## III. FINANCIAL 

## I V. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 

## 4.01 Nitto ATP Finals - Singles 

## A.Competition Format 

The tournament shall be a singles round robin format with eight (8) players. There shall be two (2) groups of four (4) players each with eight (8) seeds to be determined by the FedEx ATP Rankings on the Monday after the last ATP Tour tournament of the calendar year. All matches shall be the best of three (3) tie-break sets, including the final. The round robin shall determine the four (4) players for the semifinals with the format thereafter being a single elimination competition. 

## B.Entries 

1) Selection List.  The selection list for the event shall be: 

a) The top seven (7) players in the FedEx ATP Race to Turin* (based exclusively on results from tournaments played in 2021) as of the Monday after the last ATP Tour tournament of the calendar year; followed by 

b) Up to two (2) Grand Slam winners of that year, in order of their positions, positioned between eight (8) and twenty (20) in the FedEx ATP Race to Turin* as of that Monday; followed by 

c) Players positioned eight (8) and below in the FedEx ATP Race to Turin* as of that Monday. 

*The Race to Turin is a ranking using the same rules as the FedEx ATP Ranking (Singles) but based exclusively on results from 2021 events only. 

2) Direct Acceptances. The top eight (8) players in the selection list shall qualify for the event as direct acceptances. Participation is mandatory, and all qualified players shall be entered. All direct acceptances must be at the tournament site to attend the official pre-tournament media conference and must be available for play through the completion of the round robin competition and the knock-out competition if eligible. 

3) Withdrawal.  Any withdrawal, before the official pre-tournament media confer - ence starts, shall be replaced by the next highest positioned player on the selec tion list, who shall be qualified as a direct acceptance. 

4) Alternate(s). 

a) The next highest positioned player on the selection list (who is not a direct acceptance at the time of the official pre-tournament media conference) shall be designated as the alternate and shall replace any player who subsequent - ly withdraws. The alternate must appear at the official pre-tournament media conference and remain available through the start of the last scheduled round robin match. 

b) Additional alternates may be selected by ATP to fill the draw, based on the selection list, upon terms satisfactory to ATP. Participation of such additional alternates is not mandatory. 

c) The alternate(s) is eligible to play in the single elimination competition and to receive points and prize money if he qualifies. 

d) If the alternate(s) does not play in the draw, then a fee shall be paid to the alternate(s). If the alternate(s) is inserted for the second or third round rob - in match, then he shall receive the alternate fee plus any prize money and points won. If the alternate(s) replaces a player that does not compete in his 

