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The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Bob Briner, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Drysdale became the first president. Since 1990, the association has organised the worldwide tennis tour for men. The ATP's global headquarters 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 and Australasia, is based in Sydney, Australia.
- The 37-year-old Scot went under the knife on Saturday after withdrawing from his second-round match at the Queen’s warm-up event in London
Sinner is the first player from Italy to reach No 1 since the computerised rankings began in 1973 and will be the top-seeded man at Wimbledon.
Novak Djokovic withdrew from the French Open with an injured right knee on Tuesday, ending his title defence and meaning he will relinquish the No 1 ranking.
Novak Djokovic avoids crashing to worst defeat in 15 years, battling back to beat Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti in game that ends at 3.07am.
Goffin said a fan spat chewing gum as he defeated a French player, and follows acts of jeering this week and last year; French players say the fans ‘add spice’.
Everything you need to know about the world’s biggest clay-court tennis event where Ronald Garros king Rafael Nadal, who has won tournament 14 times, is likely to be featuring for last time.
Coleman Wong goes down in straight sets to American Patrick Kypson in the first round of qualifying for the main draw for year’s second grand slam.
WTA says it shares PIF’s ‘ambition to grow women’s professional tennis’ but the push has met resistance over Riyadh’s women’s rights record.
Having reached a career-high world ranking of 180, the 19-year-old is among 128 players in the qualifying rounds in Paris, chasing 16 places in the main draw.
Serbian was accidentally hit on the head by a water bottle while signing autographs in Rome and two days later, crashed to his earliest defeat in a tournament he has won six times.
Wong’s world ranking could reach a career-high 182, giving him an outside chance of qualifying for this year’s Games in France.
Teen star begins busy April at Vitro Busan Open in South Korea, before moving onto Gwangju Open Challenger.
Kazakhstan’s domestic programme has produces a Wimbledon champion, and Polskiy believes the Asian era in tennis is not far off.
Laslo Djere’s greater experience tells in 7-5, 7-6 win in first round of Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on Friday.
Coleman Wong to take on Laslo Djere in main draw on Thursday after becoming first player from city to reach that stage of ATP Masters 1000 event.
Coleman Wong beats Sumit Nagal in three-set thriller to become first men’s player from city to reach main draw of ATP Masters 1000 tournament, will enter top 200 in the world.
On the eve of his opening match, Spanish icon says he is not ready for the demands of tournament tennis after numerous injury absences, stoking speculation about his retirement date.
Agreement, which ATP boss calls a ‘commitment to propel the future of the sport’, includes courtside branding at season-ending finals and other major tournaments.
The Australian Open champion turned heads when he entered Wimbledon’s Centre Court in 2023, toting a custom-made Gucci duffel bag
Coleman Wong says ‘I fancy our chances’ against opponents ‘not as strong as’ Latvia, who beat Hong Kong last year.
Italian becomes first winner of the tournament for a decade outside the big three of Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal or Roger Federer, but has to recover from two sets down.
Michael Cheng believes city could host indoor and outdoor events once Kai Tak Sports Park is finished, and targets addition of WTA 125 tournament.
Shang Juncheng set for Australian Open wild card after reaching semi-finals at Victoria Park.
Top seed Andrey Rublev powers to straight sets win over Emil Ruusuvuori, while Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo capture doubles title.
New tennis association president Michael Cheng says hosting men’s and women’s elite events ‘a significant achievement’ that puts it alongside Tokyo and Beijing.
Andrey Rublev battles back from losing first set to beat Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at Victoria Park.
Emil Ruusuvuori battles back from a set down to beat Sebastian Ofner 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in Saturday’s first Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open semi-final.
Frances Tiafoe starts his season in Hong Kong for first time and says he’ll be back after ‘unbelievable’ week.
Andrey Rublev beats Arthur Fils 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in enthralling encounter at Victoria Park, will now take on China’s latest young star Shang Juncheng.
Teenager Shang Juncheng, ranked 183 in the world, credits the ‘amazing’ Hong Kong support and ‘keeping a straight head’ after prolonging his remarkable run at the tournament.
