Open Era

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The Open Era is the period in tennis history, beginning in 1968, when major tournaments allowed both amateur and professional players to compete together.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf era in sport
period in tennis history
alsoKnownAs Open Era of tennis
surface form: Open tennis era
appliesTo ATP Tour
surface form: ATP Tour events

Davis Cup
Fed Cup
Grand Slam tennis tournaments
surface form: Grand Slam tournaments

WTA Tour events
characterizedBy globalization of tennis
increased prize money
professionalization of tennis
unified rankings systems
comparisonWith pre-Open Era tennis
definingFeature amateur and professional players allowed to compete together
firstGrandSlamToGoOpen French Open
surface form: 1968 French Open

1968 US Open
1968 Wimbledon Championships
governingBodyInvolved Association of Tennis Professionals
International Tennis Federation
Women’s Tennis Association
hasSubperiod early Open Era (late 1960s–1970s)
modern Open Era (1990s onward)
impact allowed professionals to compete for major titles
enabled statistical comparison of modern players
ended strict amateur–professional divide in tennis
includesTournamentCategory ATP Tour Masters 1000
surface form: ATP Masters 1000

Grand Slam tournaments
WTA 1000 tournaments
surface form: WTA 1000
notablePlayer Björn Borg
Chris Evert
Jimmy Connors
John McEnroe
Margaret Court
Martina Navratilova
Novak Djokovic
Pete Sampras
Rafael Nadal
Rod Laver
Roger Federer
Serena Williams
Steffi Graf
Venus Williams
predecessor amateur era of tennis
sport tennis
startDate 1968
statisticalScope records counted from 1968 onward
usedInStatistic Open Era Grand Slam titles
Open Era match wins
Open Era rankings records

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