What are the year-to-date rankings?
A. The year-to-date rankings is an indicator of what the South African Airways ATP Rankings will be on 14 November, the Monday after the end of the regular season. Players finishing within the Top 8 of the South African Airways ATP Rankings on 14 November after the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament in Paris will qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, beginning 20 November. The year-to-date rankings include points earned in 2011 plus points earned at the 2010 Davis Cup final and late-season 2010 Challengers played after the 2010 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. The year-to-date rankings differ from the South African Airways 2011 ATP Rankings, which at any given moment rank players according to points earned during the immediate past 52 weeks.