The 2019 Nitto ATP Finals Media Guide 04 has been prepared to assist you in covering this year’s championship FAST with updated biographies and FACTS statistics. TOURNAMENT HISTORY Official Website 06 www.NittoATPFinals.com SINGLES Champions & Finalists 06 Titles, Match Win Leaders 07 Player History 12 Tournament Results 16 24 DOUBLES Champions & Finalists 24 CREDITS Titles, Match Win Leaders 25 Produced by Tournament Results 27 Greg Sharko Statistical Assistance Chris Giles Editorial Assistance Florian Gardetto 35 Artwork MATCH Cassie Jacobs Photography SCHEDULE Getty Images, Wonderhatch.co.uk 3 FAST FACTS Title: Nitto ATP Finals Dates: 10-17 November 2019 Location: The O2, London Format: Round robin format with 8 players/teams divided into two groups of four. The seeds will be determined based on the ATP Ranking as of Monday, Nov. 4. All singles matches shall be the best of three tie-break sets, including the final. All doubles matches shall be two sets (no ad) and a Match Tie-break. Draw: The top seed for singles will be placed in group Group Andre Agassi, for doubles in group Max Mirnyi. The second seed for singles will be placed in group Bjorn Borg, for doubles in group Jonas Bjorkman. Player/teams seeded 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8, will then be drawn in pairs with the first drawn placed in for singles in group Andre Agassi, and for doubles in group Max Mirnyi. The round robin will determine the four players/teams for the semi-finals with the format thereafter being an elimination competition. The winner of each group (best overall record) will be placed in separate semi-final brackets; with the top player/team for singles in group Andre Agassi and for doubles in group Max Mirnyi playing the runner-up, for singles in group Bjorn Borg, for doubles in group Jonas Bjorkman, and vice-versa. If two or more players/teams are tied after the round robin matches, the ties will be broken by the Semi-final Qualifying Procedure (see next page). All singles matches will be the best of three tie-break sets. All doubles matches will be two sets (no ad) and match tie-break. Prize Money: US$ 9,000,000 Singles Doubles Team Alternates: US$ 116,000 US$ 40,000 Participation Fee: US$ 215,000 * US$ 103,000 * Round Robin Win: US$ 215,000 US$ 40,000 Semi-final Win: US$ 657,000 US$ 106,000 Final Win: US$ 1,354,000 US$ 204,000 Undefeated Winner: US$ 2,871,000 US$ 533,000 *Pro-rated on a per match basis: US$ 116,000=1 match; US$ 40,000=1 match; US$ 161,000=2 matches; US$ 76,000=2 matches; US$ 215,000=3 matches; US$ 103,000=3 matches Round Robin Win: 200 points ATP RANKINGS Semi-final Win: 400 points BREAKDOWN Final Win: 500 points Undefeated Winner: 1500 points Surface: Hard (Acrylic on Wood) Official Ball: DUNLOP/ATP Stadium Court Capacity: 17,800 2018 / Overall Attendance: 243,819 / 2,561,084 (10-year total) Trophy: Produced by Thomas Lyte Tournament Chairman: Chris Kermode Managing Director: Adam Hogg Supervisor: Carlos Sanches Referee: Gerry Armstrong Chair Umpires: Carlos Bernardes (BRA), Mohamed Lahyani (SWE), Renaud Lichtenstein (FRA), Ali Nili (USA) Review Official: Blaze Trifunovski Physiotherapists: Clay Sniteman, Alejandro Resnicoff PR: Nicola Arzani, Fabienne Benoit, Martin Dagahs, Nanette Duxin 4 FAST FACTS SEMIFINAL QUALIFYING PROCEDURE The final standings of each group shall be determined by the first of the following methods that apply: a) Greatest number of wins; b) Greatest number of matches played; Comment: 2-1 won-loss record beats a 2-0 won-loss record; a 1-2 record beats a 1-0 record. c) Head-to-head results if only two (2) players are tied, d) If three (3) players are tied, then: i) If three (3) players each have one (1) win, a player having played less than all three (3) matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two (2) players tied with 1-2 records; or ii) Highest percentage of sets won; or iii) Highest percentage of games won; or iv) The player positions on the ATP Rankings as of the Monday after the last ATP World Tour tournament of the calendar year. v) If (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) produce one (1) superior player (first place), or one (1) inferior player (third place), and the two (2) remaining players are tied, the tie between those two (2) players shall be broken by head-to-head record. Comment 1: 1 player has 3 wins and the other 3 players have 1 win. Of the 3 players with 1 win, 1 player has only played in 2 matches while the other 2 players have played 3 matches. The player who has only played 2 matches is eliminated and then the 2 remaining players revert back to head-to-head results with the winner of their match advancing to the semi-finals. Comment 2: 1 player has 3 wins and the other 3 players have 1 win and they all have played 3 matches. The tie-break for % of sets won has 1 player with a better % than the other two. This player advances to the semi-final round. Comment 3: 3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins. The player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, they are ordered by their % of sets won. This produces a 1, 2 & 3 order and the players finishing 1 and 2 move to the semi-final round and the player finishing 3 in % of sets won is eliminated. The player with the best % of sets won is the winner of the group. Comment 4: 3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins. The player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, 1 player’s sets won-loss is 5-2 for 71.43%; the other 2 players both have a 4-3 record in sets for 57.14%. In this case there is 1 superior player (71.43%) and the remaining 2 players are tied; it now reverts to the head to head result of the 2 remaining players with the win- ning player advancing as group runner-up. Comment 5: 3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins. The player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, 2 have set won-loss records of 5-3 (62.5%) while the other player is 4-3 (57.14%). In this case we have 1 inferior player (57.14%) and he is eliminated. The remaining two players both advance to the semi-finals with the winner of their head-to-head match advancing as the group winner. Comment 6: 3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins. The player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, all have played 3 matches and all 3 have set won-loss records of 5-4 (55.56%). In this case we move to % of games won. The % of games won breaks down like this: 44-40 for 52.38%, 45-43 for 51.14% and 44-43 for 50.57%. This produces a 1, 2 and 3 order of the group and the number 1 player in % of games won is the group winner while the player finishing 2nd in % of games won advances to the semi- finals as the group runner-up. The player with the 3rd best % of games won is eliminated. In applying the tie-breaking procedures, a conduct default or retirement shall count as a straight-set win or loss. However, games won or lost in matches with the defaulting or retiring player shall not be counted in the application of subsection d) (iii) above. A player who retires during the round robin because of illness or injury may continue in the competition if it is approved by the tournament Doctor. Comment: This prevents a scenario where a player knows he only needs to win 1 set to qualify for the semi-finals from retiring once he has won a set. Any player who is defaulted pursuant to the ATP Code during the round robin competition shall be defaulted from all other matches in the Championship and ATP default provisions shall apply, except for the following circumstances: a) The loss of physical condition; or b) Dress and Equipment. Any player who withdraws from any round robin match after the first round shall not be eligible for the single elimination competition. 5 TOURNAMENT HISTORY SINGLES CHAMPIONS & FINALISTS SEASON LOCATION CHAMPION (SEED) WL FINALIST (SEED) SCORE TIME 2018 London Alexander Zverev (5) 4-1 Novak Djokovic (1) 64 63 1:20 2017 London Grigor Dimitrov (6) 5-0 David Goffin (7) 75 46 63 2:30 2016 London Andy Murray (1) 5-0 Novak Djokovic (2) 63 64 1:43 2015 London Novak Djokovic (1) 4-1 Roger Federer (3) 63 64 1:21 2014 London Novak Djokovic (1) 4-0 Roger Federer (2) Walkover (Fed. back injury) N/A 2013 London Novak Djokovic (2) 5-0 Rafael Nadal (1) 63 64 1:36 2012 London Novak Djokovic (1) 5-0 Roger Federer (2) 76(6) 75 2:15 2011 London Roger Federer (4) 5-0 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (6) 63 67(6) 63 2:19 2010 London Roger Federer (2) 5-0 Rafael Nadal (1) 63 36 61 1:38 2009 London Nikolay Davydenko (7) #4-1 Juan Martin del Potro (5) 63 64 1:24 2008 Shanghai Novak Djokovic (3) 4-1 Nikolay Davydenko (5) 61 75 1:43 2007 Shanghai Roger Federer (1) #4-1 David Ferrer (6) 62 63 62 1:39 2006 Shanghai Roger Federer (1) 5-0 James Blake (8) 60 63 64 1:37 2005 Shanghai David Nalbandian (12) #4-1 Roger Federer (1) 67(4) 67(11) 62 61 76(3) 4:33 2004 Houston Roger Federer (1) 5-0 Lleyton Hewitt (3) 63 62 1:07 2003 Houston Roger Federer (3) 5-0 Andre Agassi (5) 63 60 64 1:36 2002 Shanghai Lleyton Hewitt (1) 4-1 Juan Carlos Ferrero (4) 75 75 26 26 64 3:51 2001 Sydney Lleyton Hewitt (2) 5-0 Sebastien Grosjean (7) 63 63 64 1:55 2000 Lisbon Gustavo Kuerten (2) #4-1 Andre Agassi (8) 64 64 64 2:06 1999 Hanover Pete Sampras (5) 4-1 Andre Agassi (1) 61 75 64 1:45 1998 Hanover Alex Corretja (6) 4-1 Carlos Moya (5) 36 36 75 63 75 4:01 1997 Hanover Pete Sampras (1) #4-1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (6) 63 62 62 1:32 1996 Hanover Pete Sampras (1) 4-1 Boris Becker (6) 36 76(5) 76(4) 67(11) 64 4:00 1995 Frankfurt Boris Becker