2020 ATP Finals
The 2020 ATP Finals (also known as the 2020 Nitto ATP Finals for sponsorship reasons) is a men's tennis tournament that will be played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, from 15 to 22 November 2020. It is the season-ending event for the highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams on the 2020 ATP Tour. This will be the final year London hosting the event. On 14 August 2020, it was announced the finals tournament will be held without spectators in attendance following the guidelines of COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[1]
| 2020 ATP Finals | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–22 November |
| Edition | 51st (singles) / 46th (doubles) |
| Category | ATP Finals |
| Draw | 8S/8D |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | The O2 Arena |
Tournament
The 2020 ATP Finals will take place from 15 to 22 November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. It will be the 51st edition of the tournament (46th in doubles). The tournament is run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and is part of the 2020 ATP Tour. The event takes place on indoor hard courts. It serves as the season-ending championships for players on the ATP Tour. The eight players who qualify for the event are split into two groups of four. During this stage, players compete in a round-robin format (meaning players play against all the other players in their group). The two players with the best results in each group progress to the semifinals, where the winners of a group face the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, is a knock-out stage. The doubles competition uses the same format.
Format
The ATP Finals has a round-robin format, with eight players/teams divided into two groups of four. The eight seeds are determined by the ATP Rankings and ATP Doubles Team Rankings on the Monday after the last ATP Tour tournament of the calendar year. All singles matches, including the final, are best of three sets with tie-breaks in each set including the third. All doubles matches are two sets (no ad) and a Match Tie-break.[2]
Qualification
Singles
Eight players compete at the tournament, with two named alternates. Players receive places in the following order of precedence:[3]
- First, the top 7 players in the ATP Race to London on the Monday after the final tournament of the ATP Tour, that is, after the 2020 Paris Masters.
- Second, up to two 2020 Grand Slam tournament winners ranked anywhere 8th–20th, in ranking order
- Third, the eighth ranked player in the ATP rankings
In the event of this totaling more than 8 players, those lower down in the selection order become the alternates. If further alternates are needed, these players are selected by the ATP.[3]
Provisional rankings are published weekly as the ATP Race to London, coinciding with the 52-week rolling ATP rankings on the date of selection. Points are accumulated in Grand Slam, ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour tournaments from the 52 weeks prior to the selection date, with points from the previous years Tour Finals excluded. Players accrue points across 18 tournaments, usually made up of:
- The 4 Grand Slam tournaments
- The 8 mandatory ATP Masters tournaments
- The best results from any 6 other tournaments that carry ranking points
All players must include the ranking points for mandatory Masters tournaments for which they are on the original acceptance list and for all Grand Slams for which they would be eligible, even if they do not compete (in which case they receive zero points). Furthermore, players who finished 2017 in the world's top 30 are commitment players who must (if not injured) include points for the 8 mandatory Masters tournament regardless of whether they enter, and who must compete in at least 4 ATP 500 tournaments (though the Monte Carlo Masters may count to this total), of which one must take place after the US Open. Zero point scores may also be taken from withdrawals by non-injured players from ATP 500 tournaments according to certain other conditions outlined by the ATP.[3] Beyond these rules, however, a player may substitute his next best tournament result for missed Masters and Grand Slam tournaments.
Players may have their ATP Tour Masters 1000 commitment reduced by one tournament, by reaching each of the following milestones:
- 600 tour level matches (as of January 1, 2020),
- 12 years of service,
- 31 years of age (as of January 1, 2020).
If a player satisfies all three of these conditions, their mandatory ATP Tour Masters 1000 commitment is dropped entirely. Players must be in good standing as defined by the ATP as to avail of the reduced commitment.[3]
The ATP Cup will count as an additional event in a player's rankings breakdown.[4]
Doubles
Eight teams compete at the tournament, with one named alternates. The eight competing teams receive places according to the same order of precedence as in Singles.[3] The named alternate will be offered first to any unaccepted teams in the selection order, then to the highest ranked unaccepted team, and then to a team selected by the ATP.[3] Points are accumulated in the same competitions as for the Singles tournament. However, for Doubles teams there are no commitment tournaments, so teams are ranked according to their 18 highest points scoring results from any tournaments.
Points breakdown
Singles
Updated as of 6 August 2020. Players in gold have qualified.[5]
| Seed | Player | Grand Slam | ATP Tour Masters 1000 | Best Other | ATP Cup |
Total points |
Tourn | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | WI[lower-alpha 1] | USO | FO[lower-alpha 2] | IW[lower-alpha 3] | MI[lower-alpha 3] | MA[lower-alpha 4] | CA[lower-alpha 3] | CI[lower-alpha 5] | IT[lower-alpha 6] | SH[lower-alpha 3] | PA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 1 |  |
W 2000 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | W 500 |
W 665 |
3,165 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  |
F 1200 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | QF 90 |
RR 65 |
1,355 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  |
R16 180 |
– | A 0 |
– | – | – | – | A 0 |
– | W 500 |
W 250 |
SF 180 |
RR 35 |
1,145 | 5 | ||||||
| 4 |  |
QF 360 |
– | A 0 |
– | – | – | – | A 0 |
– | W 500 |
F 250 |
1,110 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 |  |
R16 180 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | W 250 |
W 250 |
QF 90 |
QF 90 |
A 0 |
860 | 5 | |||||||
| 6 |  |
R64 45 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | W 500 |
W 250 |
QF 45 |
R32 0 |
RR 0 |
840 | 6 | |||||||
| 7 |  |
SF 720 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | R16 45 |
RR 0 |
765 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 8 |  |
R32 90 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | F 300 |
W 250 |
R16 45 |
RR 75 |
760 | 5 | ||||||||
| Alternates | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  |
SF 720 |
– | A 0 |
A 0 |
– | – | – | – | A 0 |
A 0 |
– | A 0 |
A 0 |
720 | 1 | ||||||
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R128 10 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | F 300 |
F 150 |
SF 90 |
R16 45 |
R16 20 |
QF 20 |
635 | 7 | ||||||
| 11 |  |
R64 45 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | SF 180 |
QF 90 |
QF 45 |
QF 200 |
560 | 5 | ||||||||
| 12 | |
QF 360 |
– | A 0 |
– | – | – | – | A 0 |
– | SF 90 |
QF 90 |
A 0 |
540 | 3 | |||||||
| 13 |  |
R128 10 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | W 250 |
F 150 |
R32 0 |
R32 0 |
RR 130 |
540 | 6 | |||||||
| 14 | |
R32 90 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | QF 45 |
R16 45 |
R16 45 |
W 265 |
490 | 5 | ||||||||
| 15 | |
R16 180 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | QF 45 |
R32 0 |
SF 255 |
480 | 4 | |||||||||
| 16 |  |
R16 180 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | F 150 |
SF 90 |
QF 50 |
470 | 4 | |||||||||
| 17 | |
QF 360 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | SF 90 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
A 0 |
450 | 4 | ||||||||
| 18 | |
R128 10 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | W 250 |
SF 90 |
R16 45 |
QF 45 |
R16 10 |
R32 0 |
A 0 |
450 | 8 | |||||
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R32 90 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | SF 90 |
R16 45 |
R16 0 |
QF 220 |
445 | 5 | ||||||||
| 20 | |
R32 90 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | R16 45 |
R32 0 |
F 295 |
430 | 4 | |||||||||
- Wimbledon was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
- French Open was rescheduled to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
- Indian Wells Masters, Miami Open, Canadian Open and Shanghai Masters were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9][10][11]
- Madrid Open was initially rescheduled to September, but later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
- Cincinnati Masters will be held in New York City due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
- Italian Open was rescheduled to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
Doubles
Updated as of 16 March 2020. Teams in gold have qualified. [14]
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See also
References
- "The ATP Finals at The O2 in London to be played behind closed doors". Sky Sports. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- "Format Nitto ATP Finals". ATP. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- "2019 ATP Official Rulebook". ATP. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- "ATP Cup FAQs". ATP. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "Rankings - Race to London". ATP. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- Carayol, Tumaini (1 April 2020). "Wimbledon 2020 cancelled in response to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "French Open Postponed to Late September Because of Coronavirus". nytimes.com. 17 March 2020.
- "Indian Wells Tennis Tournament Canceled Because of Coronavirus Outbreak". nytimes.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- "ATP Suspends Tour For Six Weeks Due To Public Health & Safety Issues Over COVID-19". ATP Tour. 12 March 2020.
- "Rogers Cup men's tournament postponed until 2021 because of COVID-19". CBC Sports. 17 June 2020.
- "ATP Announces Cancellation Of 2020 China Tournament Swing". ATP. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- "Official Statement from the Mutua Madrid Open". Mutua Madrid Open. 4 August 2020.
- "ATP Issues Revised Calendar For Tour Resumption". ATP Tour. 17 June 2020.
- "Rankings - Doubles Race to London". ATP. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
- Official website (in English, Spanish, and Japanese)
- ATP tournament profile
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