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 players of the season aged 20 years old or younger. The event debuted in 2017 at the Fiera Milano. After two years it was moved to the PalaLido in Milan, where it was staged for the next three editions (not held in 2020). It was then moved to King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, where it was held from 2023 until 2025. From 2017 to 2023 the age threshold was 21 years and under.

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 Gen 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 German prospect opted for the latter option.

In the 2024 season, the ATP announced an expansion of the Next Gen brand. In addition to lowering the age threshold from 21-and-under to 20-and-under, a Next Gen Accelerator Programme was introduced. This allows Next Gen labelled players who reach the top 350 of the ATP rankings up to 8 opportunities to enter the main draws of ATP Challenger Tour 125 and ATP Challenger Tour 100 events. Furthermore, those who reach the top 250 are provided a main draw entry for an ATP 250 event, along with two qualifying opportunities for them.

Format Played over five days, the format for the competition consists of two round robin groups, followed by the semifinals and final. Played on a singles-only court, the competition features the best eight qualified 20-and-under players of the season (until 2023 it featured the best seven players plus one wildcard).Next Gen Finals Format

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, the shot clock is reduced to 15 seconds after a rally lasting less than 3 shots 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 8 eligible players, 20-and-under as of the end of that calendar year, in the ATP Race to Jeddah (formerly the Race to Milan) qualify.Next Gen Finals Until the 2023 edition, the Top 7 qualified and the eighth spot was reserved for a wildcard, the winner of a qualifying tournament.

Results Singles VenueYearChampionRunner-upScore 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 2020No 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 2024 João Fonseca Learner Tien 2–4, 4–3(10–8), 4–0, 4–2 2025 Learner Tien Alexander Blockx 4–3(7–4), 4–2, 4–1 Reggio Calabria 2026

Next Gen ATP Finals appearances +KeyWWinnerFRunner-upSFLost in semi-finalsRRLost 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)↓3Won third place match4Lost 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 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Player#BestresultYearsYear of best result (Wins in bold)Qualified but not played W–L Brandon Nakashima2W2021, 2022–7–2 Learner Tien2W2024, 2025–7–3 Alex de Minaur2F2018, 2019–8–2 Andrey Rublev2F2017, 2018–6–4 Arthur Fils2F2023, 2024–5–3 Dominic Stricker2SF2022(A'), 2023–4–4 Luca Van Assche2SF2023, 2024–4–4 Frances Tiafoe2SF2018, 2019–3–4 Alex Michelsen2SF2023, 2024–3–4 Nishesh Basavareddy2SF2024, 2025–3–4 Lorenzo Musetti2RR2021, 202220232–4 Chung Hyeon1W2017–5–0 Stefanos Tsitsipas1W201820195–0 Jannik Sinner1W2019 (WC)As of the October 28 deadline, Sinner reached the ranking of 8th player born in 1998 or later, available for the tournament.2021, 20224–1 Carlos Alcaraz1W20212022, 20235–0 Hamad Medjedovic1W2023–5–0 João Fonseca1W202420255–0 Sebastian Korda1F2021–4–1 Alexander Blockx1F2025–4–1 Jiří Lehečka1F2022–3–2 Daniil Medvedev132017(A')–2–2 Borna Ćorić142017–3–1 Jaume Munar142018(A')–1–4 Miomir Kecmanović1SF2019(A')–2–2 Sebastián Báez1SF2021(A')–2–2 Jack Draper1SF2022–2–2 Nicolai Budkov Kjær1SF2025–2–2 Karen Khachanov1RR2017–1–2 Denis Shapovalov1RR20172018, 20191–2 Jared Donaldson1RR2017–0–3 Gianluigi Quinzi1RR2017(WC)–0–3 Taylor Fritz1RR2018–1–2 Hubert Hurkacz1RR2018(A')–1–2 Liam Caruana1RR2018(WC)–0–3 Ugo Humbert1RR2019–1–2 Casper Ruud1RR2019–1–2 Mikael Ymer1RR2019(A')–1–2 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina1RR2019(A')–1–2 Holger Rune1RR2021(A')2022, 20231–2 Juan Manuel Cerúndolo1RR2021–0–3 Hugo Gaston1RR2021(A')–0–3 Francesco Passaro1RR2022(A')–1–2 Tseng Chun-hsin1RR2022–0–3 Matteo Arnaldi1RR2022(A')–0–3 Flavio Cobolli1RR2023–1–2 Luca Nardi1RR2023–1–2 Abdullah Shelbayh1RR2023(WC)–1–2 Jakub Menšík1RR202420250–3 Shang Juncheng1RR2024–0–3 Rafael Jódar1RR2025–2–1 Dino Prižmić1RR2025–1–2 Martín Landaluce1RR2025–0–3 Justin Engel1RR2025–0–3 Alexander Zverev0––2017, 20180–0 Félix Auger-Aliassime0––2019, 20210–0 Jenson Brooksby0––20210–0 Ben Shelton0––20230–0

Subsequent achievements of Next Gen ATP Finals players

Rankings World No. 1s +PlayerNext Gen appearanceAchieved world No. 1Ref. Daniil Medvedev201728 February 2022 Carlos Alcaraz2021, 2022, 202312 September 2022 Jannik Sinner2019, 2021, 202210 June 2024

Top Ten +PlayerNext Gen appearanceHighest rankingRef. Casper Ruud20192 Alexander Zverev2017, 2018 Stefanos Tsitsipas2018, 20193 Holger Rune2021, 2022, 20234 Taylor Fritz2018 Jack Draper2022 Andrey Rublev2017, 20185 Félix Auger-Aliassime2019, 2021 Lorenzo Musetti, 2022, 2023 Ben Shelton 2023 Alex de Minaur2018, 20196 Hubert Hurkacz2018 Karen Khachanov20178 Denis Shapovalov2017, 2018, 201910 Frances Tiafoe2018, 2019 Flavio Cobolli2023

Grand Slam tournaments Grand Slam tournament winners +PlayerNext Gen appearanceGrand Slam tournaments wonRef.AUFRWBUSTotal Daniil Medvedev201720211 Alexander Zverev, 201820261 Jannik Sinner2019, 2021, 20222024, 20252025, 202620245 Carlos Alcaraz2021, 2022, 202320262024, 20252023, 20242022, 20257

Grand Slam tournament finalists

Number of titles won are within parentheses + PlayerNext Gen appearancesGrand Slam tournament finalsRef.AUFRWBUSTotal Daniil Medvedev20172021, 2022, 20242019, 2021, 20236 (1) Alexander Zverev, 201820252024, 2026 20262020, 2026 Taylor Fritz201820241 (0) Stefanos Tsitsipas2018, 2019202320212 (0) Casper Ruud20192022, 202320223 (0) Jannik Sinner2019, 2021, 20222024, 2025202520252024, 20256 (4) Carlos Alcaraz2021, 2022, 202320262024, 20252023, 2024, 20252022, 20258 (7) Flavio Cobolli202320261 (0)

Olympic medalists + PlayerNext Gen appearancesOlympic medalsRef.Total Alexander Zverev, 201820201 Carlos Alcaraz2021, 2022, 202320241 Lorenzo Musetti, 2022, 202320241

See also ATP rankings ATP Finals

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