2024-12-31

ATP Tour 2025 Betting Preview

Tennis betting on the ATP Tour in 2025 promises to be one of the most unpredictable seasons in years, as the dust continues to settle on Rafael Nadal’s retirement and the possibility that this is Novak Djokovic’s last season in the sport.

2024 was the first season since 2004 not to include either Nadal or Djokovic winning a Grand Slam. Granted, Djokovic won Olympic gold but he couldn’t find a 25th Slam that would make him the sport’s most successful player of all time.

This year could be another struggle for Djokovic as younger players come increasingly to the fore. He’s hired Andy Murray as his new coach in an effort to get that final Grand Slam title.

The ATP hasn’t been this competitive in decades – and that’s great news for fans who bet on tennis.

How the ATP Tour works

The 2025 ATP Tour contains 59 ranking tournaments, the end-of-season ATP Finals, and a number of international competitions where players compete for their country or region.

The 2025 singles tournaments to keep an eye on include:

4x Grand Slams
9x Masters events
16x ATP 500 tournaments
30x ATP 250 tournaments

Players compete for varying titles and prize money in each competition, as well as ranking points. An ATP 250 event carries, as you’d expect, 250 ranking points for the champion. Masters events – like the Italian Open and Miami Open – offer 1,000 points for the winner, as well as a sizeable winners’ cheque!

The four Grand Slams – Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open – dish out 2,000 ranking points for the champion.

Players need ranking points to qualify for events. The more they get, the better their seeding. The top eight progress to the ATP Finals at the end of the year.

There are some events that don’t carry ranking points, such as the Davis Cup, United Cup and Laver Cup. These, like the Olympics, are events where you represent your region or country.

Bet on Tennis in 2025

This guide is designed to show you the biggest ATP tournaments in each month of the season. We’ll show you the number of events being played and point to the biggest ones to keep an eye on.

If you’re planning to bet on men’s tennis in 2025 then read on to find your next big event, and who won it last year.

Tennis in January

Number of Events: 8 Biggest Event: Australian Open Main Categories: Grand Slam, ATP 250, Davis Cup Qualifiers

List of Events:

United Cup - December 30th
Hong Kong Open - December 30th
Brisbane International - December 30th
Adelaide International - January 6th
Australian Open - January 12th
Davis Cup Qualifiers - January 27th
Open Sud de France - January 27th

The Australian Open is by far the biggest event in men’s tennis this January and the curtain raiser for the season. Players seek to compete at ATP 250 events in Brisbane and Adelaide and prepare for a gruelling two weeks under the Melbourne sun.

Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev to the Aussie Open title in 2024. The tournament is famed for its shearing heat and dramatic late-night matches, which can tick past midnight. Betting on Australian Open tennis often focuses on the top seeds. It’s rare for an underdog to battle through this gruelling fortnight and emerge victorious.

Elsewhere, the United Cup, Hong Kong Open and Brisbane International all kick off the 2025 season in 2024! The Open Sud de France, meanwhile, is the first European indoor tournament of the season and takes place in Montpellier.

Tennis in February

Number of Events: 10 Biggest Event: Dubai Tennis Championships (ATP 500) Main Categories: ATP 500, ATP 250

List of Events:

Dallas Open - February 3rd
Rotterdam Open - February 3rd
Delray Beach Open - February 10th
Open 13 Marseille - February 10th
Argentina Open - February 10th
Qatar Open - February 17th
Rio Open - February 17th
Dubai Tennis Championships - February 24th
Mexican Open - February 24th
Chile Open - February 24th

February used to house the big swing for South American tennis, with clay tournaments in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Santiago. However, the rise of hard-court events in the Middle East means the ATP Tour effectively splits during February.

Dubai Tennis Championships offers a huge prize fund that dwarfs anything on offer in South America. Players therefore need to decide whether to stick to the clay of Argentina and Brazil, or the hard surfaces of Qatar and Dubai.

The Mexican Open in Acapulco remains a fan favourite to the day.

Tennis in March

Number of Events: 5 Biggest Event: Indian Wells and Miami Open Main Categories: Masters 1000, ATP 250

List of Events:

Indian Wells Open – March 3rd
Miami Open – March 17th
Men's US Clay Court Championships – March 31st
Grand Prix Hassan II – March 31st
Romanian Open – March 31st

March is all about the Sunshine Swing at Indian Wells and Miami. These two Masters 1000 tournaments are the first major test for players after the Australian Open. They form the backbone of the season and are where you earn strong ranking points that can carry you through to the ATP Finals.

Players often choose their February schedule based on March. Do they stick to relatively similar time zones in South America but play on clay? Or do they stick to hard courts but compete 11+ hours ahead of the action in California? Jet lag is a real issue in tennis.

Tennis in April

Number of Events: 4 Biggest Event: Monte-Carlo Masters and Madrid Open Main Categories: Masters 1000, ATP 500

List of Events:

Monte-Carlo Masters - April 7th
Barcelona Open - April 14th
Bavarian International Tennis Championships - April 14th
Madrid Open - April 21st

April really is a great month on the ATP Tour. European tennis comes alive with the lavish Monte-Carlo Masters, followed by two strong ATP 500 events in Barcelona and Munich. April is all about clay and the month finishes up at the Madrid Open – often considered the true testing ground before May’s French Open.

Madrid is a bigger tournament than Monte-Carlo, so it is much harder to win. Betting activity usually focuses on those players who shone on the clay courts in February and who came through the Sunshine Swing unaffected by injury.

Tennis in May

Number of Events: 4 Biggest Event: French Open Main Categories: Grand Slam, Masters 1000, ATP 500, ATP 250

List of Events:

Italian Open – May 7th
Hamburg Open – May 19th
Geneva Open – May 19th
French Open – May 25th

May is a glorious month in men's tennis. It kicks off in Rome for the Italian Open and ends in Paris. It's another month of clay-court action, the weather's not too hot yet, and the summer is still to come. Rome is the last Masters 1000 event before Roland Garros and acts as a barometer for who will fare well in the French capital.

The Hamburg Open in mid-May is a great space for players to find form heading into Paris, while the ATP 250 event in Geneva often gets overlooked. Both tournaments are really good for bettors, though, as many of the hard court experts use them to adjust to the clay surface. This can lead to a good few upsets.

Tennis in June

Number of Events: 7 Biggest Event: Wimbledon Main Categories: Grand Slam, ATP 500, ATP 250

List of Events:

Stuttgart Open – June 9th
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships – June 9th
Halle Open – June 16th
Queen's Club Championships – June 16th
Mallorca Championships – June 23rd
Eastbourne International – June 23rd
Wimbledon – June 30th

The ATP Tour switches to grass throughout June, with Wimbledon the big prize at the end of it. Grass is a really complex surface to play on, largely because it slightly negates the power of men's serves, which dominate the hard-court tournaments. It means there are more upsets and more chances for comebacks on grass, which is great if you're betting on live tennis!

June starts with the French Open final rounds, before Stuttgart and 's-Hertogenbosch host two ATP 250 grass-court events. The Halle Open is a really good precursor to Wimbledon but many of the top players skip it to focus on Queen’s in London instead. The Eastbourne International is the last UK-based men's tournament before Wimbledon gets underway and is where you might spot a rising star heading into SW19.

Carlos Alcaraz beat Djokovic in the 2024 Wimbledon final and the chances of the pair meeting on Centre Court again are pretty high.

Tennis in July

Number of Events: 7 Biggest Event: Canadian Open Main Categories: Masters 1000, ATP 500, ATP 250

List of Events:

Los Cabos – July 14th
Swedish Open – July 14th
Swiss Open – July 14th
Washington Open – July 21st
Austrian Open – July 21st
Croatia Open – July 21st
Canadian Open – July 26th

July is a bit of a messy month in tennis. The majority of Wimbledon actually takes place in this month and the post-SW19 comedown is heavy. A lot of players take time off before angling their schedules towards the US Open in August and early September. Meanwhile, the ATP Tour splits between hard and clay tournaments in Europe and North America.

The Canadian Open is the big prize at the end, however. This Masters tournament comes a week after the ATP 500 in Washington and is where most US and Canadian players seek to earn ranking points to get them to Flushing Meadows. Europe, meanwhile, has four clay events to keep the dirt experts ticking along nicely.

Tennis in August

Number of Events: 3 Biggest Event: US Open Main Categories: Grand Slam, Masters 1000, ATP 250

List of Events:

Cincinnati Open – August 5th
Winston-Salem Open - August 18th
US Open - August 25th

The Cincinnati Open kicks August off in style with the world's best players descending on Mason, Ohio. This is one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments on the planet and the perfect precursor to the US Open later in the month. It carries a huge purse of more than $6.5m and practically every legend in the men's game has won the title at some point.

Cincinnati's heat can be gruelling this time of year but it serves as a reminder of what's to come in New York. Sandwiched between the two big events is the Winston-Salem Open. This ATP 250 event is the place players go if they crash out of Cincinnati early.

After that, all eyes are on Flushing Meadows for the final Grand Slam of the year. The prize pot stands at $75m across the tournament and in recent years it's become really competitive. Seven of the 12 champions between 2013 and 2024 were first-time winners, which contrasts to the other Slams, where one or two players have dominated in recent seasons.

Tennis in September

Number of Events: 7 Biggest Event: Shanghai Masters Main Categories: Masters 1000, ATP 500, ATP 250, Davis Cup, Laver Cup

List of Events:

Davis Cup Qualifiers – September 8th
Laver Cup – September 15th
Chengdu Open – September 15th
Hangzhou Open – September 15th
China Open – September 22nd
Japan Open – September 22nd
Shanghai Masters – September 29th

The Davis Cup returns in September first the second round of qualifiers, with nations competing against each other to reach the finals. A week later comes the Laver Cup, where Team World face Team Europe. The Laver Cup is styled like the Ryder Cup in golf and only launched in 2017. The rivalries aren’t quite there yet, but it’s a great tournament to bet on. The 2025 edition is being held in San Francisco's Chase Center.

After that, the ATP Tour swings to Asia. There are small ATP 250 tournaments in Chengdu and Hangzhou, which act as precursors for the China Open and Japan Open, which both start on 22 September

Then it's time for the Shanghai Masters, which bleeds into October and offers players vital ranking points. Shanghai has a fairly heft $9m purse and it's only just returned to a regular spot on the circuit after three years of cancellations due to COVID-19. Sinner won his first Shanghai title in 2024, beating Djokovic in two sets.

Tennis in October

Number of Events: 6 Biggest Event: Paris Masters Main Categories: Masters 1000, ATP 500, ATP 250

List of Events:

Almaty Open – October 13th
European Open – October 13th
Stockholm Open – October 13th
Swiss Indoors – October 20th
Vienna Open – October 20th
Paris Masters – October 27th

Another month that ends in a Masters tournament, October plays host to the Paris Masters and five other indoor tournaments. The Sunshine Swing is a distant memory as Almaty, Antwerp and Stockholm host ATP 250 events under the roof. Most of the top players dodge these tournaments and focus on the ATP 500 showdowns in Switzerland and Austria midway through the month instead.

A good run here and a player is primed for Paris, where €6m is up for grabs and the last big injection of ranking points before the ATP Finals. In fact, the Paris indoors has become a prime event outside of the Slams thanks to the ranking points of offer. Alexander Zverev won the tournament for the first time in 2024. For years it's been the stage for Djokovic to thrill the French crowd.

Tennis in November

Number of Events: 4 Biggest Event: ATP Finals Main Categories: ATP Finals, ATP 250, Davis Cup Finals

List of Events:

Belgrade Open
Moselle Open, Metz
ATP Finals
Davis Cup Finals

November on the men's tour is all about the ATP Finals and the Davis Cup final, which takes place right at the end of the month. It starts with ATP 250 events in Belgrade and Metz. Players already looking at their seeding for the Australian Open the following January might push hard here, but generally the tour is starting to slow down.

Then come the ATP Finals, which have been played in various formats since 1970. Turin took over from London as the ATP Finals host in 2021 and Zverev won the first title in northern Italy. Djokovic and Sinner have also won the trophy there. The ATP Finals will remain in Italy until at least 2030.

The Davis Cup Finals, meanwhile, will take place in Bologna in 2025. Eight nations compete here from the quarterfinals onwards. It's a tough event consisting of two singles matches and a doubles match. You need to win two matches to progress. Betting on Davis Cup matches offers something different to usual tennis tournaments and is often the last big chance to nail a big payout.

Italy won the 2023 and 2024 Davis Cups, having last lifted the trophy in 1976.

Tennis in December

Number of Events: 1 Biggest Event: Next Gen ATP Finals Main Categories: ATP Finals (Next Gen)

List of Events:

Next Gen ATP Finals

Tennis used to stop in December, meaning players had a one-month rest to recuperate and begin training for the Australian Open. That's still just about the case these days too, although the Tour is eating into the month. For a start, there's the Next Gen ATP Finals, which is where the best men's players aged 20 and under compete. It launched to much success in 2017 and has produced champions including Stefanos Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz, and Sinner.

Jeddah has hosted the Next Gen Finals since 2023. Interestingly, matches here are played over five sets, rather than three. This mirrors the Grand Slams but in general is rare in tennis. It means tennis betting fans need to think a little harder about their selections. Matches take longer but changes to the live tennis odds are far less volatile.

Finally, the end of December sees the United Cup, Hong Kong Open and Brisbane International all kick off again. The action almost never stops!