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The Nitto ATP Finals 2026 run from Sunday 15 November through Sunday 22 November, and for once the trophy is genuinely up for grabs. Jannik Sinner, the two-time defending champion, saw his season end with a knee injury. Novak Djokovic needed a deep run at the Rolex Paris Masters to qualify and lost to Hijikata instead. Neither man will step on court in Turin.
What remains is a field that mixes proven winners with hungry debutants. Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev have both lifted this trophy before. Carlos Alcaraz lost the 2025 final to Sinner and has unfinished business on this court. We think this is the least predictable edition since the tournament moved to Italy.
Venue and dates
The event is staged at the Inalpi Arena, Italy’s largest indoor facility, which holds up to 12,000 spectators. This is the sixth straight year the season finale is played in Turin, and the city keeps the tournament through 2027.
How the format works
Qualification is decided by the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, which resets every January and counts only results from that calendar year. Finish inside the top eight after the Paris Masters and you are among the eight best performers of the season, not merely the eight highest in a rolling ranking.
In Turin, the eight singles players and eight doubles teams are split into two groups of four. Everyone plays the other three in their group. The top two from each group reach the semi-finals, where the group winner faces the runner-up from the opposite group. Every singles match, the final included, is best of three sets.
An undefeated champion collects 1,500 ATP ranking points, broken down as 200 per round-robin win, 400 for the semi-final and 500 for the final.
Match schedule
Every session carries one singles match and one doubles match.
| Dates | Round | Times (GMT) |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 15 to Friday 20 November | Round-robin matches | Afternoon session at 12:30, evening session at 19:00 |
| Saturday 21 November | Semi-finals | Afternoon session at 13:00, evening session at 19:00 |
| Sunday 22 November | Finals | Doubles final at 16:00, singles final not before 19:00 |
The draw
The singles groups break down as follows.
| John McEnroe Group | Ivan Lendl Group |
|---|---|
| Alexander Zverev (GER), seeded 1 | Carlos Alcaraz (ESP), seeded 2 |
| Ben Shelton (USA), seeded 3 | Daniil Medvedev, seeded 4 |
| Arthur Fils (FRA), seeded 6 | Flavio Cobolli (ITA), seeded 5 |
| Rafael Jodar (ESP), seeded 8 | Frances Tiafoe (USA), seeded 9 |
The doubles groups pair the top two seeds on opposite sides.
| Todd Woodbridge Group | Mark Woodforde Group |
|---|---|
| Henry Patten (GBR) & Harri Heliovaara (FIN), seeded 1 | Neal Skupski (GBR) & Christian Harrison (USA), seeded 2 |
| Marcelo Arevalo (SLV) & Mate Pavic (CRO), seeded 4 | Marcel Granollers (ESP) & Horacio Zeballos (ARG), seeded 3 |
| Theo Arribage (FRA) & Albano Olivetti (FRA), seeded 6 | Simone Bolelli (ITA) & Andrea Vavassori (ITA), seeded 5 |
| Orlando Luz (BRA) & Rafael Matos (BRA), seeded 8 | Kevin Krawietz (GER) & Tim Puetz (GER), seeded 7 |
The singles field, player by player
Alexander Zverev arrives as the Year-End No. 1 and Race leader after winning Roland Garros and the US Open this season. He is a two-time champion at this event, in 2018 and 2021, and nobody in the field owns a better 2026 resume.
Carlos Alcaraz took the Australian Open to complete the Career Grand Slam, added a Doha title and reached the Monte-Carlo final. He was the 2025 finalist in Turin. If he and Zverev both win their groups, they can only meet in the title match.
Daniil Medvedev, champion in 2020, qualified for the seventh time on the back of four titles, an Indian Wells final and more than 50 wins this year. Ben Shelton returns for a second straight appearance after reaching the US Open final and collecting titles in Montreal, Munich, Dallas and Stuttgart.
Then come the debutants. Flavio Cobolli reached the Roland Garros final and won Acapulco. Arthur Fils claimed the Cincinnati Masters title plus Barcelona on his way to a career-high No. 7. Frances Tiafoe finally breaks through at the event. Rafael Jodar, the youngest of the group, booked his seat with the Grand Prix Hassan II title.
Jodar’s qualification went down to the wire in Paris. Taylor Fritz needed to beat Alcaraz in the quarter-finals to snatch the eighth spot and held two match points to do it. Alcaraz saved both. The seat went to the Spanish youngster instead.
Doubles: the British story
Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara return as the No. 1-ranked team and defending champions. They have won five ATP titles this season, including a second Wimbledon trophy in the summer, and they are the team to beat in Turin.
Neal Skupski and Christian Harrison join them with the strongest possible credentials. Both of their titles this year came at Grand Slams, the Australian Open and the US Open, and they have raised their game at the biggest events all season. The chasing pack includes the home pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, former finalists Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, and the experienced duos of Marcelo Arevalo with Mate Pavic and Kevin Krawietz with Tim Puetz.
Who won last year
Jannik Sinner claimed back-to-back titles with a 7-6(4), 7-5 victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the singles final. In doubles, Patten and Heliovaara defeated Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury 7-5, 6-3 in the first-ever all-British final at the event.
British champions at the Finals
Three British names have lifted the trophy since 2016. Andy Murray went unbeaten through his group at the 2016 edition, survived a tricky semi-final against Milos Raonic, then beat Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 in the final. That win made him world No. 1 at season’s end for the first time in his career.
Joe Salisbury is the only British player with two titles, both alongside Rajeev Ram. They beat Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic in 2022, then repeated the feat against Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in 2023. Henry Patten completed the set in 2025.
Prize money
An undefeated singles champion walks away with more than $5 million. The full breakdown for 2026:
| Stage | Singles | Doubles |
|---|---|---|
| Alternate | $156,000 | $51,700 |
| Participation fee | $338,000 | $134,200 |
| Round-robin match win | $405,000 | $96,600 |
| Semi-final win | $1,206,000 | $178,500 |
| Final win | $2,412,000 | $356,800 |
| Undefeated champion | $5,171,000 | $959,300 |
Our verdict and betting notes
We make Zverev the favourite. His major season gives him the best claim, and his two previous titles here prove he can close the deal indoors. Alcaraz is the obvious danger given his history on this court, and Medvedev knows exactly how to grind through a round-robin week. Maybe the smartest angle is the group stage itself: with three matches guaranteed for every player, there are upsets to be found before the knockouts even begin.
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