Every day, tennis competitions take place all around the world, and many of them offer betting opportunities. Major bookmakers actually provide odds on men's ATP tournaments and women's WTA tournaments for the main circuits. However, there are also betting opportunities on ITF circuits and Challenger tournaments. If you're wondering about the differences, don't worry, because you'll find detailed explanations on this page.
We'll start by analyzing Grand Slam tournaments before diving into how the men's and women's professional tennis categories operate, the role of tournaments organized by the International Tennis Federation, and the structure of the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, and Hopman Cup.
The Grand Slam Tournaments
The four Grand Slam tournaments take place in the countries that were the first to win the Davis Cup. We're talking about the USA, the UK, Australia, and France, which have dominated national competition for decades, until South Africa's victory in 1974. Reaching the finals in each of the four tournaments is the ambition of every tennis player, and winning all of them in the same year is known as the Grand Slam. Among professionals, only Rod Laver (1969) in men's singles, and Maureen Connolly (1953), Margaret Court (1970), and Steffi Graf (1988) in women's singles have accomplished this feat. Bookmakers always provide odds on these tournaments, which can all be bet on via mobile through the top betting apps, often including specific promotions for tennis betting sites.
The First Slam of the Year: The Australian Open
The betting season kicks off on Australian Open betting sites. Founded in 1905, the Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held annually. It takes place at Melbourne Park in the last two weeks of January. The matches are currently played on hard courts, specifically blue Plexicushion. Up until the 1980s, the games were played on grass. The prize pool for the 2020 edition was AUD 71 million, which is roughly USD 44 million. The singles champions, Serbian Novak Djokovic and American Sofia Kenin, each took home USD 4.12 million.
The Red Clay of Roland Garros
The best betting sites for Roland Garros offer odds for the French Open, held in Paris since 1891 at the Stade Roland Garros, which is named after the tournament. The time of year when the top tennis players in the world compete on the famous red clay is between May and June. The prize pool in 2020 exceeded 32 million euros, with the winners of the men’s and women’s singles each receiving 1.6 million euros. Rafael Nadal captured the men's trophy, while Poland's Iga Świątek triumphed in the women's event.
