★ Grand Slam: The four major tennis events sponsored by ITF (International Tennis Federation) have the highest level, with a total prize of more than 20 million US dollars, and the champion can get 1 0,000 ranking points.
Events: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon Open and US Open.
★ Masters (including the year-end Masters Cup/Finals): ATP hosts the highest level 65,438+00 Tennis Masters, which is second only to the Grand Slam. The total prize money of each event is about $3 million, and the champion can get 500 ranking points.
Events: Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, Rome, Hamburg, Canada (held in Toronto and Monte Carlo every other year), Cincinnati, Madrid, Paris and Shanghai (Shanghai has been the Masters since 2009, and this year's Masters Cup is in London).
Introduction to the Masters Cup:
Tennis Masters Cup is the year-end finals established by ATP (Men's Professional Tennis Association). Only the top eight tennis players in that year (the eighth is reserved for one of the top 20 or four Grand Slam champions in that year or the eighth player) are eligible to participate in this tournament with a total prize of nearly $5 million and compete for the highest honor of the men's tennis at the end of the year.
Tennis Masters Cup was originally named ATP year-end finals and ITF Grand Slam Cup, and the name "Masters Cup" was born on199965438+February 9th. On this day, the Four Grand Slam Committees, ITF (International Tennis Federation) and ATP*** announced that the ATP year-end finals and men's Grand Slam Cup would not continue, and they would be replaced by a new event-the current Tennis Masters Cup.
★ Gold Tour: A high-level tennis tournament sponsored by ATP, which is second only to Grand Slam and Masters. It is divided into two levels according to bonus and ranking points.
(1) million class: if the total prize amount exceeds $ 1 million, the champion can get 300 ranking points.
Activities: Dubai, Barcelona
(2)/kloc-less than 0/000000: The total prize money is less than 654.38 USD+00000, and the champion can get 250 ranking points.
Activities: Rotterdam, Memphis, Acapulco, Stuttgart, Kitzbuch, Tokyo, Vienna.
★ International Tour: Ordinary tennis events sponsored by ATP are lower than Grand Slam, Masters and Gold Tournament. Divided into four grades according to bonuses and ranking points.
(1) million level: the total prize money is about $ 1 million, and the champion can get 250 ranking points.
Activities: Doha, Vienna, Moscow, Basel, St. Petersburg
(2) Class of 800,000: The total prize money is about 0- 1 10,000 USD, and the champion can get 225 ranking points.
Events: Queen's Cup London, Haller, Stockholm, Lyon.
(3) 600,000 level: the total prize money is about 600,000-800,000 dollars, and the champion can get 200 ranking points.
Activities: Marseille, Lille, esto, Washington, New Haven.
(4) Class of 400,000: The total prize money is about 400,000 US dollars, and the champion can get 175 ranking points.
Activities: Adelaide, Chennai, Auckland, Sydney, Venadema, Brazil's Delry Beach, San Jose, Buenos Aires, Zagreb, Las Vegas, Valencia, Houston, Munich, Portchachi, Casablanca, Sobot, Hegenbosch, Nottingham, Gustav, Newport, Illegitimate, Amhertford, Indianapolis, Umag, etc.
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Women's professional tennis events are divided into five categories (except challenges and finals)
★ Grand Slam: The four major tennis events sponsored by ITF (International Tennis Federation) have the highest level, with a total prize of more than 20 million US dollars, and the champion can get 1 0,000 ranking points.
Events: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon Open and US Open.
★ First-class tournament: the highest-level tennis tournament sponsored by WTA, which is divided into three levels according to bonus and ranking points.
(1) 3 million level: the total prize money is about 3 million dollars, and the champion can get 500 ranking points.
Event: Miami
(2) Two-million-level: The total prize money is about 2 million dollars, and the champion can get 465 ranking points.
Event: Indian Wells
(3) 1.34 million level: the total prize money is about 1.34 million dollars, and the champion can get 430 ranking points.
Events: Doha (with a total prize of $2.5 million), Charleston, Berlin, Rome, Canada, Tokyo (Pan Pacific) and Moscow.
★ Level II: A high-level tennis tournament sponsored by WTA, which is divided into two levels according to bonus and ranking points.
(1) 1.5 million level: the total prize money is about 1.5 million USD, and the champion can get 300 ranking points.
Competition: Stuttgart, Dubai (total prize of 650,000 US dollars)
(2) 600,000 level: the total prize money is about 600,000 dollars, and the champion can get 275 ranking points.
Events: Sydney, Paris Indoor Championships, Antwerp, Bangalore, Amelia, Eastburn, Stanford, Los Angeles, New Haven, Beijing, Zurich, Linz.
★ Three-level tournament: A tennis tournament of general level sponsored by WTA, which is divided into two levels according to bonus and ranking points.
(1) Class of 220,000: The total prize money is about $225,000, and the champion can get 165 ranking points.
Activity: Bali, Luxembourg
(2)180,000 level: the total prize money is about175,000 USD, and the champion can get 140 ranking points.
Activities: Gold Coast, Venadema, Bogota, Acapulco, Memphis, Istanbul, Strasbourg, Birmingham, Barcelona, Hagenbosch, Budapest, Bad Gastin, Porto, Cincinnati, Guangzhou, Tokyo, Kolkata.
★ Level 4: The low-level tennis tournament hosted by WTA has a total prize of about 654.38 USD +0.5 million, and the champion ranking score is 654.38+0.10.5.
Events: Auckland, Hobart, Pattaya, Lille, esto, Firth, Prague, Palermo, Stockholm, Forest Hill (with a total prize of $74,000), Seoul, Tashkent and Quebec.
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Introduction to WTA year-end finals:
WTA year-end finals was born in 1972, established by WTA (Women's Professional Tennis Association), representing the top level of women's tennis. At the beginning of the WTA finals, the elimination system of 16 players was adopted, but from 1977, it was changed to a round robin system of 8 players. After entering the 1990s, it was changed to the knockout system again, and in 2003, this trans-European competition returned to the group round robin system similar to the Masters Cup.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the WTA year-end finals 1984-1998 adopted the best of five games system, which is extremely rare in the history of women's tennis. It was not until the final of 1999 that he returned to the best of the three sets. It can be seen that the WTA year-end finals, which have experienced numerous rule changes, have witnessed the development of modern women's tennis. Starting from 2008, the WTA year-end finals will stay in Doha, and only the top eight champions of that year are eligible to compete for this grand event.
2. Noun explanation: What is a bureau? What is a disk?
A professional game needs at least two sets to win (five games and three games must be won). However, a game needs to win at least 6 games (if the game is divided into 5-5, you must win 7 games; if it is 6-6, it is a tie-breaker. The one who scores 7 points first wins, and only the one who scores 6-6 points counts as the end of the game).
You must score at least four points in each game to win (the score increases 15, 30, 40, the player with 40 points can win the game, and the player with 40-40 (tie) must win two points in a row before the game is over).
3. Introduction of new rules of doubles. Grab ten/no preemption rule
In order to speed up the doubles competition and make the competition more intense, ATP and WTA have simplified the scoring rules of doubles. It can be divided into grabbing ten and not taking the lead, while the grand slam organizing Committee will choose to follow traditional rules or new rules.
The deciding game: the number of sets of both sides is 1- 1. Usually, there is no tie breaker, and the score directly decides the outcome. The winner is the combination of the first score 10. Usually 9-9 must win two points, and the service order is the same as the tiebreaker.
No preemption: You don't have to win two points after a tie. The winner is 40-40 points.
4. Why do ATP and WTA have two sets of ranking systems? What are world rankings and champion rankings?
ATP Champion Ranking and World Ranking
ATP champion ranking is determined by the sum of points obtained by male professional players in four open competitions, nine masters competitions, Masters Cup and five other best-performing events in that year, and the champion ranking is also the reference standard for players to qualify for the year-end Masters Cup.
The ATP world ranking is determined by the points accumulated by male professional players in the past 52 weeks in four major open competitions, nine masters competitions, masters cup and five other best-performing events. World ranking is also a reference standard for delineating players' seed ranking. It is worth mentioning that the score of the champion ranking of each project is less than that of the world ranking.
WTA Champion Ranking and World Ranking
WTA champion ranking refers to the sum of points that female professional players get when they participate in all competitions in the same year, and the champion ranking is the reference standard for whether players can be selected for the year-end finals.
WTA World Ranking refers to the sum of points gained by female professional players in the best performance 17 events in the past 52 weeks. (It is worth mentioning that this "17 event" must be included in the grand slam and compulsory first-class events, and the absence will be counted as "0")
5. Noun explanation: What are ATP, WTA and ITF for?
ATP: The English abbreviation of Tennessee Professional, that is, the International Tennis Professional Association, also known as the Professional Tennis Players Association, is an "autonomous" management organization for male professional tennis players in the world. ATP was established in the us open on 1972. Its main task is to coordinate the partnership between professional athletes and events, organize and manage the points, rankings and bonus distribution of professional athletes, and formulate competition rules and give or cancel the qualifications of players.
WTA: English abbreviation for Women's Tennis Association, namely Women's Tennis Association. WTA was founded in 1973 and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. It is managed by a chairman and a board of directors. Like men's tennis, WTA's main responsibility is to take care of all the players' problems. Players have their own agents in the Women's Tennis Association, and the Women's Professional Tennis Association decides all the rules of the whole tour and sponsors some exhibition games so that players can participate in some such games without worrying about conflicts with real professional leagues.
ITF: the English abbreviation of the International Tennis Federation, namely the International Tennis Federation, was established in 19 1 1. Headquartered in London, the International Network Association is mainly responsible for all matters related to tennis matches. Formulate and modify tennis rules; Training course for tennis coaches from developing countries; Coordinate the world tennis match between youth, adults and the elderly. For example, 65,438+000 youth competitions are organized every year, and international team competitions for boys and girls under 65,438+06 are also organized, named "World Youth Cup". The International Network Association is responsible for organizing the world's two major team competitions, namely the Davis Cup (men) and the Confederations Cup (women); Responsible for four grand slam and Olympic tennis competitions.
The Shanghai Masters you asked is a 1000 master series, and the prize money is the highest among the masters after the four Grand Slams.
According to the official rules of WTA and ATP in 2009, although both belong to China Open, the registration level of men's events is lower than that of women's events, which belong to ATP level 3 events, while women's events belong to WTA level 2 events. Due to different registration levels, men's events are not only lower than women's in bonus distribution, but also lower than women's in the same round of competition.