The ATP has announced a revised schedule of tournaments from 22 February up to the first week of April, as tennis continues its return during the COVID-19 pandemic. The early-season schedule includes the European Indoor tournaments, Latin American and Middle-East Swings.
The Australian Open has already been delayed by a fortnight to 8th to 21st February 2021.
After Melbourne the calendar features two ATP 250 tournaments in Cordoba (clay) and Montpellier (indoor) from 20 to 28 February. The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam and the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires will be held from 1 to 7 March 2021. The Dutch tournament has been postponed by three weeks to allow the players to return to Europe after the Australian Open.
The March calendar will continue with three ATP 250 tournaments in Doha, Santiago and Marseille Open 13 (6-14 March), two ATP 500 events in Acapulco and Dubai (13-20 March). The Miami Open will take place from 22 March to 4 April.
The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells will not be held in its customary dates. The ATP assured that alternative dates are being assessed for the tournament to potentially take place later in the year.
The rest of the 2021 calendar, starting from the European clay-court season from 5th April, is planned to take place as originally scheduled.
The ATP continues to assess opportunities for additional single-year licences to be scheduled in 2021 and will communicate any additions once confirmed.
Here is the new calendar from 22 February to 4 April 2021:
20-28 February 2021: Cordoba Open (ATP 250)
21-28 February 2021: Open Sud de France Montpellier (ATP 250)
27 February-7 March 2021: ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam (ATP 500)
27 February-7 March 2021: Argentina Open Buenos Aires (ATP 500)
6-13 March 2021: Qatar Exxonmobil Open (ATP 250)
7-14 March 2021: Open 13 Provence, Marseille (ATP 250)
13-20 March 2021: Abierto Mexicano Teicel Acapulco (ATP 500)
13-20 March 2021: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (ATP 500)22 March-4 April 2021: Miami Open (ATP Masters 1000)
