Dino Prizmic Climbs into the Next Gen Finals in Jeddah with a Breakthrough Season
28 November 2025
Breakthrough Season Sparks a Next Gen Bid
Croatian tennis talent Dino Prizmic is making his first appearance at the Next Gen Finals, confirmed after a productive season that captured attention across the sport.
Prizmic began tennis at Split Tennis Club, the same cradle that produced champions like Goran Ivanišević and Mario Ančić, before moving to Zagreb to train with a larger pool of players.
Balancing tennis with his other passion, football, he gravitated toward the sport more seriously at 14 and relocated to the capital to train with more peers.
He captured the Boys' singles title at Roland Garros and a Challenger crown in 2023, and he first made a mark in January of the previous year when he won a set against Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.
Back to peak form in 2025 after an injury-hit 2024, the 20-year-old collected two Challenger titles in a single European summer, triumphing on clay in Zagreb and Bratislava.
His midseason progress placed him high in the Jeddah race, reaching the quarterfinals at the Umag 250 on home soil. He also qualified for the US Open and earned a tour-level win in Chengdu, setting him up to close the year in Jeddah.
Prizmic said he is excited about the trip: "I'm really excited to qualify for Jeddah. This season had its ups and downs, but I’m genuinely happy with how it finished. See you in Jeddah."
The 2025 Next Gen Finals run from December 17 to 21, with eight players in the field—seven through the ATP Race and the eighth via a wildcard. Prizmic is among those in the mix.
The defending champion João Fonseca withdrew due to injury; the field still brims with rising talents, including Prizmic.
The Finals, begun in 2017 in Milan, have been staged in Jeddah since 2023, continuing to showcase the sport’s best young talents. The event carries no ATP ranking points, but its results count toward the season’s win-loss record for the players.
Prize money totals $2,275,000, and the event has long served as a testing ground for innovations such as electronic line calling and the use of headsets for coach communication. The competition has helped drive experimental formats that periodically filter into other tournaments.
Past champions include Hyeon Chung (2017), Stefanos Tsitsipas (2018), Alex de Minaur (2019). The 2020 edition was canceled by the pandemic, while Carlos Alcaraz (2021) and Brandon Nakashima (2022) followed. Hamad Medjidovic won in 2023, and João Fonseca claimed the title in 2024. Eight players take part, with seven earning their spot via the Race and one wild-card winner from a qualification event.
Punchline 1: If Prizmic keeps this pace, his trophy shelf will need a new elevator. Punchline 2: He’s so young, even his backhand is still filing for a driver’s license—ready to drive the show on court.
