The 2026 ATP Finals will get underway on Sunday and record prize money will be on offer to the biggest names’s in men’s tennis.

The absence of Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner due to injury is a blow to the Italian fans who were hoping to cheer on their hero to a second successive ATP Finals title.

Sinner’s absence leaves his great rival Carlos Alcaraz as the player to beat in Turin, with the Spaniard in red-hot form after lifting indoor titles in Vienna and Paris in recent weeks.

Alcaraz will fancy his chances of getting to the latter stages of the competition and if he achieves that goal, he is likely to break through the $ 70 million prize money milestone.

That is a remarkable number for a player who is only 23 years old, and he looks certain to break through the $100m barrier in the coming years if he can avoid serious injury.

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It won’t just be Alcaraz cashing in at this year’s ATP Finals, as the season-ending event has announced a record prize money total of $15,750,000 for both the singles and doubles events.

The undefeated singles champion will earn $5,171,000 and all players will collect a $338,000 participation fee if they play all three of their group stage games.

Each win in the group stage of the competition is worth $405,000 and a semi-final win will see the player land a $1,206,000 windfall.

The player who goes on to win the final will add $2,412,000 to their cash haul for a week that is the most lucrative on the ATP Tour.

With huge cash rewards on offer for the top players at the ATP Finals, the debate over prize money in the modern game may be under the spotlight again.

ATP Tour chiefs have insisted they are doing all they can to ensure the riches of tennis get to the players, with ATP Tour chief Andrea Gaudenzi in a statement last month.

“Tennis is in a strong position today,” he declared. “Our events continue to grow, fans are engaging with the sport in more ways than ever and player earnings have reached record levels.

“To stay strong, the sport has to keep evolving. We have a responsibility to strengthen competition, better align incentives and extend support to more players, helping them to address the costs of competing on the Tour.

“The Tour is built around the world’s best players performing at our biggest events. These are the moments that drive fan interest, grow the sport and enable greater investment in the sport of tennis as a whole.

“Players remain free to build their own schedules, and the sport’s biggest tournaments are where the strongest competition, ranking points and financial rewards come together. By aligning compensation, rankings and the calendar more closely, we can help players perform at their best on the biggest stages and give fans more chances to see them there.

“This is why we have worked with players, tournaments and stakeholders across the Tour to define the next phase of progress under OneVision.”

He added that by 2028, there are plans to bring prize money at all levels of the game to new heights: “Including all central compensation components, on-site prize money and tournament-level profit-sharing, total ATP player compensation (excluding Grand Slams) is estimated to reach $350 million from 2028.

“Together, these proposals are intended to give players a clearer framework for planning their seasons, reward performance at the Tour’s biggest events and extend support to more players. For fans, this means seeing the world’s best players compete against each other more often, with rivalries built across the year and higher stakes at the moments that matter most.”

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All-time ATP Tour prize money

1. Novak Djokovic – $197,006,276

2. Rafael Nadal – $134,946,100

3. Roger Federer – $130,594,339

4. Alexander Zverev – $76,079,552

5. Jannik Sinner – $70,675,661

6. Carlos Alcaraz – $69,137,608

7. Andy Murray – $64,687,542

8. Daniil Medvedev – $55,060,133

9. Pete Sampras – $43,280,489

10. Stefanos Tsitsipas – $39,841,492

11. Stan Wawrinka – $39,758,532

12. Andrey Rublev – $35,541,944

13. Marin Cilic – $34,507,613

14. Taylor Fritz – $34,174,073

15. Grigor Dimitrov – $33,722,316

16. David Ferrer – $31,483,911

17. Andre Agassi – $31,152,975

18. Casper Ruud – $31,139,953

19. Dominic Thiem – $30,387,561