The ATP Finals is the second highest tier of annual men’s tennis tournaments after the four Grand Slam tournaments. It is held annually each November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. In 2021 it will move to Turin, Italy. Roger Federer holds the record for the most singles titles with six. Peter Fleming and John McEnroe hold the most doubles titles with seven.
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The ATP Finals is the second highest tier of annual men’s tennis tournaments after the four Grand Slam tournaments. A week-long event, the tournament is held annually each November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. In 2021 it will move to Turin, Italy. The tournament was first held in 1970, although it was known under a different name. Roger Federer holds the record for the most singles titles with six, while Peter Fleming and John McEnroe hold the most doubles titles with seven. In the current tournament, winners are awarded up to 1500 ranking points; with each round-robin loss, 200 points are deducted from that amount. For many years, the doubles event was held as a separate tournament the week after the singles competition, but more recently they have been held together in the same week and venue. For most of its history, the event has been considered as the most important indoor tennis tournament on the world tour.
In recent years it has been played on indoor hard courts, however, indoor carpet has featured for many editions previously. Apart from 1974, all tournaments have been on a hard court variant, which has prompted calls, primarily from Rafael Nadal to feature a mix of surfaces and include clay courts. The ATP are keen to reduce the number of clay court tournaments in the season and the ATP are not to change this aspect of the tournament. There are eight players in the top seven or seven players up to two grand slam winners between the next eight and 20 in the rankings, until the quota of eight is reached. An undefeated champion would earn the maximum ATP points of 1,500,000 or 2,114,000 in singles and 2,100 in doubles. There is an appearance fee of USD 153,000 per victory.
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