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6 Kings Slam

6 Kings Slam
Exhibition
Founded2024; 0 years ago (2024)
Editions1 (2024)
LocationRiyadh
Saudi Arabia
VenueThe Venue
SurfaceHard (indoor)
Website6 Kings Slam
Current champions
Men's singlesItaly Jannik Sinner

The 6 Kings Slam is a tennis exhibition tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during the Riyadh Season. The exhibition takes place on October 16, 17 and 19, 2024. October 18 is a rest day in order to follow an ATP rule that players cannot compete on three consecutive days in an exhibition. The six players headlining this event are Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune.

Since this is not an ATP-sanctioned event, players do not earn any ranking points and the match results do not count towards offical head-to-head tallies. Each of the six participants is guaranteed a minimum prize of $1,500,000 USD, with the winner taking home the largest prize in tennis history, $6,000,000 USD—almost double the prize money for a Grand Slam champion ($3.8M USD).[1]

The event is held in an 8,000 seat stadium purpose-built for the tournament named "The Venue".[2]

Jannik Sinner won the inaugural tournament by defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final and claimed the biggest prize check in tennis history, surpassing Novak Djokovic's prize of $4,740,300 at the 2022 ATP Finals. Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal for the third-place trophy.

Format and schedule

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The official format is a single-elimination tournament, with two players getting byes directly to the semifinals: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.[1]

Draw

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Grand Final
Serbia Novak Djokovic 2 77 4
Russia Daniil Medvedev 0 3 Italy Jannik Sinner 6 60 6
Italy Jannik Sinner 6 6 Italy Jannik Sinner 65 6 6
Denmark Holger Rune 4 2 Spain Carlos Alcaraz 77 3 3
Spain Carlos Alcaraz 6 6 Spain Carlos Alcaraz 6 6
Spain Rafael Nadal 3 3
3rd Place Match
Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 77
Spain Rafael Nadal 2 65

Broadcasting

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Dazn acquired the global rights to broadcast 6 Kings Slam, with T2 airing the matches in the US.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "What is the Six Kings Slam?". Tennis Clubhouse. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Get Your Tickets for Riyadh 6 Kings Slam Tennis Tournament". 30 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Exclusive: Dazn strengthens Saudi Arabia ties with 6 Kings Slam deal". City A.M. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024 – via Yahoo Finance.