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The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Bob Briner, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Drysdale became the first president. Since 1990, the association has organised the worldwide tennis tour for men. The ATP's global headquarters are in London, United Kingdom. ATP Americas is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, United States. ATP Europe is headquartered in Monaco, and ATP International, which covers Africa, Asia and Australasia, is based in Sydney, Australia.
- Wong, who lost in the quarter-finals of last week’s Busan Open, is the tournament’s eighth seed and starts in the round of 32
- His world ranking could reach a career-high 182, giving him an outside chance of qualifying for the Paris Olympics this year
Teen star begins busy April at Vitro Busan Open in South Korea, before moving onto Gwangju Open Challenger.
Kazakhstan’s domestic programme has produces a Wimbledon champion, and Polskiy believes the Asian era in tennis is not far off.
Laslo Djere’s greater experience tells in 7-5, 7-6 win in first round of Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on Friday.
Coleman Wong to take on Laslo Djere in main draw on Thursday after becoming first player from city to reach that stage of ATP Masters 1000 event.
Coleman Wong beats Sumit Nagal in three-set thriller to become first men’s player from city to reach main draw of ATP Masters 1000 tournament, will enter top 200 in the world.
On the eve of his opening match, Spanish icon says he is not ready for the demands of tournament tennis after numerous injury absences, stoking speculation about his retirement date.
Agreement, which ATP boss calls a ‘commitment to propel the future of the sport’, includes courtside branding at season-ending finals and other major tournaments.
The Australian Open champion turned heads when he entered Wimbledon’s Centre Court in 2023, toting a custom-made Gucci duffel bag
Coleman Wong says ‘I fancy our chances’ against opponents ‘not as strong as’ Latvia, who beat Hong Kong last year.
Italian becomes first winner of the tournament for a decade outside the big three of Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal or Roger Federer, but has to recover from two sets down.
Michael Cheng believes city could host indoor and outdoor events once Kai Tak Sports Park is finished, and targets addition of WTA 125 tournament.
Shang Juncheng set for Australian Open wild card after reaching semi-finals at Victoria Park.
Top seed Andrey Rublev powers to straight sets win over Emil Ruusuvuori, while Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo capture doubles title.
New tennis association president Michael Cheng says hosting men’s and women’s elite events ‘a significant achievement’ that puts it alongside Tokyo and Beijing.
Andrey Rublev battles back from losing first set to beat Chinese teenager Shang Juncheng 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at Victoria Park.
Emil Ruusuvuori battles back from a set down to beat Sebastian Ofner 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in Saturday’s first Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open semi-final.
Frances Tiafoe starts his season in Hong Kong for first time and says he’ll be back after ‘unbelievable’ week.
Andrey Rublev beats Arthur Fils 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in enthralling encounter at Victoria Park, will now take on China’s latest young star Shang Juncheng.
Teenager Shang Juncheng, ranked 183 in the world, credits the ‘amazing’ Hong Kong support and ‘keeping a straight head’ after prolonging his remarkable run at the tournament.
Top seed Andrey Rublev overcomes stubborn Briton Liam Broady to win second-round encounter at Victoria Park 6-4, 7-6, setting up last-eight clash with Arthur Fils.
Frances Tiafoe says the Victoria Park spectators, who have given Shang Juncheng vocal backing, ‘should be behind him, and I hope they are’ ahead of Friday’s quarter-final.
Shang earns second straight victory over a top-50 player with dramatic success against Botic van de Zandschulp at Victoria Park.
Clash with Botic van de Zandschulp is next for teenaged wild card Shang Juncheng, who enjoyed vocal backing at Victoria Park in his opening-round win over Laslo Djere.
‘Compared with my physical level where I was four months ago, it’s night and day,’ the former world No 3 says.
Wild card Wong loses to world No 27 Lorenzo Musetti, but brings Centre Court to its feet by playing his part in a lively match, then forecasts ‘crucial year ahead’.
Shang Juncheng overcomes a gap of 150 places in the world rankings to beat Laslo Djere in a contest lasting nearly three hours.
Liam Broady heaps praise on the Hong Kong Tennis Open after straight-sets victory, but home pair no match for superior opponents
Russian Andrey Rublev says there were times last season when he wondered if his level of tennis was good enough to challenge the best in the men’s game.
Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi achieved a Golden Slam – winning all four Grand Slams plus an Olympic gold – while Serena Williams is the only player to have achieved that feat in singles and doubles
