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updatedAt: 2026-07-28T08:19:32.000Z
agentTools:
  siteIndex: https://developer.sportradar.com/llms.txt
  projectIndex: https://developer.sportradar.com/tennis/llms.txt
---

# Rankings

Returns a list in ascending order of ATP/WTA world rankings

<Callout icon="⏱️" theme="default">
  ### Update Frequency

  **TTL/Cache:** 300 seconds

  **Data Updates (Tier 1):** Rankings updated weekly on Mondays (except during multi-week tournaments such as Grand Slams)
</Callout>

> 📘 Displaying Rankings
>
> Learn how to use the Rankings feed to display ATP and WTA world rankings in our [Retrieving Rankings and Standings](https://developer.sportradar.com/tennis/docs/tennis-ig-leaderboards-rankings-standings) integration scenario.

***

## Data Points

<Accordion title="Competitor" icon="fa-thin fa-tennis-ball">
  | Attribute      | Parent Element                      | Type   | Description                                                                                                               |
  | -------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | `abbreviation` | `competitor_ranking` - `competitor` | String | Abbreviation for a competitor name<br /><br />ex. `PAU` (Tommy Paul) or `G/M` ('Glasspool L / Middelkoop M' doubles team) |
  | `country`      | `competitor_ranking` - `competitor` | String | Country of a competitor<br /><br />ex. `USA`                                                                              |
  | `country_code` | `competitor_ranking` - `competitor` | String | Country code of a competitor<br /><br />ex. `USA`                                                                         |
  | `id`           | `competitor_ranking` - `competitor` | String | Unique ID for a competitor<br /><br />ex. `sr:competitor:138546`                                                          |
  | `name`         | `competitor_ranking` - `competitor` | String | Name for a competitor<br /><br />ex. `Paul, Tommy` or `Glasspool L / Middelkoop M` (doubles team)                         |
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Competitor Ranking" icon="fa-thin fa-tennis-ball">
  | Attribute             | Parent Element       | Type    | Description                                                                                                        |
  | --------------------- | -------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
  | `competitions_played` | `competitor_ranking` | Integer | Number of competitions played for a competitor                                                                     |
  | `movement`            | `competitor_ranking` | Integer | Movement up or down in the rankings for a competitor compared to their previous ranking<br /><br />ex. `2` or `-6` |
  | `points`              | `competitor_ranking` | Integer | Number of points for a competitor                                                                                  |
  | `rank`                | `competitor_ranking` | Integer | Competitor rank                                                                                                    |
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="League Ranking" icon="fa-thin fa-tennis-ball">
  | Attribute | Parent Element | Type    | Description                                             |
  | --------- | -------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
  | `gender`  | `ranking`      | String  | Gender of a league (ATP, WTA)<br /><br />`men`, `women` |
  | `name`    | `ranking`      | String  | Name of a league<br /><br />ex. `ATP`, `WTA`            |
  | `type_id` | `ranking`      | Integer | ID for a rankings type                                  |
  | `week`    | `ranking`      | Integer | Week number of the rankings                             |
  | `year`    | `ranking`      | Integer | Year of the rankings                                    |
</Accordion>

# OpenAPI definition

```json
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  "info": {
    "title": "tennis",
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  },
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    {
      "url": "https://api.sportradar.com/tennis"
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "sec0": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "x-api-key"
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "sec0": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
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      "get": {
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        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "access_level",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "The access level of your API key<br><br>`trial`, `production`",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "trial",
                "production"
              ],
              "default": "trial"
            },
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "language_code",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Language code for supported languages.<br><br>de (German), en (English), en_us (English with diacritical marks in player names), es (Spanish), fr (French), id (Indonesian), it (Italian), ja (Japanese), ru (Russian), th (Thai), zh (Chinese - simplified), zht (Chinese - traditional)<br><br>The above codes are the fully supported languages for this API. Click <span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">[here](https://api-docs.sportradar.us/misc/Sportradar_API_Languages.xlsx)</span> for valid language codes and a tabular list of available languages per competition.",
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                "ja",
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            },
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          },
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            "schema": {
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              "enum": [
                "json",
                "xml"
              ],
              "default": "json"
            },
            "required": true
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
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            "content": {
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                  "Result": {
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                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                              "type": "object",
                              "properties": {
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                                  "type": "integer",
                                  "example": 0,
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                                "competitor": {
                                  "type": "object",
                                  "properties": {
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                                    },
                                    "name": {
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                                      "example": "string"
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                                      "type": "string",
                                      "example": "string"
                                    },
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                                    }
                                  }
                                },
                                "movement": {
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                                  "example": 0,
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                                },
                                "points": {
                                  "type": "integer",
                                  "example": 0,
                                  "default": 0
                                },
                                "rank": {
                                  "type": "integer",
                                  "example": 0,
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                                }
                              }
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                          },
                          "gender": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "example": "men"
                          },
                          "name": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "example": "string"
                          },
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                            "type": "integer",
                            "example": 0,
                            "default": 0
                          },
                          "week": {
                            "type": "integer",
                            "example": 0,
                            "default": 0
                          },
                          "year": {
                            "type": "integer",
                            "example": 0,
                            "default": 0
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
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    "explorer-enabled": true,
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}
```