NOVAK DJOKOVIC Image courtesy of Getty Images Getty of courtesy Image ROLL OF HONOUR 2015 NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) 2014 NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) 1993 PETE SAMPRAS (USA) 2013 RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) 1992 JIM COURIER (USA) 2012 NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) 1991 STEFAN EDBERG (SWE) 2011 NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) 1990 STEFAN EDBERG (SWE) 2010 RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) 1989 IVAN LENDL (CZE) 2009 ROGER FEDERER (SUI) 1988 MATS WILANDER (SWE) 2008 RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) 1987 IVAN LENDL (CZE) 2007 ROGER FEDERER (SUI) 1986 IVAN LENDL (CZE) 2006 ROGER FEDERER (SUI) 1985 IVAN LENDL (CZE) 2005 ROGER FEDERER (SUI) 1984 JOHN MCENROE (USA) 2004 ROGER FEDERER (SUI) 1983 JOHN MCENROE (USA) 2003 ANDY RODDICK (USA) 1982 JOHN MCENROE (USA) 2002 LLEYTON HEWITT (AUS) 1981 JOHN MCENROE (USA) 2001 LLEYTON HEWITT (AUS) 1980 BJORN BORG (SWE) 2000 GUSTAVO KUERTEN (BRA) 1979 BJORN BORG (SWE) 1999 ANDRE AGASSI (USA) 1978 JIMMY CONNORS (USA) 1998 PETE SAMPRAS (USA) 1977 JIMMY CONNORS (USA) 1997 PETE SAMPRAS (USA) 1976 JIMMY CONNORS (USA) 1996 PETE SAMPRAS (USA) 1975 JIMMY CONNORS (USA) 1995 PETE SAMPRAS (USA) 1974 JIMMY CONNORS (USA) 1994 PETE SAMPRAS (USA) 1973 ILIE NASTASE (ROU) PRODUCTION TEAM Editors-In-Chief: Joshua Rey, Greg Sharko Managing Editor: Nanette Duxin Art Director: Stephanie Peat Editor: Maria Garcia-Planas Statistical Assistance: Graham Edgar Contributors: Nicola Arzani NOTE FROM ATP EXECUTIVE Fabienne Benoit James Buddell CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT George Ciz Martin Dagahs Dear Media and Tennis Fans, Cecilia Ghe Simon Higson Edward La Cava Welcome to the 2016 ATP World Tour. Another spectacular season lies Leigh Walsh ahead as the world’s greatest athletes battle across 62 tournaments in 31 Photography: countries, in addition to the four Grand Slams, in their quest for prestigious Getty Images titles, coveted Emirates ATP Rankings points, and the ultimate crown of www.red-photographic.com finishing the season as the year-end ATP World No. 1. Marc Aspland Special Database Assistance: Last season proved to be a record-breaking year for the ATP World Tour www.Ubitennis.com both on and off the court. Novak Djokovic compiled one of the best seasons in the history of the Tour, capturing 11 titles including three Grand Slams and ATP London an unprecedented six ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles. Novak’s results Palliser House, Palliser Road in recent years speak for themselves. We are privileged to be witnessing one London W14 9EB of the greatest players of all time right at the top of his game. 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On the cover: 2015 ATP World Tour No.1 Chris Kermode Novak Djokovic ATP Executive Chairman & President 1 1_ATP2016[intro]SP3_v2.indd 1 08/12/2015 10:07 TABLE OF CONTENTS ATP WORLD TOUR INTRODUCTION • Top 50 Singles & Doubles Career Title Leaders . 213 • Credits . 1 • ATP World Tour Masters 1000 • ATP Timeline . 4 Career Title Leaders . 214 • Year-by-Year Title Leaders/ By Country ATP WORLD TOUR ADMINISTRATION Title Leaders/Low-Ranked Winners . .215 • Organisational Structure . 7 • Year-by-Year Lowest Ranked Winners/ • ATP Executive Chairman & President Bio . 8 Longest Win Streaks . .216 • Board of Directors, • 2015 FedEx ATP Performance Leaders . 218. Executive Management & Staff . 9 • Infosys ATP Scores & Stats . 220 • On-Site Staff . 10 • 2015 ATP Tournaments and Grand Slam Results 224 • PR & Marketing FAQs . 11 • 2015 ATP by the Numbers . 225 2016 ATP WORLD TOUR TOURNAMENT INFORMATION GRAND SLAMS AND • 2016 Calendar . 14-15 OLYMPICS HISTORY • 2016 ATP World Tour Profile . 16 • Australian Open . 232 • Grand Slams & Barclays • Roland Garros . 235 ATP World Tour Finals . 19 • Wimbledon . 238 • ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Tournaments . 20 • US Open . 242 • ATP World Tour 500 Tournaments . 22 • All-Time Grand Slam Title Leaders • ATP World Tour 250 Tournaments . 24 and Olympic History . 246 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS HISTORY • Player Biographies . .34 • Barclays ATP World Tour Finals History . 247 • Player Birthdays . .179 • Retired Champions . .184 DAVIS CUP HISTORY • Open Era Winners . .191 • Davis Cup Title Leaders and Year-by-Year World Group Final Round . 250 RANKINGS, FACTS & FIGURES • 2016 World Group Draw and • 2015 Year-End Emirates ATP Rankings . .204 2015 Davis Cup Results . 251 • Emirates ATP Rankings Year-End History . .205 • Emirates ATP Rankings History of No . 1 . 206 ATP CHALLENGER TOUR • 2015 Year-End Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings • ATP Challenger Tour Finals and and Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings . .208 Challenger Title Leaders . .252 • Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings • Emirates ATP Rankings Points Table . .253 Top 10 History . 209 • Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings History ATP WORLD TOUR AWARDS of No . 1 . 210 • ATP World Tour Awards . .255 • 2015 Year-End Prize Money Leaders . 211 • International Tennis • Total Career Prize Money Leaders . 212 Hall of Fame Inductees . 257 3 3_ATP2016[Contents]_MG.indd 3 08/12/2015 13:15 atp world tour timeline The ATP is in its fifth decade as a leading governing body in professional tennis. The organisation was formed in 1972 when a handful of the game’s top players met in a secluded stairwell at the US Open to discuss the need for a players’ association. Under the leadership of newly elected executive director Jack Kramer and president Cliff Drysdale, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) came to life with a goal of changing the game for the better. The following is a look back aT aTP highlighTs over The PasT four decades: 1973: The ATP establishes the computer ranking system, providing a fair analysis of a player’s performance and creating an objective way to determine entries into tournaments. The ATP Rankings are introduced on August 23 with Ilie Nastase debuting at No. 1. Other actions include placing tournament representatives on the road and standardising prize money distribution and the conduct and discipline code. The ATP shows its strength and sends message of player unity after players boycott Wimbledon to defend Niki Pilic’s position against a Yugoslavian Federation suspension for missing a Davis Cup match. 1974: The Men’s International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC), made up of ATP, ILTF and tournament directors, is formed to govern the sport as an “independent, democratic, international body for the administration of professional tennis”. 1976: The ATP Doubles computer rankings begin on March 1. 1979: Full-time MIPTC supervisors are employed on the men’s tour, and Penn becomes the official ball of the ATP. In a groundbreaking move, four young Chinese players compete in U.S. tournaments for the first time in over 21 years after being sponsored by the ATP. 1980: The ATP sets up a player pension fund. 1985: At the request of the ATP, MIPTC passes a Drug Testing Rule, making tennis the first professional sport to institute a workable and well-designed drug testing programme. 1986: In an effort to make the calendar more coherent, the MIPTC moves the Australian Open a month back to January (‘87) and The Masters a month earlier to December (‘86). 1988: The players, under ATP CEO Hamilton Jordan, hold a press conference in the US Open parking lot to announce that they will assume more control of the game. “Tennis at the Crossroads” outlines a plan for players to form a new tour in which they would play a major role and bear greater responsibility for the future of the sport. The idea is quickly embraced by the membership. Eighty-five of the Top 100 ranked players sign a letter of support for a new tour within weeks of the news conference. Tournament directors representing many of the world’s leading events voice their support for the players and join them in what was to become a partnership unique in professional sports – players and tournaments each with an equal voice in how the circuit is run.