2022 Next Generation ATP Finals

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2022 Next Generation ATP Finals
Date8–12 November 2022
Edition5th
Draw8S
Surface Hard (indoor)
Location Milan, Italy
Venue Allianz Cloud Arena
Champions
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Nakashima
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Allianz Cloud Arena

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.

Contents

Brandon Nakashima defeated Jiří Lehečka in the final, 4–3(7–5), 4–3(8–6), 4–2, to win the title. [1] Nakashima became the first player to win the exhibition on his second appearance.

Carlos Alcaraz was the reigning champion, [2] but withdrew from the event before competition began. [3]

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.

  Player qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals
  Player qualified for the ATP Finals
  Player withdrew
Race to Milan (7 November 2022) [4]
#ATP rank [5] PlayerPointsBirth YearDate Qualified
–1Flag of Spain.svg  Carlos Alcaraz  (ESP)6,820200330 September [lower-alpha 1]
–10Flag of Denmark.svg  Holger Rune  (DEN)2,911200330 September [lower-alpha 2]
–15Flag of Italy.svg  Jannik Sinner  (ITA)2,410200130 September [lower-alpha 3]
123Flag of Italy.svg  Lorenzo Musetti  (ITA)1,865200230 September [3]
241Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jack Draper  (GBR)1,020200119 October [7]
349Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon Nakashima  (USA)927200123 October [8]
474Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jiří Lehečka  (CZE)715200123 October [8]
590Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chun-hsin Tseng  (TPE)611200125 October [9]
6111Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Dominic Stricker  (SUI)497200227 October [10]
7119Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Passaro  (ITA)473200127 October [11]
8134Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Arnaldi  (ITA)41920016 November [6]
Alternates
9126Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Nardi  (ITA)4522003
10141Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Timofey Skatov  (KAZ)4022001

Notes

  1. ↑ Alcaraz qualified for the tournament by merit of his points but withdrew before the event after qualifying for the 2022 ATP Finals. [3]
  2. ↑ Rune qualified for the tournament by merit of his points and was the top seed when the groups were formed, but withdrew on 6 November after he was named first alternate at the 2022 ATP Finals. [3] [6]
  3. ↑ Sinner qualified for the tournament by merit of his points but withdrew before the event. [3]

Results

Final

Seeds

  1. Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune (withdrew)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Musetti (round robin)
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Draper (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Nakashima (champion)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Lehečka (final)
  6. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tseng Chun-hsin (round robin)
  7. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominic Stricker (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Passaro (round robin)
  9. Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Arnaldi (round robin)

Alternates

  1. Flag of Italy.svg Luca Nardi (did not play)
  2. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timofey Skatov (did not play)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
              
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Nakashima 481 447
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Draper 3642 35
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Nakashima 47484
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Lehečka 35362
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominic Stricker 1 3441
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Lehečka 4472 4

Green Group

Flag of the United States.svg Nakashima Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lehečka Flag of Italy.svg Passaro Flag of Italy.svg Arnaldi RR
W–L		Set
W–L		Game
W–L		Standings
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Nakashima 4–1, 4–3(7–2), 4–24–3(7–4), 4–2, 4–12–4, 4–3(9–7), 4–3(7–4), 3–4(4–7), 4–23–09–2 (82%)41–28 (59%)1
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Lehečka 1–4, 3–4(2–7), 2–44–1, 4–3(9–7), 4–14–3(7–5), 4–1, 4–3(7–4)2–16–3 (67%)30–24 (56%)2
8 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Passaro 3–4(4–7), 2–4, 1–41–4, 3–4(7–9), 1–44–3(9–7), 2–4, 3–4(4–7), 4–3(7–4), 4–3(10–8)1–23–8 (27%)28–41 (41%)3
9 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Arnaldi 4–2, 3–4(7–9), 3–4(4–7), 4–3(7–4), 2–43–4(5–7), 1–4, 3–4(4–7)3–4(7–9), 4–2, 4–3(7–4), 3–4(4–7), 3–4(8–10)0–34–9 (31%)40–46 (47%)4

Red Group

Flag of Italy.svg Musetti Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Draper Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tseng Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stricker RR
W–L		Set
W–L		Game
W–L		Standings
2 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Musetti 1–4, 0–4, 3–4(3–7)4–2, 4–2, 4–23–4(5–7), 3–4(6–8), 4–3(9–7), 4–3(8–6), 3–4(3–7)1–25–6 (45%)33–36 (48%)3
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Draper 4–1, 4–0, 4–3(7–3)1–4, 4–2, 4–3(7–2), 4–23–4(5–7), 3–4(5–7), 3–4(5–7)2–16–4 (60%)34–27 (56%)2
6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tseng Chun-hsin 2–4, 2–4, 2–44–1, 2–4, 3–4(2–7), 2–42–4, 1–4, 2–40–31–9 (10%)22–37 (37%)4
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominic Stricker 4–3(7–5), 4–3(8–6), 3–4(7–9), 3–4(6–8), 4–3(7–3)4–3(7–5), 4–3(7–5), 4–3(7–5)4–2, 4–1, 4–23–09–2 (82%)42–31 (58%)1

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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