2023 ATP Finals: Dates and venue, players and teams who qualified, the draw, prize money, streaming info

Shahida Jacobs
Pala Alpitour at the ATP Finals in Turin
General view of Pala Alpitour at the ATP Finals in Turin

It is that time of the year again when the focus switches to the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin and we have all the information you need ahead of the tournament.

So what exactly is the ATP Finals

The ATP Finals is the fifth biggest tournament on the tennis calendar after the four Grand Slams as it is the traditional end-of-season showpiece event in men’s tennis.

Only the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams receive entries into the tournament. Well, they don’t actually receive entries as they have to work for their places through their ranking positions over the 44 weeks of the season.

A bit of history…

The first-ever Finals was staged in 1970 and it was initially christened the Masters Grand Prix before being renamed the ATP Tour World Championships then the Tennis Masters Cup then the ATP World Tour Finals and finally the Nitto ATP Finals (thanks to its title sponsor).

This year’s tournament marks the 54th singles edition while the doubles will be part of the event for the 49th time.

What are the dates for this year’s ATP Finals?

The 2023 ATP Finals will start on Sunday, November 12 with the showpiece competition drawing to a conclusion on Sunday, November 19.

The doubles final is scheduled to take place at 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT) on November 19 with the singles final starting at 18:00 (17:00 GMT).

Novak Djokovic wins the ATP Finals
Novak Djokovic wins the 2022 ATP Finals

Please tell us more about the venue…

This will be the third year that Turin’s indoor Pala Alpitour hosts the season-ending event after it replaced London’s O2 Arena in 2021 having signed a five-year deal with the ATP Tour.

The renovated Pala Alpitour opened its doors in 2005 after €87 million (£75m) was spent and it has hosted the likes of Lady Gaga, U2, Ed Sheeran, Madonna, Rihanna and Green Day. Its flexible stands can host up to 16,600 spectators, but only 12,000 seats are available for the ATP Finals.

How does the format work?

The ATP Finals is not a straight knockout tournament as it starts off with a round-robin phase as the eight singles players and eight doubles teams are divided into two groups.

The players/teams who finish in the top two of each group qualify for the semi-finals with qualifier one in one group taking on qualifier two from the other group.

Naturally, the winners qualify for the finals.

The final standing of each group is determined by the first of the following methods that apply:
a) Greatest number of wins;
b) Greatest number of matches played (2-1 won-loss record beats a 2-0 won-loss record; a 1-2 record beats a 1-0 record)
c) Head-to-head results if only two (2) players are tied.

If three players/teams are tied, a very complicated formula is applied, but that’s very rare.

Previous winners…

Novak Djokovic is the defending champion and he is gunning for a record-breaking title in 2023. Last year he drew level with Roger Federer on six year-end trophies.

There will be four former champions in this year’s draw as Djokovic will be joined by Alexander Zverev (2021, 2018), Daniil Medvedev (2020) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (2019).

As for the doubles, American Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury are the defending champions with Wesley Koolhof the only former winner in the line-up. Koolhof won the 2020 title alongside Nikola Mektic.

Who are the eight players/teams who have qualified?

Carlos Alcaraz was the first to qualify for the 2023 ATP Finals as he booked his place on the back of winning Wimbledon before Djokovic joined him in the line-up in August.

Djokovic, though, will be the top seed as he qualified with 9,945 points while Alcaraz is second with 8,455 points.

Medvedev secured his spot in early September before Jannik Sinner qualified for the season-ending event for the first time in his career in October along with Andrey Rublev.

The final spots were confirmed at the Paris Masters with Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune the last three players to book their tickets to Turin.

Croatia’s Ivan Dodig and American Austin Krajicek headline the doubles with Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski the second seeds. Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden; Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin; Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos; Ram and Salisbury; Máximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni; and Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler complete the line-up.

When is the draw for the ATP Finals?

The draw will take place Thursday, November 9 at 15:00 local time.

What about points and prize money?

If a player wins the tournament undefeated he will collect 1,500 ranking points while an undefeated champion will earn $4,801,500, which will be the biggest winner’s cheque in tennis history.

Points for the singles and doubles:
– 200 points for a win in the round-robin phase
– 400 points for a semi-final win
– 500 points for winning the final

Singles prize money:
– Alternate $152,500
– Participation Fee $325,500*
– Round-robin match win $390,000
– Semi-final match win $1,105,000
– Final win $2,201,000
– Undefeated champion $4,801,500

The participation fee works as follows in the singles:
3 matches = $325,500
2 matches = $244,125
1 match = $162,750

Doubles prize money:
– Alternate $50,850
– Participation Fee $132,000*
– Round-robin match win $95,000
– Semi-final match win $175,650
– Final win $351,000
– Undefeated champions $943,650

Participation fee for the doubles:
3 matches = $132,000
2 matches = $99,000
1 match = $66,000

Which TV channels and streaming services will broadcast the tournament?

Amazon Prime Video will broadcast the season-ending ATP Finals in the United Kingdom and Ireland while Eurosport covers various areas of mainland Europe including Czech Republic, France and Scandinavia.

Sky Deutschland will air the tournament in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, Sky Italia, RAI and SuperTennis in Italy, TV2 Denmark in Denmark and Telefonica/Movistar in Spain.

Tennis Channel has the rights in the United States, TSN covers Canada, ESPN is the broadcaster in Latin America.

SuperSport airs the event in Southern Africa, Japan is covered by WOWOW and beIN Sports broadcasts ATP events in Australia, the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Asia.