ATP Finals facts for kids
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Location | Turin, Italy (2021–25) |
Place held | Palasport Olimpico |
Category | Year-end Championships |
Court type | Hard (indoor) |
Draw | 8 Singles / 8 Doubles |
Prize money | US$15,250,000 (2024) |
Website | nittoatpfinals.com |
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The ATP Finals is a super important tennis tournament that happens at the end of the year. It's like the grand finale for the best male tennis players and teams! Only the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams from around the world get to play. This is based on how well they've done all season. If a player or team won a big tournament (a "major") during the year, they might also get a spot, even if their ranking is a bit lower.
This tournament has a special way of playing that's different from most other tennis events. Players and teams are split into two groups of four. Everyone in a group plays against each other once. This is called a "round-robin" stage. After these group matches, the top two players or teams from each group move on to the semifinals. These are "knock-out" matches, meaning if you lose, you're out! The winners then play in the final to decide who the champion is.
The ATP Finals first started in 1970. The amazing Novak Djokovic holds the record for winning the most singles titles, with seven wins! For doubles, Peter Fleming and John McEnroe share the record with seven titles, which they won together as a team.
Winning this tournament can earn players a lot of points and money. If a player wins all their matches, they can get a maximum of 1,500 ranking points. In 2024, Jannik Sinner won the singles title and earned a record $4,881,100! That's the highest prize money ever for a tennis tournament winner. In 2022, Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury won $930,300 in doubles, which was also a record for doubles.
About the Tournament
How the Tournament Started
The ATP Finals has changed names a few times since it began in 1970. It was first called the Masters Grand Prix. Back then, it was a special event for the best players, but it didn't give out world ranking points.
In 1990, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) took over. They renamed it the "ATP Tour World Championships." From this point on, winning the tournament gave players important world ranking points. An undefeated champion would even earn as many points as winning one of the four biggest tournaments, called Grand Slams.
Later, in 2000, the ATP and another tennis group (the ITF) worked together to create a new event called the "Tennis Masters Cup." This event kept the rule that a player who won a Grand Slam could qualify, even if their ranking wasn't in the top eight. This rule still exists today!
In 2009, the championship was renamed the "ATP World Tour Finals." It was held in London at The O2 Arena for many years. In 2017, it got its current name, the ATP Finals. Since 2021, the tournament has been held in Turin, Italy, and will stay there until 2025.
Here's a quick look at the tournament's names over the years:
Years | Championships name |
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1970–89 | Masters Grand Prix |
1990–99 | ATP Tour World Championships |
2000–08 | Tennis Masters Cup |
2009–16 | ATP World Tour Finals |
2017– | ATP Finals |
For most of its history, the ATP Finals has been played indoors. This helps keep the playing conditions, like the court surface and lighting, perfect. It's usually played on hard courts indoors. However, in 1974, it was played on grass courts in Australia!
For a long time, the doubles tournament was held separately. But now, both the singles and doubles events happen at the same time and in the same place.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament started using "electronic line-calling." This means computers and cameras (called Hawk-Eye Live) decide if a ball is in or out, instead of human line judges. This helps make sure calls are super accurate!
How Players Qualify
To play in the ATP Finals, players and teams need to meet certain rules:
- The top seven players and teams in the "ATP Race" (a ranking system for the season) automatically get a spot.
- The eighth spot is special. It goes to a player or team who won one of the big Grand Slam tournaments that year, as long as they are ranked between 8th and 20th.
- If more than one player or team outside the top seven won a Grand Slam, the one with the highest ranking gets the eighth spot.
- If no player outside the top seven won a Grand Slam, then the player ranked eighth automatically gets the spot.
Two extra players or teams, called "alternates," also come to the tournament. They are ready to play if someone gets injured or has to leave the competition early. If an alternate plays and does well enough in the group stage, they can even go on to the semifinals!
How the Tournament is Played
The ATP Finals isn't a simple knock-out tournament where one loss means you're out. Instead, it starts with a "round-robin" stage:
- The eight players and teams are split into two groups of four.
- Each player or team plays everyone else in their group once. That's three matches per player/team.
- After the group matches, the top two players or teams from each group move on.
- These four then play in semifinals (knock-out matches).
- The two winners of the semifinals play in the final to decide the champion.
It's possible to lose one match in the group stage and still win the whole tournament. But no singles player has ever won the title after losing more than one group match!
To make the groups fair, players are "seeded" based on their ranking. The top two players are put into different groups. Then, the other players are drawn to fill the remaining spots in each group.
How Group Standings are Decided
Since 2019, here's how they figure out who moves on from the groups:
- The player with the most matches won.
- If players are tied on wins, the one who played more matches (e.g., a 1-2 record beats 1-1).
If players are still tied, they use these rules:
- If two players are tied: The player who won their head-to-head match against the other tied player moves on.
- If three players are tied: They look at the percentage of sets won, then the percentage of games won. If it's still tied, they use the player's ranking at the start of the tournament.
Where the ATP Finals Have Been Held
The ATP Finals is mostly an indoor event. Only three times has it been played outdoors: in 1974, 2003, and 2004.
Years | City | Surface | Stadium | Capacity |
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Carpet (i) | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | 6,500 |
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Hard (i) | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | 5,000 |
1972 | ![]() |
Palau Blaugrana | 5,700 | |
1973 | ![]() |
Boston Garden | 14,900 | |
1974 | ![]() |
Grass | Kooyong Stadium | 8,500 |
1975 | ![]() |
Carpet (i) | Kungliga tennishallen | 6,000 |
1976 | ![]() |
The Summit | 16,300 | |
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Madison Square Garden | 18,000 | |
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Festhalle Frankfurt | 12,000 | |
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Carpet (i) Hard (i) |
Hanover Fairground | 15,000 |
2000 | ![]() |
Hard (i) | Pavilhão Atlântico | 12,000 |
2001 | ![]() |
Sydney Super Dome | 17,500 | |
2002 | ![]() |
SNIEC | 10,000 | |
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Hard | Westside Tennis Club | 5,240 |
2005–2008 | ![]() |
Carpet (i) Hard (i) |
Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena | 15,000 |
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Hard (i) | The O2 Arena | 20,000 |
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Palasport Olimpico | 16,600 | |
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Hard (i) | TBC | TBC |
Prize Money and Trophies
The 2024 ATP Finals has a total prize money of $15,250,000. This is a huge amount! The money and points players earn depend on how many matches they win. For doubles, the prize money is for the whole team.
Here's how the prize money and points work:
Stage | Singles | Doubles | Points |
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Final win | $2,237,200 | $356,800 | 500 |
Semi-final win | $1,123,400 | $178,500 | 400 |
Round-robin match win | $396,500 | $96,600 | 200 |
Participation fee | 3 matches = $331,000 2 matches = $248,250 1 match = $165,500 |
3 matches = $134,200 2 matches = $100,650 1 match = $67,100 |
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Alternates | $155,000 | $51,700 | N/A |
Undefeated Champion | $4,881,100 | $959,300 |
If a player wins every single match, they become an "undefeated champion." This means they get the maximum 1,500 points and the biggest prize money! Besides the money, winners also get the ATP Finals trophy and the special "ATP year-end No. 1" trophy if they finish the year as the top-ranked player.
Past Champions
Here are the winners of the ATP Finals over the years. Players in bold are still playing tennis today.
Singles Champions
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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Tokyo | 1970 | ![]() |
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Paris | 1971 | ![]() |
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Round robin |
Barcelona | 1972 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
Boston | 1973 | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Melbourne | 1974 | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
Stockholm | 1975 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
Houston | 1976 | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
New York City | 1977 | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
1978 | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5 | |
1979 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 | |
1980 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | |
1981 | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4 | |
1982 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | |
1983 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | |
1984 | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–0, 6–4 | |
1985 | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |
1986 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | |
1987 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | |
1988 | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) | |
1989 | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1 | |
Frankfurt | 1990 | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–2 |
1991 | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–4 | |
1992 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3, 7–5 | |
1993 | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 2–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | |
1994 | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 | |
1995 | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–0, 7–6(7–5) | |
Hanover | 1996 | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 6–7(11–13), 6–4 |
1997 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2, 6–2 | |
1998 | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 | |
1999 | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5, 6–4 | |
Lisbon | 2000 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Sydney | 2001 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
Shanghai | 2002 | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
Houston | 2003 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0, 6–4 |
2004 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 | |
Shanghai | 2005 | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–7(11–13), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
2006 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3, 6–4 | |
2007 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | |
2008 | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 | |
London | 2009 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
2010 | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | |
2011 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 | |
2012 | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 7–5 | |
2013 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
2014 | ![]() |
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2015 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
2016 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
2017 | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | |
2018 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 | |
2019 | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | |
2020 | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | |
Turin | 2021 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
2022 | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 | |
2023 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 | |
2024 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles Champions
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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Tokyo | 1970 | ![]() ![]() |
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Stockholm | 1975 | ![]() ![]() |
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Houston | 1976 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
New York City | 1977 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6, 6–3 |
1978 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | |
1979 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6, 6–1 | |
1980 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 | |
1981 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 | |
1982 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 | |
1983 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 | |
1984 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 | |
1985 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7–5) | |
London | 1986 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
1987 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | |
1988 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 | |
1989 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–3 | |
Gold Coast | 1990 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4 |
Johannesburg | 1991 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
1992 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 3–6, 6–3 | |
1993 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | |
Jakarta | 1994 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) |
Eindhoven | 1995 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–6(7–2) |
Hartford | 1996 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
1997 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | |
1998 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 7–5 | |
1999 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2, 6–2 | |
Bangalore | 2000 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4 |
2001 |
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6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4 | |
2002 Not held | ||||
Houston | 2003 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
2004 | ![]() ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 | |
Shanghai | 2005 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
2006 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 | |
2007 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 | |
2008 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–2 | |
London | 2009 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
2010 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–4 | |
2011 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 | |
2012 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [10–3] | |
2013 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] | |
2014 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–7] | |
2015 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 | |
2016 | ![]() ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, [10–8] | |
2017 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 | |
2018 | ![]() ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, [13–11] | |
2019 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
2020 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, [10–5] | |
Turin | 2021 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
2022 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |
2023 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
2024 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) |
Top Players and Records
This section shows which players have won the most titles and played in the most tournaments.
Singles Records
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# | Consecutive titles |
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# | Finals |
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9 | ![]() |
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8 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
# | Matches won |
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59 | ![]() |
50 | ![]() |
39 | ![]() |
36 | ![]() |
35 | ![]() |
# | Editions played |
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13 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() |
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Doubles Records
# | Titles |
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4 | ![]() |
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# | Consecutive titles |
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5 | ![]() |
# | Matches won |
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38 | ![]() |
34 | ![]() |
29 | ![]() |
25 | ![]() |
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# | Editions played |
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12 | ![]() |
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Youngest and Oldest Champions
Singles | Youngest | ![]() |
19 years, 10 months | 1978 |
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Oldest | ![]() |
36 years, 5 months | 2023 | |
Doubles | Youngest | ![]() |
19 years, 10 months | 1978 |
Oldest | ![]() |
40 years, 6 months | 2018 |
Special Wins
Winning Both Singles and Doubles
Some players have won both the singles and doubles titles in the same year. This is called a "Double Crown."
Player | Year |
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1978, 1983, 1984 |
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Winning Different Year-End Championships
Some players have won the ATP Finals and other important year-end tournaments that existed in the past.
Player | ATP Finals | WCT Finals | Grand Slam Cup |
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1988 | 1988 | 1996 |
Winning the Next Gen Finals and ATP Finals
The Next Gen Finals is a tournament for younger, rising tennis stars. Some players have won both the Next Gen Finals and later the main ATP Finals!
Player | Next Gen Finals | ATP Finals |
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2018 | 2019 |
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2019 | 2024 |
Titles by Country
This shows how many ATP Finals titles players from different countries have won.
Singles Titles by Country
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Doubles Titles by Country
Note: If a team of players from the same country wins, it counts as one title for that country.
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See Also
In Spanish: ATP Finals para niños
- WCT Finals (1971–89)
- Grand Slam Cup (1990–99)
- ATP Finals appearances
- ATP Tour Masters 1000
- WTA Finals