Jannik Sinner capped a historic season on Sunday when he defeated Taylor Fritz to claim his first Nitto ATP Finals title.
In recognition of the Italian’s year, ATPTour.com looks at five fun facts about Sinner’s memorable season.
He became the first Italian No. 1 in PIF ATP Rankings history
Sinner began his 2024 season at World No. 4, but he would not stay there long. By 10 June, the then-22-year-old had made history.
The Italian became the first player from his country to become World No. 1 in the history of the PIF ATP Rankings. He has not looked back since, holding the spot through the end of the year.
Sinner clinched ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours during the Rolex Shanghai Masters in October.
Sinner earned the biggest champion’s prize money in history of the Tour
By lifting the Nitto ATP Finals trophy without losing a set, Sinner claimed $4,881,500 in prize money, the biggest winner’s prize money in the history of the Tour.
The Italian entered the tournament with $12,032,935 in prize money for the season, bringing his 2024 total to $16,914,435.
The Italian claimed a Grand Slam achievement Djokovic, Nadal & Federer did not
This year Sinner triumphed at the Australian Open and the US Open for his first two Grand Slam titles. He became just the third man in the Open Era to earn his first two majors in the same season.
The last man who achieved the feat was Guillermo Vilas, who won Roland Garros and the US Open in 1977. Jimmy Connors claimed three Slams in 1974.
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all have emerged victorious at 20 or more majors, but even they did not win their first two Slams in the same season.
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He produced a historic Nitto ATP Finals performance
Sinner earned the season finale title on home soil in Turin, claiming the crown in dominant fashion.
The Italian became the first player from his country to win the year-end championships and the first player to win the title without losing a set since Ivan Lendl in 1986.
En route to the final, Sinner lost an average of just more than three games per set. He defeated Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev in round-robin action before ousting Casper Ruud in the semi-finals and beating Fritz again in the championship match.
Jannik engineered a tremendous Top 10 Turnaround
Sinner enjoyed his historic season largely on the back of a tremendous turnaround against opponents inside the Top 10 of the PIF ATP Rankings.
Entering 2024, he was 22-27 against Top 10 opponents. After his win against Fritz in Sunday’s final, he is 17-5 for the season, a 77.3 winning percentage. Sinner won 10 of his final 11 matches against Top 10 opponents to close out his season.
The 23-year-old tallied a 70-6 record overall, becoming the first player to earn 70 wins in a season since Andy Murray's 78 in 2016. Sinner did not lose a match in straight sets and the lowest-ranked opponent he fell to was then-World No. 12 Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The Greek eventually won the title.
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