Arthur Fils (world No. 14)
The only other man in the Top 15 without a big title is Arthur Fils, but if his trajectory keeps going the way it is, that could change at any time.
At just 20 years old, and having only played his first full year on the tour in 2023, he’s already captured three career titles, including two ATP 500s at Hamburg and Tokyo last year—one on clay, one on hard. He reached his first second week at a major last year too, at Wimbledon.
But it’s his results at Masters 1000s this year that have propelled him into the Top 15 for the first time—he reached the quarterfinals of Indian Wells, Miami and Monte Carlo, which actually made him the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals of the first three Masters 1000 events of the year since Masters 1000 tournaments began in 1990.
The question for Fils isn’t if he’ll win a big title, it’s just how soon.
Honorable Mentions
Outside the Top 15, there are plenty of active players who’ve reached big finals before but who are still seeking their first big title.
Some have even reached multiple big finals: Matteo Berrettini with two (Madrid, Wimbledon); David Goffin with two (ATP Finals, Cincinnati); Nick Kyrgios also with two (Cincinnati, Wimbledon); Gael Monfils with three (Paris, Paris and Monte Carlo); Kei Nishikori with five (Madrid, US Open, Miami, Canada and Monte Carlo); and Milos Raonic also with five (Canada, Paris, Indian Wells, Wimbledon, Cincinnati).
There’s also Richard Gasquet, a three-time Masters 1000 finalist with 16 career titles all at the ATP 250 level. The Frenchman doesn’t have much time left, though—he’s set to retire at Roland Garros in a few weeks.
And finally, a trio of current Top 30 players—Frances Tiafoe, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov—all former Top 10 players who’ve been to a Masters 1000 final before. The two Canadians have also both won ATP 500s—Shapovalov one, Auger-Aliassime three.
