Masters 1000 occasions in Canada and Cincinnati will probably be expanded to 12-day occasions subsequent yr, whereas there will probably be 16 ATP 500 tournaments, the ATP Tour mentioned Friday.
Seven of the 9 Masters tournaments will now be held throughout 12 days every. The Italian Open, Madrid Open and Shanghai Masters have been expanded to 12 days final yr.
The variety of ATP 500 occasions can even be elevated from 13 after tournaments in Dallas, Doha and Munich have been upgraded from ATP 250 occasions. In all, the ATP mentioned there can be 60 tournaments throughout 29 international locations.
“Subsequent season will see but extra enhancements to the ATP Tour’s premium product throughout a streamlined calendar,” ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi mentioned in an announcement.
“That is central to every thing we have been constructing underneath OneVision, which finally goals to create the very best expertise for our followers.
“Final season we broke new floor, welcoming a file 5 million followers on web site throughout our occasions. This is only one indication of how positively the game is trending, and we consider there’s unbelievable potential to nonetheless be unlocked.”
Different adjustments included the rescheduling of the ATP 500 occasion in Hamburg from July to Could, whereas the ATP 250 occasion in Cordoba Open will probably be moved to Mallorca within the lead as much as Wimbledon.
The ATP added that the ATP 250 occasion in Estoril, which doesn’t maintain an ATP membership however has operated underneath an ATP licence since 2015, is just not on the calendar subsequent yr.
The ATP Finals will probably be hosted in Turin, whereas the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals will probably be performed in Jeddah for a 3rd yr.
