Gonzalez/Roger-Vasselin, Hijikata/Kubler Qualify For Nitto ATP Finals

Two more doubles teams have qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals. Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Rinky Hijikata/Jason Kubler are the sixth and seventh teams to guarantee their place at the season finale, which will be held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin from 12-19 November.

Gonzalez and Roger-Vasselin have enjoyed a standout year in their first season as a team. The Mexican-French duo has claimed four titles, including an ATP Masters 1000 trophy in Miami.

The veteran pair — Gonzalez is 40 and Roger-Vasselin turns 40 later this month — also emerged victorious in Marseille, Los Cabos and Basel.

Gonzalez will make his debut at the Nitto ATP Finals, while Roger-Vasselin will compete for the third time with a third partner. In 2014, he played with Julien Benneteau and in 2020 he qualified with Jurgen Melzer and reached the championship match.

Hijikata and Kubler will both make their season finale debut in Turin. The Australians earned their spot at the year-end championships by winning the Australian Open and being the only Grand Slam champions to finish the regular season between eighth and 20th in the Pepperstone ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings.

Once they reached the quarter-finals in Melbourne, Hijikata and Kubler did not lose a set the rest of the tournament. The home favourites defeated two teams that have also qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals: Wesley Koolhof/Neal Skupski and Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos.

Only one place remains in the doubles field at the Pala Alpitour. Argentines Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni are currently in the best position to qualify.