Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Alex de Minaur in the final, 2–4, 4–1, 4–3(7–3), 4–3(7–3) to win the 2018 Next Gen ATP tennis finals. Chung Hyeon was the 2017 champion, but was ineligible to compete this year due to his age.

The 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals was a men's exhibition tennis tournament played in Milan, Italy, from 6 to 10 November 2018. It was the season-ending event for the best singles players who were age 21 and under on the 2018 ATP World Tour.

Prize money StagePrize moneyUndefeated champion bonus$24,000Champion$235,000Runner-up$130,000Third place$78,000Fourth place$52,000Each round robin win$32,000Participation fee$52,000Alternates$16,000 Undefeated champion | $407,000

Qualification The top seven players in the Emirates ATP Race to Milan qualified. The eighth spot went to Italian wild card Liam Caruana, who won a national qualifying tournament. Eligible players had to be 21 or under at the start of the year (born in 1997 or later for 2018 edition). 19-year-old Alex de Minaur was the youngest and only teenage player.

Due to participation in the ATP Finals the following week, Alexander Zverev again withdrew from the tournament because of an injury, as did Denis Shapovalov, citing exhaustion.

No. ATP rank Player Points Tournaments Birth year-5 Alexander Zverev 5,085201997116 Stefanos Tsitsipas 2,095301998-29 Denis Shapovalov1,430261999233 Alex de Minaur 1,288261999344 Frances Tiafoe 1,035241998449 Taylor Fritz 969271997576 Andrey Rublev 715211997680 Jaume Munar 697301997779 Hubert Hurkacz 650281997Wild Card8622 Liam Caruana 45201998Alternates999 Ugo Humbert 57927199810102 Michael Mmoh 541271998

Results Final Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Alex de Minaur, 2–4, 4–1, 4–3(7–3), 4–3(7–3)

Third place match Andrey Rublev def. Jaume Munar, 1–4, 4–3(7–4), 2–4, 4–2, 4–3(7–3)

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Group A

Group B

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then head-to-head records; 5. ATP rankings.

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