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2026 ATP calendar: Estoril Open again, Metz occasion eliminated


The Estoril Open will rejoin the ATP circuit subsequent 12 months, whereas Metz will not conduct a match, the governing physique of males’s tennis mentioned because it introduced a 59-event calendar for the 2026 season.

The Estoril match, which had been working underneath an ATP licence since 2015, was dropped from the calendar for the 2025 season however will now be held as an ATP 250 match in July, every week after the Wimbledon Grand Slam concludes.

In different adjustments, the Marseille ATP 250 match will swap from February to October whereas the Stockholm ATP 250 occasion will transfer from October to November.

The season will characteristic 9 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, seven of which will likely be performed throughout 12 days, aside from 16 ATP 500 occasions and 29 ATP 250 occasions.

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“With premium occasions in a number of the most iconic cities, we’re showcasing what makes our sport so particular,” ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi mentioned in an announcement on Monday.

“Final season, we noticed record-breaking attendance, and we’re excited to maintain that momentum going into subsequent 12 months.”

The season will start on January 2 with the United Cup. The $10 million combined crew match, the results of a partnership between Tennis Australia and the ATP and WTA excursions, started its third version in Perth on December 27 final 12 months, simply 33 days after the Davis Cup finals had concluded in Spain.

The ATP Finals will likely be hosted in Turin whereas the Subsequent Gen ATP Finals will likely be performed in Jeddah for a fourth 12 months.

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