ATP Awards

This is a list of all the awards given by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to players and others of particular distinction during a given season. Rafael Nadal is the only man to win every ATP award in the player category.^[1]

Player and Team of the Year

Since 2000,^[2] the ATP Player and Team of the Year awards are given to the player and team who end the year as world No. 1 in the ATP rankings.^[3][4] In earlier years, this was not explicitly the case, as in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982 and 1989, the Players of the Year named by the ATP (listed below) did not hold the No. 1 ranking based on the ATP's point system at the end of that particular year. In those years, the No. 1 ranking was held by Jimmy Connors (1975–78), John McEnroe (1982) and Ivan Lendl (1989). The most successful players in this category are Novak Djokovic in singles, and the Bryan brothers in doubles.

Coach of the Year

The ATP Coach of the Year award goes to the ATP coach who helped guide his players to a higher level of performance during the year. It is nominated and voted by fellow ATP coaches.^[3]

Tim Gullikson Career Coach Award

The Tim Gullikson Career Coach award showcases someone who has inspired generations of young players and fellow coaches to grow the sport of tennis. It is voted on by fellow ATP coaches.^[5]

Most Improved Player, Comeback Player & Newcomer of the Year

Most Improved Player award - The nominees for this award are determined by an International Tennis Writers' Association (ITWA) vote; ATP players then vote for a winner from the list of nominees.^[6] The award goes to the player who reached a significantly higher ATP ranking by year’s end and who demonstrated an increasingly improved level of performance through the year.^[7]

Newcomer of the Year award - This award is voted by the ATP players from the nominees. It goes to the Next Generation player (player aged 21-and-under) who entered the Top 100 for the first time and made the biggest impact on the ATP Tour during the season.^[3]

Comeback Player of the Year award - The nominees for this award are determined by an International Tennis Writers' Association (ITWA) vote; ATP players then vote for a winner from the list of nominees. It goes to the player who has overcome serious injury in re-establishing himself as one of the top players on the ATP Tour.^[3]

*From 2013 to 2017, this award was named ATP Star of Tomorrow, and it was given to the youngest player who ended the year in the Top 100 of the ATP Singles Rankings. If two or more players in the Top 100 shared the youngest birth year, the higher-ranked player won the award.

Breakthrough of the Year

The ATP Breakthrough of the Year award was introduced in 2025 and replaces the awards for Most Improved Player, Comeback Player and Newcomer of the Year. It is awarded to the player who made the biggest breakthrough on the ATP Tour this season, with consideration given to milestone wins, significant jumps in the ATP Rankings and first ATP Tour titles, with a preference for achievements by young talents. The award is voted on by current and former ATP players who have reached world No. 1.^[8][9]

Fans' Favourite

The ATP Fans' Favourite award is voted online by tennis fans from the top 25 singles players and top 15 doubles teams in the year's Race Rankings as of the rankings update after the US Open is concluded.^[7]

The pool was later expanded to include the top 100 singles players and the top 20 doubles teams.^[10]

Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award

Nominees for the ATP's Sportsmanship Award, named after Stefan Edberg since 1996, are determined by an International Tennis Writers' Association (ITWA) vote. Since 2025, current and former ATP players to have reached world No. 1 then vote for a winner from the list of nominees.^[11] The award goes to the player who, throughout the year, conducted himself at the highest level of professionalism and integrity, who competed with his fellow players with the utmost spirit of fairness and who promoted the game through his off-court activities.^[3]

Arthur Ashe Humanitarian & Ron Bookman Media Excellence awards

The Arthur Ashe Humanitarian award - This award is presented by the ATP to a person, not necessarily an ATP player, who has made outstanding humanitarian contributions.^[3]
The Ron Bookman Media Excellence award - This award is presented by the ATP to journalists who have made "significant contributions to the game of tennis".^[3]

Tournaments of the Year

The Tournament of the Year awards are voted by the ATP players for the different categories: ATP Tour Masters 1000, ATP Tour 500 and ATP Tour 250. The awards go to the tournament in its category that operated at the highest level of professionalism and integrity and which provided the best conditions and atmosphere for participating players.^[3]

See also

• WTA Awards
• ITF World Champions
• World number 1 ranked male tennis players
• World number 1 ranked female tennis players
• Tennis statistics

References

1. ^ "ATP Awards 2022: Complete list of winners ft. Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Casper Ruud". Sportskeeda. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
2. ^ "New ranking system to start". The Irish Times. 30 December 1999.
3. ^ "Nominees Revealed For 2018 ATP World Tour Awards Presented By Moët & Chandon". Association of Tennis Professionals. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
4. ^ "ATP Awards Honour Roll". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
5. ^ "Roche Honoured With Tim Gullikson Career Coach Award". Association of Tennis Professionals. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
6. ^ "The 2024 ATP Awards Nominees Are… | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
7. ^ "Nadal, Federer Among 2017 Awards Nominees". Association of Tennis Professionals. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
8. ^ "The 2025 ATP Awards Nominees Are... | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
9. ^ "Jack Draper, Joao Fonseca among nominees for ATP Breakthrough of the Year | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
10. ^ "Vote For Your Favourite Tennis Players In 2025 ATP Awards | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
11. ^ "The 2025 ATP Awards Nominees Are… | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 13 December 2025.

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