Step 1-Futures
A recent statistic went something like this… “95% of all Futures players don’t make it to the top”. None the less, their hopes and dreams start here. Winning loads of ATP points and a getting a world ranking is the driving force. The draw size for a $10,000 Futures is 32 Main Draw, 128 Qualifying Draw. In a $15,000 Futures, there is a 64 Qualifying Draw and 32 main draw. The top 8 qualify for main draw. Each main draw win receives ATP points. The venue is on 5 continents (40 countries). There were 477 men's and 459 women’s futures tournaments, in 2011. Competition is fierce and not much prize money is offered . A standard 15K Pro Circuit Futures tournament such as one in The Costa Mesa, Ca awards the winner - $1,959 (27 ATP pts) , Runner Up - $1,350 (15 ATP pts) , Semifinalist - $720 (8 ATP pts), Quarter finalist - $435 (3 ATP points), Round of 16 (1 ATP pt) - $300, Round of 32 - $176.25 (0 ATP pts) .
Step 2 –Challenger Tour
For aspiring tennis professionals, this is the springboard to fame. An ATP ranking is required to get in . The higher ATP ranked players skip qualifying and are admitted directly into the main draw. Players ranked from 71 to 400 competed in 149 Challenger tournaments in 2011. Both the main and the qualifying draws have 32 players. Prize money ranges from $35,000 to $150,000. A winner can average 80-125 ATP pts, a finalist 29-45 ATP pts, a semifinalist 15-25 ATP pts, round of 16: 6-10 ATP pts. ATP rankings are based on the previous 52 weeks of play. Earning 400 points would rank a player around the 100 spot. Earning 200 points obtains a rank near 200. With 100 points the ranking would be about 350, and 50 points generates a ranking of around 500.
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