ESPN Tennis ATP Scraper

ESPN Tennis ATP Scraper

Scrape ATP tennis scores, teams, and news from ESPN, up to a million results per run. Get match scoreboards, player rosters, and the latest headlines in a flat, structured dataset. No API key or login required. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

ESPN's public tennis data is spread across scoreboards, team pages, and news feeds, making bulk collection tedious. This Actor reads those ATP endpoints directly, filters by date, and returns every match, team, or article in one consistent schema. It works without an official API key, so you can start pulling data immediately.

Who uses it	What they scrape ESPN for
Sports data analysts	Tracking ATP match outcomes and player performance over time.
Tennis journalists	Monitoring breaking news and team updates for story leads.
Fantasy league managers	Pulling current rosters and scores to update league standings.
Betting model builders	Feeding historical and daily scoreboards into predictive models.

What it does

This Actor collects ATP tennis data from ESPN's scoreboard, teams, and news endpoints and returns each result as a flat row.

• 📅 Date filtering: Target a specific day's scoreboard by passing a YYYYMMDD date, or leave it empty for today's matches.
• 📊 Three data endpoints: Choose from scoreboard for live and completed games, teams for player rosters, or news for the latest headlines.
• ⚡ High-volume runs: Paid users can pull up to 1,000,000 results in a single run, while free users can preview up to 10.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with ESPN data

📈 Track daily ATP results.

A data analyst runs the scoreboard endpoint each morning to compile yesterday's match outcomes into a league dashboard.

📰 Monitor tennis news.

A journalist sets the news endpoint to collect the latest ATP headlines for a morning briefing.

👥 Build a player directory.

A fantasy league operator scrapes the teams endpoint weekly to keep rosters current across all tournaments.

📊 Feed a betting model.

A quant pulls a season's worth of scoreboards by looping over dates to train a match-prediction algorithm.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key	Access public ESPN ATP feeds without registration or OAuth.
Fixed schema	Every row follows the same structure, ready for analysis.
Date control	Pull historical scoreboards or stick with today's matches.

How it compares

This Actor focuses exclusively on ATP tennis data from ESPN, while the competitors below cover multiple sports or offer AI integration.

Feature	ParseForge	ESPN MCP Server	ESPN Scraper - Scores, Standings, Teams, News	ESPN Scraper
ATP tennis scoreboards	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Yes
ATP team rosters	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
ATP news articles	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Yes
Date filter for historical data	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
No API key required	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Yes
MCP/AI assistant integration	Not listed	Yes	Not listed	Not listed

Configure the run

Drive the Actor by selecting an endpoint and an optional date, and the max items limit controls how many results land in your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "endpoint": "scoreboard",
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "endpoint": "scoreboard",
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.0085 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$0.85
1,000 results	$8.50
10,000 results	$85.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the ESPN Tennis ATP Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to ESPN through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/espn-tennis-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Ensure the date you entered is valid and that ESPN published data for that day. Try leaving the date empty to fetch today's scoreboard as a test.

The run stops after 10 items.

Free users are capped at 10 results. Upgrade to a paid plan and increase the maxItems setting to pull more data.

I passed a date but got today's data.

Make sure the date is formatted exactly as YYYYMMDD with no hyphens or slashes. An invalid format falls back to today.

The output schema looks different than I expected.

ESPN may change its underlying data structure. Check the run's sample output and adjust your downstream processing accordingly.

Can I scrape multiple endpoints in one run?

No, each run targets a single endpoint. Run the Actor multiple times with different endpoint selections to collect all data types.

FAQ

Question	Answer
What ATP data can I scrape?	You can scrape match scoreboards, team rosters, and news articles from ESPN's ATP tennis section.
Do I need an ESPN API key?	No. This Actor reads the public feeds directly, so no registration or API key is required.
Can I get historical scoreboards?	Yes. Pass a specific date in YYYYMMDD format to the date filter, and the Actor will return that day's scoreboard if available.
How many results can I pull?	Free users are limited to 10 results for previewing. Paid users can set maxItems up to 1,000,000 per run.
What format does the output come in?	You can export your dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify platform.
Does this cover WTA or other sports?	This Actor is focused on ATP tennis. For other sports, you would need a broader ESPN scraper.
Can I scrape live scores?	The scoreboard endpoint returns data for the date you specify, which includes live and completed matches for that day.
How do I get team rosters?	Select the 'Teams' endpoint when you configure the run, and the Actor will return player rosters for ATP teams.
Is there a way to filter by player?	The Actor does not have a player filter. It returns all data for the chosen endpoint and date, and you can filter the output dataset afterward.
What if I get an empty dataset?	Check that your date filter is correct and that ESPN has data for that day. Also confirm you have not set maxItems too low.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ESPN, Inc. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.