2015 ATP World Tour Finals
2015 ATP World Tour Finals | |
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Date | 16–22 November |
Edition | 46th (singles) / 41st (doubles) |
Category | ATP World Tour Finals |
Draw | 8S/8D |
Prize money | ??? |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
Location | London, United Kingdom |
Venue | O2 arena |
2014 Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 2015 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the 2015 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) is a men's tennis tournament played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, between 16 and 22 November 2015. It is the season-ending event for the best singles players and doubles teams on the 2015 ATP World Tour.
Tournament
The 2015 ATP World Tour Finals will take place from 15 to 22 November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. It is the 46th edition of the tournament (41st in doubles). The tournament is run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and is part of the 2015 ATP World 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.[1]
Format
The ATP World Tour 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 World Tour tournament of the calendar year. All singles matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final. All doubles matches are two sets (no ad) and a Match Tie-break.[2]
Points and prize money
Stage | Singles | Doubles1 | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Champion | RR + $1,455,000 | RR + $226,000 | RR + 900 |
Runner-up | RR + $475,000 | RR + $76,000 | RR + 400 |
Round Robin win per match | $155,000 | $30,000 | 200 |
Participation fee | $155,000 | $76,000 | — |
Alternates | $85,000 | $30,000 | — |
- RR is points or prize money won in the Round Robin Stage.
- 1 Prize money for doubles is per team.
Qualification
The top eight players (or teams) with the most countable points accumulated in Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, and Davis Cup tournaments during the year qualify for the 2015 ATP World Tour Finals. Countable points include points earned in 2015, plus points earned at the 2014 Davis Cup final and the late-season 2014 Challengers played after the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals.
To qualify, a player who finished in the 2014 year-end top 30 must compete in four Grand Slam tournaments and eight ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments during 2015. They can count their best six results from ATP World Tour 500, ATP World Tour 250 and other events (Challengers, Futures, Davis Cup, Olympics) toward their ranking. To count their best six, players must have fulfilled their commitment to 500 events – four total per year (at least one after the US Open).
Additionally, commitment players will no longer need to enter the 500 events 12 weeks in advance but instead go back the normal six-week entry deadline. If eligible to play in one of the Grand Slam or ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, a player must count the points from these tournaments, even if it is 'a zero pointer' because he missed the event. If a player does not play enough ATP 500 events and does not have an ATP 250 or Challenger appearance with a better result, the Davis Cup is counted in the 500s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). If a player could not be present in all required tournament classes (i.e. because of an injury), all uncounted ATP 250 or Challenger results are eligible to be included in his 18 valid tournaments. In teams rankings, Challenger points are excluded.
The 2015 ATP World Tour Finals counts as an additional 19th tournament in the ranking of its eight qualifiers at season's end, while the 2015 Davis Cup Final points count towards the next year's race.[3]
If two players (or teams) each win one of the four Grand Slams during the year but finishes outside the top seven (and within the top 20) in the year-end rankings, they will be given priority to qualify ahead of the player (or team) ranked eighth (with the lesser-ranking Slam winner being the first alternate).[4]
Contenders points breakdown
Singles
Rankings as of 17 August 2015. [5]
- Players with a gold number have qualified.
- Players in blue are still active in Cincinnati.
Rank | Player | Grand Slam | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | Best Other | Total points | Tourn | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AU | FR | WI | US | IWE | MIA | MAD | ROM | CDN | CIN | SHA | PAR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
1 | ![]() |
W 2000 |
F 1200 |
W 2000 |
W 1000 |
W 1000 |
A 0 |
W 1000 |
F 600 |
R32 10 |
W 1000 |
F 300 |
QF 45 |
DC 40 |
10,195 | 12 | |||||||
2 | ![]() |
F 1200 |
SF 720 |
SF 720 |
SF 360 |
F 600 |
W 1000 |
R16 90 |
W 1000 |
R32 10 |
W 500 |
W 250 |
DC 210 |
QF 90 |
QF 90 |
R32 0 |
6,840 | 15 | |||||
World Tour Finals Qualification Cut (as of 18 August 2015) 5,775 Points [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() |
SF 720 |
W 2000 |
QF 360 |
R64 10 |
R32 45 |
R16 90 |
SF 360 |
R32 10 |
R32 10 |
W 500 |
W 250 |
R16 90 |
DC 75 |
R16 45 |
QF 45 |
4,610 | 16 | |||||
4 | ![]() |
R32 90 |
QF 360 |
F 1200 |
F 600 |
A 0 |
R32 10 |
F 600 |
A 0 |
R32 10 |
W 500 |
W 500 |
W 250 |
W 250 |
R16 90 |
DC 75 |
4,535 | 13 | |||||
5 | ![]() |
QF 360 |
QF 360 |
R64 45 |
R16 90 |
QF 180 |
SF 360 |
QF 180 |
SF 360 |
A 0 |
W 500 |
W 500 |
F 300 |
W 250 |
SF 180 |
SF 90 |
3,755 | 15 | |||||
6 | ![]() |
QF 360 |
QF 360 |
R64 45 |
QF 180 |
R32 45 |
F 600 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
R32 10 |
W 500 |
SF 360 |
W 250 |
W 250 |
SF 180 |
R16 45 |
3,545 | 17 | |||||
7 | ![]() |
SF 720 |
R16 180 |
R16 180 |
QF 180 |
SF 360 |
SF 360 |
QF 180 |
R32 10 |
R32 10 |
F 600 |
F 300 |
SF 180 |
F 150 |
QF 90 |
3,500 | 14 | ||||||
8 | ![]() |
R16 180 |
QF 360 |
A 0 |
R32 45 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
SF 360 |
A 0 |
A 0 |
W 500 |
W 500 |
W 250 |
QF 180 |
SF 180 |
R32 0 |
2,915 | 13 | |||||
9 | ![]() |
R32 90 |
R64 45 |
R32 90 |
R16 90 |
SF 360 |
QF 180 |
R16 90 |
QF 180 |
R64 10 |
F 300 |
W 250 |
R16 90 |
QF 90 |
SF 90 |
QF 45 |
2,000 | 19 | |||||
10 | ![]() |
R32 90 |
R16 180 |
SF 720 |
R64 10 |
A 0 |
R32 45 |
R32 45 |
A 0 |
R64 10 |
W 250 |
W 250 |
QF 90 |
R16 45 |
R16 45 |
QF 45 |
1,825 | 13 | |||||
11 | ![]() |
R32 90 |
R16 180 |
QF 360 |
R16 90 |
R16 90 |
A 0 |
R32 45 |
R32 45 |
R64 10 |
W 250 |
SF 180 |
SF 180 |
DC 105 |
R16 90 |
QF 45 |
1,760 | 17 | |||||
12 | ![]() |
QF 360 |
A 0 |
R32 90 |
SF 360 |
R16 90 |
QF 180 |
A 0 |
R32 10 |
R32 10 |
SF 180 |
QF 180 |
F 150 |
QF 90 |
DC 40 |
R16 0 |
1,740 | 14 | |||||
13 | ![]() |
R16 180 |
R32 90 |
R16 180 |
R32 45 |
R16 90 |
R64 10 |
R16 90 |
R64 10 |
R64 10 |
F 300 |
SF 180 |
F 150 |
SF 90 |
SF 90 |
R16 20 |
1,535 | 17 | |||||
14 | ![]() |
R64 45 |
R16 180 |
R32 90 |
A 0 |
R16 90 |
R32 45 |
A 0 |
R32 45 |
R64 10 |
SF 360 |
F 150 |
DC 115 |
QF 90 |
SF 90 |
SF 90 |
1,400 | 17 | |||||
15 | ![]() |
R64 45 |
R32 90 |
R16 180 |
A 0 |
R16 90 |
R32 45 |
QF 180 |
R16 90 |
R32 45 |
F 150 |
F 150 |
DC 105 |
SF 90 |
R32 45 |
QF 45 |
1,350 | 21 | |||||
16 | ![]() |
R128 10 |
R64 45 |
R64 45 |
R128 10 |
QF 180 |
A 0 |
R16 90 |
R64 10 |
R64 10 |
W 250 |
W 250 |
W 250 |
SF 90 |
R16 45 |
QF 45 |
1,330 | 22 | |||||
17 | ![]() |
R16 180 |
R64 45 |
R32 90 |
QF 180 |
R32 45 |
R64 10 |
R64 10 |
R16 90 |
R32 45 |
W 250 |
QF 90 |
SF 90 |
DC 80 |
QF 45 |
QF 45 |
1,295 | 23 | |||||
18 | ![]() |
A 0 |
SF 720 |
R32 90 |
A 0 |
R32 45 |
R16 90 |
R32 45 |
QF 180 |
R64 10 |
R16 90 |
R32 0 |
DC 0 |
1,270 | 10 | ||||||||
19 | ![]() |
R32 90 |
R64 45 |
R16 180 |
R128 10 |
R32 45 |
R64 10 |
R16 90 |
R64 10 |
R64 10 |
W 262 |
SF 180 |
F 150 |
QF 90 |
R32 45 |
QF 45 |
1,262 | 22 | |||||
20 | ![]() |
R64 45 |
R128 10 |
R16 180 |
R64 10 |
R64 10 |
R64 10 |
A 0 |
R16 90 |
R32 45 |
W 250 |
SF 180 |
F 150 |
QF 90 |
SF 90 |
SF 90 |
1,250 | 19 |
Doubles
Rankings as of 14 August.
- Teams in gold have qualified
- Teams in blue are active in Cincinnati.
Rank | Team | Points | Total Points | Tourn | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||
1 | ![]() ![]() |
F 1200 |
W 1000 |
W 1000 |
W 1000 |
W 500 |
QF 360 |
W 250 |
W 250 |
R16 180 |
QF 180 |
QF 90 |
DC 50 |
QF 45 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
6,105 | 17 | |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
W 2000 |
SF 720 |
SF 720 |
W 500 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
SF 180 |
SF 180 |
F 150 |
F 150 |
SF 90 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
5,230 | 16 | ||
3 | ![]() ![]() |
W 2000 |
SF 720 |
W 500 |
QF 360 |
SF 360 |
SF 360 |
F 300 |
QF 180 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
4,780 | 11 | |||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() |
W 2000 |
SF 720 |
F 600 |
F 600 |
SF 180 |
R16 90 |
DC 50 |
QF 45 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R64 0 |
R16 0 |
4,285 | 12 | ||||||
5 | ![]() ![]() |
F 1200 |
W 500 |
F 325 |
F 300 |
W 250 |
R16 180 |
R16 180 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
QF 135 |
R16 90 |
SF 90 |
QF 45 |
R16 0 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
3,835 | 19 |
6 | ![]() ![]() |
W 1000 |
SF 720 |
F 300 |
W 250 |
R16 180 |
SF 180 |
F 150 |
R16 90 |
QF 45 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
2,915 | 12 | ||||||
7 | ![]() ![]() |
F 600 |
QF 360 |
QF 360 |
SF 360 |
SF 360 |
F 300 |
QF 180 |
SF 180 |
SF 90 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
2,790 | 13 | |||||
8 | ![]() ![]() |
QF 360 |
QF 360 |
SF 360 |
W 250 |
QF 180 |
SF 180 |
SF 180 |
SF 180 |
SF 180 |
F 150 |
R32 90 |
SF 90 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
2,560 | 19 |
9 | ![]() ![]() |
W 1000 |
F 600 |
QF 360 |
R16 180 |
QF 180 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
2,320 | 8 | ||||||||||
10 | ![]() ![]() |
F 1200 |
W 500 |
R16 180 |
R16 180 |
F 150 |
QF 45 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R32 0 |
2,255 | 9 | |||||||||
11 | ![]() ![]() |
F 300 |
W 250 |
W 250 |
QF 180 |
SF 180 |
SF 180 |
F 150 |
R32 90 |
R32 90 |
R16 90 |
R16 90 |
QF 90 |
QF 45 |
QF 45 |
R16 0 |
R32 0 |
R64 0 |
R16 0 |
2,030 | 19 |
12 | ![]() ![]() |
W 1000 |
QF 360 |
F 150 |
R32 90 |
R16 90 |
QF 90 |
QF 90 |
QF 90 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R64 0 |
R32 0 |
R32 0 |
1,960 | 16 | ||
13 | ![]() ![]() |
F 600 |
SF 360 |
QF 180 |
R32 90 |
R16 90 |
SF 90 |
QF 90 |
QF 90 |
R64 0 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R64 0 |
1,590 | 12 | ||||||
14 | ![]() ![]() |
W 500 |
W 250 |
W 250 |
QF 180 |
R32 90 |
QF 90 |
SF 90 |
R32 0 |
R32 0 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R64 0 |
R16 0 |
1,450 | 13 | |||||
15 | ![]() ![]() |
QF 360 |
SF 360 |
R32 90 |
R16 90 |
R16 90 |
QF 90 |
QF 90 |
QF 90 |
R32 0 |
1,260 | 9 | |||||||||
16 | ![]() ![]() |
QF 360 |
QF 180 |
SF 180 |
SF 180 |
F 150 |
F 150 |
QF 45 |
R32 0 |
1,245 | 8 | ||||||||||
17 | ![]() ![]() |
W 500 |
W 250 |
R32 90 |
R16 90 |
QF 90 |
R32 0 |
1,020 | 6 | ||||||||||||
18 | ![]() ![]() |
W 250 |
F 150 |
R32 90 |
QF 90 |
SF 90 |
SF 90 |
SF 90 |
QF 45 |
QF 45 |
QF 25 |
QF 18 |
R16 0 |
R64 0 |
R16 0 |
983 | 14 | ||||
19 | ![]() ![]() |
F 300 |
W 250 |
F 150 |
R32 90 |
SF 90 |
SF 90 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R64 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
970 | 12 | ||||||
20 | ![]() ![]() |
SF 745 |
745 | 1 |
Qualified players
Singles
# | Players | Points | Tours | Date Qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
10,195 | 12 | 4 June [6] |
2 | ![]() |
6,840 | 15 | 15 August [7] |
On June 4, 2015, Novak Djokovic was announced as the tournament's first qualifier upon reaching the semifinals of the 2015 French Open. [6]
Novak Djokovic began his season in Doha, where he reached the quarterfinals before losing to Ivo Karlovic in a tight three set match. He then went on to reach the final of every subsequent tournament he played, beginning with reclaiming the Australian Open title, defeating Andy Murray in four sets to become the first man in the Open Era to win five titles in Melbourne. After losing the final in Dubai to Roger Federer, Djokovic went on a 28-match winning streak, first leading Serbia to the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup before winning the first three Masters 1000 titles of the year in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte-Carlo, beating Federer, Murray and Tomáš Berdych respectively in the finals. After skipping Madrid, he successfully defended his title at the Rome Masters, defeating Federer in the final once again. At the French Open, Djokovic once again made it to the final, defeating Murray en route in a gruelling 5-set thriller in the semifinals. Ultimately he lost the final to Stan Wawrinka, denying the Serb a first title in Paris and a career Grand Slam. He rebounded quickly to win his third Wimbledon title, defeating Federer in the final for the second year in a row to successfully defend his title. In the first tournament of the US Open Series, Djokovic made it to the final of the Canada Masters for only the fourth time, making it to the final before losing to Murray in what was his first loss in nine encounters with the Scot. Djokovic is set to make his ninth consecutive appearance at the season finale.
Andy Murray became the second to qualify on August 15, during his victorious campaign at the Rogers Cup. [7]
Andy Murray opened his campaign at the Hopman Cup, where he was partnered by Heather Watson. The Brits finished their group second behind Poland, despite being level on ties and matches won, however Murray won each of his singles matches against Benoît Paire, Jerzy Janowicz and Marinko Matosevic respectively. Murray's first competitive tournament of the year was the Australian Open, where he made it to the final for the fourth time, however lost to Novak Djokovic, becoming the first man in the Open Era to lose four Australian Open finals. After quarterfinal losses in both Rotterdam and Dubai to Gilles Simon and Borna Coric respectively, Murray made it to the semifinals in Indian Wells, and his fourth final in Miami, losing to Djokovic in both instances. He then went on to have his most successful clay court season to date, reaching his first ever final on clay at the BMW Open in Munich. He defeated home favourite Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final to claim the first clay title of his career. This was followed up by reaching his first Masters 1000 final on clay, defeating three top 10 opponents in succession for the first time on clay, including a first clay court victory over Rafael Nadal, to win the title in Madrid for the first time since 2008. Murray withdrew prior to his third round match against David Goffin in Rome, citing fatigue, before reaching his third semifinal at the French Open, losing again to Djokovic in a thrilling 5-set encounter. Murray began his grass court season by winning his fourth title at the Queen's Club, joining John McEnroe, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick for the most titles at the tournament in the Open Era. He made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon, losing to a dominant Roger Federer in straight sets. He then returned to the Queen's Club for the Davis Cup Quarterfinals, where he won both his singles and the doubles rubber against France to lead Great Britain to the semifinals of the Davis Cup for the first time since 1981. Murray began the US Open Series by winning the Rogers Cup for the third time, defeating Djokovic for the first time since 2013 in the final. This is the eighth time Murray has qualified for the year-end championships, set to make his seventh appearance.
Doubles
On the 17th of august, Bob and Mike Bryan became the first doubles team to qualify, following their triumph at the Rogers Cup.[8]
Bob and Mike Bryan had a difficult start to their 2015 season, losing their opening match in Auckland to Andre Begemann and Robin Haase, despite being match point up at one point, a dubious line call costing them said point and the match.[9] This was followed by a shock third round loss at the Australian Open to Dominic Inglot and Florin Mergea, the first time since 2001 that the Bryans had made consecutive pre-quarterfinal exits at a Major. They won their first title of the year by successfully defending their title at Delray Beach, defeating Raven Klaasen and Leander Paes in the final, however lost in the quarterfinals in Dubai, losing once again to Inglot and Mergea. The Bryans won their doubles rubber in the Davis Cup first round, however the USA ended up losing the tie to Great Britain. After a semifinal loss in Indian Wells to Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock, the Bryans successfully defended their title in Miami, getting revenge on Pospisil and Sock en route.[10] After a quarterfinal loss in Houston, the earliest at an ATP 250 series tournament since 2006, Bob and Mike successfully defended their title in Monte-Carlo, defeating Australian Open champions Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini in the final. The Bryans lost their opening match in both Madrid and Rome, however they then went on to reach their sixth French Open final, losing to Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in a tight three-set battle despite leading by a set and a break midway through the second set. After losing in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon to Rohan Bopanna and Mergea, the Bryans went on a run of 12 matches unbeaten at the start of the North American hard court season, winning three titles including the Rogers Cup, defeating Daniel Nestor and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final. Bob and Mike Bryan have qualified for the thirteenth time as a team, an all-time record.
See also
References
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- ^ "Andy Murray avoids the world No1 Novak Djokovic in ATP finals draw". Guardian. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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- ^ a b "Live ATP Race". Live Tennis Rankings. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Djokovic First to Qualify". ATP. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Murray Qualifies for Final Showdown". ATP. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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- ^ "Bryan Brothers out of Heineken Open after dubious line call". Retrieved January 14, 2015.
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