Tennis Ranking??? Help please?

[jod23]

Does anyone have any idea how the Tennis Ranking work anymore. Since they switched from rankings to the Champion Race format i have no idea who is first or last???

Hewitt is supposedly the World Number 1 but right now the Champions Race for the very young 2002 is being led by Younes El Aynaoui....

So if he is leading the Race why isnt he the Number 1 seed for the Aussie Open? The whole thing is wierd? Are ranking still kept and if anyone understands the Champions Race thing then please shed the light?

Cheers.

 

[Darky]

I think tournament seedings are still decided under the old system of constantly-updating 12 month periods.

 

[jod23]

Originally posted by Darky
I think tournament seedings are still decided under the old system of constantly-updating 12 month periods.

Do you know if ranking are still kept. I mean the only thing i know is that Hewitt is ranked 1st? Who is second? Agassi, Kuerton??

 

[Darky]

Originally posted by jod23


Do you know if ranking are still kept. I mean the only thing i know is that Hewitt is ranked 1st? Who is second? Agassi, Kuerton??

Don't know, don't care.

 

[jod23]

Originally posted by Darky


Don't know, don't care.

Well you've been a wealth of knowledge

 

[BIG POPPA PUMP]

ATP CHAMPIONS RACE


What is it?

An easy-to-understand, simple-to-follow annual race from season start to season end. Every player starts at zero at the beginning of the year and the player who accumulates the most points by season's end is the World Number 1.


How does it work?

Every player, regardless of his performances in the previous year, starts with zero points. Players count 18 performances in their ATP Champions Race total. Players eligible to enter the Grand Slams and Tennis Masters Series events must count those events and their best five other results from the International Series events. The Tennis Masters Cup will count as an additional 19th tournament for the eight players who qualify.


Why should Grand Slam and Tennis Masters Series results count no matter what?


Men's tennis has become a powerful game with a considerable and rapidly growing depth of talent. No longer is it possible for a handful of players to dominate the game and the headlines. To help build rivalries and showcase the game of tennis, it is necessary for the top players to face each other on a regular basis and to do it in a clearly defined elite level of events at the top of the game.


What if a player is injured and can't play?

If eligible to play in one of the Grand Slam or Tennis Masters Series events, a player must count the points from these tournaments, even if it is a zero because he missed the event. Just as in Formula One and numerous other sports, if a competitor misses a race or an event, he loses his chance to earn points.


Will a lengthy injury break result in a player's ranking plummeting so low he can't enter events after recovering?

No. Players will still have the benefit of a protected Entry System ranking that will allow them a period of protected entry status. However, the ATP Champions Race total will reflect only what they have achieved on the court during the year and will not be protected.


How does a player qualify for tournaments?

His entry status will be determined by his standing on the ATP Entry System, a rolling 52-week calculation based on the same 18 tournament rules that apply to the ATP Champions Race.


Why continue with a 52-week rolling system at all?

To determine seedings and tournament entry status, it is not practical to use the ATP Champions Race. The Race, while indicating the hottest players in the game at any stage, does not necessarily indicate an overall standing in the game. This is especially valid at the start of the year when early tournament winners may well be leading the Race but are not yet established top players for the purposes of seeding and tournament entry.

How did they work out the Aussie Open seedings?

No idea

Hope that helps.

 

[BIG POPPA PUMP]

Here are the current rankings -

Men
1 L. Hewitt
2 G. Kuerten
3 A. Agassi
4 Y. Kafelnikov
5 J. Ferrero
6 S. Grosjean
7 P. Rafter
8 T. Haas
9 T. Henman
10 P. Sampras
11 M. Safin
12 R. Federer
13 G. Ivanisevic
14 G. Canas
15 A. Corretja
16 A. Roddick
17 A. Clement
18 T. Johansson
19 C. Moya
20 A. Portas


Women
1 L. Davenport
2 J. Capriati
3 V. Williams
4 M. Hingis
5 K. Clijsters
6 S. Williams
7 J. Henin
8 J. Dokic
9 A. Mauresmo
10 M. Seles
11 S. Testud
12 M. Shaughnessy
13 N. Tauziat
14 S. Farina Elia
15 E. Dementieva
16 M. Maleeva
17 A. Sanchez-Vicario
18 A. Huber
19 A. Coetzer
20 I. Tulyaganova

 

[kretchy]

The Aussie Open seedings are worked out via the ATP entry system. Which Lleyton Hewitt is number 1 in, so he should be seeded number 1 for the Aust Open. Youness El Aynouai is leading this years Champions Race because of his win in Doha last week.

This link provides the Top 50 on the entry system which the seedings will come from for the Aust Open.

http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/entrysystem/

 

[jod23]

Thanks guys and especially BPP...it helped a lot.

 

[Visro]

Originally posted by BIG POPPA PUMP
8 J. Dokic

Since when has she been in the top 10? I never remember her being that good!

 

[Jasmine Turnip]

It's been ever since she got rid of that mole. How anyone can concentrate with a mole on their face, I don't know.

 

[Darky]

Originally posted by Jasmine Turnip
How anyone can concentrate with a mole on their face, I don't know.

Actually it's not that difficult, but after a few hours it does get hard to breathe, and the tongue gets sore.