Sports » Online Tennis Betting
Tennis betting is now a huge business and is becoming more and more popular with punters. The reasons why it has become one of the biggest betting sports is that it is played most of the year round, lots of information about players can be found online and of course when betting on the winner market there can only be two outcomes (no draw of course in tennis).
The main ATP tennis tour consists of weekly events, along with four Grand Slam events. Click the links below to see more information on each of them, and to see betting odds from the major bookmakers.
Grand Slam Events
| Date | Tournament Name | Prize Money | |
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14th Jan-27th Jan | Australian Open | £8,000,000 |
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25th May-8th Jun | French Open | £11,000,000 |
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23rd Jun-6th Jul | Wimbledon | £11,000,000 |
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25th Aug-7th Sep | US Open | £10,000,000 |
ATP Masters Series
In addition to the Grand Slam events, there is a yearly schedule of nine major tournaments, called the Masters Series. These tournaments are well regarded, and stand on the next tier below the Slams.
Tennis Betting Guide
There are many punters who specialise soley in tennis betting, taking into account recent form, fitness, surface being played on, injury problems and many other factors.
Most people opt for the main outright winner market but there are many other markets you can bet on:
- In runnning markets
- Betting set by set
- Games Handicaps
- Set Handicaps
- Total aces scored
- Length of the match
- To win the draw quarter
There is often a lot of activity during a tennis match and you can use this to your advantage by betting on one of the exchanges and trading your bet so that you profit no matter what the outcome.
The biggest betting exchange is Betfair who have a FREE £10 joining offer on at the moment and if you are new to trading there is lots of info on the site with details on how to back and lay your selection.
