2024 6 Kings Slam

Last updated

2024 6 Kings Slam
Date16–19 October 2024
Edition1st
CategoryExhibition
Draw6S
Prize money US$13,500,000 [1]
Surface Hard / indoor
Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
VenueThe Venue
Champions
Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner
6 Kings Slam ·  2025  

The 2024 6 Kings Slam was the inaugural edition of the tennis exhibition tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the Riyadh Season. The exhibition took place on 16, 17 and 19 October 2024. 18 October was a rest day in order to follow an ATP rule that players cannot compete on three consecutive days in an exhibition.

Contents

Each of the six participants was guaranteed a participation fee of US$1,500,000, with the winner taking home the largest prize in tennis history, US$6,000,000—almost double the prize money for a Grand Slam champion (US$3.8M) at the time. [1]

Jannik Sinner won the inaugural tournament by defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final and claimed the biggest prize check in tennis history, surpassing Novak Djokovic's prize of $4,740,300 at the 2022 ATP Finals. Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal for the third-place trophy.

Format and schedule

The official format was a single-elimination tournament, with two players getting byes directly to the semifinals: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. [2]

Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 2 774
Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 0 3 Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner 6606
Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner 66 Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner 6566
Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 4 2 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 773 3
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 66 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 66
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 3 3
3rd place match
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 677
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 2 65

References

  1. 1 2 "Six Kings Slam Prize Money 2024 - Perfect Tennis". Perfect Tennis.
  2. "DAZN".