Dates, tickets, prize money: 10 questions about 2021 ATP Finals
Everything you need to know about the season-ending ATP Finals, from the eight-man field to former champions and ticket prices
ATP Finals – The O2, London, Britain – November 22, 2020 Russia’s Daniil Medvedev celebrates with the trophy after winning the final match against Austria’s Dominic Thiem
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Who will be playing in the 2021 ATP Finals?
Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Matteo Berrettini, Casper Ruud and Hubert Hurkacz are the eight men to qualify for the ATP Finals.
The groups are as follows:
- Green group – Djokovic, Tsitsipas, Rublev, Ruud
- Red group – Medvedev, Zverev, Berrettini, Hurkacz
In doubles, the eight pairings to secure their spots are: Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic, Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury, Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut, Marcel Granollers/ Horacio Zeballos, Ivan Dodig/ Filip Polasek, Juan Sebastian Cabal/ Robert Farah, Kevin Krawietz/ Horia Tecau, and Jamie Murray/ Bruno Soares.
When will the 2021 ATP Finals take place?
This year’s ATP Finals are scheduled to take place from November 14 to November 21.
Where will the 2021 ATP Finals be held?
This year, the tournament will be held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy after ending a 12-year stint at London’s O2 Arena. Turin will host the event from 2021 to 2025 and is the 15th city to host the ATP season finale, which celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2020.
On which surface is the tournament held?
The tournament is played on indoor hard court.
What is the format of the ATP Finals?
The ATP Finals is the year-end finale for the ATP tennis circuit and features only the top eight qualified singles players and doubles teams. Players earn points throughout the season to qualify for the event.
The tournament has two groups of four players each and is played using a round-robin format. The top two from each group advance to the knockout semi-finals, with the semi-final winners clashing for the title.
Who is the defending champion?
Russia’s Daniil Medvedev won the singles title, beating Dominic Thiem 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 to claim his first season-ending title. In doubles, Wesley Koolhof/Nikola Mektic defeated Jurgen Melzer/Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-2, 3-6,10-5 to lift the trophy.
How do I get tickets for the 2021 ATP Finals?
Tickets for the ATP Finals can be purchased on the Official Ticket Office or Ticketone. You can visit this link on the tournament website for more information.
How much prize money can players win at the ATP Finals?
The tournament has not yet confirmed the prize money for the 2021 Nitto ATP Finals. Last year, there was $1,564,000 on offer for an undefeated champion, with a champion who picked up a loss during the group stage offered $550,000. Each round-robin win secured the player $153,000.
How many ranking points are on offer?
If a player wins the tournament without losing, they will receive 1,500 ranking points. More information is expected soon about the points allocation for the entire tournament. Last year, each round-robin match win was worth 200 points, with 400 points on offer for a semi-final victory.
Who are the former champions at the ATP Finals?
Some of the most famous names in men’s tennis have triumphed at the ATP Finals. Here are all the former year-end champions, together with the year in which they achieved it:
- Stan Smith (1970)
- Ilie Nastase (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975)
- Guillermo Vilas (1974)
- Manuel Orantes (1976)
- Jimmy Connors (1977)
- John McEnroe (1978, 1983, 1984)
- Bjorn Borg (1979, 1980)
- Ivan Lendl (1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987)
- Boris Becker (1988, 1992, 1995)
- Stefan Edberg (1989)
- Andre Agassi (1990)
- Pete Sampras (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999)
- Michael Stich (1993)
- Alex Corretja (1998)
- Gustavo Kuerten (2000)
- Lleyton Hewitt (2001, 2002)
- Roger Federer (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)
- David Nalbandian (2005)
- Novak Djokovic (2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- Nikolay Davydenko (2009)
- Andy Murray (2016)
- Grigor Dimitrov (2017)
- Alexander Zverev (2018)
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (2019)
- Daniil Medvedev (2020)
Here are all the former year-end doubles champions, together with the year in which they achieved it:
- Ashe/ Smith (1970)
- 1971 to 1974 – Not held
- Gisbert/ Orantes (1975)
- McNair/ Stewart (1976)
- Hewitt/ McMillan (1977)
- Fleming/ J. McEnroe (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
- Edberg/ Jarryd (1985, 1986)
- Mecir/ Smid (1987)
- Leach/ Pugh (1988)
- Grabb/ P. McEnroe (1989)
- Forget/ Hlasek (1990)
- Fitzgerald/ Jarryd (1991)
- Woodbridge/ Woodforde (1992, 1996)
- Eltingh/ Haarhuis (1993, 1998)
- Apell/ Bjorkman (1994)
- Connell/ Galbraith (1995)
- Leach/ Stark (1997)
- Lareau/ O’Brien (1999)
- Johnson/ Norval (2000)
- Ferreira/ Leach (2001)
- 2002 – Not held
- B. Bryan/ M. Bryan (2003, 2004, 2009, 2014)
- Llodra/ Santoro (2005)
- Bjorkman/ Mirnyi (2006)
- Knowles/ Nestor (2007)
- Nestor/ Zimonjic (2008, 2010)
- Nestor/ Minryi (2011)
- Granollers/ Lopez (2012)
- Marrero/ Verdasco (2013)
- 2015 – Rojer/ Tecau (2015)
- Kontinen/ Peers (2016, 2017)
- M/ Bryan/ Sock (2018)
- Herbert/ Mahut (2019)
- Koolhof/ Mektic (2020)
