Tennis API
Live scores, tournaments, rankings, odds, and match statistics — delivered fast and reliably. Build apps, widgets, trading tools, and analytics with developer‑friendly, scalable sports data.
Coverage
Grand Slams, ATP Masters 1000/500/250, WTA 1000/500/250, ATP/WTA Finals, Challengers, and ITF events with global coverage.
Live data
Point-by-point updates: serve outcomes, aces, double faults, winners/errors, breaks, tiebreaks, and set progression.
Odds & markets
Pre‑match and in‑play odds across popular markets. Compare, track movements, and enrich betting tools and models.
Why choose our Tennis API
Our Tennis API is designed for performance, accuracy, and developer productivity. Whether you are building fan apps, score widgets, trading tools, or internal analytics, you get predictable response formats, consistent IDs, and robust coverage.
Key data sets
- Schedules and draws with seeds and rounds
- Live scores: points, games, sets, tiebreaks
- Players, rankings, profiles, and head‑to‑head
- Match statistics: aces, double faults, winners/errors, break points
- Tournament metadata: surfaces, categories, locations
- Odds (pre‑match and in‑play) with market and bookmaker metadata
Typical use cases
Media apps, live scoreboards, trading models, fantasy tools, and internal analytics. The API supports real‑time UIs and batch jobs with pagination, filtering, and time windows.
Integration in minutes
Authenticate with your API key, call the endpoint, and parse the JSON. Start small and scale confidently with caching and retries.
Authentication
All API requests require authentication using an API key. You can send the API key in one of three ways:
- HTTP Header (Recommended):
X-Api-Key: your_api_key_here - Query Parameter:
?api_key=your_api_key_here - Request Body:
{ "api_key": "your_api_key_here" }
Available endpoints
The Tennis API provides comprehensive endpoints for all your data needs:
- /tennis/tournaments — Get all tournaments (filter by year, surface)
- /tennis/categories — Get all categories (ATP Men Singles, WTA Women Singles, etc.)
- /tennis/categories/{categoryId}/tournaments — Get tournaments by category
- /tennis/matches — Get matches by date range (max 500/page, max 6 months range)
- /tennis/tournaments/{tournamentId}/players — Get players from a tournament
- /tennis/live — Get all live matches with set scores and statistics
- /tennis/live-odds — Get live odds for ongoing matches
- /tennis/pre-match-odds — Get pre-match odds (max 5 days range)
- /tennis/matches/{matchId}/details — Full match details with point-by-point data
- /tennis/standings — ATP/WTA player rankings
- /tennis/players/{playerId}/wins — Get player tournament wins
Example requests
Get all tournaments
GET https://api.api4sports.com/api/tennis/tournaments?year=2025&surface=Clay
Header: X-Api-Key: your_api_key_hereGet tournament categories
GET https://api.api4sports.com/api/tennis/categories
Header: X-Api-Key: your_api_key_hereGet matches by date
GET https://api.api4sports.com/api/tennis/matches?from=2025-05-01&to=2025-05-31
Header: X-Api-Key: your_api_key_hereGet live matches
GET https://api.api4sports.com/api/tennis/live
Header: X-Api-Key: your_api_key_hereGet ATP/WTA rankings
GET https://api.api4sports.com/api/tennis/standings?category=ATP
Header: X-Api-Key: your_api_key_hereGet match details
GET https://api.api4sports.com/api/tennis/matches/{matchId}/details
Header: X-Api-Key: your_api_key_hereGet live odds
GET https://api.api4sports.com/api/tennis/live-odds?tournament_id=11277
Header: X-Api-Key: your_api_key_hereGet player tournament wins
GET https://api.api4sports.com/api/tennis/players/{playerId}/wins?season=2024&type=singles
Header: X-Api-Key: your_api_key_hereError handling
The API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate the success or failure of requests:
- 200 OK — Request successful
- 401 Unauthorized — API key is missing or invalid
- 403 Forbidden — No active plan or no access to this tournament
- 404 Not Found — Resource not found
- 422 Unprocessable Entity — Validation failed (check parameters)
- 429 Too Many Requests — Daily request limit exceeded
Performance and reliability
Low latency, high availability infrastructure with intelligent caching, monitoring, and validation. Rate limits scale with your plan; enterprise tiers include dedicated throughput and priority support.
Frequently asked questions
Answers about the Tennis API coverage, data freshness, and usage
Schedules, live scores, point-by-point events, rankings, player profiles, tournament draws, and odds.
Live match events are ingested in near real‑time with quick refresh; typical latency is seconds.
Grand Slams, ATP/WTA tours, Challengers, and ITF tournaments.
Yes. Commercial use is allowed per your selected plan. Enterprise agreements are available.
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