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.

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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