| Date: | 6–10 November |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Draw: | 8S |
| Surface: | Hard / indoor |
| Location: | Milan, Italy |
| Champ: | Stefanos Tsitsipas |
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.
| width=300 | Stage | width=120 | 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 |
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.[1] 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,[2] as did Denis Shapovalov, citing exhaustion.[3]
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| No. | ATP rank | Player | Points | Tournaments | Birth year | ||
| bgcolor=#c2b280 | - | 5 | 5,085 | 20 | 1997 | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 1 | 16 | 2,095 | 30 | 1998 | ||
| bgcolor=#c2b280 | - | 29 |  Denis Shapovalov | 1,430 | 26 | 1999 | |
| bgcolor=gold | 2 | 33 | 1,288 | 26 | 1999 | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 3 | 44 | 1,035 | 24 | 1998 | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 4 | 49 | 969 | 27 | 1997 | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 5 | 76 | 715 | 21 | 1997 | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 6 | 80 | 697 | 30 | 1997 | ||
| bgcolor=gold | 7 | 79 | 650 | 28 | 1997 | ||
| Wild Card | |||||||
| bgcolor=gold | 8 | 622 | 45 | 20 | 1998 | ||
| Alternates | |||||||
| 9 | 99 | 579 | 27 | 1998 | |||
| 10 | 102 | 541 | 27 | 1998 | |||
Alex de Minaur, 2–4, 4–1, 4–3(7–3), 4–3(7–3)
Andrey Rublev def. 
Jaume Munar, 1–4, 4–3(7–4), 2–4, 4–2, 4–3(7–3)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.