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ATP Tour Tennis Betting Guide

The ATP Tour is the top-flight tour for men's tennis. It consists of many tournaments, though not the Grand Slams, which are a separate category. In the ATP Tour, there are four types of tournaments, the ATP 250, ATP 500, ATP Masters 1000 and the ATP Finals. All these events have both a men's singles tournament and a men's doubles. Tennis players competing in the tournaments can win a number of points that counts towards their ATP ranking. This way, players who have great seasons can move up in the rankings and those who have not won any major tournaments will fall down the rankings. The rankings are updated every Monday, and players lose points 52 weeks after they are awarded.

There are 39 ATP 250 events, though this number may vary from season to season. The player who wins the ATP 250 collects 250 points. There are 13 ATP 500 tournaments, and the winners of this tournament are granted 500 points. The ATP Masters 1000 grants 1,000 points to the winner. There are 9 of these tournaments and they are held in some of the most famous venues around the world. The ATP Finals is the biggest event in the ATP Tour. It is a single tournament that can grant 1,100-1,500 points to the winner. It is often referred to as the fifth Grand Slam, and the venue is rotated every few years.

ATP Tour Main Fixtures

The biggest events in the ATP Tour are the ATP Masters 1000 and the ATP Finals. The ATP Masters 1000 has 9 tournaments which are held in the following venues:

Indian Wells Masters, California, USA
Miami Open, Florida, USA
Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain
Italian Open, Rome, Italy
Canadian Open, Montreal/Toronto, Canada
Shanghai Masters, Shanghai, China
Paris Masters, Paris, France

The ATP Tour has been held in other venues too, but these are the current venues.

The ATP Finals is the season-ending tournament that is the most significant event in the ATP Tour year. It is played several weeks after the US Open, which is the last Grand Slam of the year, and players have the chance to close the calendar year with a big boost in their rankings.

The ATP Finals was created in 1970, and the first edition was held in Tokyo. To date, it has been held in Japan, France, Spain, the USA, Australia, Sweden, Germany, Portugal, China, the UK, and Italy. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are tying for the most ATP Finals wins, with both players achieving 6 titles. Federer won his 6 in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2011. Djokovic won his titles in 2008, 2012-15, and 2022. The ATP Finals doubles tournament was also launched in 1970, and it has been won most by the US doubles team of Peter Fleming and John McEnroe, who won 7 titles between 1978-84.

How to bet on the ATP Tour

There is no specific category dedicated to the ATP Tour as there would be so many events included that the market would be practically endless. Instead, you can find all the upcoming ATP Tour events categorised by country. For example, there may be a USA category where you may find bets for the Indian Wells Masters or Miami Open, or there may be a French category that has the Paris Masters and other ATP Tour events in France, and so on.

This way, you can find all the events based on which country they are in and you can explore the various betting markets on the games in each tournament.

Match Winner

For each match, there will be a bet on which player or doubles team will win the match. For example, if Alexander Zverev plays against Nick Kyrgios, you can bet on Zverev to win or on Kyrgios to win.

Handicap of Games

Handicaps are bets on players to win by a margin of games. What this means is that you will bet on your chosen player to win but they will also need to beat their opponent by a certain number of games. The higher you set the handicap, the longer the player’s odds will be.

For example, if you bet on Stephanos Tsitsipas to beat Dominic Thiem with a handicap of -3.5 then you will need him to win by 7 games or more. If Tsitsipas wins the match 6-4, 6-2 then he will have 12 games to Thiem’s 6, which is 4 clear and you will win. However, if he wins 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 then he will only be clear by 3 games, which is not enough.

Total Games

This bet does not relate to which player or team wins the match but to how many games are played. If it is a close match, then a lot of games will be played as the contestants will both win games. If one player wins all the games the match will end with fewer games played.

To place a bet, you can pick one of the betting lines offered and bet on whether the match will end with over or under that number of games.

And Many More

The betting opportunities do not stop there, as there are many more options to explore. You may find bets on the score in games for each set, and bets on all types of match events. The live betting markets also offer plenty of unique bets on what may happen in the ongoing set, the upcoming game, the next two games, and many more.