Below the four Grand Slams, one tournament category sits at the top of the regular women’s professional tour: WTA 1000. These are some of the biggest events in women’s tennis. They take players from the hard courts of Doha and Dubai to the vast combined events at Indian Wells andContinue Reading
Behind almost every player competing at Wimbledon, the US Open or an ATP Masters 1000 lies another side of professional tennis. Smaller venues. Smaller crowds. Less prize money. But enormous consequences for the players involved. Welcome to the ATP Challenger Tour. The Challenger Tour sits immediately below the main ATPContinue Reading
The ATP Tour stretches far beyond the Grand Slams and Masters 1000 tournaments. At its foundation is the ATP 250 category. These tournaments are staged throughout the season and around the world, giving players opportunities to win titles, collect ranking points and compete at the highest level of the regularContinue Reading
Not every major week in men’s professional tennis takes place at a Grand Slam or Masters 1000. One level further down the ATP hierarchy sits the ATP 500 category — a collection of important tournaments played throughout the season on hard courts, clay and grass. They regularly attract some ofContinue Reading
Immediately below the Grand Slams sits the most prestigious regular tournament category on the ATP Tour: the ATP Masters 1000. There are nine Masters 1000 tournaments on the 2026 calendar, staged across North America, Europe and Asia. They bring together most of the leading men’s players and offer some ofContinue Reading
For most of the tennis season, the world’s best women compete for themselves. Their ranking. Their prize money. Their titles. Then comes the Billie Jean King Cup, where the equation changes. Players compete for their countries, teammates watch from courtside and individual matches combine to decide something much bigger: whichContinue Reading
There are thousands of professional tennis tournaments played around the world, but four stand above everything else. The Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open are tennis’s Grand Slam tournaments — commonly called the majors. Winning any one of them can define a career. Winning all four puts aContinue Reading
As always on the Challenger Tour, it seems there are first time winners, and players reaching career highs. Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo won his second Challenger title of his career, and second this year, in an epic fight at the Szczecin event. He moves up to #154, which is the highestContinue Reading
On the women’s ITF tour last week, Anna Siskova won the biggest event, taking out the W75 in Le Neubourg. This was her third title of the year, and the biggest of her career. She moves to a career high of #196 now. The first time winners last week wereContinue Reading
A year after Guadalajara provided the breakthrough moment of her young career, Iva Jovic returned to Mexico and proved that her first title was only the beginning. The 18-year-old American successfully defended her Guadalajara Open crown with a commanding 6-4, 6-2 victory over compatriot Peyton Stearns, completing a flawless weekContinue Reading
