach &  Mate Pavić |
| 2019 |  Juan Sebastián Cabal & Robert Farah |
| 2020 | Mate Pavić (2) & Bruno Soares (2) |
| 2021 | Nikola Mektić & Mate Pavić (3) |
See also
References
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