Awards
Sinner repeats as followers’ favorite; Berrettini, Dimitrov & Thiem amongst 2024 ATP Awards winners
Indian Wells wins ATP Masters 1000 Match of the Yr for tenth straight season
December 13, 2024
Jannik Sinner gained Followers’ Favorite for the second straight yr, whereas additionally incomes ATP Yr-Finish No. 1 offered by PIF honours within the 2024 ATP Awards.
It was a becoming approach to cap a historic season that noticed the 23-year-old declare a Tour-best eight singles titles (together with his first two Grand Slams, three ATP Masters 1000s, and the Nitto ATP Finals), assist his countrymen efficiently defend their Davis Cup title, and turn out to be the primary Italian No. 1 within the annals of the PIF ATP Rankings.
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Runners-up at each the Australian Open and Roland Garros, first-time companions Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori of Italy took house the Followers’ Favorite Award within the doubles class.
The 2024 ATP Awards additionally honoured the tandem of Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic, who acquired their trophy in Turin because the Yr-Finish ATP Doubles No. 1 offered by PIF. The primary-year pairing accounted for 4 doubles titles, their greatest approaching clay at Roland Garros.
Matteo Berrettini was named Comeback Participant of the Yr after overcoming a collection of accidents to gather three titles and climb again into the Prime 40, whereas 19-year-old Jakub Mensik, the youngest member of the year-end Prime 50, gained Newcomer of the Yr.
Proving he belongs on the elite stage, Most Improved Participant of the Yr winner Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard earned 5 Prime 30 wins throughout title runs in Lyon and Basel, rising 175 spots within the PIF ATP Rankings to a career-high No. 30.
After placing an finish to a seven-year title drought and returning to the Prime 10 within the PIF ATP Rankings for the primary time since 2018, Grigor Dimitrov was chosen by his fellow gamers because the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, recognising honest play, professionalism and integrity on and off the court docket.
Michael Russell took Coach of the Yr honours in a vote of his contemporaries after guiding Taylor Fritz to a 53-23 season and a career-best No. 4 within the PIF ATP Rankings. Fritz gained two titles this yr and likewise reached the championship match on the Nitto ATP Finals and US Open.
Dominic Thiem acquired the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award in recognition of his dedication to sustainability and environmental points, with a specific concentrate on ocean conservation. The 2020 US Open titlist and former World No. 3, who headed into retirement after enjoying his remaining match on the Erste Financial institution Open in Vienna, has lengthy supported such non-profit organisations as 4Ocean, SeaLegacy and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells (ATP Masters 1000), the cinch Championships at The Queen’s Membership in London (ATP 500) and the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha (ATP 250) had been voted by gamers as Match of the Yr of their respective classes. The cinch Championships was additionally awarded particular recognition for his or her Requirements of Excellence, together with the Rolex Shanghai Masters and the Nordea Open in Bastad.
The Mexico Metropolis Open at Membership Deportivo Chapultepec was named Match of the Yr on the ATP Challenger Tour. In the meantime, Joan Solsona of MARCA was the recipient of the Ron Bookman Media Excellence Award.
2024 ATP Awards Winners
ATP No. 1 offered by PIF
(decided by PIF ATP Rankings)
Followers’ Favorite Award (Singles)
(voted by followers)
Jannik Sinner: The primary Italian No. 1 within the historical past of the PIF ATP Rankings, Jannik Sinner posted a exceptional 73-6 marketing campaign throughout which he by no means misplaced a match in straight units (Of these with a minimal of 20 matches performed, solely Roger Federer has matched that feat within the Open Period.). Sinner opened 2024 on a 16-match profitable streak, an ideal stretch that included his maiden main trophy in Melbourne, the place he turned the primary Italian within the Open Period to win the Australian Open singles title. In all, he would declare a Tour-best eight titles on the yr, together with his second main singles triumph on the US Open, three ATP Masters 1000s (Miami, Cincinnati, Shanghai) and the Nitto ATP Finals. He capped the yr by main a profitable Davis Cup title defence for Italy.
ATP Doubles No. 1 offered by PIF
(decided by PIF ATP Rankings)
Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic: The primary-year pairing of Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic bought out of the blocks in a rush in 2024, profitable its debut on the ATP 250 cease in Hong Kong. The banner outcome proved a foreshadowing of issues to return, because the Salvadoran-Croatian duo went on to assert three extra big-stage trophies, together with Roland Garros and the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Cincinnati. Arevalo/Pavic additionally reached the title match on the year-end Nitto ATP Finals in Turin.
Comeback Participant of the Yr
(voted by ATP gamers)
Matteo Berrettini: After reaching a career-high No. 6 within the PIF ATP Rankings in 2022, Matteo Berrettini skilled a collection of damage setbacks. Falling as little as No. 154, he stepped again on the court docket in March at an ATP Challenger Tour occasion in Phoenix, the place he reached the ultimate. After dropping a three-setter to Andy Murray in Miami, Berrettini re-announced himself by profitable Marrakech. That proved to be the primary of three ATP 250 titles for the Italian on the yr, with the 28-year-old backing it up with triumphs in Gstaad and Kitzbuhel to carry his tour-level singles trophy depend as much as 10. Berrettini closed out his 2024 marketing campaign by serving to Italy retain its Davis Cup title, notching essential singles wins within the remaining two rounds. Two different former Prime 10 gamers, Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori, had been nominated within the Comeback class.
Most Improved Participant of the Yr
(voted by ATP gamers)
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: The 6-foot-8 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard opened the yr outdoors the Prime 200 within the PIF ATP Rankings, however climbed to a career-high No. 30 by November. He broke into the Prime 100 in Might after saving a championship level to seize his first ATP Tour title in his hometown of Lyon. At Wimbledon, he turned the primary fortunate loser to succeed in the Spherical of 16 since 1995. The Frenchman continued his climb by clinching the ATP 500 crown on the Swiss Indoors Basel. Mpetshi Perricard remained unbroken all week and fired 109 aces in 5 matches. Jack Draper, Tomas Machac and Alejandro Tabilo had been additionally nominated on this class.
Newcomer of the Yr
(voted by ATP gamers)
Jakub Mensik: En path to his first ATP Tour remaining in Doha, Jakub Mensik dispatched Andy Murray, Andrey Rublev and Gael Monfils in succession. The 19-year-old Czech’s victory towards Rublev made him the youngest participant to earn a Prime 5 win since Carlos Alcaraz beat Stefanos Tsitsipas on the 2021 US Open. The run earned him his Prime 100 breakthrough within the PIF ATP Rankings, and he continued his regular rise to complete the yr contained in the Prime 50. Mensik achieved his greatest main results of the season by reaching the third spherical on the US Open. Shang Juncheng was additionally nominated on this class as a #NextGenATP participant who entered the Prime 100 for the primary time in 2024.
Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
(voted by ATP gamers)
Grigor Dimitrov: Grigor Dimitrov has been recognised by his fellow gamers for his honest play, professionalism and integrity each on and off the court docket. After opening his 2024 marketing campaign with triumph in Brisbane to finish a seven-year title drought, the previous World No. 3 returned to the Prime 10 within the PIF ATP Rankings in April for the primary time since 2018. The Bulgarian turns into solely the third participant not named Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal to earn the excellence in twenty years, becoming a member of Carlos Alcaraz (2023) and Casper Ruud (2022). Dominic Thiem and former Alcaraz and Ruud had been additionally nominated on this class.
Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award
(awarded by ATP)
Dominic Thiem: Along with his career-long dedication to sustainability and environmental points — clear ocean initiatives on the forefront — Dominic Thiem has been named the 2024 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award recipient. He has lengthy supported such non-profit organisations as 4Ocean, SeaLegacy and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Thiem joins the likes of John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer as winners of this award. The 31-year-old Austrian retired from skilled tennis this previous October, after 348 match wins, 17 singles titles (together with the 2020 US Open) and a career-high No. 3 rating.
Followers’ Favorite Award (Doubles)
(voted by followers)
Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori: The primary-year pairing of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori claimed three titles (Buenos Aires, Halle, Beijing), reached Grand Slam finals on the Australian Open and Roland Garros, and certified for his or her maiden group look on the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. Bolelli/Vavassori additionally accounted for the clincher in a 2-1 edging of Belgium throughout Italy’s run to a second straight Davis Cup title.
Coach of the Yr
(voted by ATP coaches)
Michael Russell (Taylor Fritz): Former World No. 60 Michael Russell helped information Taylor Fritz to his first Grand Slam remaining on the US Open, the championship match on the Nitto ATP Finals, and a pair of ATP 250 titles in Delray Seashore and Eastbourne. After posting a 17-4 report on the Grand Slams, greater than doubling his earlier excessive for main wins in a yr, Fritz completed the season at a career-high No. 4 within the PIF ATP Rankings – the very best year-end end by an American since James Blake additionally completed No. 4 in 2006. Russell, who started working with Fritz in late 2021, was nominated on this class alongside Xavier Malisse (Alexei Popyrin), Emmanuel Planque (Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard), Brad Stine (Tommy Paul) and James Trotman (Jack Draper).
ATP Masters 1000 Match of the Yr
(voted by ATP gamers)
BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells): The BNP Paribas Open gained within the ATP Masters 1000 class for a record-extending tenth yr in a row. Held amidst the pure magnificence and backdrop of the desert panorama, the Indian Wells Tennis Backyard affords top-notch participant amenities and facilities; plentiful follow courts that permit followers to look at gamers up shut; and unparalleled eating choices. In 2024, the event welcomed a record-breaking 493,440 followers throughout two weeks and awarded greater than $19 million in complete prize cash, the most important purse in BNP Paribas Open historical past.
ATP 500 Match of the Yr
(voted by ATP gamers)
cinch Championships (London): The cinch Championships at The Queen’s Membership claimed honours on the ATP 500 stage, profitable for the sixth time. Additionally recognised on this class in 2015-16, 2018 and 2022-23, the event has thrived in its prestigious setting in West Kensington by constantly attracting among the greatest singles and doubles gamers on the ATP Tour.
ATP 250 Match of the Yr
(voted by ATP gamers)
Qatar ExxonMobil Open (Doha): The Qatar ExxonMobil Open on the Khalifa Worldwide Tennis Complicated, certainly one of two ATP Tour occasions held within the Center East, has been chosen by the gamers because the ATP 250 Match of the Yr for the sixth time (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021-22, 2024). Doha has set excessive requirements since its inception in 1993 and beneath the steering of former participant Karim Alami, the event continues to construct its status for its very good facility, world-class hospitality and welcoming followers.
ATP Challenger Match of the Yr
(chosen by ATP gamers)
Mexico Metropolis Open (Mexico Metropolis): Held on the Membership Deportivo Chapultepec, typically referred to as Mexico’s ‘Cathedral of Tennis’, the Mexico Metropolis Open has turn out to be a beloved occasion for gamers to begin the spring clay-court season. This yr’s champion was Argentine Thiago Agustin Tirante.
Ron Bookman Media Excellence Award
(awarded by ATP)
Joan Solsona: A longtime journalist with Spain’s day by day sports activities newspaper MARCA, Joan Solsona has greater than twenty years’ value of Grand Slams, ATP Masters 1000s, Nitto ATP Finals and Davis Cup ties to his credit score. Solsona has additionally lined soccer, basketball, handball, swimming and water polo.