2015 ATP World Tour Finals

2015 ATP World Tour Finals
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
Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Doubles
Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA)

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.

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.

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.

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).

Contenders points breakdown

Singles

Rankings as of 17 August 2015.

• 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	Novak Djokovic (SRB)	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	Andy Murray (GBR)	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
3	Stan Wawrinka (SUI)	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	Roger Federer (SUI)	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	Kei Nishikori (JPN)	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	Rafael Nadal (ESP)	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	Tomas Berdych (CZE)	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	David Ferrer (ESP)	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	John Isner (USA)	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	Richard Gasquet (FRA)	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	Gilles Simon (FRA)	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	Milos Raonic (CAN)	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	Kevin Anderson (RSA)	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	Gael Monfils (FRA)	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	David Goffin (BEL)	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	Dominic Thiem (AUT)	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	Bernard Tomic (AUS)	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	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)	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	Viktor Troicki (SRB)	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	Ivo Karlovic (CRO)	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	Bob Bryan (USA) Mike Bryan (USA)	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	Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) Horia Tecau (ROU)	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	Ivan Dodig (CRO) Marcelo Melo (BRA)	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	Simone Bolelli (ITA) Fabio Fognini (ITA)	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	Jamie Murray (GBR) John Peers (AUS)	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	Rohan Bopanna (IND) Florin Mergea (ROU)	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	Marcin Matkowski (POL) Nenad Zimonjić (SRB)	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	Alexander Peya (AUT) Bruno Soares (BRA)	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	Vasek Pospisil (CAN) Jack Sock (USA)	W 1000	F 600	QF 360	R16 180	QF 180	R16 0	R16 0	R16 0											2,320	8
10	Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) Nicolas Mahut (FRA)	F 1200	W 500	R16 180	R16 180	F 150	QF 45	R16 0	R16 0	R32 0										2,255	9
11	Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) Robert Farah (COL)	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	Pablo Cuevas (URU) David Marrero (ESP)	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	Marcel Granollers (ESP) Marc Lopez (ESP)	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	Marin Draganja (CRO) Henri Kontinen (FIN)	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	Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Max Mirnyi (BLR)	QF 360	SF 360	R32 90	R16 90	R16 90	QF 90	QF 90	QF 90	R32 0										1,260	9
16	Dominic Inglot (GBR) Florin Mergea (ROU)	QF 360	QF 180	SF 180	SF 180	F 150	F 150	QF 45	R32 0											1,245	8
17	Rohan Bopanna (IND) Daniel Nestor (CAN)	W 500	W 250	R32 90	R16 90	QF 90	R32 0													1,020	6
18	Treat Huey (PHI) Scott Lipsky (USA)	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	Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) Santiago Gonzalez (MEX)	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	Jonathan Erlich (ISR) Philipp Petzschner (GER)	SF 745																		745	1

Qualified players

Singles

#	Players	Points	Tours	Date Qualified
1	Novak Djokovic (SRB)	10,195	12	4 June
2	Andy Murray (GBR)	6,840	15	15 August

On June 4, 2015, Novak Djokovic was announced as the tournament's first qualifier upon reaching the semifinals of the 2015 French Open.

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.

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.

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. 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. 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

• ATP Rankings
• 2015 WTA Finals

External links

• Official website
• ATP tournament profile