Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud to win a sixth ATP Finals title in Turin.
He defeated the Dane 7-5 6-3 to cap off an eventful season and now sits level on six ATP Finals titles with Roger Federer in the all-time list.
Rafael Nadal had failed in his bid to win a first ATP Finals trophy but went out on a high and ensured he did not lose to a top-five ranked player in 2022 with a closing victory against Ruud during the group stage.
Pre-tournament rankings leader Carlos Alcaraz had to withdraw with a muscular injury, and Stefanos Tsitsipas did not supplant himself at the top of the end-of-year rankings because he needed a flawless tournament to do so.
How did the tournament work? What were the results? The Sporting News covered the full event below.
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When and where were the ATP Finals 2022?
Fifty-two years after they were first held, the finals took place in Turin, Italy — where they will be played until 2025 — for the second successive year.
Alexander Zverev dethroned Daniil Medvedev in 2021, winning the final in straight sets.
Who played at the ATP Finals 2022?
The top seven players in the world and one player who has won a Grand Slam title during the year reach the finals.
If more than one player outside the top seven has won a title during the year, the player who has done so with the highest ranking reaches the finals.
Eighth-ranked Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon, and world number nine Taylor Fritz replaced Alcaraz because no player outside the top eight had won a major this year.
| Player | Seeding |
| Rafael Nadal | 1 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 2 |
| Casper Ruud | 3 |
| Daniil Medvedev | 4 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | 5 |
| Andrey Rublev | 6 |
| Novak Djokovic | 7 |
| Taylor Fritz | 8 |
ATP Finals doubles
| Player | Seeding |
| Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski | 1 |
| Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury | 2 |
| Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer | 3 |
| Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic | 4 |
| Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek | 5 |
| Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara | 6 |
| Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos | 7 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios | 8 |
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ATP Finals 2022 format
The Finals divide the eight players into two groups of four, with the player with the best record in each group facing the player who finishes second in the other group in the semifinals.
Players who have won the same number of matches are separated on head-to-head record, followed by highest percentage of sets won, greatest percentage of games won and highest ranking at the start of the tournament.
All singles matches, including the final, are the best of three tie-break sets. All doubles matches are two sets, with a tie-break to decide the match if necessary.
ATP Finals 2022 draw
- Singles green group: Nadal, Ruud, Auger-Aliassime, Fritz
- Singles red group: Tsitsipas, Medvedev, Rublev, Djokovic
- Doubles green group: Koolhof/Skupski, Mektic/Pavic, Dodig/Krajicek, Kokkinakis/Kyrgios
- Doubles red group: Ram/Salisbury, Arevalo/Rojer, Glasspool/Heliovaara, Granollers/Zeballos
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ATP Finals 2022 singles schedule and results
Doubles and singles matches take place in each session on each day. All times are GMT.
| Date | Match | Time | Stage |
| Sun, November 13 | Ruud 7-6 (4) 6-4 Auger-Aliassime | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Sun, November 13 | Nadal 6-7 (3) 1-6 Fritz | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Mon, November 14 | Medvedev 7-6 (7) 3-6 6-7 (7) Rublev | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Mon, November 14 | Tsitsipas 4-6 6-7 (4) Djokovic | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Tues, November 15 | Nadal 3-6 4-6 Auger-Aliassime | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Tues, November 15 | Ruud 6-3 4-6 7-6 (6) Fritz | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Weds, November 16 | Rublev 4-6 1-6 Djokovic | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Weds, November 16 | Tsitsipas 6-3 6-7 (11) 7-6 (1) Medvedev | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Thurs, November 17 | Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (4) 7-6 (5) 2-6 Fritz | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Thurs, November 17 | Nadal 7-5 7-5 Ruud | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Fri, November 18 | Djokovic 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-2) Medvedev | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Fri, November 18 | Tsitsipas 6-3 3-6 2-6 Rublev | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Sat, November 19 | Djokovic 7-6 (7) 7-6 (8) Fritz | 13:00 | Semifinals |
| Sat, November 19 | Ruud 6-2 6-4 Rublev | 20:00 | Semifinals |
| Sun, November 20 | Djokovic 7-5 6-3 Ruud | 15:00 | Final |
ATP Finals 2022 doubles schedule and results
| Date | Match | Time | Stage |
| Sun, November 13 | Arevalo/Rojer 5-7 6-7 Glasspool/Heliovaar | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Sun, November 13 | Ram/Salisbury 6-3 6-7 (8) 10-8 Granollers/Zeballos | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Mon, November 14 | Koolhof/Skupski 6-7 (3) 6-4 10-5 Kokkinakis/Kyrgios | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Mon, November 14 | Mektic/Pavic 6-4 3-6 10-7 Dodig/Krajicek | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Tues, November 15 | Arevalo/Rojer 6-1 6-7 (3-7) 10-7 Granollers/Zeballos | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Tues, November 15 | Ram/Salisbury 7-5 6-4 Glasspool/Heliovaara | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Weds, November 16 | Koolhof/Skupski 4-6 6-7 (3-7) Mektic/Pavic | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Weds, November 16 | Dodig/Krajicek 6-3 4-6 6-10 Kokkinakis/Kyrgios | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Thurs, November 17 | Glasspool/Helioevaara 6-0 6-4 Granollers/Zeballos | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Thurs, November 17 | Ram/Salisbury 3-6 7-6 (4) 10-5 Arevalo/Rojer | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Fri, November 18 | Koolhof/Skupski 7-5 4-6 10-6 Dodig/Krajicek | 10:30 | Round robin |
| Fri, November 18 | Mektic/Pavic 7-6 (4) 7-6 (4) Kokkinakis/Kyrgios | 17:30 | Round robin |
| Sat, November 19 | Ram/Salisbury 7-6 (9) 6-4 Koolhof/Skupski | 10:30 | Semifinals |
| Sat, November 19 | Mektic/Pavis 6-4 6-7 (4) 10-6 Glasspool/Heliovaara | 17:30 | Semifinals |
| Sun, November 20 | Mektic/Pavis 6-7 4-6 Ram/Salisbury | 15:00 | Final |
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How to watch the ATP Finals 2022
| UK | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| TV channel | Tennis Channel | - | beIN SPORTS | |
| Streaming | Amazon Prime Video | Tennis Channel app, Tennis Channel Plus | TSN | beIN SPORTS |
ATP Finals 202 prize money
Participating in the finals is a lucrative business, with the prize money rising in 2022.
Even Holger Rune, the 19-year-old world number ten who was on standby in case any of the starting eight got injured, was guaranteed $150,000 (around £127,000).
The second figures below are the doubles prizes. Doubles players share the money they win.
| Stage | Fee |
| Alternate | $150,000 (£127,000) / $50,000 (£42,000) |
| One match played | $160,000 (£135,000) / $52,000 (£44,000) |
| Two matches played | $240,000 (£203,000) / $97,500 (£82,300) |
| Three matches played | $320,000 (£270,000) / $130,000 (£110,000) |
| Round-robin win | $383,300 (£323,700) / $93,300 (£78,800) |
| Semifinal win | $1.1m (£903,725) / $170,000 (£144,000) |
| Champion | $2.2m (£1.9m) / $350,400 (£296,000) |
| Undefeated champion | $4.7m (£4m) / $930,300 ($786,000) |