ATP Finals history and records: who has won the most titles?
Novak Djokovic has won the most ATP Finals singles titles, with seven between 2008 and 2023, one more than Roger Federer. The season-ending event began in Tokyo in 1970 as a round robin won by Stan Smith and has since passed through 15 host cities and five names. Jannik Sinner won the 2024 and 2025 … Continued
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Novak Djokovic has won the most ATP Finals singles titles, with seven between 2008 and 2023, one more than Roger Federer. The season-ending event began in Tokyo in 1970 as a round robin won by Stan Smith and has since passed through 15 host cities and five names. Jannik Sinner won the 2024 and 2025 titles in Turin, where the tournament has been played since 2021.
How the ATP Finals began
A year-end championship has existed since Jack Kramer, the first executive director of the ATP, introduced the Grand Prix structure in 1969. The first Masters took place in Tokyo in December 1970, and Stan Smith won that inaugural round robin (Nitto ATP Finals history).
The 1970 and 1971 editions had no final. Ilie Nastase won in 1971 and went on to win four titles in total between 1971 and 1975. The event then moved around the world before settling in one city for a long stretch.
Every name the tournament has had
- Masters (1970 to 1989): the original year-end event, which became the ATP Tour World Championships in 1990.
- ATP Tour World Championships (1990 to 1999): shared between Frankfurt and Hanover.
- Tennis Masters Cup (2000 to 2008): created on 9 December 1999 as a jointly owned event of the Grand Slam Committee, the ITF and the ATP Tour.
- ATP World Tour Finals (2009 to 2016): launched at The O2 in London.
- Nitto ATP Finals (2017 onwards): Nitto Denko took over title sponsorship in 2017.
The winner receives the Brad Drewett Trophy, named after the late former tournament director and ATP Executive Chairman and President (Nitto ATP Finals history).
Where has the ATP Finals been held?
The official roll of honour lists the following host cities (Singles Roll of Honour).
- Turin: 2021 to 2025, and the 2026 edition, played from 15 to 22 November.
- London: 2009 to 2020.
- Shanghai: 2002 and 2005 to 2008.
- Houston: 1976 and 2003 to 2004.
- Sydney: 2001. Lisbon: 2000.
- Hanover: 1996 to 1999. Frankfurt: 1990 to 1995.
- New York: 1977 to 1989, at Madison Square Garden.
- Stockholm: 1975. Melbourne: 1974. Boston: 1973. Barcelona: 1972. Paris: 1971. Tokyo: 1970.
The official results pages also show that the editions played in New York from 1977 to 1985 took place in January of the following year. The 1977 edition, for example, ran from 4 to 8 January 1978.
Famous venues
- Westside Tennis Club, Houston: Federer won in 2003 and 2004 here.
- Qi Zhong Stadium, Shanghai: venue of the 2005 final, won by Nalbandian over Federer (history).
- The O2, London: hosted the 2020 edition behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Palaolimpico, Turin: the venue of the first Turin edition in 2021 (history). The 2026 edition is listed at the Inalpi Arena (ATP Tour).
Singles champions since 2000
| Rank | Player | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turin (2021-2025) | |||
| 1 |
Jannik Sinner
2025: d. Alcaraz, Turin
|
|
7-6(4) 7-5 |
| 2 |
Jannik Sinner
2024: d. Fritz, Turin
|
|
6-4 6-4 |
| 3 |
Novak Djokovic
2023: d. Sinner, Turin
|
|
6-3 6-3 |
| 4 |
Novak Djokovic
2022: d. Ruud, Turin
|
|
7-5 6-3 |
| 5 |
Alexander Zverev
2021: d. Medvedev, Turin
|
|
6-4 6-4 |
| London (2009-2020) | |||
| 6 |
Daniil Medvedev
2020: d. Thiem, London
|
|
4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 7 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas
2019: d. Thiem, London
|
|
6-7(6) 6-2 7-6(4) |
| 8 |
Alexander Zverev
2018: d. Djokovic, London
|
|
6-4 6-3 |
| 9 |
Grigor Dimitrov
2017: d. Goffin, London
|
|
7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 10 |
Andy Murray
2016: d. Djokovic, London
|
|
6-3 6-4 |
| 11 |
Novak Djokovic
2015: d. Federer, London
|
|
6-4 6-3 |
| 12 |
Novak Djokovic
2014: d. Federer, London
|
|
Walkover |
| 13 |
Novak Djokovic
2013: d. Nadal, London
|
|
6-3 6-4 |
| 14 |
Novak Djokovic
2012: d. Federer, London
|
|
7-6(6) 7-5 |
| 15 |
Roger Federer
2011: d. Tsonga, London
|
6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 | |
| 16 |
Roger Federer
2010: d. Nadal, London
|
6-3 3-6 6-1 | |
| 17 |
Nikolay Davydenko
2009: d. Del Potro, London
|
6-3 6-4 | |
| Shanghai (2005-2008) | |||
| 18 |
Novak Djokovic
2008: d. Davydenko, Shanghai
|
|
6-1 7-5 |
| 19 |
Roger Federer
2007: d. Ferrer, Shanghai
|
6-2 6-3 6-2 | |
| 20 |
Roger Federer
2006: d. Blake, Shanghai
|
6-0 6-3 6-4 | |
| 21 |
David Nalbandian
2005: d. Federer, Shanghai
|
6-7(4) 6-7(11) 6-2 6-1 7-6(3) | |
| Houston (2003-2004) | |||
| 22 |
Roger Federer
2004: d. Hewitt, Houston
|
6-3 6-2 | |
| 23 |
Roger Federer
2003: d. Agassi, Houston
|
6-3 6-0 6-4 | |
| Shanghai (2002) | |||
| 24 |
Lleyton Hewitt
2002: d. Ferrero, Shanghai
|
7-5 7-5 2-6 2-6 6-4 | |
| Sydney (2001) | |||
| 25 |
Lleyton Hewitt
2001: d. Grosjean, Sydney
|
6-3 6-3 6-4 | |
| Lisbon (2000) | |||
| 26 |
Gustavo Kuerten
2000: d. Agassi, Lisbon
|
6-4 6-4 6-4 | |
Singles champions from 1970 to 1999
| Rank | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hanover (1996-1999) | ||
| 1 |
Pete Sampras
1999: d. Agassi, Hanover
|
6-1 7-5 6-4 |
| 2 |
Alex Corretja
1998: d. Moya, Hanover
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3-6 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-5 |
| 3 |
Pete Sampras
1997: d. Kafelnikov, Hanover
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6-3 6-2 6-2 |
| 4 |
Pete Sampras
1996: d. Becker, Hanover
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3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 6-7(11) 6-4 |
| Frankfurt (1990-1995) | ||
| 5 |
Boris Becker
1995: d. Chang, Frankfurt
|
7-6(3) 6-0 7-6(5) |
| 6 |
Pete Sampras
1994: d. Becker, Frankfurt
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4-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 |
| 7 |
Michael Stich
1993: d. Sampras, Frankfurt
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7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(7) 6-2 |
| 8 |
Boris Becker
1992: d. Courier, Frankfurt
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6-4 6-3 7-5 |
| 9 |
Pete Sampras
1991: d. Courier, Frankfurt
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2-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-4 |
| 10 |
Andre Agassi
1990: d. Edberg, Frankfurt
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5-7 7-6(5) 7-5 6-2 |
| New York (1977-1989) | ||
| 11 |
Stefan Edberg
1989: d. Becker, New York
|
4-6 7-6(6) 6-3 6-1 |
| 12 |
Boris Becker
1988: d. Lendl, New York
|
5-7 7-6(5) 3-6 6-2 7-6(5) |
| 13 |
Ivan Lendl
1987: d. Wilander, New York
|
6-2 6-2 6-3 |
| 14 |
Ivan Lendl
1986: d. Becker, New York
|
6-4 6-4 6-4 |
| 15 |
Ivan Lendl
1985: d. Becker, New York
|
6-2 7-6(4) 6-3 |
| 16 |
John McEnroe
1984: d. Lendl, New York
|
7-5 6-0 6-4 |
| 17 |
John McEnroe
1983: d. Lendl, New York
|
6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 18 |
Ivan Lendl
1982: d. McEnroe, New York
|
6-4 6-4 6-2 |
| 19 |
Ivan Lendl
1981: d. Gerulaitis, New York
|
6-7(5) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2 6-4 |
| 20 |
Bjorn Borg
1980: d. Lendl, New York
|
6-4 6-2 6-2 |
| 21 |
Bjorn Borg
1979: d. Gerulaitis, New York
|
6-2 6-2 |
| 22 |
John McEnroe
1978: d. Ashe, New York
|
6-7(5) 6-3 7-5 |
| 23 |
Jimmy Connors
1977: d. Borg, New York
|
6-4 1-6 6-4 |
| Houston (1976) | ||
| 24 |
Manuel Orantes
1976: d. Fibak, Houston
|
5-7 6-2 0-6 7-6(1) 6-1 |
| Stockholm (1975) | ||
| 25 |
Ilie Nastase
1975: d. Borg, Stockholm
|
6-2 6-2 6-1 |
| Melbourne (1974) | ||
| 26 |
Guillermo Vilas
1974: d. Nastase, Melbourne
|
7-6(6) 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-4 |
| Boston (1973) | ||
| 27 |
Ilie Nastase
1973: d. Okker, Boston
|
6-3 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| Barcelona (1972) | ||
| 28 |
Ilie Nastase
1972: d. Smith, Barcelona
|
6-3 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3 |
| Paris (1971) | ||
| 29 |
Ilie Nastase
1971: round robin, Paris
|
– |
| Tokyo (1970) | ||
| 30 |
Stan Smith
1970: round robin, Tokyo
|
– |
Who has won the most ATP Finals titles?
Djokovic leads with seven titles (2008, 2012 to 2015 and 2022 to 2023). The official statistics page lists the leaders as follows (Historical Statistics).
- Novak Djokovic: 7 titles.
- Roger Federer: 6 titles (2003 to 2004, 2006 to 2007 and 2010 to 2011).
- Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras: 5 titles each.
- Ilie Nastase: 4 titles.
- Boris Becker and John McEnroe: 3 titles each.
- Bjorn Borg, Lleyton Hewitt, Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev: 2 titles each.
Djokovic overtook Federer in 2023 when he beat Sinner in the final in Turin. The 2014 final, in which Djokovic faced Federer, was a walkover, listed by the official site as W/O (back).
Other ATP Finals records
Appearances and match wins
- Most years qualified: Federer and Djokovic, 18 each, ahead of Rafael Nadal on 17 and Jimmy Connors on 16.
- Most match wins: Federer, 59 (a 59-17 record), ahead of Djokovic on 50.
Finals
By our count of the official roll of honour, Federer has played the most finals with ten: six wins and four defeats (2005, 2012, 2014 and 2015). Lendl, who reached nine consecutive finals from 1980 to 1988, played nine in all.
Youngest, oldest and lowest-ranked champions
- Youngest champion: John McEnroe, 19, in 1978.
- Oldest champion: Novak Djokovic, 36, in 2023.
- Lowest-ranked champion: David Nalbandian, world No. 12, in 2005.
These three records come from the ATP Tour guide to the tournament. Nalbandian’s 2005 win came in five sets over Federer, 6-7(4), 6-7(11), 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(3).
| Rank | Player | Country | Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most titles | |||
| 1 |
Novak Djokovic
|
|
7 |
| Most years qualified | |||
| 2 |
Roger Federer
|
18 | |
| 3 |
Novak Djokovic
|
|
18 |
| Most match wins | |||
| 4 |
Roger Federer
|
59 | |
| Youngest champion | |||
| 5 |
John McEnroe
1978
|
19 | |
| Oldest champion | |||
| 6 |
Novak Djokovic
2023
|
|
36 |
Landmark finals and firsts
- 1974: Guillermo Vilas beat Nastase in five sets.
- 1996: Sampras beat Becker 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4), 6-7(11), 6-4, described by the official site as one of the greatest matches of the decade.
- 2000: Gustavo Kuerten became the first South American to finish a year as world No. 1, after beating Sampras in the semi-finals and Andre Agassi in the final.
- 2016: Andy Murray secured the year-end No. 1 spot by beating Djokovic in the final.
- 2021: Zverev won the first Turin edition, his second title after 2018.
- 2024: Sinner became the first Italian champion in the history of the tournament, and defended the title in 2025.
For the latest edition, read our ATP Finals 2026 draw report.
FAQ
Who has won the most ATP Finals titles?
Novak Djokovic, with seven titles won in 2008, 2012 to 2015 and 2022 to 2023. Roger Federer is second with six.
Who won the first ATP Finals?
Stan Smith won the first edition, a round robin played in Tokyo in December 1970.
Where was the ATP Finals played before Turin?
London hosted it from 2009 to 2020 at The O2. Before that it was played in cities including Shanghai, Houston, Sydney, Lisbon, Hanover, Frankfurt and New York.
Who is the youngest and oldest ATP Finals champion?
John McEnroe was the youngest, aged 19 in 1978. Novak Djokovic was the oldest, aged 36 in 2023.
Has an Italian won the ATP Finals?
Yes. Jannik Sinner became the first Italian champion in 2024 and retained the title in 2025.
Who has played the ATP Finals the most times?
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, who each qualified 18 times, according to the official statistics page.
Sources: Nitto ATP Finals, ATP.
