The 8 men to successfully defend the ATP Finals title: ft. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic is one of just three players to win back-to-back titles at the ATP Finals this century.
Only three men have won three or more consecutive titles in the history of the year-end championships, which was first held in 1970.
Here are the eight players who have successfully defended the ATP Finals title.
Ilie Nastase: 1971-1973
Ilie Nastase won the second-ever edition of the ATP Finals in 1971, when the champion was determined by round robin standings. The Romanian won all five of his matches to triumph in Paris.
The former world No 1 went undefeated at the event again in 1972 as he overcame Stan Smith in the final to defend his crown in Barcelona.
In 1973, Nastase made it three successive year-end championship titles by defeating Tom Okker in the final in Boston. The two-time major winner added a fourth ATP Finals title in 1975.
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Bjorn Borg: 1979-1980
Bjorn Borg saw off Vitas Gerulaitis in the final of the 1979 ATP Finals in New York City to win the tournament for the first time.
The legendary Swede secured his second and last year-end championships crown in the same city when he beat Ivan Lendl in the 1980 title match.
Ivan Lendl: 1981-1982, 1985-1987
Ivan Lendl successfully defended the ATP Finals title on three occasions, while all five of his triumphs at the event came in New York.
The Czech-American great downed Gerulaitis in the 1981 final to win his maiden crown before he defeated John McEnroe in the 1982 championship match.
The eight-time Grand Slam winner collected three straight titles at the year-end championships in 1985, 1986 and 1987, defeating Boris Becker in the first two finals and Mats Wilander in the latter.
John McEnroe: 1983-1984
After winning the ATP Finals for the first time in 1978, John McEnroe added his second and third titles in back-to-back editions in 1983 and 1984.
The American icon beat Lendl in both the 1983 and 1984 finals, while all three of his triumphs at the event were in his home city of New York.
Pete Sampras: 1996-1997
Pete Sampras claimed his first and second ATP Finals crowns in Frankfurt in 1991 and 1994 before he took his tally to four with consecutive victories in 1996 and 1997.
The American legend overcame Becker in the 1996 final and Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the 1997 title match, with both of these editions staged in Hanover. The 14-time major champion won his fifth and final title at the tournament in 1999.
Lleyton Hewitt: 2001-2002
Lleyton Hewitt secured his two year-end championship titles in successive years in Sydney and Shanghai.
The Australian great downed Sebastian Grosjean and Juan Carlos Ferrero in the respective 2001 and 2002 championship matches.
Roger Federer: 2003-2004, 2006-2007, 2010-2011
Roger Federer won his six ATP Finals titles in three separate streaks of two consecutive victories.
The Swiss saw off Andre Agassi and Hewitt in the respective 2003 and 2004 finals in Houston.
The former world No 1 collected his third and fourth year-end championship crowns in Shanghai, where he beat James Blake in the 2006 final and David Ferrer to defend his title in 2007.
The 20-time major winner then defeated Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the 2010 and 2011 finals in London.
Novak Djokovic: 2012-2015, 2022-2023
Novak Djokovic, who has won a record seven ATP Finals crowns, stands alone for most successful title defences at the event with four.
Having won his maiden title in 2008, Djokovic became the only player to win the year-end championships in four consecutive years with his triumphs in London between 2012 and 2015.
The Serbian icon defeated Federer in the 2012 and 2015 finals and received a walkover when the Swiss pulled out before the 2014 title match, while he downed Nadal to win in 2013.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion overcame Casper Ruud and Jannik Sinner in back-to-back ATP Finals championship matches in Turin in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
