6 Kings Slam | |
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Exhibition | |
Founded | 2024 |
Editions | 1 (2024) |
Location | Riyadh Saudi Arabia |
Venue | The Venue |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Website | 6 Kings Slam |
Current champions | |
Men's singles | Jannik Sinner |
The 6 Kings Slam is a tennis exhibition tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the Riyadh Season. The exhibition took place on October 16, 17 and 19, 2024. October 18 is a rest day in order to follow an ATP rule that players cannot compete on three consecutive days in an exhibition. The six players headlining this event were Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune.
Since this is not an ATP-sanctioned event, players do not earn any ranking points and the match results do not count towards official head-to-head tallies. Each of the six participants is guaranteed a minimum prize 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). [1]
The event is held in an 8,000 seat stadium purpose-built for the tournament named the Venue. [2]
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.
The official format is a single-elimination tournament, with two players getting byes directly to the semifinals: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. [1]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Novak Djokovic | 2 | 77 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Daniil Medvedev | 0 | 3 | Jannik Sinner | 6 | 60 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Jannik Sinner | 6 | 6 | Jannik Sinner | 65 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Holger Rune | 4 | 2 | Carlos Alcaraz | 77 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Carlos Alcaraz | 6 | 6 | Carlos Alcaraz | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Rafael Nadal | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd Place Match | ||||||||||||||||||||
Novak Djokovic | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rafael Nadal | 2 | 65 |
Dazn acquired the global rights to broadcast 6 Kings Slam, with T2 airing the matches in the US. [3]
Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev is a Russian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 1 in men's singles by the ATP. He has won 20 ATP Tour singles titles, including the 2021 US Open and 2020 ATP Finals.
Jannik Sinner is an Italian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked as world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the first Italian to reach the top ranking. Sinner has won 18 singles titles on the ATP Tour, including two majors at the 2024 Australian Open and the 2024 US Open, as well as four Masters 1000 titles and the 2024 ATP Finals. He has also led Italy to the 2023 and 2024 Davis Cup crowns.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as World No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Alcaraz has won 16 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including four major titles and five Masters 1000 titles.
This is a list of main career statistics of Italian professional tennis player Jannik Sinner. All statistics are according to the ATP Tour and ITF websites.
This is a list of main career statistics of Spanish professional tennis player Carlos Alcaraz. All statistics are according to the ATP Tour and ITF websites.
The 2022 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially began on 21 February 2022, with the start of the Dubai Tennis Championships. During this season, Djokovic:
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 US Open. It was his first major title. He claimed the world No. 1 singles ranking with the win; Ruud, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas were also in contention for the top position. Alcaraz saved a match point en route to the title, in the quarterfinals against Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz became the youngest major champion since Nadal at the 2005 French Open, the youngest US Open champion since Pete Sampras in 1990, the first man born in the 2000s to win a major singles title, and the youngest man to be ranked world No. 1, surpassing Lleyton Hewitt's record. At 23 hours and 39 minutes of play duration across his seven matches, Alcaraz spent the longest time on court in major history.
Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, 6–0, 7–6(7–5) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 Italian Open. It was his sixth Italian Open title and record-extending 38th Masters 1000 title overall. Djokovic did not lose a set during the tournament, and won his 1000th ATP Tour-level career match against Casper Ruud in the semifinals.
The 2022 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 17 January 2022, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
The 2023 Novak Djokovic tennis season is considered one of the greatest tennis seasons of all time by an individual tennis player. It officially began on 1 January 2023, with the start of the Adelaide International, and ended 25 November 2023 after Serbia's defeat by Italy in the semifinals of the Davis Cup Finals.
Holger Rune defeated the defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2022 Paris Masters. It was his first Masters 1000 title, and he saved three match points en route, in the first round against Stan Wawrinka. Rune made his top-10 debut in the ATP rankings with the win, and he defeated five top-10 players en route to the title. This was Rune's fourth final in a row, and his third title. He became the second teenager to win a Masters 1000 title in the 2022 season, after Carlos Alcaraz at Miami and Madrid. Rune was the first Scandinavian to win a Masters 1000 title since Robin Söderling at the 2010 Paris Masters. It was Djokovic's first loss in a Masters 1000 final after winning the first set, having previously been 30–0.
The 2023 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 16 January 2023, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Alcaraz returned to action at the Argentina Open following injury suffered prior to the Australian Open.
The 2023 Daniil Medvedev tennis season officially began on 1 January 2023, with the start of the Adelaide International, and ended 18 November 2023 after defeat by Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of the ATP Finals.
The 2024 Novak Djokovic tennis season, officially began on 31 December 2023, with the start of the 2024 United Cup, and ended 13 October 2024 after Djokovic was defeated by Sinner in the finals of the Shanghai Masters.
The 2024 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 14 January 2024, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Carlos Alcaraz won his first Roland-Garros title and his second Wimbledon title, in total his third and fourth major titles.
The 2024 Daniil Medvedev tennis season officially began on 14 January 2024, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
The 2024 Jannik Sinner tennis season officially began on 14 January 2024, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The season saw Jannik Sinner clinch the world number 1 after winning his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated Daniil Medvedev in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2024 Indian Wells Open. It was his fifth ATP Masters 1000 and 13th career ATP Tour title. Alcaraz became the first player to defend the title since Novak Djokovic in 2016, and the eighth overall; he was the second player to do so before turning 21, after Boris Becker in 1988.
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev in the final, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2024 French Open. It was his first French Open title and third major title overall.