Heading into 2019, there will be numerous changes in the professional tennis tours (ATP/WTA) with respect to Challenger and Futures tournaments. There will also be changes to the point structure of ITF Junior tournaments. In addition to this the ITF is launching a new “Transition Tour” in 2019.
Tennis Canada has developed a new “Conversion Chart” to align Rogers Rankings with all these changes at the international level. An extensive research analysis has been conducted during the last 2 months to develop this conversion chart. This included correlating player results from the different ranking systems (ATP/WTA/ITF) with the player results in the Canadian Ranking system.
The two primary changes are as follows:
1. Conversion of ATP/WTA/ITF (Junior)/ITF (Transition Tour) to Rogers Rankings – There have been a host of changes in the PRO tour (ATP/WTA) with respect to Challenger and Futures tournaments. There have also been changes to the point structure of the ITF Junior tournaments. In addition to this, the ITF is launching a new “Transition Tour” in 2019. Tennis Canada has developed a new “Conversion Chart” to align Rogers Rankings with all these changes at the international level.
Ranking Equivalency – Starting in 2019 Rogers Ranking will follow the following conversion chart to award points to our Canadian players competing on the PRO(ATP/WTA) and ITF (Junior/Transition) circuits.
| Tour Type “1” Point (MALE) | ATP | Mens Transition Tour | ITF (Junior Boys) | Tour Type “1” Point (FEMALE) | WTA | Womens Transition Tour | ITF (Junior Girls) |
| JUNIOR Rogers Ranking (Equivalent points) | 7500 | 600 | 150 | JUNIOR Rogers Ranking (Equivalent points) | 2500 | 300 |
200 |
| OPEN Rogers Ranking (Equivalent points) | 1000 | 80 | NA | OPEN Rogers Ranking (Equivalent points) | 1000 | 40 |
NA |
2. Recognizing Tennis Europe and USTA Junior Events – Tennis Canada will recognize a few select junior tournaments from Tennis Europe and USTA. This means that Canadians playing in these events will get Ranking points on their Junior Rogers Rankings. The events and the ranking points are as follows:
| Event Level | Age Cat | Boys | Girls |
| Tennis Europe Category 1 | U16 | 10000 | 10000 |
| Tennis Europe Category 1 | U14 | 5200 | 7400 |
| Tennis Europe Category 2 | U14 | 2100 | 3600 |
| Tennis Europe Category 3 | U12 | 250 | 500 |
| U16 Orange Bowl | U16 | 23000 | 23000 |
| U16 Eddie Herr | U16 | 20000 | 20000 |
| U14 Orange Bowl | U14 | 5200 | 7400 |
| U14 Eddie Herr | U14 | 2100 | 3600 |
| U12 Orange Bowl | U12 | 1700 | 1700 |
| U12 Eddie Herr | U12 | 1060 | 1060 |
These changes come into effect January 1, 2019. To download a PDF version of the rule updates, please click here: Rogers Ranking Rules Changes in 2019
