Taylor Fritz rises to career-high No. 4 ranking after ATP Finals run

Taylor Fritz first broke into the Top 5 of the ATP rankings in February of 2023, nearly one year after winning the biggest title of his career in Indian Wells. The American now returns to that elite group at a career-high of world No. 4 following his run to the ATP Finals title match in Turin, Italy.

Champion in Delray Beach and Eastbourne this season, Fritz's two biggest results of 2024 were his runner-up finishes at the US Open and last week in Turin. Though he was beaten by world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in both of those championship matches, Fritz has proven he belongs among the game's very best.

“Something I told my team in 2023 when I hit world No. 5 for a week right before I was defending the Indian Wells title, was 'That's crazy, I'm five the world, look at all these guys ranked behind me that are probably better than me,’ ” Fritz recalled.

“Back then I was five, but I didn't feel like I was five. Now I'm ranked where I'm at. I feel like I belong. It's a different feeling. It's been a great year. That gives me a lot of confidence to have that belief. That's a huge part of having the big results.

“The goal that I set for myself at the start of the year was to finish Top 5.”

Fritz beat world No. 2 Alexander Zverev, No. 5 Daniil Medvedev and No. 9 Alex de Minaur in Turin, with his semifinal victory against Zverev a repeat of the result from their meetings at the US Open, Wimbledon and Laver Cup.