ATP World Tour 250 series

The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) from the 2009 ATP World Tour. It is the lowest tier of events on the tour, and is a continuation of the ATP International Series.^[1]

The series includes 40 tournaments, with a number of 250 rankings points to win for the events' singles champions –which accounts for the name of the series. All tournaments have a draw of 32 for singles and 16 for doubles, except for the AEGON Championships, which has a draw of 56 for singles and 24 for doubles.

Events

Tournament	Sponsored name	City	Country	Surface	Current singles champions	Current doubles champions
Doha	Qatar ExxonMobil Open	Doha	Qatar	Hard	Andy Murray	Marc Lopez / Rafael Nadal
Chennai	Chennai Open	Chennai	India	Hard	Marin Cilic	Eric Butorac / Rajeev Ram
Brisbane	Brisbane International	Brisbane	Australia	Hard	Radek Štěpánek	Marc Gicquel / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Sydney	Medibank International Sydney	Sydney	Australia	Hard	David Nalbandian	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Auckland	Heineken Open	Auckland	New Zealand	Hard	Juan Martin del Potro	Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt
Viña del Mar	Movistar Open	Viña del Mar	Chile	Clay (Red)	Fernando Gonzalez	Pablo Cuevas / Brian Dabul
Zagreb	PBZ Zagreb Indoors	Zagreb	Croatia	Hard (i)	Marin Cilic	Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt
Johannesburg	SA Tennis Open	Johannesburg	South Africa	Hard	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	James Cerretani / Dick Norman
Costa do Sauípe	Brasil Open	Costa do Sauípe	Brazil	Clay (Red)	Tommy Robredo	Marcel Granollers / Tommy Robredo
San Jose	SAP Open	San Jose	United States	Hard (i)	Radek Štěpánek	Tommy Haas / Radek Štěpánek
Marseille	Open 13	Marseille	France	Hard (i)	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	Arnaud Clément / Michael Llodra
Buenos Aires	Copa Telmex	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Clay (Red)	Tommy Robredo	Marcel Granollers / Alberto Martin
Delray Beach	Delray Beach Int'l Tennis Championships	Delray Beach	United States	Hard	Mardy Fish	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Houston	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships	Houston	United States	Clay (Red)	Lleyton Hewitt	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Casablanca	Grand Prix Hassan II	Casablanca	Morocco	Clay (Red)	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Lukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach
Estoril	Estoril Open	Oeiras	Portugal	Clay (Red)	Albert Montanes	Eric Butorac / Scott Lipsky
Belgrade	Serbia Open	Belgrade	Serbia	Clay (Red)	Novak Djokovic	Lukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach
Munich	BMW Open	Munich	Germany	Clay (Red)	Tomáš Berdych	Jan Hernych / Ivo Minář
Kitzbühel	Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbühel	Kitzbühel	Austria	Clay (Red)	Guillermo Garcia-Lopez	Marcelo Melo / Andre Sa
Halle	Gerry Weber Open	Halle	Germany	Grass	Tommy Haas	Christopher Kas / Philipp Kohlschreiber
London	AEGON Championships	London	United Kingdom	Grass	Andy Murray	Wesley Moodie / Mikhail Youzhny
's-Hertogenbosch	Ordina Open	Rosmalen	Netherlands	Grass	Benjamin Becker	Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman
Eastbourne	AEGON International	Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Grass	Dmitry Tursunov	Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski
Newport	Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships	Newport	United States	Grass	Rajeev Ram	Rajeev Ram / Jordan Kerr
Båstad	Catella Swedish Open	Båstad	Sweden	Clay (Red)	Robin Söderling	František Čermák / Michal Mertinak
Stuttgart	MercedesCup	Stuttgart	Germany	Clay (Red)	Jérémy Chardy	Jaroslav Levinský / Filip Polasek
Indianapolis	Indianapolis Tennis Championships	Indianapolis	United States	Hard	Robby Ginepri	Ernests Gulbis / Dmitry Tursunov
Los Angeles	Countrywide Classic	Los Angeles	United States	Hard	Sam Querrey	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Gstaad	Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad	Gstaad	Switzerland	Clay (Red)	Thomaz Bellucci	Marco Chiudinelli / Michael Lammer
Umag	ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag	Umag	Croatia	Clay (Red)	Nikolay Davydenko	František Čermák / Michal Mertinak
New Haven	Pilot Pen Tennis	New Haven	United States	Hard	Fernando Verdasco	Julian Knowle/ Jürgen Melzer
Metz	Open de Moselle	Metz	France	Hard (i)	Gaël Monfils	Colin Fleming / Ken Skupski
Bucharest	BCR Open Romania	Bucharest	Romania	Clay (Red)	Albert Montañés	František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák
Bangkok	Thailand Open	Bangkok	Thailand	Hard (i)	Gilles Simon	Eric Butorac / Rajeev Ram
Kuala Lumpur	Malaysian Open	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Hard (i)	Nikolay Davydenko	Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski
Stockholm	If Stockholm Open	Stockholm	Sweden	Hard (i)	Marcos Baghdatis	Bruno Soares / Kevin Ullyett
Moscow	Kremlin Cup	Moscow	Russia	Hard (i)	Mikhail Youzhny	Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Granollers
Lyon	Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon	Lyon	France	Hard (i)	Ivan Ljubicic	Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut
Vienna	Bank Austria-TennisTrophy	Vienna	Austria	Hard (i)	Jurgen Melzer	Lukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach
Saint Petersburg	St. Petersburg Open	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Hard (i)	Sergiy Stakhovsky	Colin Fleming / Ken Skupski

See also

• ATP World Tour Masters 1000
• ATP World Tour 500 series

References

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour official website
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website