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The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in September 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. The counterpart organization in the women's professional gameis the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization's name. The ATP's ExecutiveOffices are in London, United Kingdom. ATP Americas is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, United States; ATP Europe is headquartered in Monaco; and ATP International, which covers Africa, Asia andAustralasia, is based in Sydney, Australia.
The ATP World Tour comprises ATP World Tour Masters 1000, ATP World Tour 500 series, ATP World Tour 250 series and ATP Challenger Tour. The ATP tour also overseesthe World Team Cup, played in Düsseldorf in May, and the ATP Champions Tour for seniors. Grand Slams (as well as the Olympic Tennis Tournament) do not fall under the auspices of the ATP. In theseevents, however, ranking points are awarded.
Players and doubles teams with most ranking points (collected during the calendar year) play in the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals, which, from 2000-2008,was run jointly with the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The week-long introductory level Futures tournaments are ITF events and they count towards ATP Entry Ranking. The four-week ITFSatellite tournaments were discontinued in 2007. Grand Slam tournaments are overseen by the ITF and they count towards the players' ATP rankings. The details of the professional tennis tour are:
Eventcategory | Number | Total prize money (USD) | Winner's ranking points | Governing body |
Grand Slams | 4 | See individual articles | 2,000 | ITF |
ATP World Tour Finals | 1 | 4,450,000 | 1100–1500 |ATP (2009-present) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | 9 | 2,450,000 to 3,645,000 | 1000 | ATP |
ATP World Tour 500 series | 11 | 755,000 to 2,100,000 | 500 | ATP |
ATP World Tour 250 series | 40 |...