The singles field for the Nitto ATP Finals comes from the Race To Turin. The doubles field comes from a separate list, the PIF ATP Doubles Team Rankings, which ranks pairs rather than players. It sits alongside the individual doubles rankings, and the two lists measure different things.
Two Doubles Rankings
The individual rankings. The PIF ATP Doubles Rankings rank each player on his own best 18 results over the ranking period, including the Nitto ATP Finals doubles. These are the rankings used for entry and seeding at regular tournaments. Because the calculation is made player by player, a player’s total stays with him whoever his partner was.
There are no automatic-entry events in doubles. But once a player is in the main draw of one of the four Grand Slams or the eight automatic-entry Masters 1000s, whether as a direct acceptance, qualifier, alternate, lucky loser or wild card, that result counts towards his ranking whether or not he plays. Once per calendar year, a player whose team is forced to withdraw after the draw is made but before its first match does not have the event counted as played.
The team rankings. The PIF ATP Doubles Team Rankings rank each pair on its best 18 results in the calendar year, from Grand Slams, ATP Tour events including the Nitto ATP Finals, ATP Challenger Tour events and ITF men’s events. Because they count only the current year, they do for doubles what the Race does for singles: they decide who goes to Turin. For how the individual rankings fit into the wider points system, see our ATP rankings explainer.
How Pairs Qualify for Turin
The ATP Rulebook builds a selection list from the Doubles Team Rankings on the Monday after the Rolex Paris Masters:
- The top seven teams.
- Up to two teams that won a Grand Slam that year and are ranked between eighth and 20th, in ranking order.
- The teams ranked eighth and below.
The top eight teams on that list qualify. In practice, a Grand Slam-winning pair ranked anywhere from eighth to 20th takes the last place ahead of the team ranked eighth. If there are two such pairs, the higher-ranked one gets in and the other is next in line. Results from ATP Tour events in the week after Paris count towards the following year’s Finals, not this one.
One rule exists only in doubles. A player who qualifies with two or more partners chooses which team he plays with. The partner he does not choose cannot be a direct acceptance unless he has also qualified with someone else.
Withdrawals and Alternates
All eligible teams are entered by the ATP, but a team may withdraw up to the Monday after the last ATP Tour tournament of the year. A team that withdraws before the official pre-tournament media conference is replaced by the next team on the selection list, which becomes a direct acceptance.
On that Monday, the next team on the list is asked to confirm it will serve as the alternate. The alternate team must attend the media conference and stay available until the last round-robin match begins. If it never plays, it receives a fee. If it comes in for the second or third group match, it keeps the fee plus any points and prize money it wins, and it can reach the semifinals. If it replaces a team before that team’s first match, it becomes a direct acceptance instead. The singles version of these rules is in our ATP Finals alternates explainer.
Seeding and Format in Turin
The eight teams are seeded by the Doubles Team Rankings on the Monday after the last ATP Tour tournament of the year and split into two groups of four. Matches are two tie-break sets, with a 10-point match tiebreak at one set all. Group places are settled by wins, then matches played, then head-to-head or, in a three-way tie, the percentages of sets and games won, with a match tiebreak counting as one set and one game. Each group winner plays the runner-up of the other group in the semifinals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Doubles Team Rankings the same as the doubles world ranking? No. The doubles world ranking is individual and runs over the ranking period. The team rankings rank pairs on results from the current calendar year and are used to pick the Turin field.
How many results count? Eighteen, in both lists.
Does a Grand Slam title guarantee a place in Turin? Not on its own. A Grand Slam-winning pair qualifies through the top seven, or through eighth place if it is ranked between eighth and 20th. Only one pair can take that eighth place.
When is the field fixed? On the Monday after the Rolex Paris Masters.
Season Snapshot — 26 October 2026
- The chase: Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool won their fourth title of 2026 in Lyon on Sunday, after Barcelona, Washington and Beijing. They are 10th in the live Doubles Team Rankings, 175 points behind Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos, who hold the eighth and final qualifying place.
- Cutoff: the Rolex Paris Masters ends on 8 November, and the selection list is fixed the following Monday. Qualified teams and the full Turin field are in our ATP Finals guide.
This snapshot is dated and will change. The career record above does not.
