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ATP Finals
Nitto ATP Finals logo.jpg
Location Turin, Italy (2021–27)
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
Current champions (2024)
Singles Italy Jannik Sinner
Doubles Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Tim Pütz

The ATP Finals is a super exciting tennis tournament that happens at the end of each year. It's like the grand finale for men's tennis! Only the very best players get to compete. This event brings together the top eight singles players and the top eight doubles teams from around the world. They earn their spots based on how well they played throughout the entire tennis season.

Sometimes, a player or team who won a major tournament (like a Grand Slam) during the year can also get a spot, even if they are ranked a little lower. This makes sure that big champions get a chance to play.

The tournament has a special way of playing. Players and teams are split into two groups of four. Each person or team in a group plays against everyone else in their group. These are called round-robin matches. After these matches, the top two players or teams from each group move on to the semifinals. From there, it's a knockout! The winners of the semifinals play in the final match to decide who is the champion.

The ATP Finals started way back in 1970. Over the years, many tennis legends have won this title. Novak Djokovic holds the record for the most singles titles, with seven wins. In doubles, Peter Fleming and John McEnroe share the record, also with seven titles, which they won together as a team!

Winning the ATP Finals can earn players a lot of points and prize money. For example, if a player wins every match, they can get 1,500 ranking points. In 2024, Jannik Sinner won the singles title and earned a record-breaking $4,881,100! For doubles, Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury earned $930,300 in 2022, which was the highest prize money for a doubles team.

About the Tournament

How the ATP Finals Started

The ATP Finals has changed its name a few times since it began in 1970. It was first called the Masters Grand Prix. It was a special event for the best players, but their wins didn't count for world ranking points back then.

In 1990, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) took over. They changed the name to the "ATP Tour World Championships." From then on, winning this tournament gave players important world ranking points, just like winning a Grand Slam!

Later, in 1999, the ATP and another tennis group decided to work together. They created a new event called the "Tennis Masters Cup." This is when they added the rule that a player who won a major tournament could get a spot, even if they weren't in the top eight. This rule is still used today!

In 2009, the tournament was renamed the "ATP World Tour Finals" and was held in London for many years. Then, in 2017, it became simply the "ATP Finals." Since 2021, the tournament has been held in Turin, Italy.

Years Championships name
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

Most of the time, this tournament is played indoors. This means the playing conditions are always perfect, no matter the weather outside! The courts are usually hard courts, which are a common type of tennis surface.

For many years, the doubles matches were played separately, a week after the singles. But now, both singles and doubles tournaments happen at the same time and in the same place.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament started using "Hawk-Eye Live." This is a cool electronic system that calls lines automatically, so there are no human line judges. A computer voice tells players if the ball is "Out" or a "Fault." This technology helps make the game fair and fast!

How Players Qualify

To play in the ATP Finals, players and teams need to have a fantastic year! Here's how they get in:

  • The top seven players and teams in the ATP race (which tracks points earned throughout the season) automatically get a spot.
  • The eighth spot is special. If a player or team won a major tournament (like a Grand Slam) during the year and is ranked between 8th and 20th, they get this spot. This has happened for players like Goran Ivanišević in 2001 and Jannik Sinner in 2024.
  • If more than one player outside the top seven won a Grand Slam, the one with the higher ranking gets the spot.
  • If no Grand Slam winner is ranked between 8th and 20th, then the player ranked 8th in the ATP race gets the final spot.

Two extra players or teams, called "alternates," also come to the tournament. They are ready to step in if someone gets injured and can't play. If an alternate plays, their results count for them, not for the player they replaced.

Tournament Format

The ATP Finals has a unique format that's different from most tennis tournaments. It's not just a simple knockout competition from the start.

  • The eight players and teams are divided into two groups of four.
  • Each player or team plays everyone else in their group once. These are the round-robin matches.
  • After the round-robin stage, the top two players or teams from each group move on to the semifinals.
  • The semifinals and the final are knockout matches. If you lose, you're out!
  • It's possible to reach the semifinals even if you lose two round-robin matches, but no singles champion has ever won the title after losing more than one match in the group stage.

To make the groups fair, players are "seeded" based on their ranking. The top two players are placed in different groups. Then, the other players are drawn in pairs and split between the two groups.

In the very first years (1970–71), there were no semifinals or finals; the winner was just the player with the best record in the round-robin matches. For a few years in the 1980s, it was a simple knockout tournament with more players. But the group stage format is what we see today!

How Group Standings are Decided

After the round-robin matches, here's how they figure out who moves on:

  • The player or team with the most matches won comes first.
  • If players are tied on wins, the one who played more matches (e.g., 1-2 record beats 1-1) comes higher.

If players are still tied, they use these rules:

  • For two players tied: They look at who won when those two players played each other in the group.
  • For three players tied: This is a bit more complex! They look at:

* The highest percentage of sets won. * The highest percentage of games won. * The highest ranking at the start of the tournament. They keep using these rules until only two players are tied, and then they use the head-to-head rule.

If a player has to stop a match because of an injury (retires), it counts as a loss for them and a win for their opponent.

Where the Singles Matches Have Been Played

The ATP Finals is mostly an indoor event, meaning it's played inside big stadiums. This helps control the playing conditions. Only a few times has it been played outdoors, like in Melbourne in 1974 and Houston in 2003–2004.

Years City Surface Stadium Capacity
1970 Japan Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 6,500
1971 France Paris, France Hard (i) Stade Pierre de Coubertin 5,000
1972 Spain Barcelona, Spain Palau Blaugrana 5,700
1973 United States Boston, United States Boston Garden 14,900
1974 Australia Melbourne, Australia Grass Kooyong Stadium 8,500
1975 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Kungliga tennishallen 6,000
1976 United States Houston, United States The Summit 16,300
1977–1989 United States New York City, United States Madison Square Garden 18,000
1990–1995 Germany Frankfurt, Germany Festhalle Frankfurt 12,000
1996–1999 Germany Hanover, Germany Carpet (i)
Hard (i)
Hanover Fairground 15,000
2000 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal Hard (i) Pavilhão Atlântico 12,000
2001 Australia Sydney, Australia Sydney Super Dome 17,500
2002 China Shanghai, China SNIEC 10,000
2003–2004 United States Houston, United States Hard Westside Tennis Club 5,240
2005–2008 China Shanghai, China Carpet (i)
Hard (i)
Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena 15,000
2009–2020 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Hard (i) The O2 Arena 20,000
2021–2025 Italy Turin, Italy Palasport Olimpico 12,000
2026–2030 Italy Italy, location TBC Hard (i) TBC TBC

Prizes and Trophies

The ATP Finals offers a lot of prize money and ranking points. In 2024, the total prize money was $15,250,000! Here's how it breaks down for players:

Stage Singles Doubles Points
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
N/A
Alternates $155,000 $51,700 N/A
Undefeated Champion $4,881,100 $959,300

If a player wins the whole tournament without losing any group matches, they are called an "undefeated champion." They get the maximum points (1,500) and the highest prize money!

Winners also receive the beautiful ATP Finals trophy. Plus, the player who finishes the year as the world's number one tennis player gets a special trophy too. These trophies are made by skilled silversmiths in London.

Past Champions

Singles Champions

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Tokyo 1970 United States Stan Smith (1/1) Australia Rod Laver Round robin
Paris 1971 Romania Ilie Năstase (1/4) United States Stan Smith Round robin
Barcelona 1972 Romania Ilie Năstase (2/4) United States Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3
Boston 1973 Romania Ilie Năstase (3/4) Netherlands Tom Okker 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Melbourne 1974 Argentina Guillermo Vilas (1/1) Romania Ilie Năstase 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
Stockholm 1975 Romania Ilie Năstase (4/4) Sweden Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Houston 1976 Spain Manuel Orantes (1/1) Poland Wojciech Fibak 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
New York City 1977 United States Jimmy Connors (1/1) Sweden Björn Borg 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1978 United States John McEnroe (1/3) United States Arthur Ashe 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5
1979 Sweden Björn Borg (1/2) United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–2, 6–2
1980 Sweden Björn Borg (2/2) Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1981 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (1/5) United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4
1982 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (2/5) United States John McEnroe 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1983 United States John McEnroe (2/3) Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1984 United States John McEnroe (3/3) Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7–5, 6–0, 6–4
1985 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (3/5) West Germany Boris Becker 6–2, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
1986 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (4/5) West Germany Boris Becker 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1987 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (5/5) Sweden Mats Wilander 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1988 West Germany Boris Becker (1/3) Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
1989 Sweden Stefan Edberg (1/1) West Germany Boris Becker 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–1
Frankfurt 1990 United States Andre Agassi (1/1) Sweden Stefan Edberg 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–2
1991 United States Pete Sampras (1/5) United States Jim Courier 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–4
1992 Germany Boris Becker (2/3) United States Jim Courier 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
1993 Germany Michael Stich (1/1) United States Pete Sampras 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
1994 United States Pete Sampras (2/5) Germany Boris Becker 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1995 Germany Boris Becker (3/3) United States Michael Chang 7–6(7–3), 6–0, 7–6(7–5)
Hanover 1996 United States Pete Sampras (3/5) Germany Boris Becker 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 6–7(11–13), 6–4
1997 United States Pete Sampras (4/5) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1998 Spain Àlex Corretja (1/1) Spain Carlos Moyá 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
1999 United States Pete Sampras (5/5) United States Andre Agassi 6–1, 7–5, 6–4
Lisbon 2000 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (1/1) United States Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Sydney 2001 Australia Lleyton Hewitt (1/2) France Sébastien Grosjean 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Shanghai 2002 Australia Lleyton Hewitt (2/2) Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4
Houston 2003 Switzerland Roger Federer (1/6) United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
2004 Switzerland Roger Federer (2/6) Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–2
Shanghai 2005 Argentina David Nalbandian (1/1) Switzerland Roger Federer 6–7(4–7), 6–7(11–13), 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
2006 Switzerland Roger Federer (3/6) United States James Blake 6–0, 6–3, 6–4
2007 Switzerland Roger Federer (4/6) Spain David Ferrer 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
2008 Serbia Novak Djokovic (1/7) Russia Nikolay Davydenko 6–1, 7–5
London 2009 Russia Nikolay Davydenko (1/1) Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6–3, 6–4
2010 Switzerland Roger Federer (5/6) Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
2011 Switzerland Roger Federer (6/6) France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
2012 Serbia Novak Djokovic (2/7) Switzerland Roger Federer 7–6(8–6), 7–5
2013 Serbia Novak Djokovic (3/7) Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4
2014 Serbia Novak Djokovic (4/7) Switzerland Roger Federer walkover
2015 Serbia Novak Djokovic (5/7) Switzerland Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4
2016 United Kingdom Andy Murray (1/1) Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–4
2017 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (1/1) Belgium David Goffin 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2018 Germany Alexander Zverev (1/2) Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3
2019 Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (1/1) Austria Dominic Thiem 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2020 Russia Daniil Medvedev (1/1) Austria Dominic Thiem 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Turin 2021 Germany Alexander Zverev (2/2) Russia Daniil Medvedev 6–4, 6–4
2022 Serbia Novak Djokovic (6/7) Norway Casper Ruud 7–5, 6–3
2023 Serbia Novak Djokovic (7/7) Italy Jannik Sinner 6–3, 6–3
2024 Italy Jannik Sinner (1/1) United States Taylor Fritz 6–4, 6–4

Doubles Champions

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Tokyo 1970 United States Stan Smith (1/1)
United States Arthur Ashe (1/1)
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Australia Rod Laver
Round robin
1971–1974: Not Held
Stockholm 1975 Spain Juan Gisbert (1/1)
Spain Manuel Orantes (1/1)
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
Round robin
Houston 1976 United States Fred McNair (1/1)
United States Sherwood Stewart (1/1)
United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
New York City 1977 South Africa Bob Hewitt (1/1)
South Africa Frew McMillan (1/1)
United States Robert Lutz
United States Stan Smith
7–5, 7–6, 6–3
1978 United States Peter Fleming (1/7)
United States John McEnroe (1/7)
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1979 United States Peter Fleming (2/7)
United States John McEnroe (2/7)
Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–3, 7–6, 6–1
1980 United States Peter Fleming (3/7)
United States John McEnroe (3/7)
Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
6–4, 6–3
1981 United States Peter Fleming (4/7)
United States John McEnroe (4/7)
South Africa Kevin Curren
United States Steve Denton
6–3, 6–3
1982 United States Peter Fleming (5/7)
United States John McEnroe (5/7)
United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Ferdi Taygan
7–5, 6–3
1983 United States Peter Fleming (6/7)
United States John McEnroe (6/7)
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 6–2
1984 United States Peter Fleming (7/7)
United States John McEnroe (7/7)
Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 6–1
1985 Sweden Stefan Edberg (1/2)
Sweden Anders Järryd (1/3)
Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
London 1986 Sweden Stefan Edberg (2/2)
Sweden Anders Järryd (2/3)
France Guy Forget
France Yannick Noah
6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
1987 Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř (1/1)
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (1/1)
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–4, 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
1988 United States Rick Leach (1/3)
United States Jim Pugh (1/1)
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–0
1989 United States Jim Grabb (1/1)
United States Patrick McEnroe (1/1)
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
7–5, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–3
Gold Coast 1990 France Guy Forget (1/1)
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (1/1)
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4
Johannesburg 1991 Australia John Fitzgerald (1/1)
Sweden Anders Järryd (3/3)
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1992 Australia Todd Woodbridge (1/2)
Australia Mark Woodforde (1/2)
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–2, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 3–6, 6–3
1993 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh (1/2)
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (1/2)
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Jakarta 1994 Sweden Jan Apell (1/1)
Sweden Jonas Björkman (1/2)
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
Eindhoven 1995 Canada Grant Connell (1/1)
United States Patrick Galbraith (1/1)
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
Hartford 1996 Australia Todd Woodbridge (2/2)
Australia Mark Woodforde (2/2)
Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
1997 United States Rick Leach (2/3)
United States Jonathan Stark (1/1)
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
1998 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh (2/2)
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (2/2)
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–2, 7–5
1999 Canada Sébastien Lareau (1/1)
United States Alex O'Brien (1/1)
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Bangalore 2000 United States Donald Johnson (1/1)
South Africa Piet Norval (1/1)
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
7–6(10–8), 6–3, 6–4
2001
South Africa Ellis Ferreira (1/1)
United States Rick Leach (3/3)
Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4
2002 Not held
Houston 2003 United States Bob Bryan (1/4)
United States Mike Bryan (1/5)
France Michaël Llodra
France Fabrice Santoro
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2004 United States Bob Bryan (2/4)
United States Mike Bryan (2/5)
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
Shanghai 2005 France Michaël Llodra (1/1)
France Fabrice Santoro (1/1)
India Leander Paes
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2006 Sweden Jonas Björkman (2/2)
Belarus Max Mirnyi (1/2)
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–2, 6–4
2007 The Bahamas Mark Knowles (1/1)
Canada Daniel Nestor (1/4)
Sweden Simon Aspelin
Austria Julian Knowle
6–2, 6–3
2008 Canada Daniel Nestor (2/4)
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić (1/2)
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–3), 6–2
London 2009 United States Bob Bryan (3/4)
United States Mike Bryan (3/5)
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Israel Andy Ram
7–6(7–5), 6–3
2010 Canada Daniel Nestor (3/4)
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić (2/2)
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
7–6(8–6), 6–4
2011 Belarus Max Mirnyi (2/2)
Canada Daniel Nestor (4/4)
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
7–5, 6–3
2012 Spain Marcel Granollers (1/1)
Spain Marc López (1/1)
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Rohan Bopanna
7–5, 3–6, [10–3]
2013 Spain David Marrero (1/1)
Spain Fernando Verdasco (1/1)
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
2014 United States Bob Bryan (4/4)
United States Mike Bryan (4/5)
Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–7]
2015 Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer (1/1)
Romania Horia Tecău (1/1)
India Rohan Bopanna
Romania Florin Mergea
6–4, 6–3
2016 Finland Henri Kontinen (1/2)
Australia John Peers (1/2)
South Africa Raven Klaasen
United States Rajeev Ram
2–6, 6–1, [10–8]
2017 Finland Henri Kontinen (2/2)
Australia John Peers (2/2)
Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
2018 United States Jack Sock (1/1)
United States Mike Bryan (5/5)
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
5–7, 6–1, [13–11]
2019 France Pierre-Hugues Herbert (1/2)
France Nicolas Mahut (1/2)
South Africa Raven Klaasen
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–3, 6–4
2020 Netherlands Wesley Koolhof (1/1)
Croatia Nikola Mektić (1/1)
Austria Jürgen Melzer
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–2, 3–6, [10–5]
Turin 2021 France Pierre-Hugues Herbert (2/2)
France Nicolas Mahut (2/2)
United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
2022 United States Rajeev Ram (1/2)
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury (1/2)
Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
7–6(7–4), 6–4
2023 United States Rajeev Ram (2/2)
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury (2/2)
Spain Marcel Granollers
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
6–3, 6–4
2024 Germany Kevin Krawietz (1/1)
Germany Tim Pütz (1/1)
El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo
Croatia Mate Pavić
7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)

Champions by Player

This section shows which players have won the most ATP Finals titles.

Singles Titles by Player

Titles Player Years
7 Serbia Novak Djokovic 2008, 12–15, 22–23
6 Switzerland Roger Federer 2003–04, 06–07, 10–11
5 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 1981–82, 85–87
United States Pete Sampras 1991, 94, 96–97, 99
4 Romania Ilie Năstase 1971–73, 75
3 United States John McEnroe 1978, 83–84
Germany Boris Becker 1988, 92, 95
2 Sweden Björn Borg 1979–80
Australia Lleyton Hewitt 2001–02
Germany Alexander Zverev 2018, 21
1 United States Stan Smith 1970
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 1974
Spain Manuel Orantes 1976
United States Jimmy Connors 1977
Sweden Stefan Edberg 1989
United States Andre Agassi 1990
Germany Michael Stich 1993
Spain Àlex Corretja 1998
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 2000
Argentina David Nalbandian 2005
Russia Nikolay Davydenko 2009
United Kingdom Andy Murray 2016
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 2017
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 2019
Russia Daniil Medvedev 2020
Italy Jannik Sinner 2024

Doubles Titles by Player

Titles Player Years
7
1978–84
5 United States Mike Bryan 2003–04, 09, 14, 18
4 Canada Daniel Nestor 2007–08, 10–11
United States Bob Bryan 2003–04, 09, 14
3 Sweden Anders Järryd 1985–86, 91
United States Rick Leach 1988, 97, 2001
2 Sweden Stefan Edberg 1985–86
1992, 96
Template:Plainicon 1993, 98
Sweden Jonas Björkman 1994, 2006
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić 2008, 10
Belarus Max Mirnyi 2006, 11
  • Finland Henri Kontinen
  • Australia John Peers
2016–17
2019, 21
  • United States Rajeev Ram
  • United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
2022–23
1
1970
1975
  • United States Fred McNair
  • United States Sherwood Stewart
1976
  • South Africa Bob Hewitt
  • South Africa Frew McMillan
1977
  • Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř
  • Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
1987
United States Jim Pugh 1988
  • United States Jim Grabb
  • United States Patrick McEnroe
1989
  • France Guy Forget
  • Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
1990
Australia John Fitzgerald 1991
Sweden Jan Apell 1994
  • Canada Grant Connell
  • United States Patrick Galbraith
1995
United States Jonathan Stark 1997
  • Canada Sébastien Lareau
  • United States Alex O'Brien
1999
  • United States Donald Johnson
  • South Africa Piet Norval
2000
South Africa Ellis Ferreira 2001
2005
The Bahamas Mark Knowles 2007
2012
2013
  • Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
  • Romania Horia Tecău
2015
United States Jack Sock 2018
  • Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
  • Croatia Nikola Mektić
2020
2024

Records and Fun Facts

Here are some interesting records and statistics about the ATP Finals, up to the 2024 tournament. Active players are shown in bold.

Singles Records

# Titles
7 Serbia Novak Djokovic
6 Switzerland Roger Federer
5 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
United States Pete Sampras
4 Romania Ilie Năstase
# Consecutive titles
4 Serbia Novak Djokovic
3 Romania Ilie Năstase
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
2 Sweden Björn Borg
United States Ezra Clancy
United States John McEnroe
United States Pete Sampras
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
Switzerland Roger Federer (3x)
Serbia Novak Djokovic
# Finals Played
10 Switzerland Roger Federer
9 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Serbia Novak Djokovic
8 Germany Boris Becker
6 United States Pete Sampras
5 Romania Ilie Năstase
# Matches Won
59 Switzerland Roger Federer
50 Serbia Novak Djokovic
39 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
36 Germany Boris Becker
35 United States Pete Sampras
# Times Played
17 Switzerland Roger Federer
16 Serbia Novak Djokovic
13 United States Andre Agassi
12 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
11 United States Jimmy Connors
Germany Boris Becker
United States Pete Sampras
Spain Rafael Nadal

Doubles Records

# Titles
7 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
5 United States Mike Bryan
4 Canada Daniel Nestor
United States Bob Bryan
# Consecutive Titles
7 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
2 Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Anders Järryd
United States Mike Bryan
United States Bob Bryan
Canada Daniel Nestor (2x)
Finland Henri Kontinen
Australia John Peers
United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
# Finals Played
7 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
United States Mike Bryan
6 Canada Daniel Nestor
United States Bob Bryan
5 Sweden Anders Järryd
# Matches Won
42 United States Mike Bryan
38 United States Bob Bryan
34 Canada Daniel Nestor
29 Australia Todd Woodbridge
25 Sweden Anders Järryd
Australia Mark Woodforde
# Times Played
16 United States Mike Bryan
15 Canada Daniel Nestor
United States Bob Bryan
14 India Leander Paes
12 The Bahamas Mark Knowles
India Mahesh Bhupathi

Youngest and Oldest Champions

Singles Youngest United States John McEnroe 19 years, 10 months 1978
Oldest Serbia Novak Djokovic 36 years, 5 months 2023
Doubles Youngest United States John McEnroe 19 years, 10 months 1978
Oldest United States Mike Bryan 40 years, 6 months 2018

Winning Both Singles and Doubles

Some amazing players have won both the singles and doubles titles in the same year! This is called a "Double Crown."

Player Year
United States John McEnroe 1978, 1983, 1984
United States Stan Smith 1970

Winning the ATP Finals and Other Tournaments

Some players have won the ATP Finals and other important year-end tournaments that existed in the past.

  • Triple Crown: Winning the ATP Finals, WCT Finals, and Grand Slam Cup.
Player ATP Finals WCT Finals Grand Slam Cup
Germany Boris Becker 1988 1988 1996
  • ATP Finals and WCT Finals:
Player ATP Finals WCT Finals
United States Stan Smith 1970 1973
United States Jimmy Connors 1977 1977
United States John McEnroe 1978 1979
Sweden Björn Borg 1979 1976
Czech Republic Ivan Lendl 1981 1982
Germany Boris Becker 1988 1988
  • ATP Finals and Grand Slam Cup:
Player ATP Finals Grand Slam Cup
United States Pete Sampras 1991 1990
Germany Michael Stich 1993 1992
Germany Boris Becker 1988 1996
  • Next Gen Finals and ATP Finals:
Player Next Gen Finals ATP Finals
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 2018 2019
Italy Jannik Sinner 2019 2024

Titles by Country

This section shows which countries have had the most ATP Finals champions.

Singles Titles by Country

11 
 United States (5 players)
 Serbia (1 player)
Germany West Germany / Germany (3 players),   Switzerland (1 player)
 Czechoslovakia (1 player)
 Romania (1 player)
 Sweden (2 players)
 Argentina (2 players),  Australia (1 player),  Russia (2 players),  Spain (2 players)
 Brazil,  Bulgaria,  Great Britain,  Greece,  Italy

Doubles Titles by Country

Note: If a team has players from the same country, it counts as one title for that country.

23 
 United States (18 players)
 Canada (3 players)
 Australia (4 players),  Sweden (4 players)
 France (5 players),  Netherlands (4 players)
 South Africa (4 players),  Spain (6 players)
 Belarus (1 player),  Finland (1 player),  Great Britain (1 player),  Serbia (1 player)
 Bahamas,  Croatia,  Czechoslovakia (2 players),  Germany (2 players),  Romania,   Switzerland

More Tennis Events

  • WCT Finals (1971–89) - Another big tennis event that used to happen.
  • Grand Slam Cup (1990–99) - Another past tournament for top players.
  • ATP Finals appearances - See who has played in the ATP Finals the most times.
  • ATP Tour Masters 1000 - Learn about other important tournaments on the ATP Tour.
  • WTA Finals - The similar year-end championship for women's tennis.

See also

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