Heading into 2019, there will be numerous changes in the professional tennis tours (ATP/WTA) with respect to Challenger and Futures tournaments. There will also be changes to the point structure of ITF Junior tournaments. In addition to this the ITF is launching a new “Transition Tour” in 2019.

Tennis Canada has developed a new “Conversion Chart” to align Rogers Rankings with all these changes at the international level. An extensive research analysis has been conducted during the last 2 months to develop this conversion chart. This included correlating player results from the different ranking systems (ATP/WTA/ITF) with the player results in the Canadian Ranking system.

The two primary changes are as follows:

1. Conversion of ATP/WTA/ITF (Junior)/ITF (Transition Tour) to Rogers Rankings – There have been a host of changes in the PRO tour (ATP/WTA) with respect to Challenger and Futures tournaments. There have also been changes to the point structure of the ITF Junior tournaments. In addition to this, the ITF is launching a new “Transition Tour” in 2019. Tennis Canada has developed a new “Conversion Chart” to align Rogers Rankings with all these changes at the international level.

Ranking Equivalency – Starting in 2019 Rogers Ranking will follow the following conversion chart to award points to our Canadian players competing on the PRO(ATP/WTA) and ITF (Junior/Transition) circuits.

Tour Type “1” Point (MALE) ATP Mens Transition Tour ITF (Junior Boys) Tour Type “1” Point (FEMALE) WTA Womens Transition Tour ITF (Junior Girls)
JUNIOR Rogers Ranking (Equivalent points) 7500 600 150 JUNIOR Rogers Ranking (Equivalent points) 2500 300  

200

OPEN Rogers Ranking (Equivalent points) 1000 80 NA OPEN Rogers Ranking (Equivalent points) 1000 40  

NA

2. Recognizing Tennis Europe and USTA Junior Events – Tennis Canada will recognize a few select junior tournaments from Tennis Europe and USTA. This means that Canadians playing in these events will get Ranking points on their Junior Rogers Rankings. The events and the ranking points are as follows:

Event Level Age Cat  Boys Girls
Tennis Europe Category 1 U16 10000 10000
Tennis Europe Category 1 U14 5200 7400
Tennis Europe Category 2 U14 2100 3600
Tennis Europe Category 3 U12 250 500
U16 Orange Bowl U16 23000 23000
U16 Eddie Herr U16 20000 20000
U14 Orange Bowl U14 5200 7400
U14 Eddie Herr U14 2100 3600
U12 Orange Bowl U12 1700 1700
U12 Eddie Herr U12 1060 1060

These changes come into effect January 1, 2019. To download a PDF version of the rule updates, please click here: Rogers Ranking Rules Changes in 2019