As was the case last year, the star tennis players of the world will present themselves on the courts of the Pala Alpitour hall, which can accommodate up to 16,426 spectators. The Italians will then host the tournament with the English name ATP Finals three more times, hosting it until 2025.
As part of last year’s 52nd edition, the German tennis player Alexander Zverev rejoiced at the triumph in the men’s singles, defeating the Russian Daniil Medvedev twice in the final 6:4. The former champion is currently not among the currently qualified, due to a new injury.
Czech participation and player nominations
Of the top eight singles players, five players currently have a certain participation. They are Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, Norwegian Casper Ruud, Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas and Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic. The remaining places will then be decided by the rankings on November 7 at the latest.
Last year’s finalist Daniil Medvedev, his compatriot Andrey Rublev and Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime are among the biggest contenders who could play in the Tournament of Champions.
| Nominated players for ATP Finals 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Women’s singles | Women’s doubles |
| 1 | Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Koolhof/Skupski (Niz./V. Brit.) |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Ram/Salisbury (US/UK) |
| 3 | Casper Ruud (Nor.) | Arevalo/Rojer (Sal./Cur.) |
| 4 | Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) | Mektic/Pavic (Chor.) |
| 5 | Novak Djokovic (Serb.) | |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | ||
| The list of nominated players is continuously updated. | ||
This year too, there will be no Czech representative in the men’s singles or doubles. The last time was in 2015, when Tomáš Berdych finished in 3rd place in the group. However, the hope for the future may be Jiří Lehečka’s participation in the Under-21 Tournament of Champions. Lehečka qualified as the first Czech in the history of the tournament.
Tournament of Champions schedule and results
The game system is the same as in the Tournament of Champions. Eight players, i.e. eight pairs, are divided into two groups. After playing head-to-head matches in the group, the top two will advance to proceed to the knockout stage of the tournament.
The playing days of the tournament are usually divided into two blocks, with one singles match and one doubles match taking place in each of them. The highlight of the tournament is then scheduled for Sunday, November 20.
After the publication of the participants, the groups and the schedule of individual matches will be added.
Prize money
Unlike the WTA Finals, the organizers of the men’s all-star tournament have already published the prize money that all players will share. That’s an astronomical $14.75 million, with the singles winner up to $4.74 million.
| Financial rewards and points in 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage (win) | Singles | Doubles | Body |
| Basic group (1st match) | $160 000 | $52 000 | – |
| Basic group (2nd match) | $240 000 | $97 500 | – |
| Basic group (3rd match) | $320 000 | $130 000 | – |
| Semi-final | $383 300 | $93 300 | 200 |
| The final | $1 070 000 | $170 000 | 400 |
| Undefeated winners | $4 740 300 | $930 300 | 1500 |
Tickets
If you decide to visit the tennis festival directly in Turin, prepare a minimum amount of 60 Euro to pay for a ticket for two matches that take place within one day. If you would like to see the semi-final or final, the ticket price is double. Tickets can be purchased on the official ATP Finals website.
TV or online broadcast of the tournament
The traditional mediator of men’s tennis tournaments is the station Eurosport, which also plans to broadcast this tennis highlight. In addition, the transmission is also available on some bookmaker portals, which usually make viewing conditional on paying an entry fee or betting a minimum amount.
Champions Tournament winners – Djokovic can catch up with Federer
The first edition of the Tournament of Champions took place in 1970 in Japan. The American Stan Smith won on the Tokyo courts at that time, and together with Arthur Ash, he also managed to dominate the doubles. The ATP Finals record holder became Roger Federer, who managed to win a total of six times. Novak Djokovic can try to equal Federer’s record this year as well.
| Tournament of Champions winners since 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) | 2011 | Roger Federer (Switzerland) |
| 2001 | Lleyton Hewitt (Aus.) | 2012 | Novak Djokovic (Serb.) |
| 2002 | Lleyton Hewitt (Aus.) | 2013 | Novak Djokovic (Serb.) |
| 2003 | Roger Federer (Switzerland) | 2014 | Novak Djokovic (Serb.) |
| 2004 | Roger Federer (Switzerland) | 2015 | Novak Djokovic (Serb.) |
| 2005 | David Nalbandian (Arg.) | 2016 | Andy Murray (Brit.) |
| 2006 | Roger Federer (Switzerland) | 2017 | Grigor Dimitrov (Běl.) |
| 2007 | Roger Federer (Switzerland) | 2018 | Alexander Zverev (Germany) |
| 2008 | Novak Djokovic (Serb.) | 2019 | Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) |
| 2009 | Nikolay Davydenko (Russian) | 2020 | Daniil Medvedev (Russia) |
| 2010 | Roger Federer (Switzerland) | 2021 | Alexander Zverev (Germany) |
Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl have also historically claimed the same number of titles as Djokovic. Since 1980, Lendl has been in the final nine times in a row, in one case Björn Borg (1980) and Boris Becker (1988) were beyond his strength, twice the native of Ostrava was not enough for John McEnroe (1983 and ’84).
