# 2018 Next Generation ATP Finals

Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Alex de Minaur in the final, 2–4, 4–1, 4–3$^{(7–3)}$, 4–3$^{(7–3)}$ to win the 2018 Next Generation ATP tennis finals. Chung Hyeon was the 2017 champion, but was ineligible to compete this year due to his age.
The 2018 Next Generation ATP Finals was a men's exhibition tennis tournament played in Milan, Italy, from 6 to 10 November 2018. It was the season-ending event for the best singles players who were age 21 and under on the 2018 ATP World Tour.

## Prize money

| Stage | Prize money |
| Undefeated champion bonus | $24,000 |
| Champion | $235,000 |
| Runner-up | $130,000 |
| Third place | $78,000 |
| Fourth place | $52,000 |
| Each round robin win | $32,000 |
| Participation fee | $52,000 |
| Alternates | $16,000 |
* Undefeated champion | $407,000

## Qualification

The top seven players in the Emirates ATP Race to Milan qualified. The eighth spot went to Italian wild card Liam Caruana, who won a national qualifying tournament. Eligible players had to be 21 or under at the start of the year (born in 1997 or later for 2018 edition). 19-year-old Alex de Minaur was the youngest and only teenage player.
Due to participation in the ATP Finals the following week, Alexander Zverev again withdrew from the tournament because of an injury, as did Denis Shapovalov, citing exhaustion.
Race to Milan (29 October 2018) :
| No. | ATP rank | Player | Points | Tournaments | Birth year |
| - | 5 | Alexander Zverev | 5,085 | 20 | 1997 |
| 1 | 16 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 2,095 | 30 | 1998 |
| - | 29 | Denis Shapovalov | 1,430 | 26 | 1999 |
| 2 | 33 | Alex de Minaur | 1,288 | 26 | 1999 |
| 3 | 44 | Frances Tiafoe | 1,035 | 24 | 1998 |
| 4 | 49 | Taylor Fritz | 969 | 27 | 1997 |
| 5 | 76 | Andrey Rublev | 715 | 21 | 1997 |
| 6 | 80 | Jaume Munar | 697 | 30 | 1997 |
| 7 | 79 | Hubert Hurkacz | 650 | 28 | 1997 |
| Wild Card ||||||||
| 8 | 622 | Liam Caruana | 45 | 20 | 1998 |
| Alternates |||||||
| 9 | 99 | Ugo Humbert | 579 | 27 | 1998 |
| 10 | 102 | Michael Mmoh | 541 | 27 | 1998 |

## Results
### Final

* Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Alex de Minaur, 2–4, 4–1, 4–3$^{(7–3)}$, 4–3$^{(7–3)}$

### Third place match

* Andrey Rublev def. Jaume Munar, 1–4, 4–3$^{(7–4)}$, 2–4, 4–2, 4–3$^{(7–3)}$

## Seeds

* Stefanos Tsitsipas (champion)
* Alex de Minaur (final)
* Frances Tiafoe (round robin)
* Taylor Fritz (round robin)
* Andrey Rublev (semifinals, third place)
* Hubert Hurkacz (round robin)
* Jaume Munar (semifinals, fourth place)
* Liam Caruana (round robin)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4$^7$ | 3$^5$ | 4 | 2 | 4$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Andrey Rublev | 3$^3$ | 4$^7$ | 0 | 4 | 3$^2$ | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Andrey Rublev | 3$^3$ | 4$^7$ | 0 | 4 | 3$^2$ | 1 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 2 | 4 | 4$^7$ | 4$^7$ | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Alex de Minaur | 4 | 1 | 3$^3$ | 3$^3$ | |
| 2 | Alex de Minaur | 3$^5$ | 4 | 4 | 3$^4$ | 4 | 2 | Alex de Minaur | 4 | 1 | 3$^3$ | 3$^3$ | |
| 7 | Jaume Munar | 4$^7$ | 1 | 1 | 4$^7$ | 2 | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Andrey Rublev | 1 | 4$^7$ | 2 | 4 | 4$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Jaume Munar | 4 | 3$^4$ | 4 | 2 | 3$^3$ |

### Group A

| | | Tsitsipas | Tiafoe | Hurkacz | Munar | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 1 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | | 4–3$^{(7–3)}$, 4–3$^{(7–5)}$, 4–2 | 4–1, 4–3$^{(7–2)}$, 4–1 | 4–3$^{(7–5)}$, 4–3$^{(7–3)}$, 3–4$^{(4–7)}$, 4–2 | 3–0 | 9–1 (90%) | 39–25 (61%) | 1 |
| 3 | Frances Tiafoe | 3–4$^{(3–7)}$, 3–4 $^{(5–7)}$, 2–4 | | 4–1, 4–2, 2–4, 4–3$^{(12–10)}$ | 1–4, 3–4 $^{(3–7)}$, 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–7 (30%) | 27–34 (44%) | 4 |
| 6 | Hubert Hurkacz | 1–4, 3–4$^{(2–7)}$, 1–4 | 1–4, 2–4, 4–2, 3–4$^{(10–12)}$ | | 4–2, 4–2, 2–4, 3–4$^{(5–7)}$, 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–8 (33%) | 32–39 (45%) | 3 |
| 7 | Jaume Munar | 3–4$^{(5–7)}$, 3–4$^{(3–7)}$, 4–3$^{(7–4)}$, 2–4 | 4–1, 4–3$^{(7–3)}$, 4–1 | 2–4, 2–4, 4–2, 4–3$^{(7–5)}$, 1–4 | | 1–2 | 6–6 (50%) | 37–37 (50%) | 2 |

### Group B

| | | de Minaur | Fritz | Rublev | Caruana | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 2 | Alex de Minaur | | 4–3$^{(10–8)}$, 4–1, 4–2 | 4–1, 3–4$^{(5–7)}$, 4–1, 4–2 | 4–1, 4–1, 4–2 | 3–0 | 9–1 (90%) | 39–18 (68%) | 1 |
| 4 | Taylor Fritz | 3–4$^{(8–10)}$, 1–4, 2–4 | | 2–4, 4–1, 4–3$^{(7–4)}$, 3–4$^{(2–7)}$, 2–4 | 1–4, 4–1, 4–3$^{(11–9)}$, 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–7 (42%) | 34–38 (47%) | 3 |
| 5 | Andrey Rublev | 1–4, 4–3$^{(7–5)}$, 1–4, 2–4 | 4–2, 1–4, 3–4$^{(4–7)}$, 4–3$^{(7–2)}$, 4–2 | | 4–3$^{(9–7)}$, 4–1, 4–2 | 2–1 | 7–5 (58%) | 36–36 (50%) | 2 |
| 8/WC | Liam Caruana | 1–4, 1–4, 2–4 | 4–1, 1–4, 3–4$^{(9–11)}$, 2–4 | 3–4$^{(7–9)}$, 1–4, 2–4 | | 0–3 | 1–9 (10%) | 20–37 (35%) | 4 |
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.