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
The 2021 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2021 tennis season. The 2021 ATP Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the In ...
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
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, 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.
was announced as the sixth qualifier on 24 October 2021.
was announced seventh on 30 October 2021.
After Auger-Aliassime withdrew from the tournament, the ATP announced
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo as the next qualifier on 1 November 2021. Cerúndolo is the first player from
South America to qualify in the tournament's history.
Brooksby withdrew due to injury on 2 November 2021 and
Sebastián Báez qualified later that day.
After Sinner's withdrawal,
Holger Rune was announced by the ATP as the next qualifier on 4 November 2021.
was announced as the final qualifier on 5 November 2021.
Qualification
The top eight players in the ''ATP Race to Milan'' will qualify. Eligible players have to be 21 or under at the start of the year (born in 2000 or later for the 2021 edition).
* Qualification will only count events and points played in 2021. A player's year-end position may not coincide with his ATP ranking, which can include "best of" results from 2020.
Results
Final
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Carlos Alcaraz def.
Sebastian Korda, 4–3
(7–5), 4–2, 4–2
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Group A
Group B
''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.''
See also
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2021 ATP Tour
The 2021 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2021 tennis season. The 2021 ATP Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the In ...
References
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Exhibition tennis tournaments
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 ...
2021 in Italian tennis
November 2021 sports events in Italy