Next Generation ATP Finals

Next Generation ATP Finals
Next Generation ATP Finals
Tournament information
Founded	2017
Editions	5
Location	Milan, Italy (2017–2022) ; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2023–2027)
Venue	PalaLido (2017–2022) ; King Abdullah Sports City (2023–2027)
Category	Exhibition
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Draw	8S
Prize money	US$2,000,000 (2023)
Website	nextgenatpfinals.com
Current champions (2023)
Singles	Hamad Medjedovic

The Next Generation ATP Finals (branded as the Next Gen ATP Finals) is an annual men's professional exhibition tennis tournament organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the best 21-and-under players of the season. The event debuted in 2017 at the PalaLido in Milan, where it was also staged for the next four editions, before it was moved to King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, beginning in 2023.

Ranking points, prize money and other features

The tournament does not distribute points for the ATP rankings for the participants. The ATP does not count it as an official ATP Tour tournament victory, but matches count towards official win–loss season record. Prize money worth US $2,275,000 is distributed and counts to the players' totals. From the beginning, the tournament regularly has incorporated new and experimental features that may or may not be introduced into other tennis events later on. It pioneered the implementation of electronic line-calling (so called 'Hawk-Eye Live' completely replacing human line-judges) back in 2017. Other experimental features include scoring systems different from recognized tennis matches, players communicating with their coaches via headphones, and so on.

History

Following a competitive bid process, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced that the Italian Tennis Federation, in association with the Italian Olympic Committee, would organise a new ATP tournament featuring the world’s top 21-and-under singles players of the ATP Tour season. The first five editions of the Tournament were hosted in Milan, Italy from 2017 to 2022. Already in the first year, a special circumstance occurred. The 20-year-old Alexander Zverev played such a successful season that he was qualified at the same time for the Next Generation ATP Finals and for the ATP Finals of the best eight players from 2017. As the events were dated close and scheduled directly one after the other, the Hamburg native opted for the latter option.

Format

Played over five days, the format for the competition consists of two round robin groups, followed by the semi-finals and final. Played on a singles-only court, the competition features the best seven qualified 21-and-under players of the season, plus one wild card.

Rules

A number of rule changes from the normal ATP format are used for the competition:

Best of five sets
First to four games in each set
Tiebreak at 3-All
No-Ad scoring (server’s choice in 2019, receiver's choice in 2018)
Lets on serve (in 2018 lets on serve were counted "in")
Live Electronic line calling/Hawkeye-Live (graphic shown on screens after a "close call")
Start match 4 minutes from entry of second player on court (5 minutes in 2018)

Shot clock to ensure 25-second rule
Maximum of one medical timeout per player per match
Coaches can talk to players through headsets
Public will be allowed to move around during a match (except at baselines)
Towel boxes at each baseline
Players can use wearable technology

Qualification

The Top 7 players in the Emirates ATP Race to Milan will qualify. The eighth spot will be reserved for a wild card, the winner of a qualifying tournament. Eligible players must be 21-and-under as of the end of that calendar year (born 2001 or later for 2022 edition).

Results

Singles

Venue	Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
Milan	2017	Chung Hyeon	Andrey Rublev	3–4^(5–7), 4–3^(7–2), 4–2, 4–2
	2018	Stefanos Tsitsipas	Alex de Minaur	2–4, 4–1, 4–3^(7–3), 4–3^(7–3)
	2019	Jannik Sinner	Alex de Minaur	4–2, 4–1, 4–2
	2020	No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
	2021	Carlos Alcaraz	Sebastian Korda	4–3^(7–5), 4–2, 4–2
	2022	Brandon Nakashima	Jiří Lehečka	4–3^(7–5), 4–3^(8–6), 4–2
Jeddah	2023	Hamad Medjedovic	Arthur Fils	3–4^(6–8), 4–1, 4–2, 3–4^(9–11), 4–1

Next Gen ATP Finals appearances

Key
W	Winner
F	Runner-up
SF	Lost in semi-finals
RR	Lost in Round Robin group stage
(A)	Alternate (did not play from the beginning)
(A')	Alternate (played from the beginning, original player withdrew before the tournament)
(R)	Withdrew during the tournament
(WC)	Entered as a Wildcard
(NP)	Did not play
↓Older format (2017–2018 only)↓
3^rd	Won third place match
4^th	Lost third place match

Note

When there are more than eight players listed for any year, it is usually due to withdrawal by one or more players because of injury. When a player withdraws early in the tournament, his place is filled by the next-highest qualifier. Participants are listed in order of number of appearances and best result. The 2020 edition was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Player	#	Best result	Years Year of best result underlined (Wins in bold)	Qualified but not played	W–L
Brandon Nakashima	2	W	2021, 2022	–	7–2
Andrey Rublev	2	F	2017, 2018	–	6–4
Alex de Minaur	2	F	2018, 2019	–	8–2
Frances Tiafoe	2	SF	2018, 2019	–	3–4
Dominic Stricker	2	SF	2022(A'), 2023	–	4–4
Lorenzo Musetti	2	RR	2021, 2022	2023	2–4
Chung Hyeon	1	W	2017	–	5–0
Stefanos Tsitsipas	1	W	2018	2019	5–0
Jannik Sinner	1	W	2019 (WC)	2021, 2022	4–1
Carlos Alcaraz	1	W	2021	2022, 2023	5–0
Hamad Medjedovic	1	W	2023	–	5–0
Sebastian Korda	1	F	2021	–	4–1
Jiří Lehečka	1	F	2022	–	3–2
Arthur Fils	1	F	2023	–	4–1
Daniil Medvedev	1	3^rd	2017(A')	–	2–2
Borna Ćorić	1	4^th	2017	–	3–1
Jaume Munar	1	4^th	2018(A')	–	1–4
Miomir Kecmanović	1	SF	2019(A')	–	2–2
Sebastián Báez	1	SF	2021(A')	–	2–2
Jack Draper	1	SF	2022	–	2–2
Luca Van Assche	1	SF	2023	–	2–2
Karen Khachanov	1	RR	2017	–	1–2
Denis Shapovalov	1	RR	2017	2018, 2019	1–2
Jared Donaldson	1	RR	2017	–	0–3
Gianluigi Quinzi	1	RR	2017(WC)	–	0–3
Taylor Fritz	1	RR	2018	–	1–2
Liam Caruana	1	RR	2018(WC)	–	0–3
Hubert Hurkacz	1	RR	2018(A')	–	1–2
Ugo Humbert	1	RR	2019	–	1–2
Casper Ruud	1	RR	2019	–	1–2
Mikael Ymer	1	RR	2019(A')	–	1–2
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	1	RR	2019(A')	–	1–2
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo	1	RR	2021	–	0–3
Holger Rune	1	RR	2021(A')	2022, 2023	1–2
Hugo Gaston	1	RR	2021(A')	–	0–3
Francesco Passaro	1	RR	2022(A')	–	1–2
Tseng Chun-hsin	1	RR	2022	–	0–3
Matteo Arnaldi	1	RR	2022(A')	–	0–3
Flavio Cobolli	1	RR	2023	–	1–2
Luca Nardi	1	RR	2023	–	1–2
Abdullah Shelbayh	1	RR	2023(WC)	–	1–2
Alex Michelsen	1	RR	2023	–	0–3
Alexander Zverev	0	–	–	2017, 2018	0–0
Félix Auger-Aliassime	0	–	–	2019, 2021	0–0
Jenson Brooksby	0	–	–	2021	0–0
Ben Shelton	0	–	–	2023	0–0

Subsequent achievements of Next Gen ATP Finals players

Rankings

World No. 1s


Player	Next Gen appearance	Achieved World No. 1	Ref.
Daniil Medvedev	2017	28 February 2022
Carlos Alcaraz	2021	12 September 2022

Top Ten


Player	Next Gen appearance	Highest Ranking
Casper Ruud	2019	2
Alexander Zverev	2017, 2018	2
Stefanos Tsitsipas	2018, 2019	3
Holger Rune	2021, 2022	4
Jannik Sinner	2019, 2021, 2022	4
Taylor Fritz	2018	5
Andrey Rublev	2017, 2018	5
Félix Auger-Aliassime	2019, 2021	6
Karen Khachanov	2017	8
Hubert Hurkacz	2018	9
Denis Shapovalov	2017, 2018, 2019	10
Frances Tiafoe	2018, 2019	10

Grand Slams

Grand Slam winners


Player	Next Gen appearance	Grand Slam titles won					Ref.
Player	Next Gen appearance	AU	FR	WB	US	Total	Ref.
Daniil Medvedev	2017	—	—	—	2021	1
Carlos Alcaraz	2021	—	—	2023	2022	2

Grand Slam finalists

Bold: Player won the tournament
Number of titles won are within parentheses


Player	Next Gen appearances	Grand Slam finals					Ref.
Player	Next Gen appearances	AU	FR	WB	US	Total	Ref.
Daniil Medvedev	2017	2021, 2022	—	—	2019, 2021, 2023	5 (1)
Alexander Zverev	~~2017~~, ~~2018~~	—	—	—	2020	1 (0)
Stefanos Tsitsipas	2018, ~~2019~~	2023	2021	—	—	2 (0)
Casper Ruud	2019	—	2022, 2023	—	2022	3 (0)
Carlos Alcaraz	2021	—	—	2023	2022	2 (2)

Player qualified but withdrew