2024 Next Gen ATP Finals
Tennis tournament
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The 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals was a men's exhibition tennis tournament for the eight highest-ranked singles players on the 2024 ATP Tour who are aged 20 and under. It was held from 18 December to 22 December 2024 at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
| 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18–22 December 2024 |
| Edition | 7th |
| Draw | 8S |
| Prize money | US$2,050,000 |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Venue | King Abdullah Sports City |
| Champions | |
 João Fonseca | |
This was the first tournament to be played under the new rules which included lowering the age threshold from 21-and-under to 20-and-under.[1]
João Fonseca defeated Learner Tien, 2–4, 4–3(10–8), 4–0, 4–2 to win the title. Ranked as the world No. 145 that time, Fonseca became the lowest ranked champion in the tournament's history.
Hamad Medjedovic was the reigning champion but was ineligible to defend his title due to his age.[2]
Race to qualification
The top eight players in the 2024 ATP Race to Jeddah qualified. Eligible players must be 20 or under at the end of the calendar year (i.e. born 2004 or later).
| ATP Race to Jeddah as of 2 December 2024[update][3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | ATP rank[4] | Player | Points | Birth year | Date qualified | |
| 1 | 20 |  Arthur Fils (FRA) | 2,355 | 2004 | 25 November[5] | |
| 2 | 41 |  Alex Michelsen (USA) | 1,245 | 2004 | 25 November[5] | |
| 3 | 48 |  Jakub Menšík (CZE) | 1,136 | 2005 | 25 November[5] | |
| 4 | 50 |  Shang Juncheng (CHN) | 1,115 | 2005 | 25 November[5] | |
| 5 | 123 | Learner Tien (USA) | 493 | 2005 | 26 November[6] | |
| 6 | 128 | Luca Van Assche (FRA) | 471 | 2004 | 26 November[6] | |
| 7 | 138 | Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) | 440 | 2005 | 27 November[7] | |
| 8 | 145 | João Fonseca (BRA) | 409 | 2006 | 29 November[8] | |
| Alternates | ||||||
| 9 | 151 |  Martín Landaluce (ESP) | 383 | 2006 | ||
| - | 170 |  Coleman Wong (HKG) | 340 | 2004 | ||
| 10 | 171 |  Henrique Rocha (POR) | 334 | 2004 | ||
Results
Final
João Fonseca def. 
Learner Tien, 2–4, 4–3(10–8), 4–0, 4–2.
Seeds
Arthur Fils (round robin)- Alex Michelsen (semifinals)
Jakub Menšík (round robin)
Shang Juncheng (round robin)- Learner Tien (final)
- Luca Van Assche (semifinals)
- Nishesh Basavareddy (round robin)
- João Fonseca (champion)
Alternates
Martín Landaluce (did not play)
Henrique Rocha (did not play)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | João Fonseca
| 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Luca Van Assche
| 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | João Fonseca
| 2 | 410 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Learner Tien
| 4 | 38 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alex Michelsen
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Learner Tien
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
Blue Group
| Fils |
Menšík |
Tien |
Fonseca |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Arthur Fils |
4–2, 4–3(7–4), 4–2 | 2–4, 2–4, 4–3(7–4), 3–4(5–7) | 4–3(11–9), 2–4, 1–4, 4–1, 1–4 | 1–2 | 6–6 (50%) | 35–38 (48%) | 3 | |
| 3 | Jakub Menšík |
2–4, 3–4(4–7), 2–4 | 3–4(6–8), 3–4(3–7), 4–2, 4–2, 3–4(8–10) | 4–3(7–4), 3–4(8–10), 3–4(5–7), 4–3(7–4), 3–4(5–7) | 0–3 | 4–9 (31%) | 41–46 (47%) | 4 | |
| 5 | Learner Tien |
4–2, 4–2, 3–4(4–7), 4–3(7–5) | 4–3(8–6), 4–3(7–3), 2–4, 2–4, 4–3(10–8) | 0–4, 0–4, 4–1, 2–4 | 2–1 | 7–6 (54%) | 37–41 (47%) | 2 | |
| 8 | João Fonseca |
3–4(9–11), 4–2, 4–1, 1–4, 4–1 | 3–4(4–7), 4–3(10–8), 4–3(7–5), 3–4(4–7), 4–3(7–5) | 4–0, 4–0, 1–4, 4–2 | 3–0 | 9–5 (64%) | 47–35 (57%) | 1 |
Red Group
| Michelsen |
Shang |
Van Assche |
Basavareddy |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Alex Michelsen |
4–1, 1–1 ret. | 1–4, 4–2, 4–3(8–6), 4–3(7–5) | 2–4, 4–3(7–5), 4–3(7–4), 4–2 | 3–0 | 9–2 (82%) | 39–24 (62%) | 1 | |
| 4 | Shang Juncheng |
1–4, 1–1 ret. | 3–4(3–7), 4–2, 1–4, 3–4(5–7) | 4–3(7–4), 2–4, 2–4, 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–9 (18%) | 20–41 (33%) | 4 | |
| 6 | Luca Van Assche |
4–1, 2–4, 3–4(6–8), 3–4(5–7) | 4–3(7–3), 2–4, 4–1, 4–3(7–5) | 3–4(2–7), 4–3(9–7), 4–2, 4–2 | 2–1 | 7–5 (58%) | 41–35 (54%) | 2 | |
| 7 | Nishesh Basavareddy |
4–2, 3–4(5–7), 3–4(4–7), 2–4 | 3–4(4–7), 4–2, 4–2, 4–1 | 4–3(7–2), 3–4(7–9), 2–4, 2–4 | 1–2 | 5–7 (42%) | 38–38 (50%) | 3 |
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.
Shang Juncheng's retirement against Alex Michelsen is counted as a 4-0 4-0 4-0 win for Michelsen.