2024 Next Generation ATP Finals | |
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Date | 18–22 December 2024 |
Edition | 7th |
Draw | 8S |
Prize money | US$ |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Location | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. |
Venue | King Abdullah Sports City |
2023 Champions | |
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The 2024 Next Generation ATP Finals is 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 is scheduled to be held from 18 December to 22 December 2024 at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.This will the first tournament to be played under the new rules which include lowering the age threshold from 21-and-under to 20-and-under [1] Hamad Medjedovic is the reigning champion but is ineligible to defend his title due to his age. [2]
The top eight players in the 2024 ATP Race to Jeddah will qualify. Eligible players must be 20 or under at the end of the calendar year (i.e. born 2004 or later).
ATP Race to Jeddah Rankings as of 20 August 2024 [update] [3] | ||||||
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# | ATP rank [4] | Player | Points | Birth year | Date qualified | |
1 | 24 | ![]() | 1,575 | 2004 | ||
2 | 52 | ![]() | 821 | 2004 | ||
3 | 77 | ![]() | 695 | 2005 | ||
4 | 64 | ![]() | 670 | 2005 | ||
5 | 111 | ![]() | 417 | 2004 | ||
6 | 162 | ![]() | 349 | 2006 | ||
7 | 187 | ![]() | 270 | 2004 | ||
8 | 165 | ![]() | 237 | 2004 | ||
9 | 230 | ![]() | 218 | 2005 | ||
10 | 153 | ![]() | 203 | 2004 |
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