The 2024 Six Kings Slam was the inaugural edition of the tennis exhibition tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the Riyadh Season. The exhibition took place on 16, 17 and 19 October 2024. 18 October was a rest day in order to follow an ATP rule that players cannot compete on three consecutive days in an exhibition.
| 2024 Six Kings Slam | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16–19 October 2024 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | Exhibition |
| Draw | 6S |
| Prize money | US$13,500,000[1] |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Venue | The Venue |
| Champions | |
 Jannik Sinner | |
History
editEach of the six participants was guaranteed a participation fee of US$1,500,000, with the winner taking home the largest prize in tennis history, US$6,000,000—almost double the prize money for a Grand Slam champion (US$3.8M) at the time.[1]
Jannik Sinner won the inaugural tournament by defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final[2] and claimed the biggest prize check in tennis history, surpassing Novak Djokovic's prize of $4,740,300 at the 2022 ATP Finals. Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal for the third-place trophy.[2][3] Rafael Nadal, who announced his retirement at the end of the season, was gifted with a life-size replica of a solid gold racket in honor of his career.[4]
Results
editThe official format was a single-elimination tournament, with two players getting byes directly to the semifinals: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.[5]
Draw
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
 Novak Djokovic
| 2 | 77 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jannik Sinner
| 6 | 6 | Jannik Sinner
| 6 | 60 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Daniil Medvedev
| 0 | 3 | Jannik Sinner
| 65 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Holger Rune
| 4 | 2 |  Carlos Alcaraz
| 77 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Carlos Alcaraz
| 6 | 6 | Carlos Alcaraz
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Rafael Nadal
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Novak Djokovic
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rafael Nadal
| 2 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Promotion
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Six Kings Slam Prize Money 2024 - Perfect Tennis". Perfect Tennis.
- 1 2 "Djokovic tops Nadal before Sinner beats Alcaraz for the title at the Six Kings Slam exhibition". Associated Press. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ↑ "Six Kings Slam: Rafael Nadal beaten by Novak Djokovic in final clash between two tennis greats". Sky Sports. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ↑ "Revealed: The Value of the Gold Racket Gifted to Rafa Nadal". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ↑ "Six Kings Slam Tennis: Fixtures, results, schedule, timings and where to watch".
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35669021
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orJhc2ARzCU