FAQ for rec.sport.tennis (2/6) - Rankings
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Summary: Answers to frequently asked questions about tennis, including
information about professional tournaments, rankings and players.
X-Last-Updated: 1998/05/02
Archive-name: sports/tennis-faq/rankings
FAQ for rec.sport.tennis -- File 2 of 6
Rankings
File Item Title
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2 2.1 ATP - ATP Tour Rankings (Men) . . . . . . . . .
2.2 WTA - COREL WTA TOUR Rankings (Women) . . . . .
2.3 WTA - Chase Championship Points (Women) . . . .
2.4 ATP Tour Rankings - List of #1's . . . . . . .
2.5 COREL WTA TOUR Rankings - List of #1's . . . .
2.6 Year End #1 Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.1 ATP - ATP Tour Rankings (Men)
The following ranking points information is valid for 1997 and presented
courtesy of the ATP Tour. The source for this information is the ATP Tour
Player Guide. Updated ranking lists are also available at the ATP Tour
web site (http://atptour.com).
Here is the complete information about the computer ranking points on the
IBM/ATP Tour. Players are ranked on the basis of their best 14 results in
the previous 52 weeks. Prize money listed is on-site (not including hotel
rooms, etc., called "hospitality") and is in U.S. Dollars.
Total Computer Points
Category Prize Money W F S Q 16 32 64 128
-------- ----------- --- --- --- --- ---- ---- ---- -----
Grand Slams 4,750,000 750 537 325 163 82 41 20 1
5,000,000
Super 9 2,250,000- 370 265 160 80 40 20 10 1
(averaged) 2,500,000
Championship 2,000,000 360 258 155 78 39 20 1
Series 1,875,000 350 250 150 75 38 19 1
1,750,000 340 243 145 73 37 19 1
1,625,000 330 235 140 70 35 18 1
1,500,000 320 228 135 68 34 17 1
1,375,000 310 220 130 65 33 17 1
1,250,000 300 213 125 63 32 16 1
1,125,000 290 205 120 60 30 15 1
1,000,000 280 198 115 58 29 15 1
875,000 270 190 110 55 28 14 1
750,000 260 183 105 53 27 14 1
625,000 250 175 100 50 25 13 1
World 1,375,000 250 183 115 58 29 15 1
Series 1,250,000 240 175 110 55 28 14 1
1,125,000 230 168 105 53 27 14 1
1,000,000 220 160 100 50 25 13 1
875,000 210 153 95 48 24 12 1
750,000 200 145 90 45 23 12 1
625,000 190 138 85 43 22 11 1
550,000 180 130 80 40 20 10 1
475,000 170 123 75 38 19 10 1
400,000 160 115 70 35 18 9 1
325,000 150 108 65 33 17 1
250,000 140 100 60 30 15 1
175,000 130 93 55 28 14 1
Challengers* 125,000+H 100 73 45 23 12 1
125,000 90 65 40 20 10 1
100,000 80 58 35 18 9 1
75,000 70 50 30 15 8 1
50,000 60 43 25 13 7 1
* Any Challenger providing hospitality will receive the points of the next
highest prize money level. (Note: 125,000 + H points are shown).
First Round Losers
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First round losers always receive 1 point. Any player who reached the second
round by drawing a bye and then loses will receive second round prize money
but only 1 point.
Bonus Points
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Main Draw Bonus Points
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The following points are awarded for defeating a player ranked #1 through 200
or a doubles team ranked 2 through 400. The match must actually be played,
not a walk-over. Double Bonus Points are awarded instead of Regular Bonus
Points in the case of Grand Slam matches and best-of-5-set finals in Super
9 ATP tournaments.
1. Singles
------- Regular Double
Ranking Bonus Points Bonus Points
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1 50 100
2-5 45 90
6-10 36 72
11-20 24 48
21-30 18 36
31-50 12 24
51-75 6 12
75-100 3 6
101-150 2 4
151-200 1 2
2. Doubles
------- Regular Double
Ranking Bonus Points Bonus Points
------- ------------ ------------
2-3 50 100
4-10 45 90
11-20 36 72
21-40 24 48
41-60 18 36
61-100 12 24
101-150 6 12
151-200 3 6
201-300 2 4
301-400 1 2
You compute the sum of the doubles rankings of the opposing team
members (which could only be 2 if they were tied for #1) and thus
there is no #1 listed, and all the rankings are twice as much as the
corresponding singles rankings.
Qualifying Points
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A player or team gaining entry to an event through a qualifying
competition shall receive one half the points awarded to a second
round loser in the main draw, in addition to whatever points they
actually earn in the event.
In Grand Slam qualifying tournaments, players receive 1 point for
losing in the first round of qualifying, 3 points for losing in the
second round, and 5 points for losing in the third round. In ATP
Championship Series Tournaments, players in qualifying receive 1 point
for losing in the first round and one quarter of the points a main
draw second round loser receives (plus bonus points) for losing in
the second round. As of 1997 bonus points for beating ranked players
are awarded in Grand Slam and ATP Championship Series events. Neither
ranking nor bonus points are awarded to players who fail to qualify
for ATP World Series tournaments.
Ranking Penalty: Withdrawals After 12 Noon Eastern Time USA
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If a player withdraws from an event after 12 Noon Eastern Time USA on
the Friday before the start of the event, he will be penalized in the
rankings by one event per 12 month period, e.g. he will be ranked by
his best 13 events instead of his best 14 events after one such
infraction, by his best 12 events after 2 such infractions, etc. The
penalty shall remain in force for 52 weeks after the time of the
infraction. This penalty shall be waived if, within the first 3 days
of the main draw, the player is examined on-site by the tournament
doctor and deemed incapable of competing at a professional level.
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2.2 WTA - COREL WTA TOUR Rankings (Women)
The women's computer rankings are determined as follows:
Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in a tournament.
Bonus points, based on the rankings of opponents beaten in each round,
are added.
On December 23, 1996, the COREL WTA TOUR ranking system transformed from
an averaging system to a lump-sum system. Prior to this date, the total
points awarded for each tournament played within a 52-week period were
added & then divided by the number of tournaments played in that same
period (minimum divisor of 14 tournaments: if one played 13 or fewer,
her points were still divided by 14).
As of December 23, 1996, a simple sum of the ranking points awarded for
each tournament played during the prior 52 weeks were computed. As of
December 29, 1997, only the best 18 results pointwise during the last
52 weeks count toward a player's ranking. The ranking system as of the
beginning of 1998 is therefore nearly identical to the ATP Tour's ranking
system except that it is "best 18" instead of "best 14."
The current ranking system awards points based on the tier of a
tournament as well as the type of draw (the number of players in the
main draw in a tournament).
Draw W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Qfr Qu3 Qu2 Qu1
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Grand Slams 128 520 364 234 130 72 44 26 2 16.5 12 6 2
WTA Chps 16 390 273 175 97 54 - - - - - - -
Lipton 96 260 182 117 65 36 22 13 1 11 6 3 1
Tier I 64 260 182 117 65 36 22 1 - 6 - 3 1
Tier I 32 260 182 117 65 36 1 - - 11 6 3 1
Tier II 64 200 140 90 50 26 14 1 - 5 - 3 1
Tier II 32 200 140 90 50 26 1 - - 9 5 3 1
Tier III 64 140 98 63 35 18 10 1 - 4 - 2 1
Tier III 32 140 98 63 35 18 1 - - 7 3 2 1
Tier IV 64 80 56 36 20 10 6 1 - 2.5 - 1.5 1
Tier IV 32 80 56 36 20 10 1 - - 4.5 3 2 1
$75,000 32 54 38 24 14 7 1 - - 2.5 2 1.5 1
$50,000 32 36 25 16 9 5 1 - - 2.5 2 1.5 1
$25,000 32 22 15 10 6 3 1 - - 1.5 1 0.5 0.25
$10,000 (M) 10 7 5 3 1 - - - - - - -
$10,000 32 5 4 2 1.5 1 0.5 - - 0.25 - - -
$ 5,000 (M) 5 4 2 1.5 1 - - - - - - -
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Prize Money : Tier I $926,250
Tier II $450,000
Tier III $164,250
Tier IV $107,500
Singles Quality (Bonus) Points Table:
Loser's Rank Bonus Worth Grand Slam Points
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1 100 150
2 75 113
3 66 99
4 55 83
5 50 75
6-10 43 65
11-16 35 53
17-25 23 35
26-35 15 23
36-50 10 15
51-75 8 12
76-120 4 6
121-250 2 3
251-500 1 1.5
501+ 0 0
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Doubles Quality (Bonus) Points Table:
Loser's Rank* Bonus Worth Grand Slam Points
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3-5 100 150
6-10 90 135
11-20 65 97.5
21-30 45 67.5
31-50 30 45
51-80 20 30
81-130 14 21
131-200 9 13.5
201-300 6 9
301-500 4 6
501+ 2 3
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* Combined rank of doubles team members
Source: COREL WTA TOUR
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2.3 WTA - Chase Championships Points (Women)
The Chase Championship points are used to determine the eligibility
for the year-end Chase Championships at the Madison Square Garden in
New York City (the top 16 qualify) and each player's share of the bonus
money pool.
The Chase Championship points for each player is the simple sum of
points she receives from all tournaments in a calendar year. As of 1996,
the number of WTA Championships points a player earns for a performance
at a given tournament is equivalent to the number of WTA Tour rankings
points, including bonus points, received for that tournament. Ranking
points details are outlined in section 2.2 of the FAQ.
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2.4 ATP Tour Rankings - List of #1's Since August, 1973
Complete list of #1s on the ATP computer rankings (tennis, men's single)
Compiled by Shun Cheung
NAME Duration Total (weeks)
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1. Nastase 1973-08-23 to 1974-06-02 40 40
2. Newcombe 1974-06-03 to 1974-07-28 8 8
3. Connors 1974-07-29 to 1977-08-22 160 268
4. Borg 1977-08-23 to 1977-08-29 1 109
Connors 1977-08-30 to 1979-04-08 84
Borg 1979-04-09 to 1979-05-20 6
Connors 1979-05-21 to 1979-07-08 7
Borg 1979-07-09 to 1980-03-02 34
5. McEnroe 1980-03-03 to 1980-03-23 3 170
Borg 1980-03-24 to 1980-08-10 20
McEnroe 1980-08-11 to 1980-08-17 1
Borg 1980-08-18 to 1981-07-05 46
McEnroe 1981-07-06 to 1981-07-19 2
Borg 1981-07-20 to 1981-08-02 2
McEnroe 1981-08-03 to 1982-09-12 58
Connors 1982-09-13 to 1982-10-31 7
McEnroe 1982-11-01 to 1982-11-07 1
Connors 1982-11-08 to 1982-11-14 1
McEnroe 1982-11-15 to 1983-01-30 11
Connors 1983-01-31 to 1983-02-06 1
McEnroe 1983-02-07 to 1983-02-13 1
Connors 1983-02-14 to 1983-02-27 2
6. Lendl 1983-02-28 to 1983-05-15 11 270
Connors 1983-05-16 to 1983-06-05 3
McEnroe 1983-06-06 to 1983-06-12 1
Connors 1983-06-13 to 1983-07-03 3
McEnroe 1983-07-04 to 1983-10-30 17
Lendl 1983-10-31 to 1983-12-11 6
McEnroe 1983-12-12 to 1984-01-08 4
Lendl 1984-01-09 to 1984-03-11 9
McEnroe 1984-03-12 to 1984-06-10 13
Lendl 1984-06-11 to 1984-06-17 1
McEnroe 1984-06-18 to 1984-07-08 3
Lendl 1984-07-09 to 1984-08-12 5
McEnroe 1984-08-13 to 1985-08-18 53
Lendl 1985-08-19 to 1985-08-25 1
McEnroe 1985-08-26 to 1985-09-08 2
Lendl 1985-09-09 to 1988-09-11 157
7. Wilander 1988-09-12 to 1989-01-29 20 20
Lendl 1989-01-30 to 1990-08-12 80
8. Edberg 1990-08-13 to 1991-01-27 24 72
9. Becker 1991-01-28 to 1991-02-17 3 12
Edberg 1991-02-18 to 1991-07-07 20
Becker 1991-07-08 to 1991-09-08 9
Edberg 1991-09-09 to 1992-02-09 22
10. Courier 1992-02-10 to 1992-03-22 6 58
Edberg 1992-03-23 to 1992-04-12 3
Courier 1992-04-13 to 1992-09-13 22
Edberg 1992-09-14 to 1992-10-04 3
Courier 1992-10-05 to 1993-04-11 27
11. Sampras 1993-04-12 to 1993-08-22 19 218+
Courier 1993-08-23 to 1993-09-12 3
Sampras 1993-09-13 to 1995-04-09 82
12. Agassi 1995-04-10 to 1995-11-05 30 32
Sampras 1995-11-06 to 1996-01-28 12
Agassi 1996-01-29 to 1996-02-11 2
13. Muster 1996-02-12 to 1996-02-18 1 6
Sampras 1996-02-19 to 1996-03-10 3
Muster 1996-03-11 to 1996-04-14 5
Sampras 1996-04-15 to 1998-03-29 102
14. Rios 1998-03-30 to 1998-04-26 4 4
Sampras 1998-04-27 to ??
The ATP Tour computer rankings on men's singles tennis began in 1973.
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2.5 COREL WTA TOUR Rankings - List of #1's Since November, 1975
Complete list of #1s on the WTA computer rankings since November, 1975
(tennis, women's single)
Compiled by Shun Cheung
NAME Duration Total (weeks)
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1. Evert 1975-11- ? to 1978-07-09 ~140 ~262
2. Navratilova 1978-07-10 to 1979-01-13 27 331
Evert 1979-01-14 to 1979-01-27 2
Navratilova 1979-01-28 to 1979-02-24 4
Evert 1979-02-25 to 1979-04-15 7
Navratilova 1979-04-16 to 1979-06-24 10
Evert 1979-06-25 to 1979-09-09 11
Navratilova 1979-09-10 to 1980-04-06 30
3. Austin 1980-04-07 to 1980-04-20 2 22
Navratilova 1980-04-21 to 1980-06-30 10
Austin 1980-07-01 to 1980-11-17 20
Evert 1980-11-18 to 1982-05-02 76
Navratilova 1982-05-03 to 1982-05-16 2
Evert 1982-05-17 to 1982-06-13 4
Navratilova 1982-06-14 to 1985-06-09 156
Evert 1985-06-10 to 1985-10-13 18
Navratilova 1985-10-14 to 1985-10-27 2
Evert 1985-10-28 to 1985-11-24 4
Navratilova 1985-11-25 to 1987-08-16 90
4. Graf 1987-08-17 to 1991-03-10 186 377
5. Seles 1991-03-11 to 1991-08-04 21 177
Graf 1991-08-05 to 1991-08-11 1
Seles 1991-08-12 to 1991-08-18 1
Graf 1991-08-19 to 1991-09-08 3
Seles 1991-09-09 to 1993-06-06 91
Graf 1993-06-07 to 1995-02-05 87
6. Sanchez V. 1995-02-06 to 1995-02-19 2 12
Graf 1995-02-20 to 1995-02-26 1
Sanchez V. 1995-02-27 to 1995-04-09 6
Graf 1995-04-10 to 1995-05-14 5
Sanchez V. 1995-05-15 to 1995-06-11 4
Graf 1995-06-12 to 1995-08-20 10
Graf/Seles 1995-08-21 to 1996-11-03 63
Graf 1996-11-04 to 1996-11-17 2
Graf/Seles 1996-11-18 to 1996-11-24 1
Graf 1996-11-25 to 1997-03-30 18
7. Hingis 1997-03-31 to ??
Graf and Seles were co-#1s for part of 1995-96. Source: COREL WTA TOUR
Media Guide
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2.6 Year End #1 Players
Here is a list of players who have been raked #1 as of the end of a calendar
year (i.e., they were the #1 player for that calendar year). The list is
based on the ATP/WTA #1 rankings detailed in previous sections.
Year Male #1 Female #1
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1973 Nastase
1974 Connors
1975 Connors Evert
1976 Connors Evert
1977 Connors Evert
1978 Connors Navratilova
1979 Borg Navratilova
1980 Borg Evert
1981 McEnroe Evert
1982 McEnroe Navratilova
1983 McEnroe Navratilova
1984 McEnroe Navratilova
1985 Lendl Navratilova
1986 Lendl Navratilova
1987 Lendl Graf
1988 Wilander Graf
1989 Lendl Graf
1990 Edberg Graf
1991 Edberg Seles
1992 Courier Seles
1993 Sampras Graf
1994 Sampras Graf
1995 Sampras Graf
1996 Sampras Graf
1997 Sampras Hingis
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