Tennis rewards results twice over: with ranking points that determine seedings and tour status, and with prize money that scales steeply toward the latter rounds. This tool maps your finishing round to both, using the published ATP and WTA points tables.
How it works
Each tournament tier has a fixed points table running from the champion down to the first-round loser. Selecting a category loads that table, and selecting a round returns the points for that result:
Grand Slam: Winner 2000, Final 1300, SF 780, QF 430, R16 240 ...
Masters 1000: Winner 1000, Final 650, SF 390, QF 215, R16 120 ...
ATP 250: Winner 250, Final 165, SF 100, QF 50, R16 25 ...Prize money is shown as an approximate band for the category, because the exact figure is set per tournament each year.
Why points and prize money differ across tiers
The four Grand Slams award 2,000 points to the champion — the highest in tennis — and their prize funds are the largest on tour. The gap to the next tier is intentional: Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 events award exactly half the points (1,000), signalling that a Grand Slam title is structurally worth twice a regular top-tier event regardless of field size or draw strength.
ATP 500 and ATP 250 events fill the calendar and allow more players to accumulate points, but the top rewards stay modest. A player who skips a 250-level event loses nothing from their ranking (points expire at the anniversary of when they were earned, so only the 500 or higher events they have a “defending” obligation on matter).
Points that expire: the ranking clock
ATP rankings count a player’s best results over a rolling 52-week window. Every set of points earned at an event expires exactly one year later, at the same tournament next season. This is why tour veterans talk about “defending” a title — if you won 500 points at last year’s event but exit in the second round this year, your ranking falls by the difference. A player ranked in the top 10 has often built their position across a full year of results and can have several hundred points expiring in a single week.
Example: why one deep run changes everything
A player ranked outside the top 50 who reaches the final of a Grand Slam earns 1,300 ranking points in a single fortnight. If they previously held only 400 points in the ranking window, that run alone could jump them inside the top 20. Prize money at Grand Slam level is similarly front-loaded toward the final rounds — a finalist earns far more than twice what a quarterfinalist does, making the final stages both the points and financial jackpot.
Notes on prize money
Prize money is shown as an approximate band for the category. Exact per-tournament prize pools are set annually and vary with sponsorship, host agreements, and currency. Doubles and qualifying rounds run on different, lower scales not covered here. Use this tool as a reference and a starting point, and check the official tournament website for the final published prize breakdown.