The ATP 500 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 500'' tournaments, ''
ATP International Series Gold'', and ''ATP Championship Series'')
[ ] are the fourth highest tier of annual men's tennis tournament after the four
Grand Slam tournaments,
ATP Finals
The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant event in the annual ATP calendar after the four majors as it features the top-eight singles players and top-eight doubles teams based on their results t ...
, and the
ATP Masters 1000
The ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (previously known as ATP Masters Series) is an annual series of nine tennis tournaments featuring the top-ranked players on the ATP Tour. The series' events have been held in Europe and North America since the ...
. The series includes 13 tournaments, with 500 ranking points awarded for the events' singles champions – which accounts for the name of the series. Tournaments have various draws of 32 and 48 for singles and 16 and 24 for doubles. It is mandatory for leading players to enter at least four 500 events, including at least one after the US Open; if they play fewer than four, or fail to play in one after the US Open they get a "zero" score towards their world ranking for each one short.
Roger Federer
Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-e ...
holds the record for most singles titles at 24, while
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor ( ; sr, Данијел Нестор, Danijel Nestor; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Nestor won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including an Olympic gold medal a ...
holds the record for most doubles titles won with 20.
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (, ; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 2 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has been ranked world No. 1 for 209 weeks, and has finish ...
is very close to Roger Federer's record with 23 singles titles.
Historic names
1990–1999
''ATP Championship Series''
2000–2008
''ATP International Series Gold''
2009–2018
''ATP World Tour 500''
2019–present
''ATP Tour 500''
ATP Points
Tournaments
Singles champions
ATP Championship Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP World Tour 500
ATP Tour 500
Doubles champions
ATP Championship Series
ATP International Series Gold
ATP World Tour 500
ATP Tour 500
Statistics
Active players indicated in bold.
Most titles
Notes
See also
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Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year, also referred to as the "Calendar-year Grand Slam" or "Calendar Slam". In doubles, a team may accomplish the Grand Slam pl ...
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ATP Finals
The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant event in the annual ATP calendar after the four majors as it features the top-eight singles players and top-eight doubles teams based on their results t ...
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ATP Tour Masters 1000
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ATP Tour 250
The ATP 250 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 250'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series'', and ''ATP World Series'') are the lowest tier of annual men's tennis tournaments on the main ATP Tour, after the four Grand Slam to ...
References
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour official websiteInternational Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
{{ATP Championship Series tournaments
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