Who Is Playing Tennis Now?

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The Players

The men’s professional tennis circuit is run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). It is composed of over 600 tournaments played yearly in more than 50 countries by more than 2500 male and female players.

The Men

The men’s professional tennis circuit is run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The ATP World Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Masters 1000, the ATP 500 series, the ATP 250 series, and the Davis Cup. The top male players in the world are ranked according to their performances in these tournaments. Currently, Novak Djokovic is ranked number one, followed by Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

The Women

In women’s tennis, there are many superstar players who are currently dominating the sport. Serena Williams is one of the most successful and well-known women’s tennis players of all time. She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, which is more than any other player in the Open Era. Other current top women’s players include Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber, Garbiñe Muguruza, and Elina Svitolina.

The Tournaments

There are many tennis tournaments played throughout the year. The four Grand Slam tournaments – Australian Open, Roland Garros (French Open), Wimbledon and US Open – are played over a two-week period in late January-early February (Australian Open), May-June (French Open), June-July (Wimbledon) and August-September (US Open), respectively.

The ATP Tour

The ATP Tour is the professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the men’s tennis sport. The ATP Tour includes tournaments that offer prize money for players who win matches and progress through rounds, culminating in a final tournament at the end of each season. The tour began in 1990 and has grown steadily in popularity, with more than 500 tournaments taking place each year.

Tennis fans can follow the ATP Tour online, with live coverage of many tournaments and highlights packages available to watch on demand. The tour boasts some of the biggest names in men’s tennis, including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. With prize money totaling millions of dollars each year, the ATP Tour is one of the most lucrative sports circuits in the world.

The WTA Tour

The WTA Tour is a professional tennis circuit organized by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). The 2018 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the singles and doubles events at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The WTA’s global headquarters are in St. Petersburg, Florida, with regional offices in Lima, Beijing, and Dubai.

The Rankings

As of September 23, 2019, Rafael Nadal is ranked #1 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Nadal has been ranked in the top two positions for a record 229 weeks, and has been ranked in the top spot for a record 209 weeks. He is currently in his 247th consecutive week in the top 10, extending his own ATP record.

The ATP Rankings

The ATP Rankings are the merit-based method used by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for determining the qualification for entry as well as the seeding of players in all tournaments. The rankings were introduced in 1990. ATP points are awarded according to results achieved on all surfaces.

The ATP has a complex point system to calculate rankings. The base ranking consists of a player’s results over the past 52 weeks, with more recent results being given greater weight than older results. The rankings are updated every Monday, and points are dropped 52 weeks after being earned.

The WTA Rankings

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings are the ratings defined by the Women’s Tennis Association for female professional tennis. The WTA rankings are a merit-based method used to determine which players receive direct entry and seeding in all tournaments, including the four Grand Slam tournaments. The WTA claims that these rankings reflect a year-long performance and not just recent form.

As of May 13, 2019, the top 30 Players in the WTA rankings are:

1. Naomi Osaka (JPN)
2. Simona Halep (ROU)
3. Petra Kvitova (CZE)
4. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
5. Sloane Stephens (USA)
6. Elina Svitolina (UKR)
7. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
8. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
9. Kiki Bertens (NED)
10. Daria Kasatkina(RUS)
11. Elise Mertens (BEL)
12. Anastasija Sevastova(LAT) Madison Keys(USA)
13 Sofia Kenin(USA) Qiang Wang(CHN)
14 Amanda Anisimova(USA)| Johanna Konta(GBR)| Elise Bouchard(CAN)| Zheng Saisai(CHN)| Donna Vekic(CRO)| Maria Sakkari(GRE)| Barbora Strycova(CZE)| Carla Suarez Navarro(ESP)| Anett Kontaveit(EST)| Belinda Bencic(SUI)|

The History

The game that we know today as tennis originated in England in the late 12th or early 13th century. It is uncertain when or where the game was first played, but it is known that it began as a pastime for monastic monks in the cloisters of monks. The game was popular among the upper class in England and France and was known as jeu de paume, meaning “game of the palm.”

The Early Days

The game of tennis can be traced back thousands of years to a game called “jeu de paume” which was popular in France during the 12th century. Jeu de paume was played with the palms of the hand and later with gloves. The game eventually spread to England where it became known as “real tennis”. In 1873, Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patented a game he called “sphairistike” which could be played outdoors on an hour-glass shaped court. This new game quickly became popular in England and Wales and was soon being referred to simply as “tennis”. The first tennis club in America was founded in 1874 in Newport, Rhode Island.

In 1877, the first Wimbledon championships were held at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. The event was open to all amateur players and was won by Spencer Gore, an Englishman. The first women’s singles championship was held in 1884 and won by Maud Watson, also from England. The first men’s doubles championship was held in 1879 and the first mixed doubles tournament was not held until 1913.

Tennis underwent something of a revolution in 1900 when new rules were introduced that allowed players to hit the ball before it bounced on their side of the net. This change made the game much faster paced and more exciting to watch. In 1902, the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) was founded and Wimbledon became its first championships.

The Open Era

In 1968, the International Lawn Tennis Federation finally gave way to public pressure and allowed professional players to compete in tournaments that had previously been reserved for amateurs. This marked the beginning of what is now known as the Open Era in tennis.

The Open Era ushered in a new era of tennis, one in which any player could compete in any tournament, regardless of his or her status as amateur or professional. This change had a profound impact on the sport, both in terms of the caliber of play and the popularity of tennis.

Today, the Open Era is ongoing, and it has seen some of the greatest players in tennis history compete against each other on the biggest stages. names like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams have become synonymous with excellence in tennis, and they have all helped to grow the sport to new heights.