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The draw for the Next Generation ATP Finals hosted by PIF is out!
The group stage begins in Jeddah on Wednesday, with the final taking place on Sunday.
December 14, 2025
The draw for the 2025 Next Generation ATP Finals hosted by PIF has been announced.
Top seed and last year’s finalist Learner Tien leads the Blue Group, whose eight-man roster includes two Spanish players – Martin Landaluce and Rafael Jodar – as well as Norway’s Nicolai Budkov Kjaer.
Belgian Alexander Blockx leads the red team, which also includes Croatian Dino Prizmic, returning American Nishesh Basavareddy and 18-year-old German Justin Engel, the youngest player in the field.
The group stages will take place from Wednesday to Friday, with the semi-finals taking place on Saturday and Sunday.
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Saudi Tennis Federation President Mohammed Al-Sarah and ATP Director Ahmed Abdel-Azim attended Sunday’s draw ceremony. Photo: Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
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Tien, 20, enjoyed a breakout first season on the ATP Tour with 32 tour-level wins. The American was a finalist in Jeddah last December and showed the world what he can do in 2025. He won his first ATP Tour title in Metz and reached the final of the ATP 500 event in Beijing. Tian also advanced to the fourth round at the Australian Open and reached the last 16 at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai.
The southpaw has five top-10 wins in 2025 and is ranked a career-high No. 28 in the PIF ATP Rankings after starting the season outside the top 120.
Landalus hopes to follow in the footsteps of former champion Carlos Alcaraz on his debut. The Spaniard advanced to the second round at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati and lifted the trophy at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Orléans, France.
Budkov Kjaer won his first ATP Challenger title in Glasgow in February and returned to the winner’s circle with back-to-back wins in Tampere and Astana in July to become the youngest Norwegian to win multiple Challenger trophies. He then won his fourth title of the season at the French Open.
Jordahl, who currently plays for the University of Virginia, will make his debut at the Next Generation ATP Finals hosted by PIF after a strong late season performance. The Spaniard won three ATP Challenger titles in the final three months of the season and will now join compatriot Martin Landalus in the 20-and-under event. Last year, the 19-year-old worked as a sparring partner in Jeddah.
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Following another year of progress on the ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour, Blockx will compete in Jeddah for the first time. The Belgian won Challenger titles in Oeiras in January and Bratislava in November. The 20-year-old also qualified for the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami and earned his first tour-level victory over Marcos Giron in Cincinnati.
Prizmich won two ATP Challenger Championships in Zagreb and Bratislava in 2025 and won 14 consecutive matches. The Croatian made her breakthrough on home soil at the ATP 250 event in Umag and reached the quarter-finals of a tournament for the first time.
The 20-year-old California player Basava Reddy will participate in the Next Generation ATP Finals hosted by PIF for the second consecutive year. He reached the semifinals in Oakland early in the season and won tour-level matches in Cincinnati, Winston-Salem and Hangzhou. He is with Daniil Medvedev’s former coach Giles Cervala.
In 2025, Engel had a strong year in his hometown. He defeated compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff at the ATP 500 event in Hamburg and advanced to the quarterfinals in Stuttgart. The German became the second youngest player since 1990 to win a tour-level match (excluding Davis Cup) on all three surfaces (hard courts, clay and grass). Only Rafael Nadal accomplished the feat at a younger age, at 17 years and two months.
