In modern tennis, the best tennis player of the year is the athlete who, according to the results of the season, managed to take first place in the APR rating. Although no bonus money is accrued for this, nevertheless, every tennis player dreams of the first line in this confrontation. What is the APR rating?
The system of scoring the ATP rating in men's tennis
If we talk about the scoring system, the ATP rating consists of two tables at the beginning of each year, which become identical at the end of the season. What is the essence of the calculation? One table summarizes the points scored by a tennis player during a calendar year. This table is called the ATP Champion Race. Accordingly, at the beginning of the season it is reset. The second table is called “ATP 52 Week Rankings”, and at the beginning of the year it represents the sum of each tennis player’s points scored last season. This ATP rating might look something like this.
During the season in the “ATR Championship Race” points are constantly added according to the points scored in the men's tennis round. And in the “ATP 52 Week Rankings” after each tournament, points earned in the previous year are deducted from the rating, and points accumulated in this tournament this season are added. Thus, by the end of the year, the tables acquire the same look.
Intrigue in determining the leader of the rating at the end of 2016
At the beginning of 2016, it seemed to everyone that the APR rating for the leader would not change, the gap between Novak Djokovic and other tennis players was so big. Even in the middle of the season, after winning two “Big Helmets” in a row, leadership has only strengthened. But then Novak Djokovic began to decline, as a result, he lost the lead to the final tournament, losing to Andy Murray. And now the main intrigue of the final tournament is the question of whether Andy will be able to maintain his leadership or will it be just a “caliph for an hour”? The best players of this year before the start of the final tournament took such a photo.
WTA Women's Rankings
The method of scoring in the men's and women's rounds is the same, since the game is the same - tennis. ATP and BTA rating - what is their difference? Only in the results and names of the athletes. However, unlike the men's tour, the female intrigue died in early autumn, as season leader Serena Williams stopped fighting for first place and did not participate in competitions at the end of the year. Therefore, Angelica Kerber, who took the lead, calmly finished the season in first place. And all the fans are looking forward to next year, hoping for a resumption of intrigue.