Championship points saved to win an ATP Title
2026-02-16 — TML Editorial — 14 min read
Chronological list
Chronological list of finals where the champion saved match points.
Definition: A championship point is a match point that, if won by the leading player, immediately decides the title — in other words, the opponent is one point away from losing the championship.
Why it matters: Saving one or more championship points in a final and then winning the match is rare and highly significant; it often changes the historical narrative of the event and is tracked separately in match records.
- Context-specific: it is a match point that occurs in a final (decides the championship).
- Statistical interest: analysts count how many championship points were saved or converted in finals.
Example: if Player A leads 5–4, 40–30 in the deciding set of a final, Player A has a championship point.