Online Betting on ATP tennis tournaments

The ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) was established in 1972 and since then has gone to oversee the professional aspects of men's tennis. Since then it has gone on to provide an official ranking system and be responsible for a professional governing body for players to enter a range of tournaments that are currently hosted around the world.

The body itself included members from the MTC (Men's Tennis Council), members from other governing bodies within tennis such as the ITF (International Tennis Federation) and a host of tournament directors. From this the ATP Tour was born which includes a number of ranking events with prize moneys of $100.000 and higher.

ATP Tournaments

The highlight of the ATP tour comes in the form of the ATP World Tour Finals played in the O2 Arena, London. The tournament is the season finale of the tour and includes the top 8 ranked players for both men's singles and doubles. Prize money for the event reaches within excess of $4million and is the richest event outside the four major tournaments.

The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a 9 event series taking place in cites around the world including California, Florida, Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, Toronto, Ohio, Shanghai and Paris. With prize money ranging from $2million to $3 million and world ranking points of up to 1000 for the winner, the competition provides one of the most lucrative series in the tennis calendar and is only topped by that of the ATP World Tour Finals and the four majors.

Other ATP run tournaments include the World Tour 500 Series, World Tour 250 Series, and the Challenger Tour. Each tournament provides a larger number of competitions throughout the year, but has less prize money and ranking points the less exclusive they become.

Best ATP Tour Betting Sites

Bet365 – Non US

Bet365 has quickly established itself as one of the largest bookmakers in the world. One of the biggest reasons for this is the sheer volume of sports they offer, which includes tennis. Their tennis betting section is rivalled by very few in the industry and includes all of the ATP Tour events. Markets for each match can range anywhere between 5 up to 100 for the higher profile games.

Simply use this link to open an account at Bet365

Intertops – US Friendly

Intertops is one of the most respected bookmakers in the world and again, provides a more than suitable home for any tennis bettor from the United States. Their market coverage is excellent including all the major ATP tour matches, but on top of that extensive coverage of all four of the tennis majors are included on the site, which can be found here.

Intertops also happens to have one of the most lucrative welcome bonuses ranging all the way up to $200. Most importantly, you can place bets on a number of events during a match as well.