ATP-World Tennis Tour

Since the first "Tennis Open" in 1968, the sport of tennis has experienced a long development. The ATP is also an integral part of this history. Before 1968, the Grand Slams and other national championships were only open to amateur tennis players. Two years later, tennis tournaments around the world formed a unified organization called the Grand Prix. In 1972, a group of tennis pioneers worked together to create the Professional Tennis Association. ATP logo

[1] In the history of ATP, another decisive initiative was born, a group of top players on the field During the U.S. Open, they met on a secluded patio to discuss forming an association for the players. Under the leadership of Jack Kramer as the first managing director and chairman, the ATP began to work hard to organize better golf tournaments. The organization's first task was to establish a computer ranking system to analyze player performance and an objective method to determine whether a player is eligible to participate. The ATP rankings started on August 23, 1973, and are still the official ranking system for men's professional tennis today. From 1974 to 1989, the men's world tour tennis tournament was managed by the International Men's Professional Tennis Council, which was composed of representatives from the ATP and It is made up of tournament directors from around the world and representatives from the International Tennis Federation. Although the MTC has greatly improved the game, players are beginning to realize that they need more say on the court. They began to realize that it was time for them to take more initiative on the court. During the 1988 US Open, ATP President Hamilton Jordan (pictured) held a media conference in the parking lot attended by many top players. Hug after shouting. This speech "Tennis - The Crossroads" summed up the difficulties and opportunities facing men's tennis. For the ATP, the creation of a new event, the ATP World Tour, became one of the solutions to the problem. The implementation of the new event quickly received a positive response from more than 85 players among the top 100 players in the world at the time. Co-signed a letter supporting the new format. In the fall of 1988, 24 players, including eight of the top ten players in the world, signed contracts agreeing to participate in the 1990 ATP World Tour event. In the autumn of the same year, tournament directors issued a statement on behalf of many of the world's leading tournaments to support the players and join them in a unique partnership in professional sports in which players and tournaments should each have an equal say in the operation of the new format. 2009 This season marks the 20th year that the ATP has managed the world's men's professional tennis tournament. Now let's look back at the highlights of this journey: 1973: The ATP established a computer ranking system to analyze players' performance on the court fairly and impartially, and created an objective way to determine whether a player has the right qualities. Select qualifications. On August 23, Ilye Nastase became world number one, and the ATP ranking system was put into use for the first time. Other initiatives include event representatives promoting the event, setting standardized prize money distribution, event management and disciplinary guidelines. After players boycotted Wimbledon in support of Niki Pilic, who was suspended by the Yugoslav federation for missing out on the Davis Cup, the ATP revealed its handling of the matter. The ability of events. In 1974, the International Men's Professional Tennis Council, composed of the ATP and Lawn Tennis Association and the tournament director ***, was determined to develop tennis into an "independent, democratic and international organization established for the management of professional events." Organization 1976: Bob Shewitt won the championship, and the ATP doubles computer ranking system officially started operating on March 1. 1978:: The Davis Cup, which was contested by eight teams, was held in Dusseldorf. Is the world's first World Team World Cup event. 1979: The International Men's Professional Tennis Council hires full-time administrators to serve as the official match ball for the Men's World Tour event, which has served as the U.S.'s groundbreaking for the past 21 years. Sponsor of tennis tournaments, with four Chinese players participating in the U.S. Tennis Championships sponsored by ATP. 1980: ATP establishes a players insurance fund. 1983: ATP members approach 500. 1985: At the request of ATP, the International Men's Professional Tennis Council passed A drug testing regulation, making the ATP the first professional sporting event in the world to have a viable and thorough drug testing program. 1986: In an effort to establish a consistent tournament schedule, the International Men's Professional Tennis Board of Directors postpones the Australian Open by one year 1988: During the US Open, players were inspired by ATP President Hamilton Jordan to hold a press conference in the parking lot. In order to declare that players need to take more control in the game, this "Tennis at the Crossroads" conference proposed an outline of a plan for establishing a new format for players, in which players will play an important role and participate in the event. More responsibility for development. In the week following the press conference, 85 of the world's top 100 players signed a letter supporting the new format.

Tournament Directors issued a statement on behalf of many of the world's leading tournaments to support the players and join them in a unique partnership within professional sport. Both players and tournaments should have an equal say in the operation of the new format. 1989: ATP The top 50 players in the world all signed contracts and agreed to participate in the new ATP World Men's Professional Tennis Tour launched in 1990. Taking into account the eight-week off-season, the event schedule will be rescheduled. 1990: The ATP World Men's Professional Tennis Tour was fully sponsored by IBM, ushering in a new era in which players and events were sponsored by the same company. The tour will host 76 tournaments in 28 countries on all seven continents of the world. Event prize money increases by 50% on average. Mike Miller, tournament director of the Indianapolis Championship, becomes ATP CEO. 1991: Television broadcasts 19 ATP men's events to a global audience for the first time. 1993: The ATP Tour adds tournament points globally, adding two in the Arabian Gulf region On the ATP Tour, one stop is Doha and the other is Dubai. The tournament prize money also increased by 23%. 1995: The ATP Tennis Tour launched the ATP Web website, ATP online platform for the first time, and invited the then pop singer Seal to record the theme song of the "Go Forward" event to further expand its influence. The theme song was sung at the ATP Tennis Tour Awards Ceremony, and another song "Starry Night" was also performed at the ATP World Championships in Hannover. 1996: Mercedes-Benz signed a four-year sponsorship agreement with the ATP. As the official car of the ATP, Mercedes-Benz provides official cars for all ATP events. During the event, Mercedes-Benz's top products are displayed to the public. At the same time, the Mercedes-Benz three-pointed star car logo will also appear on the net. . 1997: The ATP Evergreen Tour officially kicks off. 1998: Star gatherings organized by stars provide ATP players with more opportunities to contact the media, sponsors and fans. ATP has sold game broadcast rights to more than 200 countries. 2000: In 2001, the "ATP Tour" was renamed ATP and adopted a new dedicated logo. At the same time, the 9 top events were renamed "ATP Masters Series". 2001: ATPtennis official website As a newly launched website, the new format structure, ATP event regional planning, commercial focus and new market planning, brand licensing and TV broadcast opportunities will be the focus. 2002: Players increase their visibility through TV broadcasts and popular magazines, and the ATP also launches Its official publication: DEUCE magazine. ATP and WTA collaborated on a project called "One Game" to encourage more professional fans to join. 2005: De Villiers was appointed ATP President in June. After the Indian Ocean tsunami, the stars, mobilized by the world's number one player Federer, actively raised funds for the tsunami victims by donating tournament prizes and organizing a fundraising charity event - the "ATP All-Star Disaster Relief Rally". At the fundraising event, ATP established a global partnership called ACE with UNICEF to help children around the world. 2006: De Villiers served as ATP Executive Chairman and President. The ATP has signed cooperation agreements with some major sponsors, including South African Airways as the official airline of the ATP. Based on the massive support accumulated by doubles stars and the large amount of exposure in the "ATP Doubles Reform" activities and event planning, Stanford Financial Group and ATP doubles event officials have become partners. The Challenge was broadcast in Miami for the first time and was successfully showcased at 13 tournaments. 2007: In order to provide fans, media and players with a more exciting tournament experience, the ATP made changes to the format, including removing the best-of-five-set rule and reducing the number of stops to five ATP Masters Series draw to ensure the health of 56 players and increase TV coverage; the first week of ATP events can begin on Sunday. The ATP increased tournament prize money for the first time since 2000 and created a multi-million dollar marketing fund. ATP continued its marketing efforts to encourage fans to re-understand the event and understand the ATP "double rules". Through this move, the number of live viewers exceeded the 4 million mark, the TV broadcast period was extended, and the TV audience achieved a record-breaking number, which brought 15 % revenue growth. 2008: The world's top three players Nadal, Federer and Djokovic are all major members of the ATP Players Association. Federer also serves as president of the Players Association. This is the first time in history that the top three players in the world have been selected into the association for two consecutive terms. World tennis organizations including the Women's Professional Tennis Association, the International Tennis Federation, the Men's Professional Tennis Association and the Grand Slam Committee will become a complete federation. In the 2008 season, the ATP Feel It tennis tournament promotion activities will be vigorously carried out.

The British bank Barclays signed a new agreement with the event organizer to become the title sponsor of the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals. The event organizer will re-enter cooperation with South African Airways, Japan's Ricoh, and Italy's Enel Relationship. 2009: The 2009 ATP World Tour debuted with a simple and concise format structure. This format structure has formulated a reasonable and more healthy event arrangement for players, and will also bring a cost of one billion yuan. The infrastructure and equipment will be upgraded, and player competition subsidies will also be increased by 33%.

The new points calculation system will be used in the ATP South African Airways World Ranking, and each level of competition will be distinguished by event name: ATP Masters 1000, ATP World Tour 500, ATP World Tour 250.