The event will bring the eight best singles and doubles players in the world to the arena hard court surface, and award over £2.2 million in prize money. The event will be joint-promoted by the ATP and AEG, the owners of the O2 Arena.
“The world’s best tennis players coming together in the unique and iconic setting of London’s O2 Arena to decide who will be crowned ATP World Tour Final champion is simply an irresistible and potent mix," said Etienne de Villiers, Executive Chairman of the ATP.
Roger Federer, World No1 said: “I’m sure it will be a spectacular event in what looks like a fantastic venue.”
The O2 arena is establishing itself as a sporting venue with boxing; NHL and NBA games already scheduled this year.
The World Tour Final will replace the Tennis Masters Cup, currently held in Shanghai’s Qi Zhong Tennis Centre, as the men’s tour’s season finale. Television coverage of the 2005 Cup was distributed to 146 countries and was watched by a cumulative world wide audience of 150 million tennis fans.
