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NEXT GEN ATP FINALS – Tournament History

Palalido Allianz Cloud, Milan | Milan, Italy | November 5-9, 2019 Draw: S-8 | Prize Money: TBA | Surface: Indoor Hard

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2019 Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan (Player Field)

10/28 ATP Ranking (Age) 2019 Best Finish W-L No. 18 (20) , Atlanta, Zhuhai Champion 34-19 No. 46 (21) 5-Time QF 21-25 No. 55 Miomir Kecmanovic (20) Antalya Finalist 22-20 No. 56 (21) Marseille, Newport, Antwerp SF 16-21 No. 63 (20) Houston Finalist 22-17 No. 73 (21) 4 Challenger Titles 5-5 No. 82 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (20) Estoril Semi-finalist 3-7 [WC] No. 93 (18) Antwerp Semi-finalist 7-9 ======No. 19 Felix Auger-Aliassime qualified but withdrew due to an ankle injury. No. 28 qualified but withdrew due to fatigue.

2019 Player Field • The third edition of the Next Gen ATP Finals is the strongest field in the tournament’s short history. For the third year in a row a player has qualified for both tournaments – the Next Gen ATP Finals and the Nitto ATP Finals in London. accomplished the feat in 2017-18 and , who won last year’s event in Milan, qualified for his first Nitto ATP Finals. Tsitsipas will only participate in London. • The Milan field will include four players who have made an appearance in the Top 50 ATP Rankings this season and for the first time all eight players will be ranked in the Top 100. Here is a look at the outstanding field assembled: • De Minaur is the youngest three-time ATP Tour champion and one of six players with 3- more titles this season. Last year’s Milan finalist reached a career-high No. 18 on Oct. 28. • Tiafoe cracked the Top 30 at No. 29 on Feb. 11 shortly after his QF at the Aust. Open. He reached five overall QFs and this is the second straight year he qualified in MIlan. • Kecmanovic reached his first ATP Tour final in Antalya, won a personal-best 22 matches and reached a career-high No. 47 on Sept. 9. • Humbert is a three-time ATP Tour semi-finalist and he broke the Top 50 after reaching the 4R at Wimbledon. He reached a career-high No. 46 on July 22. • Ruud reached his first ATP Tour final in Houston, two SFs and two QFs while winning a personal-best 22 matches. Reached a career-best ATP Ranking No. 54 on Aug. 12. • Ymer captured four Challenger titles with a 39-10 record and he will be the first Swede to finish in the Top 100 ATP Rankings since No. 13 Robin Soderling in 2011. • Davidovich Fokina has climbed 149 ranking spots to a career-high No. 82 by reaching his first ATP Tour SF in Estoril and winning two Challenger titles. Had a 34-11 record. • Sinner is the youngest (18) player in the field and has a 23-7 record in Challengers with two titles. He is youngest player in the Top 100 Next Gen ATP Finals www.ATPTour.com

A Look Back at the 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals

2018 Year-end 2019 Best ATP Ranking (Milan Result) 2018 Best Finish + ATP Ranking (W-L) 2019 Best FInish No. 15 Stefanos Tsitsipas (Champion) Stockholm Champion No. 5 (50-24) 2 ATP Tour Titles No. 31 Alex de Minaur (Finalist) 2-Time Finalist No. 18 (34-19) 3 ATP Tour Titles No. 39 Frances Tiafoe (RR) Delray Beach Champion No. 29 (21-25) 5-Time QF No. 49 (RR) Houston, Chengdu SF No. 25 (30-29) Eastbourne Champ No. 68 (3rd) Doha Finalist No. 22 (34-19) Hamburg Finalist No. 81 (4th) Kitzbuhel SF No. 52 (17-22) 5-Time QF No. 87 (RR) 2 Challenger Titles No. 33 (25-24) Winston-Salem Champ No. 589 Liam Caruana (RR) Egypt Futures SF No. 406 (0-0) Houston Fut. Final

+ Career-high ATP Ranking in 2019 (except Rublev and Caruana)

2018 Player Field • The second edition of the Next Gen ATP Finals featured four players who finished in the Top 50 ATP Rankings – No. 15 Stefanos Tsitsipas, who captured the title, No. 31 Alex de Minaur, who was a finalist, No. 39 Frances Tiafoe and No. 49 Taylor Fritz. • In 2019, four players broke the Top 30 with Tsitsipas climbing to a personal-best No. 5 on Aug. 5, De Minaur to No. 24, Fritz to No. 25 and Tiafoe to No. 29. • De Minaur was the youngest three-time ATP Tour champion during the season, winning his first career titles in Sydney, Atlanta and Chengdu. Fritz was a first-time champion in Eastbourne and Hubert Hurkacz captured his first ATP Tour title in Winston-Salem and reached a career-high No. 33 afterwards. • Six of the eight players in the field are on course to finish in the Top 50 ATP Rankings (except Munar and Caruana). • Caruana, the lone Italian in the field and his best result was the SF in Egypt Futures. • De Minaur reached two finals and made biggest Top 50 jump from No. 208 to No. 31. • Fritz finished in Top 50 for first time and reached SFs in Houston and Chengdu. • Hurkacz was the No. 1 Pole with first Top 100 finish and two-time Challenger champion. • Munar advanced to his first ATP Tour SF in Kitzbuehel and first time in Top 100. • Rublev opened season with runner-up in Doha (l. to Monfils) and reached C-H No. 31. • Tiafoe captured his maiden ATP Tour title in Delray Beach and was runner-up in Estoril. • Tsitsipas earned his first ATP Tour title in Stockholm and reached two other finals.

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A Look Back at the 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals

2017 Year-end 2018 Year-end ATP Ranking (Milan Result) 2017 Best Finish ATP Ranking (W-L) 2018 Best Finish No. 39 Andrey Rublev (Finalist) Umag Champion No. 68 (17-21) Doha Finalist No. 45 (RR) Halle SF No. 11 (40-22) 3 ATP Tour Titles No. 48 Borna Coric (SF) Marrakech Champion No. 12 (38-19) Halle Champion No. 51 Denis Shapovalov (RR) Montreal SF No. 27 (35-27) 3-Time SF No. 54 (RR) Cincinnati, Chengdu QF No. 111 (14-19) Acapulco SF No. 58 Hyeon Chung (Champion) Munich SF No. 25 (29-18) Aus. Open, Munich SF No. 65 (SF) Chennai Finalist No. 16 (42-23) 3 ATP Tour Titles No. 329 (RR) Marrakech 2R No. 147 (0-0) 2 Challenger Titles

2017 Player Field • The inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals included three players who finished in the Top 50 ATP Rankings – No. 39 Andrey Rublev, who reached the final; No. 45 Karen Khachanov and No. 48 Borna Coric. Four other players broke the Top 50 before finishing in the Top 75 – No. 51 Denis Shapovalov, No. 54 Jared Donaldson, No. 58 Hyeon Chung, who captured the title, and No. 65 Daniil Medvedev. • In 2018, three players finished in the Top 20 – No. 11 Khachanov, No. 12 Coric and No. 16 Daniil Medvedev and two others in the Top 30 – No. 25 Chung and No. 27 Shapovalov. • Six of the eight players in the field finished with year-end best ATP Rankings in 2018 (except Rublev and Donaldson) • Chung advanced to his first career ATP Tour SF in Munich. • Coric captured his first ATP Tour title in Marrakech (d. Kohlschreiber). • Donaldson reached QFs in Cincinnati and Chengdu and broke Top 50 during season. • Khachanov was the only player in the field to win an ATP Tour title prior to 2017. He won his maiden ATP Tour crown in Chengdu in 2016. Best result in 2017 was Halle SF. • Medvedev advanced to his first ATP Tour final in Chennai (l. to Bautista-Agut). • Quinzi won his first ATP Tour match in Marrakech (d. Mathieu) as a qualifier. • Rublev collected his first ATP Tour title in Umag (d. Lorenzi) as a . • Shapovalov upset World No. 2 Nadal en route to SF at ATP Masters 1000 Montreal.

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TOURNAMENT HISTORY

CHAMPIONS AND FINALISTS

YEAR CHAMPION (SEED) W-L FINALIST (SEED) W-L RESULT 2018 Stefanos Tsitsipas (1) 5-0 Alex de Minaur (2) 4-1 24 41 43(3) 43(3) 2017 Hyeon Chung (6) 5-0 Andrey Rublev (1) 3-2 34(5) 43(2) 42 42

PLAYERS TO PARTICIPATE BY COUNTRY (10)

No. Player (Year) 3 Karen Khachanov (2017), Daniil Medvedev (2017), Andrey Rublev (2017-18) 3 Jared Donaldson (2017), Frances Tiafoe (2018), Taylor Fritz (2018) ITALY 2 Gianluigi Quinzi (2017), Liam Caruana (2018) 1 Alex de Minaur (2018) CANADA 1 Denis Shapovalov (2017) + 1 Borna Coric (2017) GREECE 1 Stefanos Tsitsipas (2018) POLAND 1 Hubert Hurkacz (2018) SOUTH KOREA 1 Hyeon Chung (2017) 1 Jaume Munar (2018) + Withdrew in 2018

NEXT GEN ATP FINALS PLAYER HISTORY (2017-2018)

Player (Country) W-L Years (Result) Career-high ATP Ranking LIAM CARUANA (ITA) 0-3 2018 (RR) No. 375 on 12 February 2018 HYEON CHUNG (KOR) 5-0 2018 (Champion) No. 19 on 2 April 2018 BORNA CORIC (CRO) 3-1 2017 (SF) No. 12 on 5 November 2018 ALEX DE MINAUR (AUS) 4-1 2018 (Final) No. 18 on 28 October 2019 JARED DONALDSON (USA) 0-3 2017 (RR) No. 48 on 5 March 2018 TAYLOR FRITZ (USA) 1-2 2018 (RR) No. 25 on 5 August 2019 HUBERT HURKACZ (POL) 1-2 2018 (RR) No. 33 on 14 October 2019 KAREN KHACHANOV (RUS) 1-2 2017 (RR) No. 8 on 15 July 2019 DANIIL MEDVEDEV (RUS) 2-2 2017 (SF) No. 4 on 9 September 2019 JAUME MUNAR (ESP) 1-4 2018 (SF-4th) No. 52 on 20 May 2019 GIANLUIGI QUINZI (ITA) 3-3 2017 (RR) No. 142 on 15 April 2019 ANDREY RUBLEV (RUS) 6-4 2017 (Final), 2018 (SF) No. 22 on 21 October 2019 DENIS SHAPOVALOV (CAN) + 1-2 2017 (RR) No. 20 on 1 April 2019 FRANCES TIAFOE (USA) 3-2 2018 (RR) No. 29 on 11 February 2019 STEFANOS TSITSIPAS (GRE) 5-0 2018 (Champion) No. 5 on 5 August 2019

+ Qualified in 2018-19 (withdrew)

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2018 - Milan, Italy | 6-10 November 2018 | $1,335,000 | Indoor-Hard

Group A: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Frances Tiafoe, Hubert Hurkacz, Jaume Munar Group B: Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz, Andrey Rublev, Liam Caruana

Round Robin: Tsitsipas d. Munar 43[5] 43[3] 34[4] 42; Tiafoe d. Hurkacz 41 42 24 43[10]; Rublev [RUS] d. Fritz 42 14 34[4] 43[2] 42; De Minaur d. Caruana 41 41 42; Hurkacz d. Munar 42 42 24 34[5] 41; Tsitsipas d. Tiafoe 43[3] 43[5] 42; Fritz d. Caruana 14 41 43[9] 42; De Minaur d. Rublev 41 34[5] 41 42; Munar d. Tiafoe 41 43[3] 41; Tsitsipas d. Hurkacz 41 43[2] 41; Rublev d. L. Caruana 43[7] 41 42; De Minaur d. Fritz 43[8] 41 42 Semi-finals: Tsitsipas d. Rublev 43[3] 34[5] 40 24 43[2]; De Minaur d. Munar 34[5] 41 41 34[4] 42 3rd/4th Place: Rublev d. Munar 14 43[4] 24 42 43[3] Final: Tsitsipas d. De Minaur 24 41 43[3] 43[3]

Standings/Prize Money: Tsitsipas (5-0, W), $407,000; De Minaur (4-1, F) $278,000; Rublev (3-2, 3rd) $194,000; Munar (1-4, 4th) $136,000; Fritz (1-2, RR) $84,000; Tiafoe (1-2, RR) $84,000; Hurkacz (1-2, RR) $84,000; Caruana (0-3, RR) $52,000.

2017 - Milan, Italy | 7-11 November 2017 | $1,275,000 | Indoor-Hard

Group A: Andrey Rublev, Denis Shapovalov, Hyeon Chung, Gianluigi Quinzi. Group B: Karen Khachanov, Borna Coric, Jared Donaldson, Daniil Medvedev

Round Robin: Rublev d. Quinzi 14 40 43(3) 04 43(3); Chung d. Shapovalov 14 43(5) 43(4) 41; Medvedev d. Khachanov 24 43(6) 43(3) 42; Coric d. Donaldson 43(2) 41 43(5); Chung d. Rublev 40 41 43(1); Shapovalov d. Quinzi 41 41 34(5) 43(5); Khachanov d. Donaldson 41 43(3) 42; Coric d. Medvedev 43(5) 24 41 42; Rublev d. Shapovalov 41 34(8) 43(2) 04 43(3); Chung d. Quinzi 14 41 42 34(6) 43(3); Coric d. Khachanov 34(3) 24 42 40 42; Medvedev d. Donaldson 34(3) 42 43(1) 40 Semi-finals: Rublev d. Coric 41 43(6) 41; Chung d. Medvedev 41 41 34(4) 14 40 Final: Chung d. Rublev 34(5) 43(2) 42 42

Standings/Prize Money: Chung (5-0, W) $390,000; Rublev (3-2, F) $235,000; Coric (3-1, SF) $140,000; Medvedev (2-2, SF) $110,000; Shapovalov (1-2, RR) $80,000; Khachanov (1-2, RR) $80,000; Donaldson (0-3, RR) $50,000; Quinzi (0-3, RR) $50,000.