PIF ATP Stay Rankings Projection
Who will end the 12 months as American No. 1: Taylor Fritz or Ben Shelton?
Fritz making an attempt to assert honour for fifth consecutive season
November 12, 2025
Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton are each competing at this week’s Nitto ATP Finals.
By ATP Employees
The battle for American No. 1 is coming all the way down to the very finish of the season.
Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton are battling for the spot on the Nitto ATP Finals with one round-robin match remaining for every at Inalpi Enviornment.
Fritz is presently No. 5 within the PIF ATP Stay Rankings with 4,135 factors, 165 factors forward of No. 8 Shelton.
Shelton started the week forward of his countryman, however Fritz has gone 1-1 in group play in Turin in comparison with 0-2 for Shelton. The 200 factors Fritz earned by defeating Lorenzo Musetti in his opening match of the week helped him climb previous the lefty.
Though Shelton can nonetheless declare year-end American No. 1 from Fritz, he faces an uphill battle. The previous College of Florida standout should defeat defending champion Jannik Sinner on Friday to have any likelihood.
If Shelton doesn’t defeat Sinner, Fritz will end the season as on the top-ranked American for the fifth consecutive 12 months. The final participant aside from Fritz to carry the place was John Isner in 2020.
Fritz takes on Alex de Minaur on Thursday, when he’ll attempt to e-book his spot within the semi-finals of the Nitto ATP Finals for the third time in his third look. If he wins that match, he’ll clinch year-end American No. 1, as a result of Shelton can not qualify for the semi-finals.
