The ATP Finals is here to bring the curtain down on the 2024 ATP Tour season, so The Tennis Gazette looks at all that you need to know including how to watch in the USA.
Eight of the best male singles players on the planet plus eight doubles teams are jetting over to Italy to try and win the year-concluding tournament. The ATP Finals has been the flagship event in the tennis calendar outside of the four Grand Slams since its birth in Tokyo in 1970.
No player has won the ATP Finals more often than Novak Djokovic to date with the Serbian a seven-time champion. Roger Federer also won the season-ending event for the ATP Tour six times between 2003-11. But Djokovic will not compete for an eighth ATP Finals win this year.
Everything you need to know about the 2024 ATP Finals
News that Djokovic withdrew from the 2024 ATP Finals and that Alex de Minaur would claim the Serbian’s spot broke on the week of the tournament. Djokovic decided to skip the event to focus on his recovery from an ongoing injury after also electing to miss the Paris Masters.
Alexander Zverev won the Paris Masters with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ugo Humbert in the final. It could now even serve as the springboard for Zverev’s hope at the 2024 ATP Finals as one of two previous champions to qualify after Djokovic’s withdrawal from the season-finale event.
The ATP Finals is not like other events on the ATP Tour, too, given it adopts a different format with eight men’s singles players plus eight doubles teams taking part. So, with that in mind, The Tennis Gazette covers everything that you need to know ahead of the 2024 ATP Finals…
What are the dates for when the 2024 ATP Finals takes place?
The 2024 ATP Finals will start on Sunday, November 10 with the first doubles game at 11:30 local time and the first singles game expected at 14:00. An evening session will even follow the action from 18:00 each day, except for Sunday, November 17 when the ATP Finals ends.
Saturday, November 16 will also adopt a different timetable to the first six days of the 2024 ATP Finals with the first doubles match at 12:00 followed by the first singles match at 14:30. The evening session on the penultimate day of the 2024 ATP Finals will also begin at 18:30.
What is the format for the 2024 ATP Finals?
Unlike the other events on the ATP Tour, the ATP Finals adopts a round-robin format with an initial group stage to kick off the tournament, followed by the two semi-finals and the final.
The ATP Tour draws the eight players at the ATP Finals into two groups with the top seed put into Group A and No2 seed in Group B. Every singles game at the 2024 ATP Finals is a best-of-three tie-break, including for the final. There are also many criteria to settle group places.
READ MORE: All to know on the 2024 ATP Finals format and semi-final qualifying procedure
What is the draw for the 2024 ATP Finals?
The ATP Tour held the draw for the group stage of the 2024 ATP Finals straight after the pre-tournament press conference during Thursday, November 7 at 12:00 local time (06:00 EST).
ATP Finals 2024 Ilie Nastase Group:
[1] Jannik Sinner
[4] Daniil Medvedev
[5] Taylor Fritz
[7] Alex de Minaur
ATP Finals 2024 John Newcombe Group:
[2] Alexander Zverev
[3] Carlos Alcaraz
[6] Casper Ruud
[8] Andrey Rublev
The ATP Tour men’s singles players who qualified for the 2024 ATP Finals
Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev are the sole previous ATP Finals champions to qualify for the 2024 edition, in part thanks to Novak Djokovic withdrawing. The former won the ATP Finals in London in 2018 and also when the ATP Tour took its flagship event to Turin in 2021.
Medvedev was the final ATP Finals champion crowned in London in 2020 as he beat Dominic Thiem one year on from the Austrian also losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Russian will strive to become a two-time ATP Finals champion in Turin, while Zverev searches for a third crown.
Casper Ruud also returns to Turin and the ATP Finals looking to improve on his personal best finish from 2022 after losing in the final to Djokovic. Jannik Sinner has also reached one final without winning the ATP Finals but he goes to the 2024 running after a phenomenal season.
Sinner has already secured ATP year-ending No1 honors following a superb year in which he won the Australian Open and the US Open. Carlos Alcaraz won the other Grand Slam events at the French Open and Wimbledon and will now bid to reach his first final at the ATP Finals.
Andrey Rublev is also yet to reach the final at the ATP Finals, despite the 2024 edition being his fifth consecutive appearance. Taylor Fritz is also yet to feature in a final at the ATP Finals, while Alex De Minaur is making his debut at the ATP Tour season-finale tournament in 2024.
De Minaur received his ATP Finals debut after Djokovic withdrew, making him the first men’s singles player from Australia to qualify for the tournament since Lleyton Hewitt got into the 2004 final. Roger Federer beat Hewitt in the final ATP Finals final held in Houston, America.
Who won the 2023 ATP Finals?
Novak Djokovic defeated Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 to win the 2024 ATP Finals and his record seventh crown at the ATP Tour’s season-ending tournament. It even marked revenge for the Serbian after the Italian beat him 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-2) in the group stage last season. Djokovic also beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2 in the semi-finals at the 2023 ATP Finals in Turin.
Where will the 2024 ATP Finals take place?
The ATP Finals is returning to the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy for a fourth straight year in 2024 as part of its multi-year deal from 2021-25. The Inalpi Arena is Italy’s biggest indoor sporting arena and cost a reported €87m (£73m) to build ahead of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.
- Location: Palasport Olimpico,Corso Sebastopoli, 123, 10134 Torino TO, Italy
- Opened: December 2005
- Maximum capacity: 15,666
- ATP Finals 2024 capacity: 15,000 seated
What is the prize money for the 2024 ATP Finals?
The ATP Tour has confirmed a total financial commitment of $15,250,000 for the prize pool at the 2024 ATP Finals. The purse also includes up to $331,000 per player as a participation prize, which is split into $165,500, $248,250 and $331,000 for one, two and three matches.
Men’s singles prize money
| ROUND | PRIZE MONEY | RANKING POINTS |
| Undefeated champion | $4,881,500 | 1,500 |
| Final win | $2,237,200 | 500 |
| Semi-final win | $1,123,400 | 400 |
| Round-robin match win | $396,500 | 200 |
The ATP Tour is also paying each doubles player at the 2024 ATP Finals up to $134,200 each in participation money. It is also split into $67,100, $100,650 and $134,200 for one, two and three games played. A maximum of $959,300 is up for grabs for the ATP Finals doubles title.
Men’s doubles prize money
| ROUND | PRIZE MONEY | RANKING POINTS |
| Undefeated champions | $959,300 | 1,500 |
| Final win | $356,800 | 500 |
| Semi-final win | $178,500 | 400 |
| Round-robin match win | $96,600 | 200 |
How to watch the 2024 ATP Finals in the USA
Fans in the USA will be able to watch every game, set and match at the 2024 ATP Finals live through the Tennis Channel with coverage via TV, online streaming and its dedicated app.
Our writers predict the winner of the 2024 ATP Finals
Ahead of the ATP Tour’s season-ending event in Turin, Italy, our expert team of writers at The Tennis Gazette have predicted who they think will win the 2024 ATP Finals singles title.
Lee Clarke: “It would be very easy, yet extremely boring, to predict a Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz victory in Turin. As a result, I’m going against the grain and am backing Taylor Fritz for a huge win.
“He’s come into some form during the second half of the season, reaching his maiden Grand Slam final, and for some reason, I just fancy him to do well here.
“Don’t rule out Alex De Minaur, either. He’s squeaked in through the back door. But he’s the type of player who will fancy the opportunity and often needs scraping off the court in order to be beaten.”
Peter Lynch: “With seven tour-level titles to his name this season, it is almost impossible to look past Jannik Sinner for the ATP Finals trophy. Skipping the Paris Masters through illness may be a blessing in disguise for the Italian, who should be well-rested for Turin. And in an added boost, he even has home advantage on his side in Italy.”
George Patten: “With the ATP Finals field finally set in stone, there are a fair few names who could bring home the title.
“Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have been a class above at the Grand Slams in 2024. But Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev are both former champions at the event and should never be discounted on hard courts.
“For that reason, it could well be Zverev following up his title in Bercy with a third ATP Finals crown in Turin.”
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