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Alcaraz will headline the ATP Awards 2025; Sinner, Vacherot among the winners

Cincinnati Open named ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year
December 12, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz and his team took home three awards at the 2025 ATP Awards, capping off a standout season that saw the Spaniard become ATP Year-End No. for the second time. 1, presented by PIF.

The 22-year-old won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, while his team Juan Carlos Ferrero and Samuel Lopez were named Coach of the Year, leading him to eight Tour titles in 2025, including two majors.

Jannik Sinner was voted Fans’ Favorite for the third time, adding to a growing list of accolades including Newcomer of the Year (2019) and Most Improved Player (2024). In doubles, Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori also repeated as Fans’ Favorite, the first consecutive winners of the doubles award since Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (2005-17).

At the ATP Awards, Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool were also recognized as ATP Doubles No. 1 presented by PIF, achieving this feat in their first full season as a team.

Valentin Vacherot achieves Breakthrough of the Year after a historic title run in Shanghai, where he defeated his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in the final to become the lowest-ranked ATP Masters 1000 champion in history.

Andrey Rublev received the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award in recognition of his advocacy for mental health care and his ongoing work through the Andrey Rublev Foundation, which was launched in 2024 to support children struggling with critical illness.

Tournament prize winners included the Cincinnati Open (ATP Masters 1000), Qatar Exxonmobil Open in Doha (ATP 500) and Nordea Open in Bastad (ATP 250). On the ATP Challenger Tour, honors went to the BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux (ATP Challenger 175), the Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger in Manama (ATP Challenger 125), Cranbrook Tennis Classic in Bloomfield Hills (ATP Challenger 100), Copa Internacional de Tenis in Curitiba (ATP Challenger 75) and Bolivia Open in Santa Cruz (ATP Challenger 50).

For the first time, members of the exclusive ATP No. 1 Club – current and former world No. 1 players – to determine two award categories: the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award and Breakthrough of the Year, a new award introduced this year to recognize milestone victories, significant leaps in the PIF ATP Rankings and first ATP Tour titles.

Winners of the ATP Awards 2025

ATP No. 1 presented by PIF

Determined by PIF ATP Rankings

Carlos Alcaraz
At the age of 22, Alcaraz has now held the world No. 1 position for 49 weeks – more than 15 members of the ATP No. 1 Club. He regained Sinner’s position after winning the US Open and has held it for almost a week since. Alcaraz showed great consistency throughout the season, winning two majors (Roland Garros and the US Open), three ATP Masters 1000s (Monte-Carlo, Rome and Cincinnati) and three ATP 500s (Rotterdam, Queen’s Club and Tokyo).

ATP Doubles No. 1 presented by PIF

Determined by PIF ATP Rankings

Julian Cash/Lloyd Glasspool
In their first full season together, Cash and Glasspool made history as the first all-British team to finish as Year-End ATP Doubles No. 1, presented by PIF. They claimed seven titles on the tour in 2025, including five consecutive trophies between June and August in a run of 22 matches unbeaten.

Fan Favorite (singles)

Voted by fans

Jannik Sinner
Fans’ Favorite for the third consecutive year, the Italian opened the year by successfully defending his Australian Open title. Of the twelve tour-level events he competed in, Sinner reached the finals in all but two (Halle, Shanghai). He finished the season on a 15-match winning streak that included titles in Vienna, Paris and at the Nitto ATP Finals, finishing No. 2 in the world with a season record of 58–6.

Fan Favorite (Doubles)

Voted by fans

Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori
The Italians repeated as Fans’ Favorite after winning four tour-level titles this year and returning to the Nitto ATP Finals on home soil in Turin.

Breakthrough of the year

Voted by ATP No. 1 Club

Valentin Vacherot
Vacherot entered qualifying in Shanghai ranked No. 204 in the world, and went on to capture the title, earning 1,020 PIF ATP Rankings points and rising to No. 40 in the world. The Monegasque built on his momentum with a quarter-final finish at the Rolex Paris Masters, reaching a career-high World No. 30.

Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award

Voted by ATP No. 1 Club

Carlos Alcaraz
The Spaniard claimed the honor for the second time. One of his standout moments of sportsmanship came this year at Roland Garros, where he punished himself for a foul in his fourth-round match against Ben Shelton. From 2004 to 2021, only Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal received the award, with Federer winning thirteen times and Nadal five times.

Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award

Awarded by ATP

Andrei Rublev
After founding the Andrey Rublev Foundation in 2024 to support children facing serious illness, Rublev expanded his efforts throughout the 2025 season. Earlier this year, the foundation announced a partnership with the Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital in Rome. Rublev visited the hospital ahead of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament to spend time with medical staff and patients. He has also spoken candidly about mental health and the importance of seeking help, as featured in an ATP Originals documentary, ‘Breaking Back’, to discuss his personal struggles.

Previous winners of the award include Roger Federer, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

Coach of the Year

Voted by ATP coaches

Juan Carlos Ferrero & Samuel Lopez (Carlos Alcaraz)
Ferrero and Lopez guided Alcaraz to ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF, and a Tour-leading 71 wins and eight titles, including two majors and three ATP Masters 1000 trophies. Ferrero is the first coach to win the award twice (also in 2022).

ATP Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year

Voted by ATP players

Cincinnati Open (Cincinnati)
Named ATP Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year after completing a $260 million transformation at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, doubling its size to more than 40 hectares.

ATP 500 Tournament of the Year

Voted by ATP players

Qatar Exxonmobil Open (Doha)
Doha, a six-time award winner in the ATP 250 category, has raised its exceptional standards in tournament organisation, player services and hospitality to mark its elevation to the ATP 500 level.

ATP 250 Tournament of the Year

Voted by ATP players

Nordea Open (Bastad)
Bastad is one of the top stops on the ATP Tour calendar, adding another accolade after winning the award for 11 years in a row from 2002 to 2012.

ATP Challenger 175 Tournament of the Year

BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux (Bordeaux)
Held at the historic Villa Primrose Bordeaux, the event is celebrated for its first-class hospitality. This year, all eight seeded players were in the Top 80 of the PIF ATP Rankings, including champion Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

ATP Challenger 125 Tournament of the Year

Ministry of Interior of Bahrain Tennis Challenger (Manama)
The event was honored for the second consecutive season and this year was won by Marton Fucsovics.

ATP Challenger 100 Tournament of the Year

Cranbook Tennis Classic (Bloomfield Hills)
The first American event to receive an ATP Challenger Tournament of the Year award. Mark Lajal of Estonia lifted the 2025 trophy.

ATP Challenger 75 Tournament of the Year

International Tennis Cup (Curitiba)
Praised for his atmosphere and organization, Paraguay’s Adolfo Daniel Vallejo claimed this year’s title.

ATP Challenger 50 Tournament of the Year

Bolivia Open (Santa Cruz)
Recognized for the third consecutive year, the Bolivia Open continues to stand out among South American Challenger Tour events. Argentinian Alex Barrena lifted the trophy in June.