Six Kings Slam

Six Kings Slam
Current event 2025 Six Kings Slam
Exhibition
Founded2024; 2 years ago (2024)
Editions2 (2025)
LocationRiyadh
Saudi Arabia
Venueanb arena
SurfaceHard (indoor)
Prize moneyUS$13,500,000[1]
WebsiteSix Kings Slam
Current champions (2025)
SinglesItaly Jannik Sinner

The Six Kings Slam is a tennis exhibition tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the Riyadh Season. The tournament is held over four days, with the third day being a rest day in order to follow an ATP rule that players cannot compete on three consecutive days in an exhibition.

History

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Since this is not an ATP-sanctioned event, players do not earn any ranking points and the match results do not count towards official head-to-head tallies. Each of the six participants is guaranteed a participation fee with the winner receiving a larger payout.[1]

The event is held in an 8,000 seat stadium purpose-built for the tournament originally named the Venue, later named anb arena [sic].[2][3]

Jannik Sinner won the inaugural tournament by defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final[4] 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.[4][5]

Results

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2024 Italy Jannik Sinner Spain Carlos Alcaraz 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3
2025 Italy Jannik Sinner (2) Spain Carlos Alcaraz 6–2, 6–4

Broadcasting

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For its first year, DAZN acquired the global rights to broadcast 6 Kings Slam, with T2 airing the matches in the US.[6] For its second year, Netflix acquired the rights.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Six Kings Slam Prize Money 2024". Perfect Tennis.
  2. ^ "Get Your Tickets for Riyadh 6 Kings Slam Tennis Tournament". Boulevard Riyadh. 30 September 2024.
  3. ^ "anb arena". Riyadh Season.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Exclusive: Dazn strengthens Saudi Arabia ties with 6 Kings Slam deal". City A.M. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024 – via Yahoo Finance.
  7. ^ Hudspeth, Christopher (4 September 2025). "Tennis Fans Tap in: Riyadh Season's Six Kings Slam Is Coming to Netflix". Tudum. Netflix.

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