{"id":504116,"date":"2026-03-30T21:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/504116\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:58:10","slug":"atp-launches-official-fantasy-game-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/504116\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP launches official fantasy game | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        ATP Fantasy<br \/>\n    ATP launches official fantasy game<\/p>\n<p>The game gives fans a new way to follow the Tour, its players and storylines<\/p>\n<p>March 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/atp-fantasy-march-2026-press-release-graphic.jpg\" alt=\"Fans can coach their favourite tennis stars in ATP Fantasy by selecting a team of eight.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ATP<\/p>\n<p>        Fans can coach their favourite tennis stars in ATP Fantasy by selecting a team of eight.<br \/>\n        By Press Release<\/p>\n<p>The ATP has launched its official fantasy game, ATP Fantasy, in collaboration with Deltatre. The game gives fans a new way to follow the Tour, its players and storylines by competing against friends, family and fans around the world to demonstrate their tennis knowledge and win prizes throughout the season.  <\/p>\n<p>ATP Fantasy invites fans to step into the coach\u2019s seat by selecting a team of eight players, six starting and two alternates, within a 100-credit budget. Player pricing is determined by the PIF ATP Live Rankings, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/carlos-alcaraz\/a0e2\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> currently the top-priced player (40 credits), followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/jannik-sinner\/s0ag\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> (36), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/alexander-zverev\/z355\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Zverev<\/a> (33) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/novak-djokovic\/d643\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> (30).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/dominic-thiem\/tb69\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dominic Thiem<\/a>, 16-time tour-level titlist and former World No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings, will serve as ATP\u2019s Official Fantasy Coach, providing his weekly picks and insights to help fans make strategic decisions with their selections each tournament week. A network of tennis creators and broadcasters including Tennis TV, Tennis Channel and Sky Sports will also produce content and host their own ATP Fantasy leagues, offering fans more ways to engage with the game and connect with the fantasy tennis community. <\/p>\n<p>Scoring is based on players\u2019 performance during the ATP Tour season, with points awarded for each round reached and the category of tournament played. Additional bonus and penalty points are given for in-match actions including aces, double faults, straight-set wins, bagels and upsets. <\/p>\n<p>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>. Tournament weeks typically last one week and often include multiple concurrent events, apart from the ATP Masters 1000s and Grand Slams, which run standalone and across two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.atptour.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/atp-fantasy-article-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cATP Fantasy\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The season is structured around key swings \u2014 series of tournaments played on a specific surface or in a particular region \u2014 each with dedicated leaderboards and prizes. The four swings featured in the 2026 ATP Fantasy season are: Clay Season, Grass Season, North American Hard Court and Race to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/nitto-atp-finals\/605\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to private leagues with friends and family, fans will compete in global monthly, swing and overall leaderboards. Prizes include ATP partner and ATP Store merchandise, as well as tickets to select ATP Tour events in 2027. The overall winner will receive two tickets to two sessions of the 2027 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/nitto-atp-finals\/605\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nitto ATP Finals<\/a>, with accommodation and flights included.  <\/p>\n<p>Andrew Walker, ATP Senior Vice President, Brand &amp; Marketing, said: \u201cFantasy sport has a proven track record as a powerful tool for deepening fan engagement. ATP Fantasy gives fans a new way to interact with the ATP and connect with players and tournaments across the entire season, while opening a fresh entry point for the next generation of tennis fans to experience our sport.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Peter Bellamy, Chief Revenue Officer at Deltatre, said: \u201cThis direct-to-consumer Fantasy deployment demonstrates how the right mix of content, data, technology and community can underpin the acquisition of untapped demographics and create a new layer of fan engagement for growth and retention \u2013 something we are very proud to be part of through Deltatre\u2019s partnership with the ATP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The launch of ATP Fantasy forms part of the ATP\u2019s wider strategy to grow and deepen the connection with the younger audiences. It builds on the introduction of a series of fan-focused initiatives including the launch of global content partnerships with TikTok, Spotify and Overtime, the ATP\u2019s global marketing campaign \u201cIt All Adds Up\u201d, developed by Wieden &amp; Kennedy, the ATP\u2019s Athlete Arrivals fashion initiative, and the new ATP brand identity. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.atptour.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to play ATP Fantasy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATP Fantasy ATP launches official fantasy game The game gives fans a new way to follow the Tour,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504117,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-504116","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-tennis","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}