Ben Shelton, Casper Ruud, Jakub Mensik, Luciano Darderi are the top seeds of the ATP draw in Auckland. The defending champion is Gael Monfils who conquered the last tournament after defeating Zizou Bergs 6-3 6-4 in the final. The winner will collect $106,460 in prize money while the runner-up will earn $62,115.
This is the overall prize money with a comparison with the previous edition.
| 2026 | 2025 | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | $ 106,460 | $ 103,455 | 3% |
| Final | $ 62,115 | $ 60,350 | 3% |
| 1/2 | $ 36,520 | $ 35,480 | 3% |
| 1/4 | $ 21,155 | $ 20,555 | 3% |
| R2 | $ 12,285 | $ 11,935 | 3% |
| R1 | $ 7,510 | $ 7,295 | 3% |
HIGHLIGHTS. This is what happened in the final last year
Ben Shelton in 2026
Ranked no.8, Shelton played his last match on the 14th of November 2025 when he lost to world no.3 Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(6) in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Until now, during this year Ben achieved a 40-24 match record.
He is also scheduled to play in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel) on the 20th of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 27th of October.
Casper Ruud in 2026
Currently the world no.12, Ruud played his last match on the 5th of January when he defeated world no.6 Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-3 in the round robin in Australia (draw).
This season Casper has managed to achieve a composed 1-1 record.
The Norwegian won 14 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts, 12 on clay courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel) on the 20th of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 27th of October.
Jakub Mensik in 2026
Currently the world no.18, Mensik played his last match on the 8th of January when he capitulated to world no.42 Zizou Bergs 6-2 7-6(4) in the quarter in Australia (draw).
This season Jakub has achieved a 1-2 match record.
Luciano Darderi in 2026
LWWLWW Now ranked no.24 (career-high), Luciano played his last match on the 5th of November 2025 when he lost to world no.51 Miomir Kecmanovic 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the 2nd round in Athens (draw).
During this season Luciano has achieved an overall 38-30 win-loss record.
Darderi won 4 titles in his career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of his titles)
