The 2025 tennis season came to an end a couple of weeks ago with Italy’s triumph over Spain in the Davis Cup Finals championship match in Bologna, Italy. Now it’s time for awards season, and the tour wasted no time announcing the nominees.
Here is the full list of nominees for the ATP awards, the first two of which are voted on by current and/or former No. 1 players in the world (Coach of the Year is based on coaches’ votes). Fans can vote for the ATP Fan Favorite, which will also be announced during awards week — starting on December 8.
Breakthrough Player of the Year
Jack Draper
Joao Fonseca
Jakub Mensik
Valentin Vacherot
Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
Carlos Alcaraz
Felix Auger-Aliassime
Grigor Dimitrov
Casper Ruud
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Coach of the Year
Benjamin Balleret (Valentin Vacherot)
Darren Cahill & Simone Vagnozzi (Jannik Sinner)
Juan Carlos Ferrero & Samuel Lopez (Carlos Alcaraz)
Frederic Fontang (Felix Auger-Aliassime)
Bryan Shelton (Ben Shelton)
Cahill for COY
Draper for BPY!…Carlos for Sportsmanship
I guess I’d go with Vacherot by default. The other 3 were already good before this year.