The Tour: Explained

ATP Tour Men’s Tennis Rankings System

26 January 2012

OnCourt Advantage is guest posting today for fellow Official Australian Open FAN-bassador Grand Slam Gal. You can read my explanation of how the men’s ATP Tour world rankings work here -> ATP Men’s Tennis Rankings Explained. The ATP ranking system is really quite complex with a large number of variables that can make the rankings system hard to [...]

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MAJOR Tennis Tournaments: Calendar

30 November 2010

The MEN’S and WOMEN’S 2011 TOURNAMENT CALENDAR: The 4 Grand Slam tournament dates in 2011 from the first day of qualifying through to the Men’s Singles Final Day are: Australian Open - Wednesday 12 January to Sunday 30 January. Roland Garros - Tuesday 17 May to Sunday 5 June. Wimbledon - Monday 13 June to Sunday 3 July. US Open - Wednesday 23 August to Sunday 11 September. The 10 Women’s [...]

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What’s Next in Women’s Tennis? Part 2

12 February 2010

photo credit:Not enough megapixels In this post we will cover the remaining biggest and most prestigious tournaments of 2010 in women’s tennis. Events 1 to 6 were covered in part 1 of this series, click here for part 1-> What’s Next on the 2010 Women’s Tour?). The following tournament details apply to the 7th to 14th major tournaments on the 2010 WTA Tour calendar. This list [...]

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What’s Next on the 2010 Women’s Tour?

9 February 2010

photo credit:emmett.hume The first of the biggest and most prestigious tournaments of 2010 is over, so what’s next in terms of major tournaments on the women’s WTA Tour? The world’s best players in women’s tennis will all compete against each other in the 4 Grand Slams and another 9 major tournaments, which are called Premier Mandatory (of which there are 4) and [...]

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What’s Next in Men’s Tennis? Part 2

8 February 2010

photo credit:水御龙神 In this post we will cover the remaining tournaments that are the 14 biggest and most prestigious tournaments of 2010 in men’s tennis. Tournaments 1 to 5 were covered in part 1 of this series (click this link to read part 1-> What’s Next on the 2010 Men’s Tour?). The following is a run down on the next [...]

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What’s Next on the 2010 Men’s Tour?

5 February 2010

photo credit:franz88 The first of the biggest and most prestigious tournaments of 2010 is over. So what’s next in terms of major tournaments on the men’s ATP Tour? The world’s best players in men’s tennis will be playing in all 4 Grand Slams and are automatically entered into the 9 major tournaments, which are called ATP World Tour Masters 1000 [...]

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Understanding Women’s Tennis Rankings #1

6 August 2009

photo credit:Mercurier Pictured above is Amelie Mauresmo’s beautiful one handed backhand drive. Mauresmo is in the very early stage of her forward swing before impact with the ball. The French woman was the 15th of only 19 woman to hold the world No.1 ranking since the WTA ranking system began on 3 November, 1975. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour bases the women’s tennis rankings [...]

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Understanding Men’s Tennis Rankings #1

2 August 2009

photo credit:nicogenin Pictured above is Rafael Nadal extending his racquet out through the ball with his mighty forehand ground stroke. Nadal became the 24th man to earn the world No.1 ranking since the ATP ranking system began in August 1973. The ATP World Tour calculates the men’s tennis rankings over a rolling 12 month system. The rolling system is the [...]

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Understanding the Women’s Pro Tour #2

22 July 2009

photo credit:bovinemagnet As previously discussed, the WTA and the ITF are the governing bodies of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Together they are responsible for managing and staging the events that make up the 7 categories of tournaments each year. To recap, these categories are: The Grand Slams; Sony Ericsson Championships; Premier Mandatory; Premier 5; Premier; International events; [...]

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Understanding the Men’s Pro Tour #2

21 July 2009

photo credit:envisionpublicidad As previously discussed, the ATP and ITF are the governing bodies of the ATP World Tour. Together they are responsible for managing and staging the events that make up the 7 categories of tournaments each year. To recap, these categories are: The Grand Slams; ATP World Tour Finals; ATP World Tour Masters 1000; ATP World Tour [...]