Tennis Professionals Association was established in September, 1972, aiming at protecting the interests of male professional tennis players. Starting from 1990, the association organized a global tennis championship in the name of the association.
The Association of Tennis Professionals was established in September 1972 by Donald Dale, Bob Brinell, Jack Kramer and Cliff Zosdell, aiming at protecting the interests of male professional tennis players. Cliff Zosdale became the first chairman.
ATP World Tour includes three series of events: ATP World Tour 1000 Masters Series, ATP World Tour 500 Series and ATP World Tour 250 Series. At the same time, the ATP Tour also supervises the ATP Challenge for newcomers and the ATP Tournament for senior players. However, Grand Slam events, Olympic tennis events, Davis Cup and other events are not managed and supervised by the Tennis Professionals Association, but these events can also get ATP ranking points.