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Have you ever wondered how the latest men’s tennis rankings are calculated? If so, you’re not alone.

At first glance the ATP ranking system can come off a bit daunting, especially when compared to other sports, but the good news is that it’s really not all that bad.

At TennisCompanion we think all tennis players and fans should have at least a basic understanding of how men’s tennis rankings are calculated. As a result, we’ve spent some time to put together this section to explain how it works.

Men’s ATP Ranking System

To start, men’s tennis rankings are based on a simple point system. In other words, the more points a player accumulates the higher their ranking. Each player accumulates points through the participation in various tennis tournaments throughout the year and the further a player progresses through a tournament the more points they are rewarded.

Not so bad, right?

Of course, as you can imagine the distribution of points varies depending on the tournament. For example, winning the US Open is going to be worth more points than winning a small Challenger Tour tournament.

With that said, let’s take a quick look at the types of tournaments that make up the men’s professional tennis circuit.

Tier 1: Men’s ATP World Tour

Tier 1 tournaments are typically the most familiar or well known group of men’s professional tennis tournaments. These include the Grand Slams, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 as well as the ATP World Tour 500 & 250 tournaments.

Grand Slams Each year, the men’s ATP runs four grand slams. Things kick off in the beginning of the calendar year with the Australian Open, then we move on to the French Open, Wimbledon and we wrap things up with the US Open at the end of the summer.

ATP Word Tour Masters 1000 While not as high profile as the four grand slams, the nine annual masters tournaments run throughout the year in North America, Europe and Asia. These tournaments include the famous Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters as well as the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, CA.

ATP World Tour 500 & 250 The third tier and fourth level of tier 1 men’s ATP professional tennis tournaments include ATP World Tour 500 & 250 tournaments. The 500 series includes 11 annual tournaments, while the newer (established in 2009) 250 series includes 40 tournaments throughout the year.

Tier 2: Men’s ATP Challenger Tour

The men’s Challenge Tour is a step down from the ATP World tour and the ability to earn ATP points is limited in comparison to the World Tour. As a result, you won’t see many top 100 players competing frequently in these tournaments.

The following Challenger Tour tournaments are held each year.

ATP Challenger Tour 125,000 + H ATP Challenger Tour 125,000 ATP Challenger Tour 100,000 ATP Challenger Tour 75,000 ATP Challenger Tour 50,000 ATP Challenger Tour 35,000 + H

Tier 3: Men’s Futures Tournaments

The lowest and final tier of men’s professional tennis tournaments are the Futures. While these tournaments don’t award many points, they are the stomping ground for amateur players looking to make their mark and earn points to make their way into Challenger Tournaments and finally the ATP World Tour.

Futures 15,000 + H Futures 15,000 Futures 10,000 + H Futures 10,000

So… what does all this mean? As you may have guessed the number of points tied to a specific tournament depends on the tier. The higher the tier, laddering up from the Futures all the way to the Grand Slams, the more points a player has the opportunity to accumulate.

Men’s ATP tennis rankings are calculated on a rolling basis by totaling a players points over the past 52 weeks for the following tournaments:

• Four Grand Slams
• Eight Masters 1000 tournaments
• World Tour Finals
• Best 6 results from the World Tour 500 & 250, Challenger and Futures

We find one of the easiest way to get a grasp for how points are awarded to players at each level of tournament is by looking at a table that breaks down the point distribution.

Men’s ATP Point Distribution

In the table below you’ll find the current men’s ATP point distribution. On the left hand side, all of the tournaments are listed and across the top you’ll notice abbreviations for the different rounds of the tournament, which match up with the number of points that are rewarded.

*H – denotes hospitality or that the tournament covers food and lodging for players

How can I learn more about ATP World Tour rankings?

We’re glad you asked! In order to keep things simple we left out many of the specifics, however there are some great resources out there if you’d like to learn more. The following resources are a great place to start:

• ATP World Tour Rulebook
• ATP World Tour Rankings FAQ
• ATP Rankings Wikipedia

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Djokovic wins record 7th ATP Finals title by beating Sinner in straight sets

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy after winning the singles final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning the singles final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, winner, left, and second placed Italy’s Jannik Sinner hold their trophies at the end of the singles final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Italy’s Jannik Sinner holds the second placed trophy at the end of the singles final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the singles final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Italy’s Jannik Sinner reacts after losing a point to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during their singles final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Italy’s Jannik Sinner during their singles final tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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TURIN, Italy (AP) — Novak Djokovic ended the year just as he started it — by setting records.

The top-ranked Djokovic won a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title on Sunday with a straight-set victory over home favorite Jannik Sinner.

Djokovic took 1 hour, 43 minutes to win 6-3, 6-3 as the Serbian continues to reach new heights at the age of 36.

He started 2023 with a record-extending 10th Australian Open title and went on to claim his 23rd Grand Slam singles trophy at the French Open, breaking Rafael Nadal’s mark. Djokovic, who lost the Wimbledon final to Carlos Alcaraz, also won the U.S. Open .

“One of the best seasons I’ve had in my life, no doubt,” Djokovic said. “To crown it with a win against a hometown hero in Jannik, who has played amazing tennis this week, is phenomenal.”

Djokovic entered Sunday’s final tied with Roger Federer on six titles at the season-ending tournament for the year’s top eight players.

And he stretched out his arms and beamed broadly after clinching his seventh when Sinner double-faulted.

The victory had echoes of the clinical way Djokovic dispatched second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in Saturday’s semifinal encounter.

“I’m very proud of the performances these last two days against Alcaraz and Sinner, probably the best two players in the world next to me and (Daniil) Medvedev at the moment, and the way they have been playing I had to step it up,” Djokovic said.

“I had to win the matches and not wait for them to hand me the victory and that’s what I’ve done. I think I tactically played different today than I have in the group stage against Jannik, and just overall it was a phenomenal week.”

It was his fourth win over Sinner, who had recorded a first-ever victory against Djokovic in the group stage in Turin and was the first Italian to reach the final.

But Djokovic was in imperious form on Sunday and won 14 straight points from the end of the first set to the third game of the second to leave him firmly in control and subdue the Turin crowd.

Djokovic had already secured the year-end No. 1 ranking for a record-extending eighth time by winning his opening match at the ATP Finals.

After this tournament, Djokovic will become the first player to hold the No. 1 ranking for 400 weeks, with Roger Federer at 310 the only other man to eclipse the 300-week mark.

It was also only the second time in the last 15 years that a player has made the finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments and the ATP Finals. The only previous occasion was when Djokovic did it in 2015.

Sinner came into the final having won all of his matches in Turin and backed by a fervent home crowd, who had dreams of him becoming the first Italian to win the tournament in its 54-year history.

But the 22-year-old Sinner could offer little in response to a master class from Djokovic, especially in a blistering first set that lasted just 38 minutes and saw the Serbian win 20 of 22 service points. Djokovic also served up 13 aces during the match.

“Congratulations to you (Novak) for this week and not only: you started the season by winning and you ended it by winning, you won three Slams and many other tournaments,” Sinner said. “What else is there to say? You’re an inspiration not only for all those watching, but especially for the players.

“I also want to thank my team … we saw also today that I can still improve a lot but we can look at the positive things from this season. When we started the year I was one player and now I’m another. Thanks to you who have helped me understand so many things.”

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ATP World Tour Finals

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The ATP World Tour Finals is the season-ending competition in men's professional tennis, featuring the top-eight singles players (and doubles teams) in the world rankings. Participants are split into two groups of four for round-robin play before traditional semifinal and final rounds determine a champion. Evolved from the year-end tournament known as the Masters Grand Prix that began in 1970, the ATP World Tour Finals has been held at the O2 Arena in London since 2009, when Barclays became the event sponsor. Roger Federer won a record-breaking sixth season-ending title in 2011.

The origin of the ATP World Tour Finals dates back to 1970, when the International Tennis Federation set up a grand prix structure of year-long events to culminate with a Masters event in Tokyo in December that featured the top-ranking men's players for that season. (The ITF rival tour, the World Championship Tennis Tour, also featured a season-ending event at the time, the WCT Finals.)

Ilie Nastase won four Masters titles in five appearances between 1971 and 1975, as the ITF became linked with the Association of Tennis Professionals, which would eventually run the men's tour. The year-end Masters moved to other major cities around the world in its first decade, including Paris, Barcelona, Boston, Melbourne, Stockholm, and Houston, before establishing a home at Madison Square Garden in New York from 1977 to 1989.

Bjorn Borg of Sweden won back-to-back events in 1979 and 1980, while American John McEnroe won three titles in his hometown. Ivan Lendl reached nine consecutive finals from 1980 to 1988, winning the championship in five of those years.

The event's name was changed to the ATP Tour World Championships in 1990, and it was held in Frankfurt and Hanover in Germany from 1990 to 1999. Those championships were dominated by Pete Sampras of the U.S., who won five titles during that period to tie Lendl's record mark.

The ITF and ATP made additional changes after the 1999 competition, when the ATP Tour World Championship and the men's Grand Slam Cup (a tourney held between 1990 and 1999) were discontinued and replaced by a new jointly owned, year-end men's event called the Tennis Masters Cup. Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten made history in the inaugural Tennis Masters Cup (played in Lisbon, Portugal) by becoming the first South American to finish the year with ATP's No. 1 ranking by defeating Sampras and Andre Agassi in the semifinals and final, respectively.

Australian Lleyton Hewitt won on home soil when the Tennis Masters Cup moved to Sydney in 2001, and he repeated as champion the following year in Shanghai. After two years in Houston -- with Roger Federer of Switzerland the victor both times -- the tournament returned to Shanghai for a four-year run from 2005 to 2008. Federer won successive titles in 2006 and 2007 before Novak Djokovic captured his first Tennis Masters Cup in 2008.

The event was renamed in 2009 as the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, with the O2 Arena in London named as host for the 2009 through 2012 tournaments. After Nikolay Davydenko won the 2009 edition, Federer claimed the trophy for a fifth time in 2010, equaling the mark of most individual titles set by Lendl and Sampras. He followed that up with another win in 2011, setting the event record with his sixth championship.

Format/Qualification

Qualification of entrants for the ATP World Tour Finals is based on ATP Tour rankings for that calendar year:

1. A selection list for the event includes: a) The top seven players in the ATP rankings as of the Monday after the final ATP World Tour tournament of the calendar year; b) Up to two Grand Slam winners from that year, in order of their positions, ranked between 8 and 20 in the ATP rankings as of that qualification date; and c) Players positioned eight and below in the ATP rankings as of that qualification date.

2. Direct Acceptances: The top-eight players in the selection list qualify for the event as direct acceptances. All direct acceptances must be available for play through the completion of the round-robin competition and the knockout competition, if eligible. Any withdrawal is replaced by the next highest positioned player on the selection list.

The O2 Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena located in London that has hosted numerous sporting events and musical/entertainment acts. Part of a larger O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in London, the arena was opened in 2007 after three years of construction that redeveloped the Millennium Dome venue that housed the Millennium Experience in the city.

With an overall diameter of 365 meters and a volume equal to two of London's old Wembley Stadiums, the O2 Arena is the second largest arena in the United Kingdom. Various seating arrangements can be set up for events at the arena, which can hold a maximum capacity of 20,000.

The O2 Arena has played host to NHL regular-season games, NBA exhibition games, a number of UFC mixed martial arts events and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2009. The facility was selected to serve as the home for tennis' ATP World Tour Finals from 2009 to 2012 and will become a venue for gymnastics and basketball events at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Andy Murray wins at Queen’s in 1000th tour match

The loud shout of “let’s go” reverberated around the brick terraces over looking the grass. Andy Murray had won his first point at Queen’s Club in west London, and the UK grass-court tennis season was truly in session.

It was the first point of Murray’s 1000th ATP Tour match, against Australian qualifier Alexei Popyrin, and the five-time champion in West Kensington came through a three-set match that showcased the highs and lows of his late career, as well as some of those of all 1000 matches. 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. The symmetry was appropriate, in a match that veered this way and that before settling on the Briton’s side.

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He dropped in another let’s go on the first point of the final game, serving his way to victory as the sun dipped over the grandstand. The next point, a swished regulation forehand in the net, was met with resigned anguish. That’s pretty much how the whole thing went, with Murray spending the second set looking all of his 1000 matches, 37 years, and one organic hip, jumping from his chair at the changeover as early as he could to avoid tightening up. But the 739th win duly arrived with a sweet, short cross-court backhand volley, a drop of his new Yonex frame to the floor, and a roar.

That brought up a win percentage of 73.9, that puts him fifth among active men’s players, behind Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner — exactly the company one might expect. Murray said on court that he’d “not got too many wins this year, and any win you can get is important.” One or 1000, it matters not.

‘This is where it all began for Murray’

Analysis from Charlie Eccleshare at the Queen’s Club in London

This was where it all began for Murray, 19 years ago. His first ever tour-level win came at Queen’s in 2005, against the then world No. 110 Santiago Ventura Bertomeu in what was the Scot’s second ever main-tour match. He then backed that up by beating the big-serving American Taylor Dent, before losing in the third round against former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson after succumbing to several prolonged bouts of cramp.

A lot has changed since then.

On Tuesday against Popyrin, he became the 19th player to reach the 1000 milestone, and a near-constant in Murray’s tennis life has been good performances at Queen’s, where he has won a record six titles (five singles and one doubles). He’s yet to reach the quarterfinals in the singles here since winning the last of those five titles eight years ago, but there was still something comforting about Murray walking out for the teatime slot, which he has occupied so often here and at Wimbledon over the last two decades.

He was given a huge reception by a crowd which knows this will likely be Murray’s last ever appearance here. They were similarly enthused for the opening stages of this match, as Murray outmaneuvered a more powerful opponent like he has done so many times before and won the first set thanks to a single break of serve. After so many empty seats at the French Open, it was a big positive to have a packed-out crowd, all fixated on the action. Murray lost the second set — he never did like doing this the easy way — and with the support teams positioned right next to the court, his coaches were right in the line of fire for a few customary ventings of frustration.

Fifty Shades of Andy Murray

It was a jovially aggravated exchange with umpire Mohamed Lahyani that seemed to galvanise him though, grabbing a break at the start of the decider with a brilliant cross-court forehand return winner and a backhand passing shot: the strokes with which Murray has defanged so many players with over the years. Then as the match neared its end, the sun poked through the clouds and Murray once again roared in celebration in London’s W14, soaking up the crowd’s adulation and appearing conscious that he probably doesn’t have too many of these victories left.

It felt fitting that he was followed onto the court by Jack Draper, the new British No. 1 who will have to carry the weight of the nation’s expectations once Murray goes. For now, Murray remains the biggest draw for the home crowds here and at Wimbledon, and he next faces Australia’s world No. 43 Jordan Thompson, a player who beat him in the first round here in 2017 when he was a two-time defending champion.

It was a match that sparked alarm in Murray about the state of his hip, and preceded him limping out of Wimbledon at the quarter-final stage a few weeks later. That’s the thing with playing 1000 matches — there are little stories and sub-plots everywhere you look, even if, for those at Queen’s on Tuesday, there was simple contentment at the fact that match 1001 is coming later this week.

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