2020 Next Generation ATP Finals

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2020 Next Generation ATP Finals
Date10-14 November
Edition4th
Draw8S
Prize money$1,400,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
Location Milan, Italy
  2019  · Next Generation ATP Finals ·  2021  

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. [1]

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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). [2]

On 16 March 2020, the ATP rankings were frozen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] 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.

Race to Milan (2 November 2020) [4]
#ATP rankPlayerPointsBirth Year
112Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Denis Shapovalov  (CAN)2,8301999
221Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Félix Auger-Aliassime  (CAN)2,1712000
325Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Alex de Minaur  (AUS)1,8151999
442Flag of Serbia.svg  Miomir Kecmanović  (SRB)1,2831999
544Flag of Italy.svg  Jannik Sinner  (ITA)1,2142001
663Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Davidovich Fokina  (ESP)9631999
775Flag of France.svg  Corentin Moutet  (FRA)8381999
Wild Card
8124Flag of Italy.svg  Lorenzo Musetti  (ITA)5072002
Alternates
984Flag of Finland.svg  Emil Ruusuvuori  (FIN)7911999
10110Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Alexei Popyrin  (AUS)6131999

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  2. "Rankings FAQ". ATP. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. "FedEx ATP rankings COVID-19 Adjustments FAQ". ATP. 3 March 2021.
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