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Next Generation ATP Finals
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 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. 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 el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nearly 1.4 million, while its Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city has 3.2 million residents. Within Europe, Milan is the fourth-most-populous List of urban areas in the European Union, urban area of the EU with 6.17 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan) is estimated between 7.5 million and 8.2 million, making it by far the List of metropolitan areas of Italy, largest metropolitan area in Italy and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global centre for business, fashion and finance. Milan is reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Hyeon
Chung Hyeon (; ; born 19 May 1996) is a South Korean professional tennis player. He is the 2017 Next Gen Finals champion. As an unseeded player, he became the first Korean player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal at the 2018 Australian Open. Junior career Chung took up tennis as a way to try to help maintain his eyesight after requiring glasses at a young age. He won the Eddie Herr International and Junior Orange Bowl Boys under-12s titles in December 2008, and was subsequently signed, along with his brother Chung Hong, to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy at IMG in Florida. He began competing on the ITF junior tour in 2012, and was runner-up in the 2013 Wimbledon Boys' Singles, a month after winning his first Futures title. He later competed in his first ATP tournament, the Malaysian Open, being defeated in the first round. He reached a career junior high of No. 7, with an 84–32 win–loss record. Professional career 2014: Asian Games doubles Gold medal 2014 saw Chun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Nakashima
Brandon Nakashima (born August 3, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 29 in singles by the ATP, which he achieved on 5 May 2025. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 240 on 10 June 2024. Nakashima won the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals. As a junior, Nakashima was ranked as high as No. 3 in the world. In 2018, he won two titles on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior circuit and went on to win that year's ITF Junior Masters, the year-end tournament for the top-ranked junior singles players. Collegiate career Nakashima graduated from high school, High Bluff Academy in San Diego, a semester early, before enrolling at the University of Virginia in January 2019 at the age of 17 to play collegiate tennis for the Virginia Cavaliers. During his time at UVA, he finished the season with a 17–5 record in singles and 20–3 record in doubles. At the end of the season, he received the ACC-Freshman of the Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Next Generation ATP Finals
The 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals (also known as the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a men's exhibition tennis tournament for the eight highest-ranked singles players on the 2022 ATP Tour who are aged 21 and under. It was held from 8 to 12 November 2022 at the Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan, Italy. Brandon Nakashima defeated Jiří Lehečka in the final, 4–3(7–5), 4–3(8–6), 4–2, to win the title. Nakashima became the first player to win the exhibition on his second appearance. Carlos Alcaraz was the reigning champion, but withdrew from the event before competition began. Qualification The top eight players in the 2022 ''ATP Race to Milan'' will qualify. Eligible players must be 21 or under at the end of the calendar year. Notes Results Final * Brandon Nakashima def. Jiří Lehečka, 4–3(7–5), 4–3(8–6), 4–2 Seeds Alternates Draw Finals Green Group Red Group ''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Korda
Sebastian Korda ( ; born July 5, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 15 achieved on August 12, 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 46 reached on March 31, 2025. He has won two ATP singles titles and one doubles title. He also won the junior title at the 2018 Australian Open – Boys' singles, 2018 Australian Open, 20 years after his father Petr Korda won the 1998 Australian Open, Australian Open title. Early life and background Korda is the son of two Czech tennis players, former men's world number two Petr Korda and former top 30 women's player Regina Rajchrtová. His father was an 1998 Australian Open, Australian Open champion and 1992 French Open, French Open finalist in both singles and doubles. Sebastian's older sisters Jessica Korda, Jessica and Nelly Korda, Nelly are both LPGA golf professionals. Korda grew up playing competitive junior ice hockey from the age of 3, but de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (; born 5 May 2003) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), including as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players, year-end No. 1 in 2022 ATP Tour, 2022. Alcaraz has won 20 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including five Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles and seven ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, ATP 1000 titles. Alcaraz began his professional career in 2018 at age 15. He broke into the top 100 in rankings in May 2021, and ended that year in the top 35 after reaching the 2021 US Open – Men's singles, US Open quarterfinals. In March 2022, he won his first ATP 1000 title at the 2022 Miami Open – Men's singles, Miami Open at the age of 18. Alcaraz won his first major title at the 2022 US Open – Men's singles, 2022 US Open, becoming the youngest man and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Next Generation ATP Finals
The 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals (also known as the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a men's exhibition tennis tournament for the best singles players on the 2021 ATP Tour who were age 21 and under. It ran from 9 to 13 November 2021 in Milan, Italy at the PalaLido and was the fourth edition of the event. Carlos Alcaraz defeated Sebastian Korda in the final, 4–3(7–5), 4–2, 4–2, to win the title. For the second consecutive occasion, the title was won by the youngest player in the draw. Jannik Sinner was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019, but withdrew from the event before competition began. Qualified players On 14 September 2021, the first four qualifiers were announced: Jannik Sinner, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Sebastian Korda, and Carlos Alcaraz. On 22 October 2021, Jenson Brooksby was announced as the fifth qualifier. Lorenzo Musetti was announced as the sixth qualifier on 24 October 2021. Brandon Nakashima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Italy
The COVID-19 pandemic in Italy was part of the COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Italy on 31 January 2020, when two Chinese tourists in Rome tested positive for the virus. One week later an Italian man Repatriation, repatriated to Italy from the city of Wuhan, China, was hospitalized and confirmed as the third case in Italy. Clusters of cases were later detected in Lombardy and Veneto on 21 February, with the first deaths on 22 February. By the beginning of March, there had been confirmed cases in all regions of Italy. On 31 January, the Italian government suspended all flights to and from China and declared a state of emergency. In February, eleven municipalities in northern Italy were identified as the centres of the two main Italian clusters and placed under quarantine. The majority of positive cases in other regions traced back to thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Next Generation ATP Finals
The 2020 Next Generation ATP Finals would have been a men's exhibition tennis tournament that was scheduled to be held in Milan, Italy, from 10 to 14 November 2020. It would have been the 4th edition of the event. However, the tournament was cancelled by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 14 August 2020. Qualification The top seven players in the ''ATP Race to Milan'' would have qualified, with the eighth spot reserved for an Italian wild card, as in the past three editions. Eligible players had to be 21 or under at the start of the year (born in 1999 or later for the 2020 edition). On 16 March 2020, the ATP rankings were frozen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the pandemic, the ATP changed its ranking system for 2020. The ATP rankings would have been used to determine qualification. Players in gold would have qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals. See also *2020 ATP Tour References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner (born 16 August 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the ATP, the first Italian to reach the top ranking. Sinner has won 19 singles titles on the ATP Tour, including three majors at the 2024 and 2025 Australian Opens, 2024 US Open, as well as the 2024 ATP Finals and four Masters 1000 titles. He also led Italy to the 2023 and 2024 Davis Cup crowns. Despite limited success as a junior, Sinner began playing in professional men's events aged 16, and became one of the few players to win multiple ATP Challenger Tour titles at age 17. In 2019, he broke into the top 100, winning the Next Generation ATP Finals and the ATP Newcomer of the Year award. In 2021, he became the youngest ATP 500 champion at the Washington Open, and the first player born in the 2000s to enter the top 10 in rankings. Sinner won his first Masters 1000 title at the 2023 Canadian Open and finished the season by reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Next Generation ATP Finals
Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur in the final, 4–2, 4–1, 4–2 to win the 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals. Stefanos Tsitsipas was the defending champion, but withdrew as he had qualified for the 2019 ATP Finals – Singles, ATP Finals. The 2019 edition was a men's exhibition tennis tournament played in Milan, Italy, from 5 to 9 November 2019. It was the season-ending event for the best singles players that were age 21 and under on the 2019 ATP Tour. This was the first year that it was played at the PalaLido, PalaLido Allianz Cloud, after two years at Fiera Milano. Prize money * Undefeated champion , $429,000 Qualified players In September, during the 2019 US Open (tennis), US Open, defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas became the first player to qualify. In October, he announced his withdrawal, having qualified for the 2019 ATP Finals. On 16 September, Jannik Sinner was announced as the Italian wild card. As of the October 28 deadline, Sinner reached the ranking of 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex De Minaur
Alex de Minaur Román (born 17 February 1999) is an Australian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of No. 6 on 15 July 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 58 on 12 October 2020. He has won nine ATP Tour singles and one doubles titles, and has reached five Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major quarterfinals. Early life and junior career Alex de Minaur was born in Sydney, Australia. His father, Anibal, is Uruguayan and his mother, Esther, is a Spaniard. His father owned an Italian restaurant on George Street, Sydney, George Street in Sydney and met Esther when she began working there as a waitress. De Minaur has two brothers and three sisters — Dominic, Daniel, Natalie, Cristina and Sara. His name, commonly pronounced by Australians and other native English-speakers, inspired his nickname of "The Demon", as well as his use of the demon logo when signing the camera lens after winning matches, which is h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
