ATP Rankings (04/11/24): Ugo Humbert climbs after reaching Paris final
The Paris Masters have caused a dramatic shift in both the ATP rankings and the race to the fast approaching Finals in Turin.
Alexander Zverev was champion in Paris-Bercy, lifting his second Masters 1000 title of the season.
As a result, the German has overtaken reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, and is back in second spot in the ATP rankings.
Zverev beat home favourite Ugo Humbert to clinch the title, after the French No.1 beat the likes of Alcaraz and Karen Khachanov to reach the biggest final of his career.
Humbert has now solidified his place as the top ranked Frenchman for the time being, rising four places upto World No.14.
Big Movers
That all being said, the biggest upward mover inside the top 100 is actually a different Frenchman in Arthur Cazaux.
Cazaux was not even meant to be in the Paris Masters main draw after losing in qualifying to Fabio Fognini, but received a lucky loser spot following the withdrawal of top seed Jannik Sinner.
And the 22-year-old certainly made use of that, beating Ben Shelton to advance to the third round of his home Masters 1000 tournament, and is now at a career-high ranking of No.67 after jumping up 18 places.
It was also a big week for Karen Khachanov, who continued his impressive European indoor hard court swing by reaching the Paris Masters semi-finals for the second time in his career.
This has enabled the Russian to move back inside the top 20 at World No.19.
There have also been ongoings on the Challenger Tour that have impacted the rankings this week, including in Sydney where Thanasi Kokkinakis beat Rinky Hijikata to claim the title.
This is the seventh Challenger level title of Kokkinakis’ career, and the Australian is now up eight places in the rankings at No.79.
Take a bow, @TKokkinakis 👏🏆
The Aussie claims the victory in Sydney, overcoming compatriot Hijikata in straight sets#ATPChallenger | @TennisAustralia pic.twitter.com/hyFMXkx9O5
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) November 3, 2024
Some of the other significant upward movers this week include Holger Rune (+2 to No.11), Jordan Thompson (+2 to No.26), Adrian Mannarino (+4 to No.54), Fabio Fognini (+5 to No.74), Quentin Halys (+6 to No.84), Kei Nishikori (+8 to No.132), Federico Agustin Gomez (+25 to No.135), Raphael Collignon (+29 to No.138), Tomas Barrios Vera (+18 to No.152), Nishesh Basavareddy (+27 to No.170), Jurij Rodionov (+16 to No.186), James Trotter (+53 to No.198) and Nikoloz Basilashvili (+96 to No.215).
There have also been some big fallers this week, with Novak Djokovic dropping 1,000 points after electing not to defend his Paris Masters title.
Djokovic has only dropped place in the rankings this week, but could be set for a bigger drop if he chooses not to play the ATP Finals.
Last year, Botic van de Zandschulp reached the last-16 in the French capital, but lost in the first round of qualifying this year to Lorenzo Sonego.
The Dutchman has consequently fallen down 13 places to World No.80 this week.
Other players to have suffered notable drops this week are Yoshihito Nishioka (-6 to No.70), Dusan Lajovic (-14 to No.86), Daniel Altmaier (-11 to No.93), Daniel Elahi Galan (-10 to No.122), Mackenzie McDonald (-10 to No.128), Laslo Djere (-12 to No.141), Maximilian Marterer (-18 to No.155), Felipe Meligeni Alves (-15 to No.165) and Gregoire Barrere (-11 to No.166).
ATP Rankings Top 20 (04/11/24)
Here is the latest update of the top 20 in the ATP rankings after the last Masters 1000 event of the year:
| Ranking | Player | Tournaments Played | Points |
| 1 | Jannik Sinner | 17 | 11,330 |
| 2 | Alexander Zverev ↑1 | 21 | 7,715 |
| 3 | Carlos Alcaraz ↓1 | 18 | 7,210 |
| 4 | Daniil Medvedev ↑1 | 17 | 5,230 |
| 5 | Novak Djokovic ↓1 | 17 | 5,210 |
| 6 | Taylor Fritz | 21 | 4,300 |
| 7 | Casper Ruud ↑1 | 23 | 3,855 |
| 8 | Alex de Minaur ↑2 | 22 | 3,745 |
| 9 | Andrey Rublev ↓2 | 26 | 3,720 |
| 10 | Grigor Dimitrov ↓1 | 20 | 3,340 |
| 11 | Holger Rune ↑2 | 24 | 3,225 |
| 12 | Stefanos Tsitsipas ↓1 | 23 | 3,165 |
| 13 | Tommy Paul ↓1 | 21 | 3,145 |
| 14 | Ugo Humbert ↑4 | 27 | 2,990 |
| 15 | Jack Draper | 23 | 2,825 |
| 16 | Hubert Hurkacz ↓2 | 21 | 2,640 |
| 17 | Lorenzo Musetti ↓1 | 30 | 2,600 |
| 18 | Frances Tiafoe ↓1 | 26 | 2,585 |
| 19 | Karen Khachanov ↑2 | 25 | 2,445 |
| 20 | Arthur Fils | 26 | 2,355 |
For a full list of the rankings, visit the official ATP website
Race to the ATP Finals in Turin (04/11/24)
The ATP Finals are a highly anticipated event that take place at the end of each year, featuring the top eight singles players and doubles teams from the tennis season.
Taylor Fritz has become the fifth qualifier for Turin this week, while Alex de Minaur overtook Andrey Rublev in that all-important eighth place:
1. Jannik Sinner – 10,330 points (Qualified)
2. Alexander Zverev (↑1) – 7,315 points (Qualified)
3. Carlos Alcaraz (↓1) – 6,810 points (Qualified)
4. Daniil Medvedev – 4,830 points (Qualified)
5. Taylor Fritz – 4,300 points (Qualified)
6. Novak Djokovic – 3,910 points
7. Casper Ruud – 3,855 points
8. Alex de Minaur (↑1) – 3,745 points
9. Andrey Rublev (↓1) – 3,720 points
10. Grigor Dimitrov – 3,340 points
This American is heading to Turin 🤌#NittoATPFinals 🦅 @Taylor_Fritz97 pic.twitter.com/rgMgzX29qK
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) October 29, 2024
Next week
Coming up is the last week of main ATP Tour action and there is still a lot riding on it, with three more qualification spots for the Finals to be filled. These places will be confirmed after the two ATP 250 events in Metz and Belgrade.
Metz has both Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud still fighting to qualify for Turin, while Belgrade has Alex de Minaur, who currently sits in eighth position.
The main draw is out ✍🏼📤 pic.twitter.com/Xse6sRRaEz
— Moselle Open (@MoselleOpen) November 1, 2024
There are also four ATP Challenger tournaments taking place this week in Helsinki (Finland), Lima (Peru), Knoxville (USA) and Matsuyama (Japan).
READ MORE – Tennis on TV Next Week: How to watch the WTA Finals, ATP Metz and more!
ATP Rankings rules
ATP rankings track and rank all the players on tour over a 52-week period. Points are awarded for performance, with the biggest tournaments giving out the most points over the course of the year.
Those rankings are then used to determine a number of things, such as seedings at tournaments and deciding who qualifies for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin.
ATP rankings points awarded/tournament
The following points are awarded for the different tiers of tournaments on the ATP Tour, with some slight alterations made for the 2024 season:
| Tournament category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q |
| ATP Tour | |||||||||
| Grand Slam | 2000 | 1300 | 800 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 10 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATP Finals | +900 (1500 max) | +400 (1000 max) | 200 for each round robin match win (600 max) | ||||||
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1000 | 650 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 10 (30) | (10) | 30 (20) |
| ATP 500 | 500 | 330 | 200 | 100 | 50 | (25) | 25 (16) | ||
| ATP 250 | 250 | 165 | 100 | 50 | 25 | (13) | 13 (8) | ||
Admissible tournaments
To prevent players from manipulating the rankings by playing a large amount of smaller tournaments, only 19 tournaments are admissible over the course of the year to make up a ranking.
That number does not include the ATP Finals, with that treated as an extra earned opportunity to win rankings points. However, the bigger and most prestigious tournaments are considered ‘mandatory’ entries. For example, if a player lost in round one of a Grand Slam, they would not be permitted to omit it from their ranking in favour of an ATP 250 which earned them more points.
Therefore, players who compete at all the mandatory events in a season will have the following breakdown of admissible rankings points:
- 4 Grand Slams
- 8 Masters 1000
- 7 ‘Best Other’ performances
The rankings always cover the previous 52-week period, so any points won further back than that are deducted from a player’s total. That player will, though, have the chance to ‘defend’ their points by repeating or improving upon their previous performance.
An example would be a player who was a defeated finalist at the Australian Open in 2024 will have 1300 points deducted from their ranking following the 2025 final. Those points would then be replaced by those won at the 2025 tournament.
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