Six Kings Slam 2025: Entry List, Schedule of play, Prize Money, Draw, Results and Predictions

The 2025 Six Kings Slam will be the second edition of the exhibition event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the Riyadh Season. The event will take place on October 15, 16, and 18, with the presence of six major stars of the ATP Tour as guests, led by Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

With only 6 players in the main draw, a special format was prepared for the tournament, already used back in 2024. Two seeded players will have their spot secured in the semifinals, while the other four will face each other to determine the two remaining spots.

The seeded players are precisely the two leading Grand Slam champions: 24-time major champion Djokovic and 6-time major champion Alcaraz. Both players are on opposite sides of the draw, meaning they could only meet in a potential final.

4-time Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner will face Stefanos Tsitsipas for his place in the semifinals. The Greek was the last player confirmed as a replacement for the injured Jack Draper. The winner is matched on Djokovic's side of the draw.

In the top half, Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz—two players who know what it means to reach Grand Slam finals—will face each other for a spot in the semifinals, where the winner will play Alcaraz.

Taylor Fritz vs Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Jannik Sinner 2-6, 3-6

Carlos Alcaraz vs. Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-2

Novak Djokovic vs. Jannik Sinner 4-6, 2-6

Taylor Fritz vs. Novak Djokovic 7-6, 0-0 (RET)

Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner 2-6, 4-6

The exhibition tournament has a committed total prize money of $13.5 million, matching the prize distributed in 2024. A participation fee of $1,500,000 is secured for each of the participants, while the champion will receive an additional prize of $4.5 million—totaling $6 million.

The tournament champion will take home the largest prize ever awarded in the history of a tennis tournament, at least matching the $6 million check that Jannik Sinner took home in 2024.

Although it is an exhibition, the millionaire prize offered will undoubtedly have the players seeking more than just putting on a good show. After a couple of dominant years, it would be an absolute surprise to see a different final than Carlos Alcaraz against Jannik Sinner, something we saw in the last three Grand Slams played and a total of 5 times this season.

It would – potentially – be a repeat of the 2024 Six Kings Slam final, in which Sinner took the victory while being the World No. 1. This time, it is Alcaraz who seems to have found the solutions to overcome the Italian, and has been dominant in the H2H, with 7 wins in their last 8 encounters. Surely the desire to get revenge for the 2024 final will be an incentive for Alcaraz, who will surely return recharged after a few weeks of rest.

* Carlos Alcaraz

** Jannik Sinner