Big Movers
The third main tour champion of the week is the aforementioned Bautista Agut, who claimed his 12th title and first since 2022 in Antwerp. Bautista Agut had dropped to his lowest ranking since 2012 earlier this year (World No.122), but after an upturn in form the 36-year-old Spaniard is now back up to No.45 after climbing 15 places this week.That being said, the biggest upward mover inside the top 100 this week is actually Canadian Gabriel Diallo, who reached his maiden ATP Final in Almaty. Despite losing to Khachanov in the final, Diallo has been rewarded for beating the likes of Borna Coric, Alejandro Tabilo and Francisco Cerundolo with a new career-high ranking of No.87 after jumping 31 spots.More Tennis News
ATP Rankings Top 20 (21/10/24)
Here is the latest update of the top 20 in the ATP rankings:| Ranking | Player | Tournaments Played | Points |
| 1 | Jannik Sinner | 18 | 11,920 |
| 2 | Carlos Alcaraz | 17 | 7,120 |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev | 21 | 6,795 |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic | 19 | 6,210 |
| 5 | Daniil Medvedev | 18 | 5,530 |
| 6 | Taylor Fritz | 22 | 4,380 |
| 7 | Andrey Rublev | 26 | 4,150 |
| 8 | Casper Ruud | 23 | 3,890 |
| 9 | Grigor Dimitrov ↑1 | 20 | 3,735 |
| 10 | Alex de Minaur ↓1 | 22 | 3,570 |
| 11 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 23 | 3,405 |
| 12 | Tommy Paul ↑1 | 21 | 3,215 |
| 13 | Hubert Hurkacz ↓1 | 22 | 3,060 |
| 14 | Holger Rune | 24 | 2,985 |
| 15 | Frances Tiafoe ↑2 | 26 | 2,625 |
| 16 | Ugo Humbert | 27 | 2,515 |
| 17 | Lorenzo Musetti ↑1 | 30 | 2,425 |
| 18 | Jack Draper ↑1 | 22 | 2,310 |
| 19 | Felix Auger-Aliassime ↑2 | 24 | 2,130 |
| 20 | Arthur Fils | 26 | 2,090 |
Race to the ATP Finals in Turin (21/10/24)
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. After winning his third title of the season, Tommy Paul has put himself into contention of qualifying for the ATP Finals that take place next month in Turin:1. Jannik Sinner – 10,330 points (Qualified)2. Carlos Alcaraz – 6,710 points (Qualified)3. Alexander Zverev – 6,215 points (Qualified)
4. Daniil Medvedev – 4,820 points 5. Taylor Fritz – 4,290 points 6. Novak Djokovic – 3,910 points7. Casper Ruud – 3,845 points8. Andrey Rublev – 3,620 points
9. Alex de Minaur – 3355 points 10. Tommy Paul (↑1) – 3,135 points
Next week
The European indoor hard court swing steps up a gear over the next week, with two iconic ATP 500 tournaments taking place in Vienna and Basel. Vienna is holding its 50th edition this year, and will be the resting place of home favourite and 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem’s career.Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune are the top seeds, with two-time defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime also featuring.
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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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