The Nitto ATP Finals return to the Inalpi Arena in Turin from 15 to 22 November, with the eight best singles players and doubles teams of the season. For the first time since 2023 the trophy will go to someone other than Jannik Sinner, who won the last two editions but has announced that his 2026 season is over.
Dates, venue and format
Turin has staged the season finale since 2021, after 12 years in London, and the ATP has extended its agreement with Italy until 2030, although chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said in 2024 that the exact host city was "under evaluation". This year's dates and venue are confirmed on the tournament's official site.
The format stays the same: two round-robin groups of four, three group matches for each player, then knockout semi-finals and a final. Singles are played over the best of three sets with tie-breaks, and the doubles field follows the same structure.
Points and prize money
According to the tournament, each round-robin win is worth 200 ranking points, a semi-final win 400 and the final 500, so an undefeated champion collects 1,500 points. The 2026 prize money has not yet been published. Last year the official figures gave $331,000 to each singles player for taking part and $5,071,000 to an undefeated singles champion.
The defending champion is missing
Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(4) 7-5 in last year's final to retain his title, the ATP reported, while Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten won the doubles. The Finnish-British pair are already qualified again. Sinner was the first singles qualifier in 2026, but he has not played since winning Wimbledon in July and said on 6 October that a knee problem had ended his year.
That leaves Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz as the confirmed singles players. Zverev, champion in 2018 and 2021, has qualified for the ninth time and leads the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin. Because this year's four Grand Slam champions are all in the top three of the Race, the last place goes to the next player in the standings, so ninth place is effectively enough with Sinner out. Our ATP Finals race tracker follows the battle for the remaining spots.
What is left before Turin
The Race closes at the end of the Paris Masters on 8 November, a week before Turin begins; results from the week in between now count towards next season. Ben Shelton, Flavio Cobolli, Daniil Medvedev, Frances Tiafoe and Arthur Fils fill the places behind the top three, with Rafael Jodar, Alex de Minaur and Novak Djokovic chasing. Medvedev and Jodar meet in the Shanghai semi-finals this weekend.
As a side note, the Next Gen ATP Finals are held in Reggio Calabria, Italy, from 9 to 13 December.
What it means
Without Sinner, the event looks more open than at any point in recent years. Zverev arrives as the year's outstanding player, Alcaraz as the most dangerous, and the rest of the field will be decided by three weeks of indoor tennis.
Sources
This article was written by TiebreakNews from the reporting below, checked against official results and rankings.
- Nitto ATP Finals — Event overview
- Nitto ATP Finals — Points and prize money
- ATP Tour — Alexander Zverev qualifies for Nitto ATP Finals, joining Jannik Sinner
- ATP Tour — Nitto ATP Finals 2025 results
- Tennis.com / AP — ATP Finals contract with Italy extended for five more years to 2030, with location 'under evaluation'