Americans love tennis and the American tennis heroes who have dominated the professional tennis ranks for decades. Michigan’s legal sportsbooks accept bets on everything from who will win the next Grand Slam to who will win the next point in some of the year’s most exciting tennis matches.
This page outlines everything from how to access the best Michigan sports betting apps, to all the ways you can bet on tennis matches and tournaments. You’ll also receive exclusive bonus offers with the Michigan betting sites featured below.
It’s easy to bet on tennis. It isn’t much different from betting on other individual and team sports. Professional tennis is all about tournaments. These tournaments seed players based on professional rankings and pit the top seeds against the lowest seeds and unseeded qualifiers in the early rounds. Match winners advance through a single-elimination tournament format until a champion emerges from the final.
Every match presents a variety of betting opportunities, allowing you to pick winners at moneyline odds or bet on match spreads and totals. Plus, Michigan sportsbooks post tournament futures markets where you can bet on who you think will win the title.
You can bet on tennis matches that have already begun. MI sports betting sites will post basic markets during a match at tennis betting lines that are adjusted as the action continues. Plus, you can also bet within a live match on:
The markets move fast and the lines change in an instant.
Tennis futures generally revolve around Grand Slam events. Those events are:
You will also find futures markets on who will win Player of the Year honors. You will be able to bet on who you think will win the men’s and women’s titles in every Grand Slam event. The odds will be posted well in advance of the tournaments and adjusted throughout.
You may also find various tennis futures for high-profile ATP and WTA tournaments.
Tennis props are bets within a match, but not on the match itself. These props may include things like:
There are all kinds of tennis tournaments held throughout the year but only four Grand Slam events. These are the game’s most prestigious tournaments, and they come with a variety of tennis betting opportunities attached. The Grand Slams are all two-week events that draw huge crowds, worldwide TV coverage, and media interest. The public’s interest in tennis peaks throughout these events, and so does tennis betting. More tennis betting markets are available, and more money is wagered than any other time of the year.
Here’s a list of the four Grand Slam events and everything you need to know about betting on Grand Slam tournaments right here in Michigan.
Scheduled for January 18 – 31, 2021
Originally scheduled for May 24 – June 7, 2020, but moved to Sept. 20 – Oct. 4, 2020
Originally scheduled for June 29 – July 12, 2020, but canceled. Scheduled to run June 28 – July 11, 2021.
Originally scheduled for Aug. 24 – Sept. 13, 2020, but rescheduled to run Aug. 31 – Sept. 13, 2020.
Outside of the Grand Slams, major tennis tournaments are a part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) or Women’s Tennis Association (WPT) tours. The ATP and WPT tours feature signature events that attract a decent level of media attention and betting. While several major ATP and WPT events have been canceled in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the following ATP and WPT events are still scheduled. If and when they run, Michigan sportsbook should host betting markets for these high-profile tennis events.
The ATP has suspended the ATP Tour through July 31, 2020. Events on the calendar after that date are as follows:
The WTA has suspended the WTA Tour through to July 13, 2020. Events on the calendar after this date are:
The Davis Cup is an international tennis series featuring teams representing their home nations in singles and doubles competition. Various qualifying events are held from around the world leading to the Davis Cup Finals. The 2020 Davis Cup Finals are scheduled for November 23–29, 2020 at Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain. Semifinalists from the previous year and various wild card entries gain entry into the Davis Cup Finals, alongside a dozen qualifying countries. You can bet on Davis Cup qualifying and the Davis Cup Finals at Michigan sportsbooks.
Tennis is an Olympic sport. Men’s and women’s 64-player singles tournaments, 32-team doubles tournaments, and 16-team mixed doubles tournaments were scheduled for Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo, Japan from July 24 – Aug. 2, 2020. However, the Olympics were moved to 2021, and tennis will now be held from July 24 – Aug. 1, 2021.
Olympic tennis is like a fifth Grand Slam and betting opportunities abound. The top players in the world compete in Olympic tennis. If a player manages to win all five Grand Slam titles in a single year they call it a Golden Slam. Steffi Graf is the only Golden Slam winner in tennis history.
Tennis has fairly straightforward rules making tennis betting relatively simple and easy to follow. The game has certain intricacies where very specific betting rules apply. It’s always a good idea to browse through the published tennis betting rules at a Michigan sportsbook before betting.
The following includes some common tennis betting rules you’re likely to find:
If you’re looking to head out to catch some Tennis matches and find the latest lines to wager on, there are several options to consider. Here are some of the best places in Michigan where you can bet in person.
The BetGM Sports Lounge has a full-service bar on site and dozens of HDTV’s as you kick back and watch the action in a range of seating options. To place bets, you can visit one of six betting windows or 14 self-serve kiosks.
FanDuel Sportsbook has become a popular attraction since opening its doors in March 2020. Visitors will find six betting windows and 54 self-serve kiosks to place their bets, as well 67 HDTV’s and a dedicated sports ticker to keep you up to date on the latest action.
Leelanau has partnered up with Onyx Sportsbook by William Hill to offer up a solid on-site sports betting experience. The casino is chock full of amenities and dining options, while self-serve betting kiosks are on standby for you to place your wagers. There are several other fantastic spots to catch some Tennis action while also placing your wagers. There’s another River Rock Sportsbook & Grill at Little Rock Casino & Resort in Manistee, and the 131 Sportsbook & Lounge at Gun Lake Casino in Wayland.
There are two kinds of tennis spreads. You can bet on the game spread factoring in a line on the number of games a player will win by, or the set spread factoring in a line on the number of sets a player will win by.
There’s no secret to finding the best tennis betting lines. You can do it by shopping around for the best lines at different sportsbooks. Once Michigan’s first online sportsbooks launch that will be something you can do with ease from the privacy of your own home. Just browse through the various tennis betting markets and look for the best price on a bet.
In the past, match-fixing has been a problem in the sport of tennis. However, a tennis integrity unit was launched in 2008 to rid the sport of corruption. A handful of players have been banned for match-fixing over the past few years, but none were top-level players. You can bet with confidence on top players in high-profile matches.
Tennis matches include points, games, and sets.
The first player to win four points wins a game, but they must win by two points.
Points are scored as 15(1), 30(2), 40(3), and Game(4). The score of a game tied at 40-40 is called Deuce. The player who wins the point at Deuce has the advantage and wins the game if they win the next point. Otherwise, it’s back to Deuce again.
The first player to win six games wins the set, but they must win by two games. Tiebreakers are also put in place to decide sets tied at six games. The first player to win seven points wins the tiebreaker, but they must win by two points. There are also 10-point tiebreakers for match deciding sets.
Tennis matches are either the best-of-three sets or best-of-five sets.
American Serena Williams is widely regarded as the best tennis player in history. She owns 23 Grand Slam singles titles, including:
Williams is still playing, chasing Australian Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. Court stopped competing professionally in 1977.
Swiss player Roger Federer owns the most men’s Grand Slam singles titles at 20, including:
Federer is still competing at age 38.