The ATP Finals is the ATP Tour's season-ending championship. After the four majors, it is the most important tennis event on the men's yearly calendar, as it features the top eight singles players and the top eight doubles teams based on their season results. The ATP Finals first took place in 1970. The initial name of the tournament was the Masters Grand Prix.

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) took over the men's tour in 1990, replacing the Masters with the "ATP Tour World Championships". Following that, the ITF founded a rival year-end cup, which was called the Grand Slam Cup. The ATP and ITF decided in December 1999 to merge the two competitions into a jointly owned event, which was called the "Tennis Masters Cup".

It was finally called the "ATP World Tour Finals" in 2009. The event was then dubbed the "ATP Finals" in 2017. Indoor hard courts have been the go to surface in recent years. But in some previous renditions, the indoor carpet was the surface on which players competed.

Qualifiers for the ATP Finals?

Players that occupy the top 7 spots in the ATP rankings are automatically qualified for the Finals. The eighth position is reserved for the player who wins a Grand Slam event during the season and is ranked between eighth and twentieth. If more than one player wins a Grand Slam during the season and is ranked between 8th and 20th, the player ranked higher is awarded the eighth position. The player who follows is designated first alternate.

If no player wins a Grand Slam tournament during the season and is ranked from 8th to 20th, the eighth position is awarded to the player ranked eighth, regardless of Slam results.

ATP Finals prize money

Singles

Prize money History

Doubles

ATP Finals format

The top eight players are separated into two groups of four. Each player will play three round-robin matches against the other players in the same group. The top two players from each group advance to the semifinals as the round-robin stage concludes. The two semifinalists will compete in a final to be crowned as the ATP Finals champion.

Although it is possible to advance to the semifinals in the round-robin format with as many as two losses in the group stages, no player has ever won the title after losing more than one round-robin match. To form the groups, the contestants are seeded according to rank. The top two seeds are placed in Groups A and B, respectively. The remaining seeds are drawn in pairs, with the first player going to Group A, the second going to Group B, and so on.

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ATP Finals winners list for the past 15 years

Singles

Doubles

Which ATP Finals players hold significant records?

Since the tournament only includes the best players each year, only the best of the best hold the records in the tournament. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have won the ATP Finals the most, with both tied at 6 wins each. The Djoker holds the record for most consecutive wins at 4 from 2012 to 2015. Djokovic is also the oldest player to win the Finals after winning it last year at 35 years and 5 months.

Federer holds the records for most finals played at 10, most wins at 59, and most editions played at 17. However, the Swiss Maestro has now retired. But Djokovic is still playing and will likely be looking to break Federer's records.

Where is the ATP Finals held?

The first ATP Finals was held in Tokyo, Japan in 1970. Since then, the tournament has found a home in many countries. New York has hosted the tournament the most (13), from 1977 to 1989. London is second on the list, hosting the Finals 12 times from 2009 to 2020. Since 2021, the Nitto ATP Finals have been played in Turin, Italy, and they will be played in the city till 2025 in the Pala Alpitour arena.

Which players will partake in the 2023 ATP Finals?

Since the 2023 Paris Masters is yet to conclude, the ATP rankings can change. So far, the Nitto ATP Finals players list only has four players confirmed so far. Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner are the ones who will play in the tournament for sure. Sinner will receive a significant morale boost as he will be cheered on by the home crowd in the stadium. 

How to watch the ATP Finals 2023?

Tennis fans can watch the ATP Finals 2023 via a wide range of channels. Tennis Channel will be in charge of livestreaming the ATP Finals 2023 in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Latin American countries will have to tune into ESPN International to keep up with the tournament. Some Balkan countries can watch the finals on IKO SportKlub. Sky Deutschland will broadcast it in Germany, Austria, Lichtenstein and Switzerland.

Those in Central Asia and Eastern Europe will need to watch Setanta Sports. Fans in the United Kingdom can watch the competition on Prime Video. beIN Sports Middle East will broadcast it for Middle Eastern countries, and beIN Sports Australia will broadcast it in Australia.

Considering the various options available to follow the tournament, fans do not have to miss a single moment from the tournament. Big names will fight for the championship, which will certainly make it one of the most exciting events of the year.

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