2017 ATP World Tour Finals
| 2017 ATP World Tour Finals | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–19 November |
| Edition | 48th (singles) / 43rd (doubles) |
| Category | ATP Finals |
| Draw | 8S/8D |
| Prize money | $7,500,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | The O2 Arena |
The 2017 ATP Finals is a men's tennis tournament that will be played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, from 12 to 19 November 2017. It will be the season-ending event for the best singles players and doubles teams on the 2017 ATP World Tour.
The 2017 ATP Finals will take place from 12 to 19 November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. It will be the 48th edition of the tournament (43rd in doubles). The tournament is run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and is part of the 2017 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.
The ATP 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.
Eight players compete at the tournament, with two named alternates. Players receive places in the following order of precedence:
In the event of this totaling more than 8 players, those lower down in the selection order become the alternates. If further alternates are needed, these players are selected by the ATP.
Provisional rankings are published weekly as the Emirates ATP Race to London, coinciding with the 52-week rolling ATP rankings on the date of selection. Points are accumulated in Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, Davis Cup, ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures tournaments from the 52 weeks prior to the selection date, with points from the previous years Tour Finals excluded. Players accrue points across 18 tournaments, usually made up of:
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