Big Movers
There has been little movement towards the very top of the ATP rankings this week, with Australian Christopher O’Connell the biggest upward mover inside the top 100. After reaching the third round of the US Open for the first time, O’Connell claimed the sixth Challenger title of his career in Guangzhou. As a result of beating Sho Shimabukuro in the final, O’Connell has risen 12 places upto World No.75.ATP Rankings Top 20 (16/09/24)
The top 20 in the ATP rankings remains completely unchanged this week:| Ranking | Player | Tournaments Played | Points |
| 1 | Jannik Sinner | 18 | 11,180 |
| 2 | Alexander Zverev | 24 | 7,075 |
| 3 | Carlos Alcaraz | 17 | 6,690 |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic | 18 | 5,560 |
| 5 | Daniil Medvedev | 18 | 5,475 |
| 6 | Andrey Rublev | 25 | 4,645 |
| 7 | Taylor Fritz | 22 | 4,060 |
| 8 | Hubert Hurkacz | 22 | 4,060 |
| 9 | Casper Ruud | 23 | 4,010 |
| 10 | Grigor Dimitrov | 21 | 3,965 |
| 11 | Alex de Minaur | 23 | 3,655 |
| 12 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 23 | 3,390 |
| 13 | Tommy Paul | 21 | 3,005 |
| 14 | Holger Rune | 24 | 2,780 |
| 15 | Sebastian Korda | 25 | 2,585 |
| 16 | Frances Tiafoe | 25 | 2,560 |
| 17 | Ben Shelton | 25 | 2,490 |
| 18 | Ugo Humbert | 27 | 2,370 |
| 19 | Lorenzo Musetti | 30 | 2,345 |
| 20 | Jack Draper | 23 | 2,315 |
Race to the ATP Finals in Turin (16/09/24)
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. With none of the top players earning any ranking points this week, the race to the ATP Finals in Turin also remains unchanged with three players having confirmed their qualification:1. Jannik Sinner – 9000 points (Qualified)More Tennis News
4. Daniil Medvedev – 4420 points 5. Taylor Fritz – 3890 points 6. Casper Ruud – 3795 points 7. Andrey Rublev – 3480 points 8. Alex de Minaur – 3305 points
9. Novak Djokovic – 3260 points 10. Grigor Dimitrov – 2835 points
Next week
Main tour action is back this week, with two ATP 250 events in Chengdu and Hangzhou. Chengdu features the likes of Lorenzo Musetti, Alexander Bublik and Nicolas Jarry, with former World No.4 Kei Nishikori continuing his comeback as a wildcard. While Hangzhou is making its debut on the ATP Tour, featuring Holger Rune, Karen Khachanov, Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Brandon Nakashima as the top four seeds.READ MORE – Tennis on TV Next Week: How to watch the Laver Cup, WTA Seoul and much 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
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