ATP Finals Raise Prize Money to a Record $15.75 Million

The ATP Finals will pay out a record $15.75 million when the season finale opens at the Inalpi Arena in Turin on Sunday, November 15. The fund is up from $15.5 million in 2025, and a singles champion who wins all five of his matches will earn $5,171,000. No other single week in men's tennis pays its winner more.

The money lands on a field that's short one headline act. Jannik Sinner, who won the event in 2024 and 2025, announced on October 6 that his season is over because of a right knee injury. The eight who did qualify are Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli, Arthur Fils, Frances Tiafoe and Rafael Jodar. Zverev and Medvedev are the two former champions in the draw, three members of the ATP's No. 1 club are in the field, and Cobolli, Fils, Tiafoe and Jodar are all playing the event for the first time.

The week's shape is set. Zverev heads the John McEnroe Group with Shelton, Fils and Jodar; Alcaraz heads the Ivan Lendl Group with Medvedev, Cobolli and Tiafoe. From Sunday through Friday, each day runs an afternoon session and an evening session, the semifinals are on Saturday, November 21, and the finals close the season on Sunday, November 22, the doubles at 3 p.m. local time and the singles at 6 p.m. In doubles, top seeds Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara arrive as defending champions.

Sinner's absence is also a commercial test for the host city, and it's the one number nobody can publish yet. Angelo Binaghi, president of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, said in June that ticket sales were running 20 percent ahead of the previous year's record. Reports in October described some tickets being offered at significantly reduced prices. The ATP and the organizers haven't released 2026 ticket revenue or sales figures, so both stories are still standing, and the week itself will settle which one was right.

Turin's hold on the event is set but not settled. This is the sixth edition in the city and the 57th Finals overall. The current agreement keeps the tournament in Turin through 2027, and the event will stay in Italy through 2030 with Nitto continuing as title sponsor. The venue arrangements beyond 2027 remain under review, and the hosting fee hasn't been disclosed. A sell-out week without the home champion would strengthen the city's hand in that negotiation; an empty-seats week would weaken it.

The women's finale offers a useful comparison. The 2026 WTA Finals, staged at Indian Wells from November 8 to 15, carry a total prize pool of $10 million. Turin's $15.75 million fund, and the $5,171,000 waiting for an undefeated champion, keep the men's finale at the top of the sport's single-week pay table, even in a year when its biggest draw is watching from the stands.