Next Gen ATP Finals
Professional tennis exhibition competition
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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.[1] 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.[2]
King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (2023–2025)
| Next Gen ATP Finals | |
|---|---|
 2025 Next Gen ATP Finals | |
| ATP Tour | |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Editions | 8 |
| Location | Milan, Italy (2017–2022) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2023–2025) |
| Venue | Fiera Milano (2017–2018), PalaLido (2019–2022) King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (2023–2025) |
| Category | Exhibition |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Draw | 8S |
| Prize money | US$2,101,250 (2025) |
| Website | nextgenatpfinals.com |
| Current champions (2025) | |
| Singles |  Learner Tien |
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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[2]
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).[6][7]
Rules
A number of rule changes from the normal ATP format are used for the competition:[7]
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Qualification
Results
Singles
| Venue | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
| 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 | |
Next Gen ATP Finals appearances
| 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)↓ | |
| 3rd | Won third place match |
| 4th | 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 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subsequent achievements of Next Gen ATP Finals players
Bold: Player won the tournament
Italics: Player qualified that particular year but did not participate.
Rankings
World No. 1s
| Player | Next Gen appearance | Achieved world No. 1 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev |
2017 | 28 February 2022 | [12] |
| Carlos Alcaraz |
2021, 2022, 2023 | 12 September 2022 | [13] |
| Jannik Sinner |
2019, 2021, 2022 | 10 June 2024 |
Top Ten
| Player | Next Gen appearance | Highest ranking | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
 Casper Ruud |
2019 | 2 | [14] |
 Alexander Zverev |
2017, 2018 | [15] | |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas |
2018, 2019 | 3 | [16] |
 Holger Rune |
2021, 2022, 2023 | 4 | |
| Taylor Fritz |
2018 | ||
 Jack Draper |
2022 | ||
| Andrey Rublev |
2017, 2018 | 5 | |
 Félix Auger-Aliassime |
2019, 2021 | ||
| Ben Shelton |
2023 | ||
| Alex de Minaur |
2018, 2019 | 6 | |
 Hubert Hurkacz |
2018 | ||
| Karen Khachanov |
2017 | 8 | |
| Denis Shapovalov |
2017, 2018, 2019 | 10 | |
| Frances Tiafoe |
2018, 2019 |
Grand Slam tournaments
Grand Slam tournament winners
Grand Slam tournament finalists
- Number of titles won are within parentheses
| Player | Next Gen appearances | Grand Slam tournament finals | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | FR | WB | US | Total | |||
| Daniil Medvedev |
2017 | 2021, 2022, 2024 | — | — | 2019, 2021, 2023 | 6 (1) | [17] |
| Alexander Zverev |
2017, 2018 | 2025 | 2024 | — | 2020 | 3 (0) | [20] |
| Taylor Fritz |
2018 | — | — | — | 2024 | 1 (0) | [21] |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas |
2018, 2019 | 2023 | 2021 | — | — | 2 (0) | [22] |
| Casper Ruud |
2019 | — | 2022, 2023 | — | 2022 | 3 (0) | [23] |
| Jannik Sinner |
2019, 2021, 2022 | 2024, 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024, 2025 | 6 (4) | [18] |
| Carlos Alcaraz |
2021, 2022, 2023 | 2026 | 2024, 2025 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | 2022, 2025 | 8 (7) | [19] |
