S ATP Finals They are one of the quintessential classic tournaments on the men’s tennis calendar. After all the tournaments of the season have been played, the competition that decides the master of the circuit is inevitable and has been held since 1970, when the North American Stan Smith, Now best known for his Adidas branded shoe model, he brought the cat to the water and the title of champion. In history we have many champions, all protagonists of ATP extensionand two Spaniards who managed to bring their name to the ATP Finals winners list.
The latest sample of ATP Finals it was German Alexander Zverev, who in 2022 will not be able to defend his world title due to a serious ankle injury suffered in June at Roland Garros, which did not allow the very high German player to return to the circuit. Sascha is already out of the Top-10 so while he has recovered, he would not have had a place, but what will be in the game are three tennis players who have already been champions of the tournament and who will be looking to taste the honey of success in 2022.
Daniel Medvedev, champion in 2021 and finalist in 2021, Stefano Tsitsipas, winner in 2019 and Novak Djokovic, five times champion of the ATP Finals with their titles in 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, are the representatives of the tournament who already know what it means to raise the trophy to the sky. Together with them, there are candidates to win the Teachers’ Cup for the first time in 2022 Casper Ruud, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz, Andrey Rublev and Rafael Nadal who despite being considered, more than deserved, a historical figure of tennis, never managed to win the ATP Finals. Among the participants there will be no current number one in the ATP ranking, Carlos Alcarazwho forcibly resigned a few days ago, after suffering a tear in his left abdominal oblique muscle at the 1000 Masters in Paris-Bercy.
Among the samples of ATP Finals In his palmares there are neither Nadal nor Alcaraz, who has not yet made his debut in the tournament, but there are two other Spaniards. Manuel Orantein 1976, e Alex Correctin 1998, they put the Spanish flag on the winners list for a tournament that will meet a different winner than in 2021.
All winners of the ATP Finals
2021 Alexander Zverev (Germany)
2020 Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
2019 Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
2018 Alexander Zverev (Germany)
2017 Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
2016 Andy Murray (Great Britain)
2015 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2014 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2013 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2012 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2011 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2010 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2009 Nikolaj Davydenko (Russia)
2008 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2007 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2006 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2005 David Nalbandian (Argentina)
2004 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2003 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2002 Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)
2001 Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)
2000 Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil)
1999 Pete Sampras (USA)
1998 Alex Corretja (Spain)
1997 Pete Sampras (USA)
1996 Pete Sampras (USA)
1995 Boris Becker (Germany)
1994 Pete Sampras (USA)
1993 Michael Stitch (Germany)
1992 Boris Becker (Germany)
1991 Pete Sampras (USA)
1990 Andre Agassi (United States)
1989 Stefan Edberg (Sweden)
1988 Boris Becker (Germany)
1987 Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic/USA)
1986 Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic/USA)
1985 Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic/USA)
1984 John McEnroe (Czech Republic/USA))
1983 John McEnroe (USA)
1982 Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic/USA))
1981 Ivan Lendl (Czech Republic/USA)
1980 Björn Borg (Sweden)
1979 Björn Borg (Sweden)
1978 John McEnroe (USA)
1977 Jimmy Connors (USA)
1976 Manuel Orantes (Spain)
1975 Ilie Nastase (Romania)
1974 Guillermo Vilas (Argentina)
1973 Ilie Nastase (Romania)
1972 Ilie Nastase (Romania)
1971 Ilie Nastase (Romania)
1970 Stan Smith (USA)
