Association of Tennis Professionals

The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour. It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as World Championship Tennis. The ATP's Executive Offices are in London, England. ATP Americas is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA ATP Europe is headquartered in Monaco and ATP International, which covers Africa, Asia and Australasia, is based in Sydney, Australia. The counterpart organization in the women's professional game is the Women's Tennis Association.