Jannik Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday in the championship match of the Nitto ATP Finals and moved closer to his great rival in their battle for the Major Titles.
The Italian ended his season on a high note by becoming ATP Year-End No. 1, presented by PIF at the Inalpi Arena, for his second consecutive victory in the season finale. It is Sinner’s 11th major title – a combination of Grand Slam championships, trophies at the Nitto ATP Finals and ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, and Olympic gold medals in singles.
Sinner is now only three major titles behind Alcaraz. Together they claimed all four major trophies and the Nitto ATP Finals crown this season.
The 24-year-old became only the third player to win multiple Nitto ATP Finals titles on home soil. American John McEnroe claimed glory three times at the event in New York and German Boris Becker did so twice in Frankfurt.
Major titles won: Alcaraz & Sinner
Players | Grand Slams | NATPF | 1000s | Total (average) |
Carlos Alcaraz | 6/19 | 0/3 | 8/32 | 14/55 (3.9) |
Jannik Sinner | 4/24 | 2/4 | 5/36 | 11/64 (5.8) |
Sinner is the ninth man to win the year-end championships in consecutive years. This century, only Lleyton Hewitt (2001-02), Roger Federer (2003-04, 2006-07 and 2010-11) and Novak Djokovic (2012-15, 2022-23) have also achieved this feat.
The Nitto ATP Finals is a tournament in which Sinner has closed the gap with Alcaraz. He has lifted the trophy twice in four matches, with Alcaraz still in the hunt for his first title at the prestigious event.
Sinner has won a major title for every 5.8 tournaments he has played in his career, surpassing Andre Agassi’s pace of emerging victorious once for every 6.1 events. Only Djokovic (3.3), Rafael Nadal (3.5), Alcaraz (3.9), Roger Federer (4.4) and Pete Sampras (4.9) have won the tournaments at a higher pace.
The Nitto ATP Finals champion ended his season by claiming the last two major titles of 2025, at the Rolex Paris Masters and in Turin. Sinner also won major titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year.
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