The 2026 ATP Finals will begin on Sunday afternoon.
New world number one Alexander Zverev is set to take on upstart Rafael Jodar at 2pm local time in Turin, Italy.
Ben Shelton, the US Open finalist, will begin his ATP Finals campaign against Cincinnati Open champion Arthur Fils at 9pm local time.
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Ahead of the end-of-year event, we asked you – the Tennishead readers – to predict your 2026 ATP Finals champion.
Tennishead readers predict that Carlos Alcaraz will win the 2026 ATP Finals
Alcaraz, the world number three, is yet to win the prestigious end-of-year event.
The Spaniard achieved his best result to date at the 2025 Finals, reaching the final. He subsequently lost to Jannik Sinner in straight sets.
Despite Alcaraz’s relatively underwhelming record at the ATP Finals, Tennishead readers have voted overwhelmingly for the Spaniard as their 2026 ATP Finals champion.
An astonishing 72 per cent of readers tipped Alcaraz to win the title on TalkingPoints, with only 13 per cent voting for the world’s highest-ranked player, Alexander Zverev.
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Ben Shelton, the third seed in Turin, garnered 10 per cent of the vote, while six per cent of readers believe one of Arthur Fils, Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli or Frances Tiafoe will win the title.
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Player |
Vote share [%] |
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Carlos Alcaraz |
72 |
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Alexander Zverev |
13 |
|
Ben Shelton |
10 |
|
Someone else |
6 |
Tennishead TalkingPoints poll – who will win the ATP Finals?
Readers clearly have faith in Alcaraz, and it is easy to understand why given his recent form on the ATP Tour.
Since returning from long-term injury at the end of August, Alcaraz has amassed an astonishing 20-2 record in singles events.
Only Ben Shelton and Zizou Bergs have defeated Alcaraz since August 31.
The last Spaniard to win the ATP Finals
Only two Spanish players have won the event since the tournament’s inception in 1970.
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Manuel Orantes became the first Spaniard to do so in 1976. The 1975 US Open champion defeated Wojciech Fibak in the final, 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1.
Around 22 years later, Alex Corretja defeated compatriot Carlos Moya to become the second Spaniard to win the ATP Finals.
Corretja, a former world number two, defeated Moya 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 in Hanover, Germany.
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