ATP Tour
IMM postpones Rio Open to 2021 as event faces potential cancellation
IMM Sports and Entertainment and the Rio Institute of Tennis (ICT) have announced that the 2021 Rio Open will not take place as planned in February and faces cancellation if a new date cannot be found
ATP launches new global marketing campaign with Matta agency
The ATP tennis tour has launched a new global marketing campaign which is designed to resonate with a younger generation of tennis fans
Lacoste transitions outfitter role from ATP Finals to ATP Tour
French apparel brand Lacoste has extended its association with ATP tennis events by signing as the ‘Official Outfitter and Official Footwear’ of the ATP Tour.
ATP renews Infosys deal with focus on innovation
Tennis governing body the Association of Tennis Professionals has renewed its association with digital services provider Infosys
ATP extends long-standing Rolex agreement
Luxury watch brand Rolex will continue as the official timekeeper of the ATP Tour, as well as other major ATP tournament assets, in a deal extension starting in 2021
ATP appoints former AS Roma executive Sano as chief business officer
The Association of Tennis Professionals has appointed former AS Roma executive Daniele Sano as its chief business officer
Saran serves up ATP Tour rights extension in Turkey
Saran Media, the Istanbul-based media-rights agency, has retained broadcast rights in Turkey and Azerbaijan to tennis’ ATP Tour.
The new three-year agreement runs from 2021 to 2023.
Swiss Tennis to sell 50-per-cent stake in Gstaad ATP event
Swiss Tennis, the sport’s governing body in Switzerland, has agreed to sell its 50-per-cent shareholding in the Swiss Open Gstaad, the ATP 250 tournament held in the Swiss Alps.
ESPN Brasil makes tennis play with move for ATP Tour rights
The Brazilian arm of global sports broadcaster ESPN is close to acquiring the rights to a host of ATP tournaments as it makes a play for premium tennis properties in the country
ATP sets out fresh calendar, plans for fans at London’s Finals
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has issued a provisional calendar for the remainder of the 2020 men’s season, adding that it hopes fans will be in attendance for the season-ending Finals i…
Round-Up: Chinese sponsors exit English football deals, Seoul shuts out fans again, Uighur group calls for Beijing 2022 rethink, and more
Chinese company LD Sports is to walk away from its £7.5m ($9.8m/€8.3m
ATP Tour, Diamond League cancel China legs
The Association of Tennis Professionals' remaining tournaments in China this year and the Diamond League athletics meeting in Shanghai in September have been cancelled
Spotify’s collective model inspires new ATP chairman Gaudenzi
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi talks about a challenging first nine months as ATP chairman and explains what tennis can learn from the music industry. Ben Cronin reports.
Gaudenzi: “Linear programming wasn’t a good fit for tennis”
In the latest video interview from SportBusiness, ATP chairman, Andrea Gaudenzi, speaks to Europe editor Ben Cronin about plans to resume the international tennis tour in August and his vision to centralise…
ATP Media revenues up 15 per cent after key European broadcast deals
Revenues at ATP Media, the ATP Tour’s international media rights sales and broadcast production arm, reached $139.5m (€128.6m) in 2019 thanks, in part, to new broadcast deals in France, Spain and the UK.
IMG Arena and ATP Media’s virtual tennis product to provide much-needed content
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, and ATP Media, the ATP Tour’s international media-rights sales and broadcast production arm, have developed a virtual ATP Masters 1000 tennis product f…
Cancellations sweep global sport as coronavirus spreads
Fifa said it would not require football clubs to release players for international matches in March and April, and recommended the halting of internationals in that period
Miami Open called off as ATP suspends tour for six weeks
The Miami Open has become the latest professional tennis event to be called off following the global coronavirus outbreak