The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuits – the ATP Tour, the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Champions Tour. It was formed in September 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of professional tennis players, and Drysdale became the first president. Since 1990 the association has organized the ATP Tour, the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization's name. It is the governing body of men's professional tennis. In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour, which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP Tour. In 2009 the name of the tour was changed again and was known as the ATP World Tour, but changed again to the ATP Tour by 2019. It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship Tennis (WCT). The ATP's global headquarters are in London. ATP Americas is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; ATP Europe is headquartered in Monaco; and ATP International, which covers Africa, Asia and Australasia, is based in Sydney, Australia.
The ITF Grand Prix Circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed founded in 1970 as the ILTF Grand Prix Tennis Circuit it ran annually until 1989 when it and WCT Circuit were replaced by a single world wide ATP Tour.
Meredith McGrath is a former professional tennis player.
The 1980 Stella Artois Championships, also known as the Queen's Club Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the 78th edition of the tournament and was held from 9 June through 15 June 1980. First-seeded John McEnroe won his second consecutive singles title at the event.
The 1988 Volvo International was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Stratton Mountain Resort in Stratton Mountain, Vermont, United States, and was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. The tournament ran from July 25 through August 1, 1988. Second-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title.
The 1988 Monte Carlo Open, also known by its sponsored name Volvo Monte Carlo Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 82nd edition of the tournament and was held from 18 April through 24 April 1989. First-seeded Ivan Lendl, who had been sidelined for eight weeks with a stress fracture in his right foot, won the singles title. It was his second singles title at the event after 1985.
Danilo Marcelino is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
The 1988 Swedish Open, also known as the Volvo (Ladies) Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts held in Båstad, Sweden and was part of the Grand Prix circuit of the 1988 Tour, as well as the Category 1 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 41st edition of the tournament and was held from 11 July through 17 July 1988. Marcelo Filippini won the singles title.
The 1987 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, also known as the 1987 Volvo Tennis Hall of Fame Championships for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts and part of the Nabisco Grand Prix circuit. held. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, United States from July 6 through July 11, 1987. Unseeded Dan Goldie won the singles title and $20,000 first prize money.
The 1980 Birmingham Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the eighth and last edition of the Grand Prix Birmingham, and part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It took place in Birmingham, Alabama, United States from January 14 through January 20, 1980. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title, his sixth at the event.
Akemi Nishiya-Kinoshita is a former professional tennis player from Japan.
Buff Farrow is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
The 1988 Volvo U.S. National Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 18th edition of the tournament was held from February 15 through February 21, 1988. First-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title.
The 1988 Volvo Tennis Los Angeles was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 62nd edition of the tournament and was held from September 19 through September 25, 1988. Fourth-seeded Mikael Pernfors won the singles title and earned $59,500 first-prize money.
The 1992 Volvo San Francisco was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1992 ATP Tour. It was the 104th edition of the tournament and was held from February 3 through February 9, 1992. Second-seeded Michael Chang won the singles title and earned $33,800 first-prize money. With the points that first-seeded runner-up Jim Courier earned at the tournament he became the new No. 1 ranked player in the world when the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) published their rankings on February 10, 1992.
The 1987 Volvo Tennis Los Angeles was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States that was part of the 1987 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the 61st edition of the Pacific Southwest tournament and was held from September 21 through September 27, 1987. Third-seeded David Pate won the singles title and earned $50,000 first-prize money.
Carlos Claverie is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.
Greg Halder is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
The 1987 Volvo Tennis Chicago was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from March 30 through April 5, 1987. Third-seeded Tim Mayotte won the singles title.
The 1987 Volvo U.S. National Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 17th edition of the tournament was held from February 9 through February 15, 1987. First-seeded Stefan Edberg won the singles title after his opponent in the final, second-seeded Jimmy Connors retired in the second set with a knee injury.
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