The Shanghai Masters, last contested in 2019, is one of five 12-day ATP Masters 1000 tournaments on the calendar for 2024 ©Getty Images

The 2024 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) calendar has been released and will feature a second edition of the United Cup, the ground-breaking mixed team event in a season that will feature competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The United Cup, held in partnership with the Women’s Tennis Association and Tennis Australia, will form an arresting start to the season in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney.

The calendar for the 2024 ATP Tour will involve 63 tournaments set to take place across 29 countries.

The ATP Tour welcomes more than 4.5 million fans on site and entertains a billion global fans each year.

It sees the world’s greatest tennis players compete on the game’s biggest stages, across six continents and an action-packed 11-month season.

The United States celebrate victory in the inaugural mixed-team United Cup in Sydney, which opened the 2023 ATP Tour season and will do the same next year when it will be staged in Australia once again ©Getty Images
The United States celebrate victory in the inaugural mixed-team United Cup in Sydney, which opened the 2023 ATP Tour season and will do the same next year when it will be staged in Australia once again ©Getty Images

Following the recent expansion of events, a total of five 12-day ATP Masters 1000 tournaments are due to be held in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome and Shanghai.

The 54th edition of the ATP Finals is due to be held, for the fourth time, in Turin, on dates to be confirmed during November.

There will also be a return to a traditional Asia swing, with the Japan Open Championships due to take place in Tokyo alongside the China Open in Beijing, in the lead-up to the Shanghai Masters event, which was absent from the calendar between 2020 and 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Andrea Gaudenzi, the ATP chairman said: "There are few sports that captivate fans all year round and in so many global markets like tennis.

"We put everything into creating the best possible experiences for fans as do the players, both on and off the court.

"From the United Cup in Australia to the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, it’s going to be another fierce and compelling season on the ATP Tour in 2024."

The full calendar can be viewed here.