A Useful List of Major Tennis Tournaments

Last updated on January 01, 2024

An up-to-date, chronological list of professional tennis tournaments is hard to come by. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) websites do provide updates and information on tournaments. However, the data is often organized by tournament types and stats rather than by dates.

A simple list of major tennis tournaments can come in handy when you are trying to catch some action on TV or a streaming channel.

A quick word about The ATP ranking system: ATP rankings are based on the number of points a player earns at each tournament tier. Some tournaments are mandatory, while others are optional. A player’s ranking is the primary determining factor for automatic qualification into tournaments, seedings, and draws.

The data included in this post is drawn from the ATP Tour site, various tournament websites, and Wikipedia and is subject to change. While the start and end dates may change, the order of the tournaments largely remains unchanged. Tournament cancellations are not captured in the list included in this post which focuses on the men’s singles tour action.

So, here’s a quick chronological list of major tennis tournaments for you.

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If you are curious about how the various tournaments stack up, the high-level standings of the various tournaments are shown below.

ATP Finals

The final tournament of the tennis season, the ATP Finals, sits above the four major championships in prize money and comparable prestige. The top eight singles players and doubles teams qualify for the ATP Finals based on their ATP ranking at the end of the tennis season. Depending on the number of round-robin matches they win, the winner of the ATP Finals can earn up to a maximum of 1500 ATP ranking points. Novak Djokovic won the ATP Finals in 2023.

The Tennis Grand Slams

The most prestigious tournaments in tennis, the Grand Slam tournaments (The Majors), are organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and not by the ATP. As you would imagine, The Majors also contribute the most ranking points and big prize money to players. A Grand Slam title win is worth 2000 ATP ranking points to a player.

ATP Masters 1000

Closely behind the majors and the ATP Finals are the prestigious ATP Masters 1000 tournaments. There are nine of them spread across North America, Europe, and Asia. From an ATP ranking perspective, eight of the nine Masters 1000 tournaments are considered mandatory. Monte-Carlo Masters remains the exception.

ATP 500

The next tier of tennis tournaments is the ATP 500, of which there are 13. Each of these tournaments is worth 500 ATP ranking points to the winner. Top players are expected to play at least four ATP 500 tournaments to maintain their position in the ATP ranking system.

ATP 250

Rounding up the ATP series of tournaments is the ATP 250, the 5th tier below those listed above. At last check, the 250 series included 38 tournaments, with the singles winner awarded 250 ranking points. You can find current information and schedules at the ATP site.

So, there. You now have a chronological list of major tennis tournaments that are worth watching. All you have to do is find a TV channel or streaming service that broadcasts these events.

Enjoy your tennis!