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.
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.
The China Open is an annual men's and women's professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The women's event is a WTA 1000 event on the WTA Tour, while the men's is an ATP Tour 500 event on the ATP Tour. The tournament was first held in 2004 as a back-to-back event for 4 years. In 2008, it became a combined event for the first time.
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP Tour. The ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments are on the entry-level of international professional tennis competition. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for main draw or qualifying draw entry at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are usually young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP players looking to get back into the big tour.
The Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open was a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the International Series of the ATP Tour. It was held annually in Asia.
Tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament.
The Nottingham Open was originally known as the Nottingham Championships or Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887-1967), is a tennis tournament for men and women held in Nottingham, United Kingdom, played on outdoor grass courts at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. After being discontinued in 2008, it was downgraded in 2011 to ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Women's Circuit. briefly re-established as an ATP World Tour 250 event on the men's tour in 2015 and 2016, before returning to a Challenger event in 2017, and since 2015 it has been an international event on the women's tour. The tournament is held in June as a "warm-up" for Wimbledon.
The Open Castilla y León is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Circuit. It has been held annually at the Villa de El Espinar in El Espinar, Segovia Province, Spain since 1986. The women's event was added to the tournament in 2015.
The Nottingham Trophy was an annual tennis tournament played in Nottingham, England. The tournament was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation as a $75,000 event. The tournament's key sponsor was Dutch insurance firm Aegon. The tournament was held at the end of May before the main tour's grass-court season starts.
The Jersey International, also known as The Cavershamy International, was a professional tennis tournament for men and women played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the ATP Challenger Series in 2008 and the ATP Challenger Tour in 2009 and 2010. As well, it was part of the ITF Women's Circuit as a 25K event annually in 2007 through 2009. The tournament was held annually in Jersey, Channel Islands.
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
The Austrian Open Kitzbühel and originally known as the Austrian International Championships from (1894–1968). is an annual tennis tournament held in Kitzbühel, Austria. The event was part of the ATP World Series from the creation of ATP World Tour till 1998, International Series Gold from 1999–2008 and ATP World Tour 250 series in 2009. It was downgraded to the ATP Challenger Tour in 2010, replaced by the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, before regaining top tour status in 2011. It is once again part of the 250 series. The tournament has been held, since 1894, on clay courts.
The Ningbo International Tennis Open is a tennis tournament held in Ningbo, China. The event was part of the WTA 125K series and is now part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is played on outdoor hardcourts. The men's event ended in 2012 but restarted in 2015. The event was previously called the Ningbo Challenger.
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2013. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
The Bendigo International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's World Tennis Tour. It is held annually in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, since 2009.
The Carson Challenger was a tournament for professional female and male tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event was classified as a $50,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and was held in Carson, California, United States, from 2007–2011. In 2014 the tournament was a replacement for the Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger, as their clubhouse was destroyed by a fire earlier in the year. The event was also previously part of the ATP Challenger Tour series from 2005 to 2010, with the exception of 2006.
The Traralgon International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's World Tennis Tour. It is held annually in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, since 2006.
The Liuzhou Open is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Circuit. It has been held annually in Liuzhou, China since 2016.
The Zhuhai Open is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Circuit. It is held annually in Zhuhai, China, since 2015.
The Jinan International Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. It is held annually in Jinan, China since 2017.
