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2017 ATP Finals

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ28151344 ↗
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The 2017 ATP Finals (also known as the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals for Nitto sponsorship) was a men's tennis year-end tournament played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, from 12 to 19 November 2017.

It was the season-ending event for the highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams on the 2017 ATP World Tour.

Finals

Singles

Grigor Dimitrov defeated David Goffin, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3

It was Dimitrov's 4th title of the year and 8th of his career. It was his 1st win at the event.

Doubles

Henri Kontinen / John Peers defeated Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo, 6–4, 6–2

Tournament

The 2017 ATP Finals took place from 12 to 19 November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. It was the 48th edition of the tournament (43rd in doubles). The tournament was run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and was part of the 2017 ATP World Tour. The event took on indoor hard courts. It served as the season-ending championships for players on the ATP Tour.

The eight players who qualified for the event were split into two groups of four.

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