ATP Finals 2026 group stage draw results in Turin
Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev headline separate groups for the season-ending event.
The 2026 ATP Finals group stage draw has placed Carlos Alcaraz with Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli and Frances Tiafoe in the Ivan Lendl Group. Alexander Zverev heads the John McEnroe Group with Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils and Rafael Jodar.
Key takeaways
- The draw was held on November 12 in Vietnam time.
- The tournament runs from November 15 to 22 at the Inalpi Arena in Turin.
- Jannik Sinner is absent because of a knee injury.
- Four players make their ATP Finals debut.
- The top two from each group reach the semi-finals.
The group-stage draw for the ATP Finals 2026 has been announced ahead of the season-ending event in Turin, Italy. Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz are the main contenders in the absence of two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner, who has been out of action due to a knee injury since his triumph at Wimbledon in July. The tournament will run from November 15 to 22 at the Inalpi Arena.
Groups and participants
Eight players qualified for the event and were split into two groups of four. The John McEnroe Group contains World No. 1 Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils and Rafael Jodar. The Ivan Lendl Group contains Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli and Frances Tiafoe.
Fils, Cobolli, Jodar and Tiafoe will make their tournament debut, while Shelton will make his second appearance. Alcaraz and Jodar mean Spain has two players at the ATP Finals for the first time in 11 years, after Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer in 2015.
That year Nadal and Ferrer were in the same group, and only Nadal entered the semi-finals before being eliminated by Novak Djokovic, who later won the championship.
Format and schedule
The ATP Finals use a round-robin format. Each player will play three matches in the group stage from November 15 to 20, and the top two from each group will advance to the semi-finals.
The semi-finals are on Saturday, November 21, and the final is on Sunday, November 22 at the Inalpi Arena.
This will be the 57th edition of the singles event and the 52nd edition of the doubles competition, played on indoor hard courts at the Inalpi Arena in Turin for the sixth consecutive time.
Contenders and recent form
Alcaraz, 23, will be aiming for his first ATP Finals title in his fourth appearance at the event. His best performance so far has been a runner-up finish last year after losing to Sinner in the final.
After being out of action for a lengthy period due to a wrist injury, the Spaniard has won titles in Tokyo, Vienna and Paris since his return at the US Open. His toughest challenger in the group stage will be World No.
5 Medvedev, the ATP Finals 2020 champion. Zverev has won the season-ending tournament twice, in 2018 and 2021, and headlines the McEnroe Group. Zverev recently rose to world No.
1 for the first time but has shown signs of mental fatigue in recent defeats against Alex de Minaur in Vienna and Lorenzo Musetti in Paris.
Opening matches and what happens next
Group-stage matches begin on Sunday, November 15. Arthur Fils will open against Ben Shelton in the McEnroe Group. Alcaraz will open against Frances Tiafoe, while Medvedev will face Cobolli. The semi-finals are on November 21 and the final on November 22 at the Inalpi Arena.
In doubles, top seeds and defending champions Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten headline the Todd Woodbridge Group with Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic, Theo Arribage/Albano Olivetti and Orlando Luz/Rafael Matos.
Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski lead the Mark Woodforde Group with Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos, Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori and Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz.
ATP Finals 2026 groups
Group | Players |
|---|---|
John McEnroe Group | Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Arthur Fils, Rafael Jodar |
Ivan Lendl Group | Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Flavio Cobolli, Frances Tiafoe |
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