The 2020 ATP Cup was the first edition of the ATP Cup, an international outdoor hard court men's team tennis tournament held by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Serving as the opener for the 2020 ATP Tour, it was the first ATP team tournament since the last edition of the World Team Cup in 2012. It was held on 3–12 January 2020 at three venues in the Australian cities of Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney.
Image: RAC Arena, October 2018
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Image: Tennyson Tennis Centre's Pat Rafter Arena
The 2020 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2020 tennis season. The 2020 ATP Tour calendar was composed of the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Finals, the ATP Masters 1000, the ATP Cup, the ATP 500 series, the ATP 250 series, and the Davis Cup. Also included in the 2020 calendar were the tennis events at the Next Generation ATP Finals, and the Laver Cup, neither of which distributed ranking points.
Several tournaments were suspended or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. On 17 June 2020, ATP issued the revised calendar for Tour resumption.
Novak Djokovic finished the year as world No. 1 for a record-equaling sixth time, tying Pete Sampras' achievement. He won four tournaments during the season, including a major at the Australian Open. He also won two Masters 1000 events and finished runner-up at another major, the French Open.
The Bryan brothers, considered to have become the best doubles team in tennis history, announced they planned to retire after the 2020 US Open; amid safety concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, they would retire before the US Open.
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