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The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players. (Female players formed the Women's Tennis Association the year after.) In 1990, the association became the organizer of the principal worldwide tennis tour, thereafter known as the ATP Tour.

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Tournament categories

The ATP Tour at present has five categories of tennis tournaments belonging to its tour:

Grand Slam events
Tennis Masters Series Tournaments
International Series Gold Tournaments
International Series Tournaments
Challenger Tournaments
Satellite Series Circuits
Futures Tournaments

Players who earn the most tour points play season-ending events. Players who earn the most singles points can play in the Tennis Masters Cup, where players with the most doubles points qualify for the World Doubles tennis championship.

The ATP tour also oversees an early summer World Team Tennis championship.

The following table further provides structural details for ATP tour tennis:
Event category Number in 2004 Prize money (USD) Tour points Governing body
Grand Slams 4 6,700,000 to 8,300,000 ITF
Tennis Masters Cup 1 4,450,000 ATP
ATP Masters Series 9 2,450,000 to 3,450,000 ATP
ATP Intl. Series Gold 9 615,000 to 1,000,000 ATP
ATP Intl Series 44 333,000 to 1,000,000 ATP
ATP Challenger Series 146 25,000 to 150,000 ATP & ITF
Satellites 29 25,000 to 75,000 ATP & ITF
Futures 356 10,000 and 15,000 ATP & ITF
(*}Satellite Circuits are four weeks in length, consisting of three separate tournaments and a Masters. The prize money listed is for the men's event only where applicable.

Event category	Number in 2004	Prize money (USD)	Tour points	Governing body
Grand Slams	4	6,700,000 to 8,300,000		ITF
Tennis Masters Cup	1	4,450,000		ATP
ATP Masters Series	9	2,450,000 to 3,450,000		ATP
ATP Intl. Series Gold	9	615,000 to 1,000,000		ATP
ATP Intl Series	44	333,000 to 1,000,000		ATP
ATP Challenger Series	146	25,000 to 150,000		ATP & ITF
Satellites	29	25,000 to 75,000		ATP & ITF
Futures	356	10,000 and 15,000		ATP & ITF

Rankings

ATP Race

The ATP defines the ATP Race as "an easy-to-understand, simple-to-follow annual race from season start to season end. Every player starts at zero at the beginning of the year and the player who accumulates the most points by season's end is the World Number 1" and claims that the Race "is the mathematical method of ranking male professional tennis players on a calendar-year basis."

According to the ATP: "Every player, regardless of his performances in the previous year, starts with zero points. Players count 18 performances in their INDESIT ATP 2005 Race total. Players eligible to enter the Grand Slams and Tennis Masters Series events must count those events and their best five other results from the International Series events. The Tennis Masters Cup will count as an additional 19th tournament for the eight players who qualify."

ATP Race points distribution

Tournament category	Total financial commitment	W	F	SF	QF	R16	R32	R64	R128	Additional qualifying points
Grand Slam		200	140	90	50	30	15	7	1	3
Tennis Masters Series		100	70	45	25	15	7	1(3)	(1)	3*
International Series Gold	,000,000	60	42	27	15	5	3	1		2*
International Series Gold	0,000	50	35	22	12	5	3	1		2*
International Series	,000,000	50	35	22	12	5	3	1		2*
International Series	0,000	45	31	20	11	4	2	1		2*
International Series	0,000	40	28	18	10	3	1			1
International Series	0,000	35	24	15	8	3	1			1
Tennis Masters Cup		150	if undefeated (20 for each round robin match win, +40 for a semifinal win, +50 for the final win)

(*) 1 point only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64. (Tennis Masters Series)

List of ATP Race champions

Year	Champion	Points
2000	Gustavo Kuerten	839
2001	Lleyton Hewitt	897
2002	Lleyton Hewitt	873
2003	Andy Roddick	907
2004	Roger Federer	1267
2005	Roger Federer	1345
2006	Roger Federer	1017 (current leader)

ATP Entry Ranking

The ATP defines the ATP Entry Ranking as "the objective merit-based method used for determining qualification for entry and seeding in all Tournaments for both singles and doubles, except as modified for World Team Championship, World Doubles Championship and Tennis Masters Cup...The Entry Ranking period is the immediate past 52 weeks, except for: the Tennis Masters Cup, which is dropped on the Monday following the last ATP event of the following year; Futures Series Tournaments, that are only entered into the System on the second Monday following the Tournament's week. Once entered, all Tournaments, except for the Tennis Masters Cup, remain in the System for 52 consecutive weeks."

The ATP explains that the reason behind continuing with a 52-week rolling system is "to determine seedings and tournament entry status [as] it is not practical to use the INDESIT ATP 2005 Race." It further notes that "The Race, while indicating the hottest players in the game at any stage, does not necessarily indicate an overall standing in the game. This is especially valid at the start of the year when early tournament winners may well be leading the Race but are not yet established top players for the purposes of seeding and tournament entry."

ATP Entry Ranking points distribution

Tournament Category	Total Financial commitment	W	F	SF	QF	R16	R32	R64	R128	Additional qualifying points
Grand Slam		1000	700	450	250	150	75	35	5	15
Tennis Masters Series		500	350	225	125	75	35	5(15)	(5)	15*
International Series Gold	,000,000	300	210	135	75	25	15	5		10*
International Series Gold	0,000	250	175	110	60	25	15	5		10*
International Series	,000,000	250	175	110	60	25	15	5		10*
International Series	0,000	225	155	100	55	20	10	5		10*
International Series	0,000	200	140	90	50	15	5			5
International Series	0,000	175	120	75	40	15	5			5
Challenger	0,000+H	100	70	45	23	10	2			3
Challenger	0,000	90	63	40	21	9	1			3
Challenger	5,000	80	56	36	19	8	1			3
Challenger	0,000	70	49	31	16	7	1			3
Challenger	,000	60	42	27	14	6	1			3
Challenger	,500+H	55	38	24	13	5	1			2
Challenger	,000	50	35	22	12	5	1			2
Futures	,000+H	24	16	8	4	1
Futures	,000	18	12	6	3	1
Futures	,000	12	8	4	2	1
Tennis Masters Cup		750	if undefeated (100 for each round robin match win, +200 for a semifinal win, +250 for the final win)

+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next highest prize money level in that category. $/€ 25,000+H Challengers receive points shown at$/€ 50,000. Monies shown for Challengers and Futures are on-site prize amounts.

(*): 5 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series).

Losers

In addition to the points allocated above, points are allocated to losers at Grand Slam, Tennis Masters Series and International Series Gold Tournaments qualifying events in the following manner:

Grand Slams: 8 points for a last round loser, 4 points for a second round loser
Tennis Masters Series: 8 points for a last round loser(*), 1 point for a first round loser
International Series Gold: 5 points for a last round loser(*), 1 point for a first round loser,

(*): 3 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series Gold) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series).

Satellites

For satellite tournaments, the following points are awarded based on the final Circuit standings:

For Total Prize Money $25,000-49,999: Winner: 6, Runner-up: 3
For Total Prize Money 50,000-74,999: Winner: 8, Runner-up: 4
For Total Prize Money 75,000-99,999: Winner: 10, Runner-up: 5

List of number one players on the ATP Entry Ranking

The following is a list of players who have achieved the number one position in singles since the inception of the rankings in 1973:

Name	Start Date	-	End Date	# of weeks
Ilie Năstase	Aug 23, 1973	-	Jun 02, 1974	40
John Newcombe	Jun 03, 1974	-	Jul 28, 1974	8
Jimmy Connors	Jul 29, 1974	-	Aug 22, 1977	160
Björn Borg	Aug 23, 1977	-	Aug 29, 1977	1
Jimmy Connors	Aug 30, 1977	-	Apr 08, 1979	84
Björn Borg	Apr 09, 1979	-	May 20, 1979	6
Jimmy Connors	May 21, 1979	-	Jul 08, 1979	7
Björn Borg	Jul 09, 1979	-	Mar 02, 1980	34
John McEnroe	Mar 03, 1980	-	Mar 23, 1980	3
Björn Borg	Mar 24, 1980	-	Aug 10, 1980	20
John McEnroe	Aug 11, 1980	-	Aug 17, 1980	1
Björn Borg	Aug 18, 1980	-	Jul 05, 1981	46
John McEnroe	Jul 06, 1981	-	Jul 19, 1981	2
Björn Borg	Jul 20, 1981	-	Aug 02, 1981	2
John McEnroe	Aug 03, 1981	-	Sep 12, 1982	58
Jimmy Connors	Sep 13, 1982	-	Oct 31, 1982	7
John McEnroe	Nov 01, 1982	-	Nov 07, 1982	1
Jimmy Connors	Nov 08, 1982	-	Nov 14, 1982	1
John McEnroe	Nov 15, 1982	-	Jan 30, 1983	11
Jimmy Connors	Jan 31, 1983	-	Feb 06, 1983	1
John McEnroe	Feb 07, 1983	-	Feb 13, 1983	1
Jimmy Connors	Feb 14, 1983	-	Feb 27, 1983	2
Ivan Lendl	Feb 28, 1983	-	May 15, 1983	11
Jimmy Connors	May 16, 1983	-	Jun 05, 1983	3
John McEnroe	Jun 06, 1983	-	Jun 12, 1983	1
Jimmy Connors	Jun 13, 1983	-	Jul 03, 1983	3
John McEnroe	Jul 04, 1983	-	Oct 30, 1983	17
Ivan Lendl	Oct 31, 1983	-	Dec 11, 1983	6
John McEnroe	Dec 12, 1983	-	Jan 08, 1984	4
Ivan Lendl	Jan 09, 1984	-	Mar 11, 1984	9
John McEnroe	Mar 12, 1984	-	Jun 10, 1984	13
Ivan Lendl	Jun 11, 1984	-	Jun 17, 1984	1
John McEnroe	Jun 18, 1984	-	Jul 08, 1984	3
Ivan Lendl	Jul 09, 1984	-	Aug 12, 1984	5
John McEnroe	Aug 13, 1984	-	Aug 18, 1985	53
Ivan Lendl	Aug 19, 1985	-	Aug 25, 1985	1
John McEnroe	Aug 26, 1985	-	Sep 08, 1985	2
Ivan Lendl	Sep 09, 1985	-	Sep 11, 1988	157
Mats Wilander	Sep 12, 1988	-	Jan 28, 1989	20
Ivan Lendl	Jan 30, 1989	-	Aug 12, 1990	80
Stefan Edberg	Aug 13, 1990	-	Jan 27, 1991	24
Boris Becker	Jan 28, 1991	-	Feb 17, 1991	3
Stefan Edberg	Feb 18, 1991	-	Jul 07, 1991	20
Boris Becker	Jul 08, 1991	-	Sep 08, 1991	9
Stefan Edberg	Sep 09, 1991	-	Feb 09, 1992	22
Jim Courier	Feb 10, 1992	-	Mar 22, 1992	6
Stefan Edberg	Mar 23, 1992	-	Apr 12, 1992	3
Jim Courier	Apr 13, 1992	-	Sep 13, 1992	22
Stefan Edberg	Sep 14, 1992	-	Oct 04, 1992	3
Jim Courier	Oct 05, 1992	-	Apr 11, 1993	27
Pete Sampras	Apr 12, 1993	-	Aug 22, 1993	19
Jim Courier	Aug 23, 1993	-	Sep 12, 1993	3
Pete Sampras	Sep 13, 1993	-	Apr 09, 1995	82
Andre Agassi	Apr 10, 1995	-	Nov 05, 1995	30
Pete Sampras	Nov 06, 1995	-	Jan 28, 1996	12
Andre Agassi	Jan 29, 1996	-	Feb 11, 1996	2
Thomas Muster	Feb 12, 1996	-	Feb 18, 1996	1
Pete Sampras	Feb 19, 1996	-	Mar 10, 1996	3
Thomas Muster	Mar 11, 1996	-	Apr 13, 1996	5
Pete Sampras	Apr 14, 1996	-	Mar 29, 1998	102
Marcelo Ríos	Mar 30, 1998	-	Apr 26, 1998	4
Pete Sampras	Apr 27, 1998	-	Aug 09, 1998	15
Marcelo Ríos	Aug 10, 1998	-	Aug 23, 1998	2
Pete Sampras	Aug 24, 1998	-	Mar 14, 1999	29
Carlos Moya	Mar 15, 1999	-	Mar 28, 1999	2
Pete Sampras	Mar 29, 1999	-	May 02, 1999	5
Yevgeny Kafelnikov	May 03, 1999	-	Jun 13, 1999	6
Pete Sampras	Jun 14, 1999	-	Jul 04, 1999	3
Andre Agassi	Jul 05, 1999	-	Jul 25, 1999	3
Patrick Rafter	Jul 26, 1999	-	Aug 01, 1999	1
Pete Sampras	Aug 02, 1999	-	Sep 12, 1999	6
Andre Agassi	Sep 13, 1999	-	Sep 10, 2000	52
Pete Sampras	Sep 11, 2000	-	Nov 19, 2000	10
Marat Safin	Nov 20, 2000	-	Dec 03, 2000	2
Gustavo Kuerten	Dec 04, 2000	-	Jan 28, 2001	8
Marat Safin	Jan 29, 2001	-	Feb 25, 2001	4
Gustavo Kuerten	Feb 26, 2001	-	Apr 01, 2001	5
Marat Safin	Apr 02, 2001	-	Apr 22, 2001	3
Gustavo Kuerten	Apr 23, 2001	-	Nov 18, 2001	30
Lleyton Hewitt	Nov 19, 2001	-	Apr 27, 2003	75
Andre Agassi	Apr 28, 2003	-	May 11, 2003	2
Lleyton Hewitt	May 12, 2003	-	Jun 15, 2003	5
Andre Agassi	Jun 16, 2003	-	Sep 07, 2003	12
Juan Carlos Ferrero	Sep 08, 2003	-	Nov 02, 2003	8
Andy Roddick	Nov 03, 2003	-	Feb 01, 2004	13
Roger Federer	Feb 02, 2004	-	Present	129

List of year-end number one players since 1973

Year	Player/Nationality	Year	Player/Nationality	Year	Player/Nationality
1973	Ilie Năstase (1)	1988	Mats Wilander (6)	2003	Andy Roddick (13) Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan
1974	Jimmy Connors (2)	1989	Ivan Lendl	2004	Roger Federer (14) Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor
1975	Jimmy Connors	1990	Stefan Edberg (7)	2005	Roger Federer Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan
1976	Jimmy Connors	1991	Stefan Edberg	2006
1977	Jimmy Connors	1992	Jim Courier (8) Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde	2007
1978	Jimmy Connors	1993	Pete Sampras (9) G Connell/P Galbraith	2008
1979	Björn Borg (3)	1994	Pete Sampras Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis	2009
1980	Björn Borg	1995	Pete Sampras Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde	2010
1981	John McEnroe (4)	1996	Pete Sampras Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde	2011
1982	John McEnroe	1997	Pete Sampras Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde	2012
1983	John McEnroe	1998	Pete Sampras Jacco Eltingh/Paul Haarhuis	2013
1984	John McEnroe	1999	Andre Agassi (10) Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes	2014
1985	Ivan Lendl (5)	2000	Gustavo Kuerten (11) Todd Woodbridge/Mark Woodforde	2015
1986	Ivan Lendl	2001	Lleyton Hewitt (12) Jonas Bjorkman/Todd Woodbridge	2016
1987	Ivan Lendl	2002	Lleyton Hewitt Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor	2017

ATP Tour records

Titles

Singles:
* Most titles won:

Rank	History	#
1.	Jimmy Connors	105
2.	Ivan Lendl	94
3.	John McEnroe	76
4.	Pete Sampras	64
5.	Guillermo Vilas	62
6.	Andre Agassi	60
7.	Björn Borg	57
8.	Ilie Năstase	52
9.	Boris Becker	49
10.	Rod Laver	47

Rank	Active	#
1.	Andre Agassi	60
2.	Roger Federer	39
3.	Lleyton Hewitt	25
4.	Gustavo Kuerten	20
=	Andy Roddick	20
6.	Thomas Enqvist	19
=	Carlos Moya	19
8.	Alex Corretja	17
=	Rafael Nadal	17
10.	Marat Safin/Greg Rusedski	15

* Most Grand Slam titles won:

Rank	History	#
1.	Pete Sampras	14
2.	Roy Emerson	12
3.	Rod Laver	11
3.	Bjorn Borg	11
5.	Bill Tilden	10
6.	Fred Perry	8
6.	Ken Rosewall	8
6.	Jimmy Connors	8
6.	Bill Larned	8
6.	Ivan Lendl	8
6.	Andre Agassi	8
6.	Roger Federer	8

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* Clay:

1. 45 - Guillermo Vilas

2. 40 - Thomas Muster

* Grass:

1. 10 - Pete Sampras

2. 9 - Jimmy Connors

3. 8 - Roger Federer

3. 8 - John McEnroe

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* Hardcourt:

1. 47 - Jimmy Connors

2. 46 - Andre Agassi

* Carpet:

1. 43 - John McEnroe

2. 39 - Jimmy Connors

* Players who won the "Grand Slam" (All four Grand Slam tournaments in one calendar year): Don Budge (1938), Rod Laver (1962, 1969)
* Players who won the "Career Grand Slam": Andre Agassi, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Fred Perry.
* Player who won the "Career Golden Slam": Andre Agassi (U.S.)
* Players to have won 3 consecutive Grand Slam titles: Pete Sampras (1993-94), Roger Federer (2005-06)
* Players to have played 4 consecutive Grand Slam Finals (Open Era): Rod Laver (1969), Andre Agassi (1999-2000), Roger Federer (2005-2006)
* Most Grand Slam titles won in a career: Pete Sampras (U.S.), 14.
* Most Tennis Masters Cup titles won in a career: Pete Sampras (U.S.) & Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia/USA), 5.
* Most Tennis Masters Series titles won in a career: Andre Agassi (U.S.), 17.
* Most Tennis Masters Series titles won in a season: Roger Federer (Switzerland) and Rafael Nadal (Spain) in 2005, 4.
** Note: Only three players have won double digit titles: Agassi (17), Sampras (11) and Federer (10).
* Most different Tennis Masters Series tournaments won: Andre Agassi (U.S.), 7 out of 9.
* Most titles in a season:
** 1.- Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) in 1977, 16.
** 2.- Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) in 1982, 15.
** 3.- Jimmy Connors (U.S.) in 1974 and Ilie Năstase in 1973, 14.
** 4.- John McEnroe (U.S.) in 1984, 13.
** 5.- Björn Borg (Sweden) in 1979, Jimmy Connors (U.S.)in 1976, Ilie Năstase in 1972 and Thomas Muster in 1995, 12.
** 6.- Jimmy Connors (U.S.) in 1973, Björn Borg (Sweden) in 1977, Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) in 1985, Roger Federer (Switzerland) in 2004 and 2005, and Rafael Nadal (Spain) in 2005, 11.
** 7.- Jimmy Connors (U.S.) in 1978, John McEnroe (U.S.) in 1979, Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) in 1981 and 1989 and Pete Sampras in 1994, 10.
* Consecutive tournaments won on 3 different surfaces:
** before 1990: Björn Borg (Sweden) in 1979 and Ivan Lendl (only player to have won them in consecutive weeks)
** since 1990: Roger Federer (Switzerland) in 2004. (Wimbledon (grass), Gstaad (clay) and Toronto Masters (hard))
* A single tournament won on 3 different surfaces: Jimmy Connors (U.S.). (U.S. OPEN in 1974 (grass), U.S. OPEN in 1976 (clay), U.S. OPEN in 1978, 1982 and 1983 (hard))
* Most singles titles won as a teenager: Björn Borg (Sweden) and Rafael Nadal (Spain), 16.
* Most singles titles won in a season as a teenager: Rafael Nadal (Spain) in 2005, 11 (surpassing Mats Wilander’s record of nine titles in 1983).
Doubles:
* Most titles overall: Todd Woodbridge (Australia), 83.
* Most titles as a team: Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde (Australia), 61. See also The Woodies.
* Most Grand Slam titles overall: Todd Woodbridge (Australia), 16.
* Most Grand Slam titles as a team: Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde (Australia), 11.

Ranking

Most weeks at No.1	Pete Sampras (USA)	286
Most consecutive weeks at No.1	Jimmy Connors (USA)	160 (1974–1977)
Most years ended at No.1	Pete Sampras (USA)	6 (1993–1998)
Youngest No.1-player	Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)	20y 8m (2001)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-10	Michael Chang (USA)	17y 9m (1989)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-25	Aaron Krickstein (USA)	17y 4m (1984)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-50	Michael Chang (USA)	16y 9m (1988)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-100	Aaron Krickstein (USA)	16y 4m (1983)
Youngest player to end a year in the top-200	Michael Chang (USA)	15y 9m (1987)
Oldest No.1-player	Andre Agassi (USA)	33y 4m (2003)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-10	Ken Rosewall (AUS)	41y 1m (1975)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-25	Ken Rosewall (AUS)	42y 1m (1977)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-50	Ken Rosewall (AUS)	44y 1m (1978)
Oldest player to end a year in the top-100	Ken Rosewall (AUS)	44y 1m (1978)
Highest number of year-end ranking points	Roger Federer (SUI)	6,725 (2005)
Highest number of ranking points at any time of the year	Roger Federer (SUI)	7,275 (2006)
Highest number of Race points (since 2000)	Roger Federer (SUI)	1,345 (2005)

Longest Winning Streaks (Open Era)

Overall:

Hard

: 1.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2005-06, 56 (lost to Rafael Nadal, Dubai F).

: 2.- Pete Sampras (U.S.) in 1994 and 1996-97 (two times), 34

Grass

: 1.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2003-06, 48, (running).

: 2.- Björn Borg (Sweden) between 1976-81, 41 (lost to John McEnroe, Wimbledon F).

Clay

: 1.- Rafael Nadal (Spain) between 2005-06, 60, (running).

: 2.- Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) in 1977, 53.

Carpet

: 1.- John McEnroe (U.S.), 66 (1983-85) (lost to Joakim Nystrom, Dallas Q).

Indoors

: 1.- Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia/U.S.) between 1981-1983, 74 (lost to John McEnroe, Philadelphia F).

Against Top-10 players: Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2003-2005, 26 (lost to Marat Safin, Australian Open SF).

Most finals won in succession:

: 1.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) between 2003-2005, 24 (lost to David Nalbandian, Tennis Masters Cup F).

: 2.- Rafael Nadal (Spain) between 2005-2006, 14 (lost to Roger Federer, Wimbledon F).

: 3.- Björn Borg (Sweden) between 1979-1980 and John McEnroe (U.S.) between 1984-1985, 12.

Most finals played in a row:

: 1.- Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia/U.S.) (1981-1982), 18.

: 2.- Roger Federer (Switzerland) (2005-2006), 16 (running).

Miscellaneous

Career money leaders (as of 10-July-2006)

Career Matches Won (as of 10-July-2006)

Win-Loss leaders (most matches won in a season):
* 1.- Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) in 1977, 131-15 (.897).
* 2.- Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia/U.S.) in 1982, 106-9 (.922).
Winning percentage leaders:
* before 1990: John McEnroe (U.S.) in 1984, .965 (W-L: 82-3).
* since 1990: Roger Federer (Switzerland) in 2005, .953 (W-L: 81-4).
Best start to a season:
* before 1990: John McEnroe (U.S.) in 1984, W-L: 39-0.
* since 1990: Roger Federer (Switzerland) in 2005, W-L: 35-1.
Most Aces hit in a match (since 1991):

Most Doubles Faults hit in a match (since 1990): Marc Rosset (Switzerland) lost to Michael Joyce (United States) at Wimbledon 1995 in four sets, hitting 26 doubles faults.
Most Prize Money won:
* Career: Pete Sampras (U.S.), $43,280,489.
* At the end of the season: Pete Sampras (U.S.) in 1997, $6,498,311.
Most times elected ATP Player of The Year: Pete Sampras (U.S.) between 1993–1998, 6.
Longest singles match: Fabrice Santoro defeated Arnaud Clément (France) at Roland Garros 2004, in a 6h 37m first round match played over three days.
Fastest individual serve recorded (since 1991): Andy Roddick (U.S.) in 2004, 155 Mph / 249 km/h.
The tallest player on tour is Croat Ivo Karlovic standing at 6'10"
The shortest player on tour is Belgian Olivier Rochus standing at 5'5"

People

ATP Executive Chairman/President

Etienne de Villiers

COO/CFO

Philip Galloway

Regional CEOs

International
*Brad Drewett
Europe
*Horst Klosterkemper
Americas
*Mark Young, also ATP General Counsel.

Board

Etienne de Villiers and
Tournament representatives:
*Patrice Dominguez
*Charlie Pasarell
*Graham Pearce

Player representatives:
*Jacco Eltingh
*Iggy Jovanovic
*Perry Rogers

Other trivia

What date is this at?

Average age of the Top 200 players: 25 years
Average height of the Top 200 players: 1.85 m / 6ft 1in
Average weight of the Top 200 players: 78.5 kg / 173 lbs
341 players have made $1 million dollars or more since 1973.
64 players have made $5 million dollars or more since 1973.
27 players have made $10 million dollars or more since 1973.
7 players have made $20 million dollars or more since 1973.
2 players have made $30 million dollars or more since 1973.
1 player has made $40 million dollars or more since 1973.
More than 1,800 players have computer ranking points in singles.

External links

[Official site]
[Singles Race Ranking]
[Doubles Race Ranking]
[Singles Entry Ranking]
[Doubles Entry Ranking]
[The 2004 ATP Rule Book] - Official Rulebook (pdf; 286 pages)
[ATP, WTA, ITF junior newscoverage]

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