The 6 men to win ATP Finals title on home soil: ft Andy Murray, John McEnroe, Boris Becker
Could we get a home champion at the ATP Finals in Turin?
The Italian crowd in Turin will certainly hope so, with world No 1 Jannik Sinner seen by many as the significant favourite to lift the title.
However, Sinner would not be the first player to triumph on home soil – with six men winning on home soil previously.
Jimmy Connors – New York 1977
The first man to triumph on home soil was former world No 1 Connors, who did so in New York 47 years ago.
Tennis great Connors toppled compatriot Brian Gottfried in three sets to reach the final, where he downed long-term rival Bjorn Borg 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.
It was his first and only ATP Finals title, and it was the only time he reached the final.
John McEnroe – 1978, 1983, 1984
No one has found more ATP Finals success at home than McEnroe, who won the singles title three times in the Big Apple.
McEnroe rallied from a set down to beat compatriot Arthur Ashe 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5 to lift the title for the first time in 1978, becoming the youngest champion in event history – a record that still stands.
After losing the 1982 final to Ivan Lendl, the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion bounced back to beat the Czech 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the 1983 final.
He then beat Lendl 7-5, 6-0, 6-4 to successfully defend his crown in 1984.
Boris Becker – Frankfurt 1992, 1995
One of the most successful players in year-end championship history, Becker won three titles and reached a further five finals.
And the German is the only person outside of McEnroe to triumph on home soil twice, winning in Frankfurt in 1992 and 1995.
After a first triumph in 1988, Becker captured his second title in 1992 thanks to a 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 victory against Jim Courier.
Becker was beaten in the 1994 final but rebounded with a 7-6(3), 6-0, 7-6(5) triumph against Michael Chang 12 months later.
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Michael Stich – Frankfurt 1993
Matching compatriot, former world No 2 Stich lifted the title in front of a home crowd in Frankfurt back in 1993.
Unbeaten in his group, the third seed saw off Goran Ivanisevic in the last four before battling past world No 1 Pete Sampras 7-6(3), 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 in the final.
It was the only ATP Finals title of Stich’s career, and the only time he reached the final.
Lleyton Hewitt – Sydney 2001
The year-end championships made a sole visit to Syndey in 2001, and it was home favourite Hewitt who proceeded to storm to the title.
Fresh off his US Open victory, Hewitt won all three group matches and eased past Juan Carlos Ferrero in the last four, before downing Sebastien Grosjean 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to lift the title.
It was the first of two ATP Finals titles for Hewitt, who would successfully defend his title in Shanghai the following year.
Andy Murray – London 2016
The last player to win a home ATP Finals was Murray, who lifted the title for the first and only time in London eight years ago.
The world No 1 at the time, Murray won all three of his group stage matches before saving a match point to defeat Milos Raonic in the semi-finals – the longest three-set match in the event’s history.
That set up a final against long-term nemesis Novak Djokovic, though the Brit eased to an impressive 6-3, 6-4 victory.
