Mario Ancic

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:58:10 GMT

The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the organization's name. In 1990 the organization was called the ATP Tour, which was renamed in 2001 as just ATP and the tour being called ATP tour. The ATP logo is a registered trademark and cannot be used on promotional products or decorated apparel (t-shirts, custom t-shirts, sweatshirts or hoodies etc.) without permission from the organization. In 2009 the name was changed again and is now known as the ATP World Tour.[1] It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as Grand Prix tennis tournaments and World Championship TennisThe ATP's Executive Offices are in London, England. ATP Americas is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA; ATP Europe is headquartered in Monaco; and ATP International, which covers Africa, Asia and Australasia, is based in Sydney, Australia. The counterpart organization in the women's professional game is the Women's Tennis Association.