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Rankings, explained

How tennis rankings work

Win matches. Earn points. The player with the most points is No. 1.

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The further you go, the more points you win

Every tournament has a points ladder. Lose in a round and you keep the points for the round you reached.

0points for the Grand Slam title
  1. Champion2,000
  2. Runner-up1,300
  3. Semifinal800
  4. Quarterfinal400
  5. Round of 16200
  6. Round of 32100
  7. Round of 6450
  8. Round of 12810
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Bigger tournaments give more points

The four Grand Slams — the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open — are worth the most.

  • Grand Slam2,000 pts
  • ATP Finalsup to 1,500 pts
  • Masters 10001,000 pts
  • ATP 500500 pts
  • ATP 250250 pts
1 Grand Slam
8 × ATP 250
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Only a player's best results count

A ranking is a set number of boxes, one tournament in each. Play more, and only the best fill them.

0results make up the ATP ranking

4 Grand Slams

8 Masters 1000s

1 ATP Finalsif they qualify

6 Best other results

Everything else · doesn’t count

Always counts — even a first-round loss Only the best ones count
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Points last one year

A result stays on a ranking for 52 weeks, then drops off. Winning the same tournament again keeps the points: that is defending them.

0points on the ranking

Grand Slam title won in July — it counts

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Add it all up — most points is No. 1

The tours total every player's points and publish a new list on Monday.

A+1,000
B+1,000
C+1,000

Player C wins a Masters 1000

Side by side

ATP and WTA at a glance

RuleMen's tour · ATPWomen's tour · WTA
Results that count1918 + WTA Finals
Always count4 Grand Slams · 8 Masters 1000s · ATP Finals4 Grand Slams
Grand Slam title2,000 pts2,000 pts
Finals titleup to 1,500 ptsup to 1,500 pts
Points last52 weeks52 weeks
New listMost Mondays, about 45 a yearEvery Monday

See it on a real ranking

Every player’s page shows the exact results their total is built from.

ATP rankingsWTA rankings