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Six Kings Slam: What Is It? Where And When Is It? Who’s Playing And How Much Will The Winner Take Home?

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Published4 hours ago on October 16, 2024

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Rafael Nadal

Astonishingly, the Six Kings Slam prize money is the most lucrative ever to be awarded in the entire history of tennis.

Soon-to-be retiring Rafael Nadal will be featuring, but who else will be vying for the sport’s biggest pay cheque? Furthermore, what exactly is the event? Where and when is it and how much will the winner pocket?

What Is The Six Kings Slam?

The Six Kings Slam is an exhibition tennis tournament that will be held over a continuous three-day period. Consequently, those participating will not generate any ranking points as it’s a non-ATP sanctioned event.

Just for turning up, the six participants will earn over a seven-figure sum. As mentioned, the overall winner will receive a cheque that dwarfs the amount generated from landing a standard Grand Slam title.

Who Will Play At The Six Kings Slam?

With the Six Kings Slam prize money on offer extremely lucrative, those vying for the funds are arguably the best six players on the circuit right now.

Alongside Rafael Nadal – Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune will play. Nadal will face the winner of Rune vs Alcaraz with Djokovic facing the winner of Sinner vs Medvedev in the semis.

Where And When Is The Six Kings Slam?

The three-day Six Kings Slam event starts on the evening of October 16 and will run through until October 19. The tournament will be played out at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Similar to boxing, the Saudis are on track to take the sport of tennis to new and unforeseen heights with the seemingly never-ending riches at their disposal.

How Much Will The Winner Earn?

The Six Kings Slam prize money is truly staggering. The six participants will definitely secure approximately £1.15 million. No matter how they perform.

Whoever goes all the way will collect a cool £4.6 million. Subsequently, that is almost double than what the winner of Wimbledon could expect to bank.