{"id":574089,"date":"2026-04-01T01:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T01:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/574089\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T01:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T01:15:11","slug":"atp-fantasy-how-to-play-choose-your-team-win-points-climb-leaderboards-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/574089\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Fantasy: How to play, choose your team, win points &#038; climb leaderboards | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        ATP Fantasy<br \/>\n    ATP Fantasy: How to play, choose your team, win points &amp; climb leaderboards<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to play the new interactive game here<\/p>\n<p>March 31, 2026<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/atp-tennis-fantasy-2026-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Build your team, follow the action each week and watch your players earn points on the ATP Tour.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ATP Tour<\/p>\n<p>        Build your team, follow the action each week and watch your players earn points on the ATP Tour.<br \/>\n        By ATP Staff<\/p>\n<p>What if you could build a team featuring stars like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/carlos-alcaraz\/a0e2\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/jannik-sinner\/s0ag\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/novak-djokovic\/d643\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Novak Djokovic<\/a>, and earn points based on how they perform on the ATP Tour?<\/p>\n<p>With the ATP Fantasy Game, fans can step into the role of a team manager and pick the players they believe will shine each week. Here is everything you need to know to get started.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How do you build your ATP Fantasy team?<br \/>At the start of the game, you will receive 100 credits to create your roster.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pick six starting players &amp; two alternates<br \/>&#8211; Each player&#8217;s price is based on their position in the PIF ATP Live Rankings<br \/>&#8211; Your goal is simple: Choose players who will go deep in the tournament and rack up points for your team.<\/p>\n<p>What should you know about your Bonus Ball player?<br \/>&#8211;\u00a0Each week, one player in your lineup can be selected as your Bonus Ball player.<br \/>&#8211; Your Bonus Ball player earns double points.<\/p>\n<p>How do you score points in ATP Fantasy?<br \/>Your players earn points based on how far they progress in tournaments and the category of the event (ATP 250, for example) they are playing in.<\/p>\n<p>Bonus points are also awarded for standout performances:<br \/>&#8211; +2 points for every ace<br \/>&#8211; +10 points for a straight-sets win<br \/>&#8211; +20 points for an upset win<\/p>\n<p>But there are also penalties for tough moments: <br \/>&#8211; -2 points for every double fault<br \/>&#8211; -10 points for a bagel (losing a set 6-0)<br \/>&#8211; -20 points for an upset loss<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.atptour.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/atp-fantasy-article-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cATP Fantasy\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How do you switch the players on your ATP Fantasy team?<br \/>You can adjust your team throughout the season. There are unlimited switches before the first tournament week begins. After that, you receive two free switches each tournament week. <\/p>\n<p>Additional switches made will cost you 50 points per switch.<br \/>\nIf you do not use your free switches, these will automatically roll over to the next tournament week. You can accumulate a maximum of eight free switches.\n<\/p>\n<p>What are chips and how do you use them?<br \/>Each manager has access to three special chips that can give your team a major boost.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Alternates: Points scored by your alternates will be added to your total<br \/>&#8211;\u00a0Triple Bounce: Points scored by your Bonus Ball player will earn triple points<br \/>&#8211;\u00a0Swing Switch: Make an unlimited number of switches to your team without penalties<\/p>\n<p>What are the key swings on the calendar for ATP Fantasy?<br \/>The 2026 ATP Fantasy season will feature 23 tournament weeks from April to November, beginning at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/monte-carlo\/410\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters<\/a> and concluding at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/paris\/352\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rolex Paris Masters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There will be four key swings:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Clay Season: 30 March-7 June<br \/>&#8211; Grass Season: 8 June-12 July<br \/>&#8211; North American Hard Court Season: 27 July-13 September<br \/>&#8211; Race To The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/nitto-atp-finals\/605\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>: 23 September-8 November<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/atp-number-one-club\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/atp-no-1-club-banner-article.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cATP\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How do you create and join ATP Fantasy leagues?<br \/>You can create or join leagues to play against friends and other ATP Fantasy managers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Create a league:\u00a0Enter a league name and invite others to join<br \/>&#8211; Enter a league: Enter the invitation code provided by a friend<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Are you ready to play ATP Fantasy?<br \/>Build your team, follow the action each week and watch your players earn points on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The smarter your picks, the higher you\u2019ll climb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATP Fantasy ATP Fantasy: How to play, choose your team, win points &amp; climb leaderboards Learn how to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":574090,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":{"0":"post-574089","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/574090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}