The economics of tennis can be tricky 🎾 Beyond standard prize money, the ATP Tour has a bonus system called the Masters 1000 Bonus Pool; a $21 million incentive distributed to the top 30 players based on their performance at the 9 Masters 1000 events and the Nitto ATP Finals - the most important events outside the four majors. Here’s how it works ⬇️ 77% of the $21 million pool ($14.7 million) is a fixed bonus paid out by year-end rank. Finish first and you earn $3.8 million. Second place takes home $1.9 million, and the rest scale down through the top 30. The remaining 30% ($6.3 million) is a variable bonus based on points earned, with each point worth roughly $160. So if a player earns 1,900 points, they’d take home about $304,000 in variable bonus on top of their fixed payout. But here’s the catch: players need to participate. Competing in at least five Masters 1000 events unlocks any portion of the bonus, while playing in eight earns them the full amount. This system rewards ...