1 Nadal, Rafael ESP 1
2 Murray, Andy GBR 4
3 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 5
4 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA 6
5 Simon, Gilles FRA 7
6 Ferrer, David ESP 12
7 Monfils, Gael FRA 14
8 Soderling, Robin SWE 17
9 Andreev, Igor RUS 19
10 Berdych, Tomas CZE 20
11 Tursunov, Dmitry RUS 22
12 Gasquet, Richard FRA 25
13 Karlovic, Ivo CRO 26
14 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 28
15 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 30
16 Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA 31
17 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 32
18 Schuettler, Rainer GER 33
19 Melzer, Jurgen AUT 34
20 Seppi, Andreas ITA 35
21 Ancic, Mario CRO 36
22 Llodra, Michael FRA 40
23 Bolelli, Simone ITA 41
24 Benneteau, Julien FRA 43
25 Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 44
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (Q)
30 (WC)
31 (WC)
32 (WC)
Alternates
1. Tipsarevic, Janko SRB 49
2. Hanescu, Victor ROU 50
3. Santoro, Fabrice FRA 52
4. Gicquel, Marc FRA 54
5. Troicki, Viktor SRB 57
6. Gabashvili, Teimuraz RUS 65
7. Petzschner, Philipp GER 66
8. Chardy, Jeremy FRA 75
9. Zverev, Mischa GER 80
10. Hernych, Jan CZE 81
11. Gremelmayr, Denis GER 83
12. Golubev, Andrey KAZ 89
13. Karanusic, Roko CRO 91
14. Clement, Arnaud FRA 93
15. Mahut, Nicolas FRA 94
The new ATP calendar will be implemented as of January 2009. With the exception of the four Grand Slam tournaments, the calendar includes several so-called ‘points tournaments’, where players can earn 1000, 500 or 250 points.
The 2009 calendar includes nine ATP-1000 tournaments and ten ATP-500 tournaments.
The ATP-500 tournaments are played in different geographic regions, including Europe, the United States of America, South America and Southeast Asia (Rotterdam, Barcelona, Basel, Valencia, Memphis, Washington DC, Acapulco, Dubai, Beijing and Tokyo).
As of 2009, the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament will be an ATP-500 event. The new ATP calendar will be released during the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.
The new status is a leap forward for all concerned. As the world’s best players are required to participate in a fixed number of tournaments, a higher status will make their attendance more likely. This benefits the tournament organizers as well as the spectators. In turn, the players are able to earn more points at an ATP-500 tournament. The number of points that players can win at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament has been doubled.
For organiser Ahoy Rotterdam and main sponsor ABN AMRO Bank, the ATP’s decision to award its ATP-500 status crowns the tournaments 35-years history. The higher status coincides with the planned expansion of the Ahoy sports complex and adjoining facilities, which is scheduled for the summer of 2008.
Tournament Director Richard Krajicek: "The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament has a highly successful history. I am delighted that we’ve been awarded this status; it’s an emotional moment for me personally. It is also the crowning of 35 years of hard work by all those who have been involved in the tournament since 1974. In particular late Wim Buitendijk who had the vision how to let the tournament grow into a successful international tennis event. This decision underlines that the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the international circuit".
2 Murray, Andy GBR 4
3 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 5
4 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA 6
5 Simon, Gilles FRA 7
6 Ferrer, David ESP 12
7 Monfils, Gael FRA 14
8 Soderling, Robin SWE 17
9 Andreev, Igor RUS 19
10 Berdych, Tomas CZE 20
11 Tursunov, Dmitry RUS 22
12 Gasquet, Richard FRA 25
13 Karlovic, Ivo CRO 26
14 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 28
15 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 30
16 Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA 31
17 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 32
18 Schuettler, Rainer GER 33
19 Melzer, Jurgen AUT 34
20 Seppi, Andreas ITA 35
21 Ancic, Mario CRO 36
22 Llodra, Michael FRA 40
23 Bolelli, Simone ITA 41
24 Benneteau, Julien FRA 43
25 Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 44
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (Q)
30 (WC)
31 (WC)
32 (WC)
Alternates
1. Tipsarevic, Janko SRB 49
2. Hanescu, Victor ROU 50
3. Santoro, Fabrice FRA 52
4. Gicquel, Marc FRA 54
5. Troicki, Viktor SRB 57
6. Gabashvili, Teimuraz RUS 65
7. Petzschner, Philipp GER 66
8. Chardy, Jeremy FRA 75
9. Zverev, Mischa GER 80
10. Hernych, Jan CZE 81
11. Gremelmayr, Denis GER 83
12. Golubev, Andrey KAZ 89
13. Karanusic, Roko CRO 91
14. Clement, Arnaud FRA 93
15. Mahut, Nicolas FRA 94
The new ATP calendar will be implemented as of January 2009. With the exception of the four Grand Slam tournaments, the calendar includes several so-called ‘points tournaments’, where players can earn 1000, 500 or 250 points.
The 2009 calendar includes nine ATP-1000 tournaments and ten ATP-500 tournaments.
The ATP-500 tournaments are played in different geographic regions, including Europe, the United States of America, South America and Southeast Asia (Rotterdam, Barcelona, Basel, Valencia, Memphis, Washington DC, Acapulco, Dubai, Beijing and Tokyo).
As of 2009, the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament will be an ATP-500 event. The new ATP calendar will be released during the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.
The new status is a leap forward for all concerned. As the world’s best players are required to participate in a fixed number of tournaments, a higher status will make their attendance more likely. This benefits the tournament organizers as well as the spectators. In turn, the players are able to earn more points at an ATP-500 tournament. The number of points that players can win at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament has been doubled.
For organiser Ahoy Rotterdam and main sponsor ABN AMRO Bank, the ATP’s decision to award its ATP-500 status crowns the tournaments 35-years history. The higher status coincides with the planned expansion of the Ahoy sports complex and adjoining facilities, which is scheduled for the summer of 2008.
Tournament Director Richard Krajicek: "The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament has a highly successful history. I am delighted that we’ve been awarded this status; it’s an emotional moment for me personally. It is also the crowning of 35 years of hard work by all those who have been involved in the tournament since 1974. In particular late Wim Buitendijk who had the vision how to let the tournament grow into a successful international tennis event. This decision underlines that the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the international circuit".
