ATP Rankings (06/11/23): Djokovic closes in on year-end No. 1, Shapovalov out of top 100
The final Masters 1000 tournament of the year has shaken up the ATP rankings, with Novak Djokovic within striking distance of once again becoming the year-end No.1 and the full line-up for the ATP Finals having confirmed.
Djokovic defeated Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets to win a record seventh Paris Masters crown, the 40th Masters 1000 title of his career.
🏆💪🙏🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶#RolexParisMasters #Let’s go
📸: @corinnedubreuil @atptur pic.twitter.com/WLmt2Hcnvd
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) November 5, 2023
That extends the Serb’s lead over No.2 Carlos Alcaraz, who lost his first match in the French capital, to 2,990 points with only the ATP Finals remaining.
As a result, defending champion Djokovic only needs to win a return match in Turin to confirm his status as the year-end No.1 for a record eighth time.
Big Movers
Dominic Thiem is one of the biggest risers this week, with the 2020 US Open champion moving straight back into the top 100.
The Austrian managed to move up a total of 13 places in the rankings to No.95 after qualifying for the Paris Masters and winning his first-round main draw match against fellow major winner Stan Wawrinka.
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There was also some British success this week as Jack Draper won his fifth career ATP Challenger title in Bergamo, Italy, beating former top 10 player David Goffin in the final.
As a result, the British No.4 continued his climb back up the rankings, rising nine places to No.82 in the world.
What a comeback, @jackdraper0 👏
The Brit beats Goffin 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-3 in Bergamo and wins the fifth Challenger title in his career!#ATPChallenger | @the_LTA pic.twitter.com/vpdgJhjBJW
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) November 5, 2023
Other notable risers in the top 100 this week were Roman Safiullin (+6 to No. 39), Marton Fucsovics (+5 to No. 47), Botic van de Zandschulp (+9 to No. 51), Roberto Bautista Agut (+6 to No.60), Rinki Hijikata (+8 to No.72), Taro Daniel (+11 to No.86) and Maximilian Marterer (+8 to No.97).
There have also been some major falls this week, with former top 10 player and Wimbledon semi-finalist Denis Shapovalov continuing his slide down the rankings.
Shapovalov is currently recovering from a knee injury and as a result has now dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since 2017, when he was just 18 years old.
The Canadian isn’t the only major faller this week, with Lorenzo Musetti (-5 to No. 27), Christopher O’Connell (-8 to No. 66), Richard Gasquet (-9 to No. 77) , Yosuke Watanuki (-7 to No. 79) and Federico Coria (-10 to No. 88) also down.
Top 20 ATP ranking (06/11/23)
Player | Tournaments played | Points | |
1 | novak djokovic | 18 | 11,445 |
2 | Carlos Alcaraz | 17 | 8,455 |
3 | Daniel Medvedev | 22 | 7,200 |
4 | Jannik Sinner | 22 | 5,490 |
5 | Andrei Rublev | 25 | 5.205 |
6 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 24 | 4,435 |
7 | Casper Rudd | 25 | 3,625 |
8 | Alexander Zverev | 26 | 3,585 |
9 | Taylor Fritz | 27 | 3,500 |
10 | Runos Holger | 22 | 3,460 |
11 | Hubert Hurkacz | 23 | 3,245 |
12 | Alex de Minaur | 25 | 2,740 |
13 | Tommy Paul | 26 | 2,665 |
14 | Grigor Dimitrov | 23 | 2,570 |
15 | Karen Khachanov | 21 | 2,475 |
16 | Francis Tiafoe | 22 | 2,310 |
17 | Ben Shelton | 28 | 2,285 |
18 | Cameron Norrie | 25 | 1,940 |
19 | Nicholas Jarry | 22 | 1,810 |
20 | Francisco Cerundolo | 26 | 1,760 |
For a full list of rankings, visit ATP official website
Match for the ATP Finals in Turin (30/10/23)
The ATP Finals is a highly anticipated event that takes place at the end of each year, featuring the top eight players in the singles and doubles teams of the tennis season.
Turin is the host once again in 2023 with the event kicking off on November 12, and the singles line-up is now officially complete for the year-end tournament:
1. Novak Djokovic – 9945 points (Qualified)
2. Carlos Alcaraz – 8455 points (Qualified)
3. Daniil Medvedev – 7200 points (Qualified)
4. Jannik Sinner – 5490 points (Qualified)
5. Andrey Rublev – 4805 points (Qualified)
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas – 4235 points (Qualified)
7. Alexander Zverev – 3585 points (Qualified)
8. Rune Holger – 3460 points (Qualified)
First Alternate. Hubert Hurkacz – 3245 points
Next stop 🔜 Nitto ATP Finals 🔥 @holgerrune2003 | #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/iASDsu3lmj
— ATP Tour (@atptur) November 4, 2023
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Next week
The final two traditional main tour events take place this week, with ATP 250 tournaments hosted in Metz and Sofia.
Due to the completion of the ATP Finals line-up, there have been many withdrawals from both events, however it remains a strong field.
Top seeds in Sofia are the aforementioned Musetti and Adrian Mannarino, with defending champion Marc-Andrea Huesler advancing from qualifying.
In Metz, world No.12 Alex de Minaur is the highest-ranked player, with Lorenzo Sonego looking to defend his title on the French indoor hard court.
So great to see @domithiem Back to the Mets stadiums 🤗 pic.twitter.com/yrS10KDR2f
— Moselle Open (@MoselleOpen) November 6, 2023
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The ATP Rankings track and rank all players on tour over a 52-week period. Points are awarded for performance, with the biggest tournaments awarding the most points over the course of the year.
These rankings are then used to determine many things such as tournament seeding and deciding who will qualify for the season’s ATP Finals in Turin.
ATP/tournament ranking points awarded
The following points are awarded for the different tournament levels on the ATP Tour.
Tournament category | W | eat | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q |
ATP Tour | |||||||||
Grand Slam | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 |
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ATP Finals | +900 (1500 max) |
+400 (1000 maximum) |
200 for every round match win (600 maximum) |
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ATP Masters 1000 | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 (25) | (10) | 25 (16) |
ATP 500 | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | (20) | 20 (10) | ||
ATP 250 | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | (5) | 12 (5) |
Permissible tournaments
To prevent players from manipulating the ranking by playing a large number of smaller tournaments, only 19 tournaments are accepted during the year to form a ranking.
This number does not include the ATP Finals, with this being treated as an extra earned opportunity to earn ranking points. However, the biggest and most prestigious tournaments are considered “must-have” entries. For example, if a player were to lose in the first round of a Grand Slam, they would not be allowed to drop it from their ranking in favor of an ATP 250 that earned them more points.
Therefore, players competing in all mandatory events in a season will have the following distribution of eligible ranking points:
- 4 Grand Slams
- 8 Masters 1000s
- 7 “Best Other” Shows
Scores always cover the previous 52-week period, so points earned further behind him are subtracted from a player’s total. However, that player will have the opportunity to “defend” their points by repeating or improving on their previous performance.
An example would be a player who was a losing finalist in the US Open in 2023 would have 1200 points deducted from his ranking after the 2024 final. These points would then be replaced by those earned in the 2024 tournament.
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