The ATP World Tour today published the 2017 year-end Emirates ATP Rankings on ATPWorldTour.com, after a memorable and exciting season that saw Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer finish in the Top 2 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the seventh time, the first since 2010. In addition, there were three players finishing in the Top 5 for the first time since 2003. The new trio were No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov, who closed the season by capturing the Nitto ATP Finals in London, No. 4 Alexander Zverev and No. 5 Dominic Thiem. Dimitrov, Zverev, No. 7 David Goffin, No. 8 Jack Sock and No. 10 Pablo Carreno Busta finished in the year-end Top 10 for the first time. The five first-time...
The 2017 Nitto ATP Finals brought a spectacular close to a memorable 2017 season that saw more fans come out and watch the world’s best tennis players on the ATP World Tour than ever before. More than 4.5 million fans attended ATP World Tour events in 2017, an all-time record. The season finale in London attracted a total attendance of 253,642, including six sold-out sessions, making it the ninth successive year that the tournament has broken the 250,000 attendance mark. Cumulative attendance since the tournament moved to London in 2009 stands at more than 2.3 million fans. This year’s tournament saw a host of three set-matches across the eight days of competition in a tournament that pitted established stars such...
• Amazon Prime Members in the U.K. and Republic of Ireland Will Have Access to 37 ATP World Tour Events • Tennis TV, which includes over 2,000 live matches from the ATP World Tour, will be Available on Amazon Channels in the U.S. in 2018 ATP and ATP Media today announced two new deals with Amazon Prime Video – live and on-demand distribution rights to the ATP World Tour in U.K. and Republic of Ireland, and the availability of Tennis TV on Amazon Channels in the U.S. ATP World Tour on Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime members in the U.K. and Republic of Ireland will have access to 37 ATP World Tour events on Amazon Prime Video in the U.K....
The ATP and Rolex have announced a multi-year extension of their partnership. The agreement sees Rolex continue as the Official Timekeeper of the ATP World Tour, as well as the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals at The O2 in London, through to 2020. Rolex has a long-standing relationship with tennis, promoting precision, excellence and innovation in the sport for more than 40 years. The Swiss watch brand is a sponsor of many of the leading tournaments, and is proud to count Roger Federer, the longest-standing No.1 in the history of the sport, among its family of Testimonees. Chris Kermode, ATP Executive Chairman & President, said: “Rolex is a brand that is steeped in the history of professional tennis. They have been...
Poland’s Lukasz Kubot and Brazil’s Marcelo Melo have clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Doubles Team Ranking for the first time by beating Ivan Dodig and Marcel Granollers in their first match at the Nitto ATP Finals, the season finale held at The O2 in London today. "I am speechless right now," said Kubot. "I didn't expect that moment. Especially now after this match, but it happened. I am extremely thankful to our coaches and physios, everyone who brought the best out of us." Melo said, "This year has been amazing for Lukas and I, the first full year we're playing together. Finishing as the No. 1 team in the world means a lot to me. I got to...