2022 Next Generation ATP Finals

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.

2022 Next Generation ATP Finals
Date	8–12 November 2022
Edition	5th
Draw	8S
Prize money	US$1,400,000
Surface	Hard (indoor)
Location	Milan, Italy
Venue	Allianz Cloud Arena
Champions
Brandon Nakashima

Allianz Cloud Arena

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]	Player	Points	Birth Year	Date Qualified
–	1	Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)	6,820	2003	30 September[a]
–	10	Holger Rune (DEN)	2,911	2003	30 September[b]
–	15	Jannik Sinner (ITA)	2,410	2001	30 September[c]
1	23	Lorenzo Musetti (ITA)	1,865	2002	30 September[3]
2	41	Jack Draper (GBR)	1,020	2001	19 October[7]
3	49	Brandon Nakashima (USA)	927	2001	23 October[8]
4	74	Jiří Lehečka (CZE)	715	2001	23 October[8]
5	90	Chun-hsin Tseng (TPE)	611	2001	25 October[9]
6	111	Dominic Stricker (SUI)	497	2002	27 October[10]
7	119	Francesco Passaro (ITA)	473	2001	27 October[11]
8	134	Matteo Arnaldi (ITA)	419	2001	6 November[6]
Alternates
9	126	Luca Nardi (ITA)	452	2003
10	141	Timofey Skatov (KAZ)	402	2001

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

• Brandon Nakashima def. Jiří Lehečka, 4–3^(7–5), 4–3^(8–6), 4–2

Seeds

1. Holger Rune (withdrew)
2. Lorenzo Musetti (round robin)
3. Jack Draper (semifinals)
4. Brandon Nakashima (champion)
5. Jiří Lehečka (final)
6. Tseng Chun-hsin (round robin)
7. Dominic Stricker (semifinals)
8. Francesco Passaro (round robin)
9. Matteo Arnaldi (round robin)

Alternates

1. Luca Nardi (did not play)
2. Timofey Skatov (did not play)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals									Final
	4	Brandon Nakashima	48	1	4	47
	3	Jack Draper	36	4	2	35
										4	Brandon Nakashima	47	48	4
										5	Jiří Lehečka	35	36	2
	7	Dominic Stricker	1	34	4	1
	5	Jiří Lehečka	4	47	2	4

Green Group

		Nakashima	Lehečka	Passaro	Arnaldi	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
4	Brandon Nakashima		4–1, 4–3(7–2), 4–2	4–3(7–4), 4–2, 4–1	2–4, 4–3(9–7), 4–3(7–4), 3–4(4–7), 4–2	3–0	9–2 (82%)	41–28 (59%)	1
5	Jiří Lehečka	1–4, 3–4(2–7), 2–4		4–1, 4–3(9–7), 4–1	4–3(7–5), 4–1, 4–3(7–4)	2–1	6–3 (67%)	30–24 (56%)	2
8	Francesco Passaro	3–4(4–7), 2–4, 1–4	1–4, 3–4(7–9), 1–4		4–3(9–7), 2–4, 3–4(4–7), 4–3(7–4), 4–3(10–8)	1–2	3–8 (27%)	28–41 (41%)	3
9	Matteo Arnaldi	4–2, 3–4(7–9), 3–4(4–7), 4–3(7–4), 2–4	3–4(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)		0–3	4–9 (31%)	40–46 (47%)	4

Red Group

		Musetti	Draper	Tseng	Stricker	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Lorenzo Musetti		1–4, 0–4, 3–4(3–7)	4–2, 4–2, 4–2	3–4(5–7), 3–4(6–8), 4–3(9–7), 4–3(8–6), 3–4(3–7)	1–2	5–6 (45%)	33–36 (48%)	3
3	Jack Draper	4–1, 4–0, 4–3(7–3)		1–4, 4–2, 4–3(7–2), 4–2	3–4(5–7), 3–4(5–7), 3–4(5–7)	2–1	6–4 (60%)	34–27 (56%)	2
6	Tseng Chun-hsin	2–4, 2–4, 2–4	4–1, 2–4, 3–4(2–7), 2–4		2–4, 1–4, 2–4	0–3	1–9 (10%)	22–37 (37%)	4
7	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, 4–2		3–0	9–2 (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.

See also

• 2022 ATP Tour
• 2022 ATP Finals