The ATP has issued an updated ranking system, which will largely affect the points breakdown of tour-level tournaments beginning from the 2024 season.
The ATP plays a significant role in determining player rankings on the men's tour by allocating ranking points. Players compete not just for prize money but for points, which are awarded based on the round reached and the tournament's level.
In a press release on Tuesday, the men's tennis governing body announced a revamp in the points breakdown solely impacting singles draws for tournaments. The doubles draws will remain the same as they were last season.
The overriding factor that brought about these changes is to enable lower-ranked players who don't make it to the deep end of tournaments to accumulate more ranking points than in previous seasons.
In its statement, the ATP noted that the changes were designed to optimize the points distribution following the expansion of several Masters 1000 draws to 96 players while also "delivering an improved balance and distribution of points" due to increased high-level ATP Challenger tournaments.
For instance, all Grand Slams and ATP Tour events will see increased rankings points. Those who win a major will not be affected as they will still collect the full 2000 ranking points, but finishing a runner-up in a Slam results in an additional 100 points, taking the final tally to 1,300.
At the Grand Slam level, these changes will be reflected from the second round until the final (runner-up). The same theme will be replicated at the Masters 1000 level (except for the 56-player draw), which will see a marginal increase, with the runner-up set to receive an additional 50 points from last season.
For the 56-player draw, ranking changes will happen from the third round until the final. The champion will still collect 1000 ranking points, but the runner-up will receive 650 points instead of 600 from 2023.
The ATP 500 and ATP 250 are considered the lowest levels of the Tour-level ladder, and as such, those tournament categories will see small increases not exceeding 30 points. The complete breakdown can be accessed down below.
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