World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is set to lose his ATP year-end bonus for breaching the 2025 rulebook. Sinner, the Wimbledon champion this year, has become ineligible to be among the Top 30 players (up from 12) on the ATP Bonus Pool eligible for the financial reward.
The eligible players are those who earn the most ranking points at Masters 1000 events and the ATP Finals. The total bonus is a whopping $21 million this season, nearly double what the ATP offered in its first year when OneVision launched.
Along with the year-end bonus, a second bonus pool of up to $3 million will be shared among the top six players with the most points from ATP 500 tournaments.
The year-end bonus, launched in 2023, is part of the ATP’s strategic plan to make the game accessible to all and ensure players can compete without worrying about their financial well-being. The ATP has increased prize money year-on-year and introduced base earnings for lower-ranked players, along with bonuses to reward the top-performing players in a season.
Why is Sinner not eligible for ATP year-end bonus?
The 23-year-old Italian, winner of four Grand Slam titles, is currently ranked 16th in the ATP Masters Bonus Pool standings with 650 points. He is playing only his second Masters tournament of the season at the Cincinnati Open, where he is set to face Felix Auger Aliassime in the quarterfinal on Thursday night.
However, it must be noted that for players to be eligible for the ATP year-end bonus, participation in certain mandatory tournaments is required. As per the ATP 2025 Rulebook, players who qualify for a bonus but miss four or more ATP 1000 events will have no option but to forfeit 100 per cent of their earnings.
Since Sinner missed at least four Masters 1000 tournaments, he is set to lose the full bonus at the end of the season.
The reason Sinner could not participate in mandatory tournaments was due to his three-month suspension following two failed doping tests last season. He eventually reached a case resolution agreement with WADA and resumed playing in May, making a runner-up finish at the French Open in June. In July, he won Wimbledon, avenging his final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros.
Sinner, however, had to miss the Indian Wells Masters, Miami Open, and Madrid Open (Monte Carlo is a non-mandatory Masters). Last month, right after winning Wimbledon, Sinner pulled out of the Toronto Masters, taking his total absences to four Masters 1000 events – which made him ineligible for the ATP’s year-end bonus.