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RANKING RULES BETWEEN 2022 AND 2023
In the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, the ATP made permanent changes to some of the point allocations of the previous system, and made the Best 19 rule a permanent fixture going forward.
SYSTEM SPAN:
52-WEEK ROLLING SYSTEM
[Tournaments counted for each player drop out of their breakdown 52 weeks after they enter the system]
SYSTEM TYPE:
CATEGORY BASED
[Tournaments have different point weights according to the type of tournament a player has entered. The higher category, the more points scored]
POINTS:
ADDITIVE
[Players receive points according to the round they are eliminated in. These points are added and players are ordered according to their total points]
TOURNAMENTS:
BEST 19
[Only the best 19 tournaments results can be counted.]
MINIMUM PRIZE MONEY:
$40000
BASE RULES
The 2022 system allows players to count their best 19 results and form a point total. Players are ordered according to this total. In addition, players are allowed to count the ATP Tour Finals as an extra tournament beyond 19.
All tournaments are counted immediately after they are finished (on the upcoming Monday). Exceptions to this rule are ITF World Tour tournaments which are counted one week later. Once into the system, tournaments remain counted for 52 weeks. ATP Tour Finals drop on the Monday after the final regular calendar tournament of the year.
The rankings are published every Monday of the year. Exception to this rule are the mid-Mondays of tournaments lasting for more than one week: Grand Slams, Indian Wells and Miami tournaments.
A commitment player is defined as a player who has finished in the Top 30 at the year end rankings of the previous season.
All players must count all 4 Grand Slams and 8 Mandatory Masters for which they are a direct acceptance on the original acceptance list as well as their other 7 best results from all other tournaments.
If the player is not part of the original main draw acceptance list of a mandatory event and decides to not participate before the draw is released, they may count an extra non-Mandatory event.
In weeks in which a player does not have the mandatory 12 events, he is allowed to count extra non-Mandatory events to a total of 19. If in certain situations, more than 12 mandatory events were played within the last 52 weeks, they will count, decreasing the number of optional tournaments counted.
Once a player becomes part of the main draw of any of the 12 Mandatory events, either as a qualifier, lucky loser, direct acceptance, special exempt or wild card, that tournament counts for his rankings, so any late withdrawal will be a 0-point penalty.
COMMITMENT PLAYER RULES
Late withdrawals from ATP World Tour 500 events shall result in a 0-point penalty. Commitment players must play 4 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments across a calendar year, one of which must be played after the US Open. Failure to do so, will result in 0-point penalties for all missing tournaments.
NON-COMMITMENT PLAYER RULES
Late withdrawals from ATP World Tour 500 events shall result in a 0-point penalty.
TIES
When two or more players have the same number of points, ties shall be broken with the following rules:
Total points from all Grand Slams, ATP Tour Masters 1000 Mandatory tournaments and ATP Tour Finals main draws, and if still tied, then,
The fewest events played (all penalties count as a played tournament), and if still tied, then
The total number of points from the players' best tournament, then, if needed, the second best, and so on.
POINTS
Players are given points according to the round they lose in and the tournament's category.
Players reaching the second or any round of a tournament by drawing a Bye shall receive first round points if they lose in the first round they play in.
Players who enter a tournament by means of a Wild Card shall receive 0 points in the first round they play in.
The table below shows the point distribution for tournament category, tournament main draw and qualifying draw sizes and round. The colors in this table are the same used inside the Ranking tables from this site on ranking weeks where this system applies.
FINALS>>>
MD
3RRW
2RRW
1RRW
3RRF
2RRF
1RRF
3RR
2RR
1RR
0RR
ATP FINALS
8
1500
1300
1100
1000
800
600
600
400
200
0
CATEGORY
MD
QD
W
F
3RD
SF
QF
R16
R32
R64
R128
Q
QR3
QR2
QR1
GRAND SLAM
128
128
2000
1200
720
360
180
90
45
10
25
16
8
0
ATP 1000
128
64
1000
600
360
180
90
45
25
10
16
8
0
ATP 1000
64
32
1000
600
360
180
90
45
10
25
16
0
ATP OPT 1000
64
32
1000
600
360
180
90
45
10
25
16
0
ATP 500
64
32
500
300
180
90
45
20
0
10
4
0
ATP 500
32
16
500
300
180
90
45
0
20
10
0
ATP 250
64
32/16
250
150
90
45
20
10
0
5
3
0
ATP 250
32
16
250
150
90
45
20
0
12
6
0
CHAL 175 [2023]
32
ANY
175
100
60
32
15
0
6
3
0
CHAL 125
64
4/8
125
75
45
25
11
5
0
2
1
CHAL 125
32
16/24
125
75
45
25
11
0
5
2
0
CHAL 110 [2022]
48
4/8
110
65
40
22
10
5
0
2
1
CHAL 110 [2022]
32
16/24
110
65
40
22
10
0
5
2
0
CHAL 100
48
4/8
100
60
36
20
9
5
0
2
1
CHAL 100
32
16/24
100
60
36
20
9
0
5
2
0
CHAL 90 [2022]
48
4/8
90
55
33
18
8
5
0
2
1
CHAL 90 [2022]
32
16/24
90
55
33
18
8
0
5
2
0
CHAL 80 [2022]
48
4/8
80
50
30
16
7
4
0
2
1
CHAL 80 [2022]
32
16/24
80
50
30
16
7
0
4
2
0
CHAL 75 [2023]
32
ANY
75
50
30
16
7
0
4
2
0
CHAL 50
32
ANY
50
30
17
9
4
0
3
1
0
ITF M25+H
32
Any
25
16
8
3
1
0
ITF M25
32
Any
25
16
8
3
1
0
ITF M15+H
32
Any
15
8
4
2
1
0
ITF M15
32
Any
15
8
4
2
1
0
UNITED CUP [2023-]
Points in the United Cup are awarded relative to the ranking of the defeated opponent, ranking of the player receiving the points and the round the tie/match is played in. Ranking is considered from the Monday preceding the tournament.
Follow the table below only in case 18 teams participate, for the values of points granted to players:
OPPONENT>>>
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-50
51-100
101-250
251+
ROUND
F
180
140
120
90
60
40
35
SF
130
105
90
60
40
35
25
CITY
80
65
55
40
35
25
20
RR
55
45
40
35
25
20
15
MAXIMUM
500
400
345
260
185
140
110
If none of the matches of a tie are played, no point is awarded for the matches forming part of it.
TEMPORARY TOURNAMENTS AND RULES
Besides the tournaments and categories marked with a red background in the above table, there were a number of temporary tournaments and rules across this period.
ATP 1000 MASTERS EXEMPTIONS [2022 ONLY]
Rankings-wise, players are exempt from playing up to 3 ATP 1000 Masters if they fulfill any of the following:
Players have reached the age of 30 at January 1 of the current year.
Players have participated in 600 ATP level matches. (pre-2010 non-ATP level matches also count, but only ATP level matches count after 2010).
Players have fulfilled 12 years of service (first year of service is the first year in which a player has participated in 12 tournaments offering ranking points).
Each of the items from the above exempts a player from an ATP 1000 Masters event. Players are not allowed to skip a tournament which they had withdrawn from at the previous edition without playing any match.
ATP CUP [2022 ONLY]
Points in the ATP Cup are awarded relative to the ranking of the defeated opponent, ranking of the player receiving the points and the round the tie/match is played in. Ranking is considered from the Monday preceding the tournament.
Follow the table below only in case 24 teams participate, for the values of points granted to players that are ranked 1-300:
OPPONENT>>>
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-50
51-100
101+
ROUND
F
250
200
150
105
75
50
SF
180
140
105
75
50
35
QF
120
100
75
50
35
25
RR
75
65
50
35
25
20
Follow the table below for the values for points granted to players that are ranked 301+. This table also applies to ties/matches that have been won through a Walkover:
OPPONENT>>>
1-100
101+
ROUND
F
65
55
SF
55
35
QF
35
25
RR
25
15
If none of the matches of a tie are played, no point is awarded for the matches forming part of it.