Grand Prix tennis circuit
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The Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional men's tennis tour that operated from the 1970s until the early 1990s, serving as a key global series of tournaments before the establishment of the modern ATP Tour.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1979 Grand Prix tennis circuit | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
men's professional tennis tour
ⓘ
tennis tournament circuit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grand Prix Championship Series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Prix tennis tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionWith | World Championship Tennis for players and dates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concurrentWith | World Championship Tennis circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1989 ⓘ |
| economicRole | centralized sponsorship and prize-money structure for men's tennis ⓘ |
| endedWith | creation of ATP Tour in 1990 ⓘ |
| era |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| featuredEvent | Masters Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsTournament | Masters Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | early open-era independent tournaments ⓘ |
| format | points-based season-long competition ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| governanceModel | joint administration by ITF and player representatives ⓘ |
| governingBodyRole | precursor to ATP governance of men's tour ⓘ |
| hadRankingSystem | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major precursor to unified men's professional tennis tour ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| includedTournaments |
Grand Prix Super Series events
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regular Grand Prix tournaments ⓘ |
| influenced | structure of the ATP Tour ⓘ |
| legacy | established year-end championship concept in men's tennis ⓘ |
| notablePlayers |
Björn Borg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boris Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivan Lendl NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ John McEnroe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mats Wilander NERFINISHED ⓘ Stefan Edberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer |
International Tennis Federation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Men's International Professional Tennis Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | men's professional tennis structure ⓘ |
| playerIncentive | bonus pool based on points standings ⓘ |
| pointSystemUsedFor | qualification for Masters Grand Prix ⓘ |
| rankingBasis | points earned at Grand Prix tournaments ⓘ |
| relationshipToGrandSlams | Grand Slam events counted toward Grand Prix standings in many seasons ⓘ |
| replacedBy | ATP Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scheduling | coordinated international tournament calendar ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | annual calendar of tournaments ⓘ |
| sport | tennis ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | international ⓘ |
| tourLevel | top-tier men's professional tour ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.