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The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP Tour. The ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments are on the entry-level of international professional tennis competition. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for main draw or qualifying draw entry at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are usually young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP players looking to get back into the big tour.


History of challenger events

The first challenger events were held in 1978, with eighteen events taking place. Two were held on the week beginning January 8, one in Auckland and another in
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. The next events were held one at a time beginning June 18 and ending August 18 in the following U.S. locations, in order:
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, Birmingham, Asheville, Raleigh,
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, Virginia Beach, Wall, Cape Cod, and Lancaster.Events continued after a one-month hiatus with two begun September 24 and 25, one in Tinton Falls, New Jersey and in Lincoln, Nebraska respectively. The following week saw one event played, in Salt Lake City, then two played simultaneously in Tel Aviv and
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, then one played the following week in
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. A final event was played a month later in Kyoto. In comparison, the 2008 schedule saw 178 events played in more than 40 countries.


Present-day prize money and ranking points

Challenger tournaments offer total prize money ranging from $30,000 up to $168,000+, which, along with whether the tournament provides ''hospitality'' (food and lodging) to the players, determines the number of points a player gets for winning each match in the tournament.''Hospitality'' moves the points distribution up one level and the points to the overall winner range from 80 points for a $40,000 tournament to 125 points for a $220,000 tournament with ''hospitality''. In contrast, the ATP-level tournaments offer total prize money from $400,000 to over $6 million and points to the overall winners from 250 to 1500.As a point of reference, player rankings are based on points accumulated in the previous 52 weeks, and as of February 2016, a player who has earned 550 points in the last 52 weeks would be ranked just below the 100th position. 250 points would get him a ranking just below 200th, while with 100 points he would get to around 425th, and 50 points would put him just below 600th. So rankings points earned in Challengers can help a low-ranked player to move up in the rankings quickly.


Player quality

Players have usually had success at the Futures tournaments of the ITF Men's Circuit before competing in Challengers. Due to the lower level of points and money available at the Challenger level, most players in a Challenger have a world ranking of 100 to 500 for a $35K tournament and 50 to 250 for a $150K tournament.An exception happens during the second week of a Grand Slam tournament, when top-100 players who have already lost in the Slam try to take a wild card entry into a Challenger tournament beginning that second week.


Tretorn Serie+

In February 2007, Tretorn became the official ball of the Challenger Series, and the sponsor of a new series consisting of those Challenger tournaments with prize money of $100,000 or more. They renewed the sponsorship with the ATP in 2010 and extended it until the end of 2011.


Records


Most singles titles

Lu Yen-hsun has won 29 ATP Challenger Tour titles.


Oldest champions


Youngest champions


Most matches won

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List of events


Challenger 125 ($150,000+H / €127,000+H)

* Aberto de São Paulo (2001–2014) * Arizona Tennis Classic * Abierto GNP Seguros *
AON Open Challenger The Genoa AON Open Challenger - Memorial Giorgio Messina is an annual tennis tournament held in Genoa, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located ...
* Bengaluru Open * Busan Open Challenger * Città di Caltanissetta * Ethias Trophy (2005–2016) * Finaport Zug Open *
Intersport Heilbronn Open The Intersport Heilbronn Open is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It has been part of the ATP Challenger Tour until 2014. It was held annually in Talheim Talheim () is a Municipalities of Germany, munici ...
(−2015) * Irving Tennis Classic *
IsarOpen The IsarOpen was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour. The tournament was only held once in Pullach, Germany in 2018. Afterwards the tournament relocated to Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , ...
* Kaohsiung OEC Open *
Kunming Open The Kunming Open (formerly known as the ATP China International Tennis Challenge – Anning and the Anning Open) is a tennis tournament held in Anning, China since 2012. The women's event first started in 2014, joining the men's Challenger. The ...
* Moneta Czech Open *
Nur-Sultan Challenger The Nur-Sultan Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, and held annually in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan since 2019. Past fi ...
* Open d'Orléans *
Open du Pays d'Aix The Open du Pays d'Aix is a tennis tournament held in Aix-en-Provence, France since 2014. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts. Diego Schwartzman and Robin Haase Robin Haase (; born 6 April 1987) i ...
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Oracle Challenger Series – Chicago The Oracle Challenger Series – Chicago is a professional tennis tournament played outdoor on hardcourt, hard courts. It is part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) WTA 125K series, 125K series and an ATP Challenger Tour. The tournament take ...
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Oracle Challenger Series – Houston The Oracle Challenger Series – Houston is a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourt, hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) WTA 125K series, 125K series. It is held annual ...
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Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells The Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells is a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourt, hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the WTA 125K series. It is held annually in Indian Wells, California, United St ...
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Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach The Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach is a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the WTA 125 tournaments. It is held annually in Newport Beach, California Newport Bea ...
* Pekao Szczecin Open * Rothesay Open Nottingham * Santaizi Challenger *
Sparkassen Open The Brawo Open, known as '' Nord/LB Open'' until 2010 and the ''Sparkassen Open'' until 2021, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challen ...


Challenger 110 ($150,000 / €127,000 / $125,000+H / €106,000+H)

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Abierto de Puebla The Abierto de Puebla (previously known as the Challenger Varonil Britania Zavaleta) is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's C ...
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Brest Challenger The Brest Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Brest, France Brest (; ) is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany. Located in ...
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BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux The BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Villa Primrose in Bordeaux, ...
* Fuzion 100 Ilkley Trophy * Lisheng Sports Cup Jinan International Open * Hua Hin Open Challenger (2015–2017) * Israel Open (2015–2016) *
Kunming Challenger The Kunming Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Kunming, China since 2013. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on hard courts A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually ...
(2013) * Santo Domingo Open presented by Milex * Slovak Open * Surbiton Trophy * Yinzhou International Men's Tennis Challenger


Challenger 100 ($125,000 / $100,000+H / €106,000 / €85,000+H)

* CDMX Open * China International Challenger Qingdao (2016–2017) * Geneva Open (1992–2014) * Hoff Open (2015–2016) * Honggutan China International Challenger Nanchang (2014–2016) * International Challenger Chengdu *
Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée The Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée is a tennis tournament held in Mouilleron-le-Captif, France since 2013. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on indoor hardcourt, hard courts. Past finals Singles Doubles Externa ...
* Internazionali di Forlì * Internazionali di Monza e Brianza (2005–2012) *
Open Castilla y León The Open Castilla y León is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Circuit. ...
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Open de Guadeloupe The Open de Guadeloupe (formerly known as Orange Open Guadeloupe) is a tennis tournament held in Le Gosier, Guadeloupe since 2011. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on hard court A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface ...
* President's Cup *
RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas The RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas (formerly known as Challenger of Dallas) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the T Bar M Racquet Club in ...
* Sacramento Challenger (2005–2015) *
San Marino GO&FUN Open The Internazionali di Tennis San Marino Open (formerly known as the San Marino CEPU Open and San Marino GO&FUN Open) is a professional tennis tournament played on red clay. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Ch ...
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Seoul Open Challenger The Seoul Open Challenger is a tournament for professional tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a $100,000 ATP Challenger event and a $50,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and has been held in Seoul Seo ...
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Soweto Open The Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit as a $50,000+H event. It was held at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre in the Soweto urban area of Joha ...
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Srpska Open The Srpska Open was a men's ATP Tour 250 The ATP 250 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 250'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series'', and ''ATP World Series'') are the lowest tier of annual men's tennis tournaments on the m ...
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Wrocław Open The Wrocław Open (formerly known as KGHM Dialog Polish Indoors) was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It was held at the Hala Orbita in ...
(2015–2017)


Other tournaments

* Aberto de Brasília *
Aberto de Florianópolis The Cyclus Open de Tênis was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It was held annually in Florianópolis, Brazil from 200 ...
* Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul * Aberto do Paraná de Tênis * Aberto Rio Preto * Aberto Santa Catarina de Tenis * Acqua Dolomia Tennis Cup *
Adriatic Challenger The Adriatic Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed ston ...
* Advantage Cars Prague Open * Aegon GB Pro-Series Bath * Aegon GB Pro-Series Glasgow *
Aegon Manchester Trophy The Manchester Trophy is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was previously part of the ATP Challenger Tour and now currently part of the ITF Women's Circuit. It is held annually at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club ...
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Aegon Nottingham Challenge The Nottingham Open was originally known as the Nottingham Championships or Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887-1967), is a tennis tournament for men and women held in Nottingham, United Kingdom, played on outdoor grass courts at the Nott ...
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Aegon Pro-Series Loughborough The Aegon Pro-Series Loughborough is a tennis tournament that has been held in Loughborough, United Kingdom, since 2010. The event is part of the ITF Men's Circuit, ITF Men's and ITF Women's Circuits and is played on indoor hardcourts. Until 2012, ...
* Aegon Trophy * Agri Cup * Alessandria Challenger * All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships *
Almaty Challenger The Almaty Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Almaty, Kazakhstan since 2017. Past ...
* Almaty Cup * American Express Istanbul Challenger *
Antalya Challenger The Antalya Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Antalya Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous ci ...
* Andria e Castel del Monte Challenger * Apis Canberra International * Aspria Tennis Cup *
Astana Challenger Capital Cup The Astana Challenger Capital Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor Tennis court#Hard courts, hard courts. It is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It has been held in Asta ...
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Astana Cup The Astana Cup was a tennis tournament held in Astana, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the nort ...
* Atlantic Tire Championships * ATP Challenger 2001 Team Padova * ATP Challenger Corrientes * ATP Challenger Pingguo * ATP Challenger Tour Finals * ATP Challenger Trophy * ATP Roller Open *
ATP Salzburg Indoors The ATP Salzburg Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on Tennis courts#Indoor courts, indoor Tennis court#Hard courts, hard courts. It is currently part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenge ...
* Bangkok Open I * Bangkok Open II * Bangkok Open III * Bangkok Open IV * Båstad Challenger * Batman Cup *
Bauer Watertechnology Cup The Challenger Eckental is a tennis tournament held in Eckental, Germany since 1997. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on indoor carpet court A carpet court is a type of tennis court. The International Tennis Federation ...
* Beijing International Challenger * BFD Challenger *
BH Telecom Indoors The BH Telecom Indoors was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was held annually in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina each March since 2003. Andreas Beck was the sing ...
* BH Tennis Open International Cup * Black Forest Open * BMW Tennis Championship *
BRD Arad Challenger The BRD Arad Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Arad, Romania since 2010. After a successful first edition in 2012, the tournament was not held in 2011 due to lack of sponsors. In early 2012 it was announced that BRD – Groupe Soc ...
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BRD Brașov Challenger The BRD Brașov Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Braşov, Romania since 1996. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of ...
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BRD Timișoara Challenger The BRD Timișoara Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Timișoara, Romania since 2004. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of intern ...
* Bucher Reisen Tennis Grand Prix *
Burnie International The Burnie International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. It is a $75k level tournament for the Challenger Tour and a $60,000 level tourn ...
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Cachantún Cup (ATP) The Cachantún Cup is a women's tennis tournament that was held at the ''Centro de Tenis Las Salinas'', at the ''Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas'' in Viña del Mar, Chile. The tournament was competed once, in 2008, from February 11 to February 17. ...
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Cairo Open The Egyptian Open originally known as the Egyptian Championships also known as the Egyptian Open Championships or International Championships of Egypt is a defunct Grand Prix and Challenger affiliated tennis tournament played from 1975 to 1991. ...
* Calgary National Bank Challenger *
Caloundra International The Caloundra International is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Caloundra, Australia. In 2004 it was held in November as the Uncle Tobys Challenger in Caloundra, then as the Kia International in Caloundra from 2005 to 2006 ...
* Camparini Gioielli Cup *
Campeonato Internacional de Tênis de Campinas The Campeonato Internacional de Tênis de Campinas (formerly known as Tetra Pak Tennis Cup) is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Campinas, Brazil since 2011. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outd ...
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Campeonato Internacional de Tenis de Santos The Campeonato Internacional de Tenis de Santos (formerly known as Santos Brasil Tennis Open) is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Santos, São Paulo, Santos, Brazil since 2011. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour an ...
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Campeonato Internacional de Tênis do Estado do Pará The Campeonato Internacional de Tênis do Estado do Pará was a tennis tournament held in Belém, Brazil in 2012. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played on hard courts A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on wh ...
* Capri Watch Cup *
Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso The Salinas Challenger, previously known as Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It has been part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It was ...
* Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville *
Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau The Challenger de Gatineau, currently sponsored as Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. It has been ...
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Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby The Championnats de Granby, currently sponsored as Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor Tennis court#Hard courts, hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Profession ...
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Challenger Britania Zavaleta The Abierto de Puebla (previously known as the Challenger Varonil Britania Zavaleta) is a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourt, hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) ...
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Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil The Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil is a tennis tournament held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, since 2005. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which ...
* Challenger en Los Andes – Quito * Challenger La Manche *Challenger of Santa Clarita * Charles Sturt Adelaide International *
Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger The Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourt, hard courts. It is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and held annually in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, since 2009. Past finals Singles ...
* Chennai Open *
China International Suzhou The China International Suzhou is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ...
* Citta' di Vercelli – Trofeo Multimed * City of Onkaparinga Tennis Challenger * City of Playford Tennis International *
Claro Open Barranquilla The Claro Open Barranquilla (formerly Seguros Bolívar Open Barranquilla) is a tennis tournament held in Barranquilla, Colombia since 2011. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as th ...
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Claro Open Cali The Claro Open Cali is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Cali, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), off ...
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Claro Open Floridablanca The Claro Open Floridablanca (formerly known as Seguros Bolívar Open Bucaramanga and Claro Open Bucaramanga) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals ...
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Columbus Challenger The Columbus Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and WTA 125K series. The ATP event is held annually in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A, as it has been since 2015, the tournam ...
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Concurso Internacional de Tenis – San Sebastián The Concurso Internacional de Tenis – San Sebastián is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in San Sebastián, Spain. The event is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour and is ...
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Concurso Internacional de Tenis – Vigo The Concurso Internacional de Tenis – Vigo (formerly Cidade de Vigo) is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Vigo, Spain. It is played on outdoor Clay court, red clay courts. Between 2005 and 2009, the event was part of the AT ...
*Copa Agco Córdoba *
Copa Ciudad de Tigre The Copa Ciudad de Tigre is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es ...
* Copa Gobierno de Córdoba *
Copa Internacional de Tenis Total Digest The Copa Internacional de Tenis Total Digest was a tennis tournament held in Mexico City, Mexico, in 2013. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played on hard courts A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which ...
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Copa Petrobras Santiago The Copa Petrobras Santiago was a tennis tournament held in Santiago, Chile from 2004 to 2010. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played on outdoor clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the spo ...
* Copa San Cristóbal * Copa San Juan Gobierno * Copa Sevilla * Delhi Open * Dunlop World Challenge * East Hotel Canberra Challenger * Emami Kolkata Open *
Eskişehir Cup The Eskişehir Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. The first edition took place in July 2013. The second edition took place in May 2015. Past finals Singles ...
* Fergana Challenger *Forest Hills Clay Court Classic * Franken Challenge * GDD CUP International Challenger Guangzhou * Gimcheon Challenger *
Guimarães Open Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCWorld Heritage Sitesince 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and ...
* Guzzini Challenger * Gwangju Challenger *
Hong Kong ATP Challenger The Hong Kong ATP Challenger is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Hong Kong since 2015. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hardcourt, hard courts. This was the first time since 1999 that a ...
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Hungarian Challenger Open The Hungarian Challenger Open is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It ...
* Hyōgo Noah Challenger *
Indore Open ATP Challenger The Indore Open ATP Challenger was a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Indore, India. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played on hardcourt, hard courts. It was only played in 2014. Past finals Singles ...
* International Challenger Quanzhou *
International Challenger Zhangjiagang The International Challenger Zhangjiagang is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Zhangjiagang, China since 2017. Past finals Singles Doubles ...
* Internationaux de Nouvelle-Calédonie *
Internationaux de Tennis de Blois The Internationaux de Tennis de Blois is a tennis tournament held in Blois, France since 2013. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of inter ...
* Internazionali Città di Brescia * Internazionali di Manerbio – Trofeo Dimmidisì *
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia The Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia (formerly known as the Blue Panorama Airlines Tennis Cup and Blu-Express.com Tennis Cup) is a tennis tournament held in Perugia, Italy since 2015. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is p ...
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Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza The Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Vicenza, Italy since 2014. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts. Past finals Singles Doubles ...
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Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo The Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Francavilla al Mare, Italy since 2017. ...
* Internazionali di Tennis dell'Umbria * Internazionali di Tennis di Bergamo * Internazionali di Tennis di Cortina * IPP Open * IS Open São Paulo *Isla de Gran Canaria – Ciudad de Telde * İzmir Cup *
Jalisco Open The Jalisco Open (currently known as Zurich Jalisco Open presentado por Aeromexico y Lacoste for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament held in Zapopan, Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, Mexico since 2011. The event is part of the ATP Challenger ...
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Karshi Challenger The Karshi Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Qarshi Qarshi ( uz, Qarshi/Қарши, ; fa, نخشب ''Nakhshab'') is a city in southern Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qashqadaryo Region. Administratively, Qarshi is a district-leve ...
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Kazan Kremlin Cup The Kazan Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour. The men's event began in 2010. Past finals Men's singles Men's doubles External links

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Kazan Summer Cup The Kazan Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. The event is part of the ITF Women's Circuit, and in its inaugural year, 2013, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. ...
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Keio Challenger The Keio Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. Having been held in Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and t ...
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Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships The Lexington Challenger (previously known as the Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships and the Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour ...
* Knoxville Challenger * Koblenz Open *
Košice Open Tournament was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It took place annually in Košice, Slovakia from 2003 to 2014 and then was moved to Poprad Poprad (; hu, Poprád; german: Deutschendorf) is a city in n ...
* KPIT MSLTA Challenger * Kunal Patel SF Open * Las Vegas Tennis Open * Latrobe City Traralgon Challenger *
Launceston Tennis International The Launceston Tennis International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is part of the ITF Women's Circuit and has been held in Launceston, Australia, since 2012. In 2014, it was upgraded to a $50k event. In 20 ...
* Lermontov Cup *
Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger The Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Binghamton, New York, United States since 1994. A Binghamton and Vestal area law firmLevene Gouldin & Thompson has been the title sponsor of the tournament since 2007 ...
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Lima Challenger The Lima Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Lima, Peru, since 2000. Past finals Sin ...
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Lisboa Belém Open The Lisboa Belém Open is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It is held annually in Lisbon, Portugal since 2017. Past finals Men's singles ...
* Manulife Singapore ATP Challenger * Marbella Open * Marburg Open * MasterCard Tennis Cup * Melbourne Challenger * Mersin Cup * Milo Open Bogotá * Milo Open Cali *
Mordovia Cup The Mordovia Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Saransk Saransk (russian: Саранск, p= ...
* Morelos Open * Morocco Tennis Tour – Casablanca *
Morocco Tennis Tour – Casablanca II The Morocco Tennis Tour – Casablanca II is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Casablanca, Moro ...
* Morocco Tennis Tour – Kenitra *
Morocco Tennis Tour – Marrakech The Morocco Tennis Tour – Marrakech is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Marrakec ...
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Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes The Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It was held annually in Meknes, ...
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Morocco Tennis Tour – Mohammedia The Morocco Tennis Tour – Mohammedia is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Royal Tennis Club à Mohammedia in Mohammedia, Morocco. Pas ...
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Morocco Tennis Tour – Rabat The Morocco Tennis Tour – Rabat is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It was held annually in Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ar, الر ...
* Morocco Tennis Tour – Tanger *
Movistar Open The Chile Open (also known as the Chile Dove Men+Care Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts in Santiago, Chile. In its history it was held alternately in Viña del Mar city and ...
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Napa Valley Challenger The Napa Valley Challenger is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Napa, California, United States, since 2013. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts. Past finals Singles Doubles ...
*Naples ITG Challenger *
Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International The NSW Open Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surro ...
* Neckarcup *
Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships The Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship is a tennis tournament held intermittently in Winnetka, Illinois, USA since 1984. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard court A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or fl ...
* Nordic Naturals Challenger * NorthBay Healthcare Men's Pro Championships * Oberstaufen Cup *
Odlum Brown Vancouver Open The VanOpen, currently sponsored as Odlum Brown VanOpen, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour, and of the ITF Women's Circuit. It is h ...
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Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne The Open Quimper Bretagne is a tennis tournament held in Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the ...
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Open Citta' della Disfida Open or OPEN may refer to: Music * Open (band), Australian pop/rock band * The Open (band), English indie rock band * ''Open'' (Blues Image album), 1969 * ''Open'' (Gotthard album), 1999 * ''Open'' (Cowboy Junkies album), 2001 * ''Open'' (YF ...
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Open de la Réunion The Open de la Réunion is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament nominally held in Réunion since 2011. Past finals Singles Doubles References External links

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* Open de Rennes * Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco * Open Harmonie mutuelle *
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon The Open Sopra Steria de Lyon is a tennis tournament held in Lyon, France, since 2016. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts. Past finals Singles Doubles References Official ATP Tour webs ...
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Open Tarragona Costa Daurada The Open Tarragona Costa Daurada was a tennis tournament held in Tarragona, Spain since 2006. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played on outdoor clay courts. Spanish player Alberto Martín Alberto Martín Magret (; born 2 ...
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Penza Cup The Penza Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Penza Penza ( rus, Пе́нза, p=ˈpʲɛnzə) is the largest city and administrative center ...
* Peugeot Tennis Cup * Philippine Open ATP Manila Challenger *
Pingshan Open The Pingshan Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourts. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit, and held in Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a ma ...
* Poprad-Tatry Challenger * Potchefstroom Open *
Poznań Open The Poznań Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the Park Tenisowy Olimpia in Poznań, Pola ...
* Prosperita Open * PTT İstanbul Cup * Punta Open *
Racket Club Open The Racket Club Open is a tennis tournament held in Buenos Aires, Argentina since 2016. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of t ...
* Rai Open * RC Hotel Open * Rijeka Open * Rio Quente Resorts Tennis Classic *
Rio Tennis Classic The Rio Tennis Classic is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. The tournament takes place in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; lite ...
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Riviera di Rimini Challenger The Riviera di Rimini Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Circolo Tennis Rimini in Rim ...
* Road to the Shanghai Rolex Masters * Rome Garden Open *
s Tennis Masters Challenger The s Tennis Masters Challenger was a tennis tournament held in Graz, Austria from 1991 to 2008. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Series and was played on outdoor clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which th ...
* Samarkand Challenger *
Samsung Securities Cup The Samsung Securities Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's event was hel ...
* San Benedetto Tennis Cup *
San Luis Open Challenger Tour The San Luis Open Challenger Tour is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in San Luis Potosí San Lui ...
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Sanremo Tennis Cup The Sanremo Challenger, previously known as Sanremo Tennis Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the ...
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São Léo Open The São Léo Open is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in São Leopoldo, Brazil since 2011. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts. Past finals Singles Doubles References Exter ...
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São Paulo Challenger de Tênis The São Paulo Challenger de Tênis is a professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis r ...
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Sarasota Open The Sarasota Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. From 2022, the event is held at the Payne Park Tennis Center in Sara ...
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Savannah Challenger The Savannah Challenger (currently known as St. Joseph's/Candler Savannah Challenger for sponsorship reasons) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ...
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SDA Tennis Open The SDA Tennis Open is a tennis tournament held in Bercuit, Belgium since 2012. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originall ...
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Seguros Bolívar Open Pereira The Seguros Bolívar Open Pereira is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Pereira, Col ...
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Shenzhen Longhua Open The Shenzhen Longhua Open is a tournament for professional female and male tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a $100,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and a $75,000+H ATP Challenger Tour tournament, and has ...
* Shriram Capital P.L. Reddy Memorial Challenger * Shymkent Challenger *
Siberia Cup The Siberia Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. It was classified as a $50k ITF Women's Circuit tournament, and was held in Tyumen, Russi ...
* Sibiu Open *
Sicilia Classic The Sicilia Classic is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , ...
* Slovenia Open * Sparkasse Challenger Val Gardena Südtirol *
Sparta Prague Open The Prague Open (currently branded as the Livesport Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional women's tennis tournament held in Prague, Czech Republic. It began in 2010, initially as an ITF Circuit $50,000 event upgraded to $100,000. ...
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Sporting Challenger The Sporting Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Circolo della Stampa in Turin Tu ...
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Status Athens Open The Status Athens Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It was held annually in Athens, Greece, and has been since 2008. L ...
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Stockton Challenger The Stockton Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world ...
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STRABAG Challenger Open The ATP Challenger Open (currently known as ''STRABAG Challenger Open 2016'' for sponsorship reasons) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cha ...
* Svijany Open * TAC Cup China International Nanjing Challenger *
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger The Tallahassee Tennis Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on green clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Forestmeadows Tennis Complex in ...
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Tampere Open The Tampere Open is a professional tennis tournament played on clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, br ...
*The Tarka Challenger * Taroii Open de Tênis *
Tashkent Challenger The Tashkent Challenger is a tennis List of tennis tournaments, tournament held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan since 2008. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor ...
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TEAN International The TEAN International was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit, held annually at the Alphense Tennis Club in Alp ...
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Tempe Challenger The Tempe Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such ...
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Tennislife Cup The Tennislife Cup is a tennis tournament held in Naples, Italy since 2007. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's prof ...
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Tetra Pak Tennis Cup Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA; formerly known as Trans-European Trunked Radio), a European standard for a trunked radio system, is a professional mobile radio and two-way transceiver specification. TETRA was specifically designed for use by ...
* The Hague Open * Thindown Challenger Biella * Tianjin Health Industry Park * Tiburon Challenger *Togliatti Cup * Torino Challenger * Torneo Città di Como * Torneo Internacional Challenger León *
Torneo de Mendoza The Torneo de Mendoza is a tennis tournament held in Mendoza, Argentina since 2016. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of ten ...
* Torneo Omnia Tenis Ciudad Madrid * Trani Cup *Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments *
Trofeo Paolo Corazzi The Trofeo Paolo Corazzi was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was held annually at the Centro Sportivo Stradivari in Cremona, Italy, since 1997 (as a club event ...
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Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray The Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray (also known as the Manta Open) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the AT ...
* Trofeo Stefano Bellaveglia *
Trophée des Alpilles The Trophée des Alpilles is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennis Club de Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, sin ...
* Tunis Open *
Uruguay Open The Uruguay Open is a tennis tournament held in Montevideo, Uruguay since 2005. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts. Past finals Singles Doubles See also * Montevideo Open The Montevideo Open i ...
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USTA LA Tennis Open The Carson Challenger (also known as the USTA Player Development Classic and the USTA LA Tennis Open) was a tournament for professional female and male tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event was classified as a $50,000 ITF Women' ...
*UTC Open by Selena * Venice Challenge Save Cup *
Verrazzano Open The Verrazzano Open is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Sophia Antipolis (wisdom), gr, (Ἀντίπολις, a ...
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Vietnam Open The Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open (known as the '' Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open'' for sponsorship reasons) was a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the International Series of the ATP Tour ...
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Vilnius Open The Vilnius Open, known as the Vilnius Open by kevin. for sponsorship reasons, is a professional tennis tournament, held in Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,3 ...
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Visit Panamá Cup de Chitré The Visit Panamá Cup de Chitré is a tennis tournament held in Chitré, Panama since 2014. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on Hard courts A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is playe ...
* Visit Panamá Tennis Cup *
Vivo Tennis Cup The Vivo Tennis Cup is a tennis tournament held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts. Past finals Singles Doubles References External links Officia ...
* Voit Mexico City Open * Volkswagen Challenger *
Winnipeg National Bank Challenger The Winnipeg Challenger, currently sponsored as Winnipeg National Bank Challenger, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. It has been held ann ...
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Wolffkran Open The Wolffkran Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Ismaning, Germany Germany,, officiall ...
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Wuhai Challenger The ATP China Challenger International is a tennis tournament held in Wuhan, China since 2012. In 2011, it was held in Wuhai, China. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on hard courts A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surf ...
* Yeongwol Challenger Tennis * Yugra Cup *
Zagreb Open The Zagreb Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Circuit. It was held a ...
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Zhuhai Open The Zhuhai Open is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. It is held annually in Zhuhai Zhuhai (, ; Yale: ''Jyūhói''), also known as Chuhai is a ...


See also

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2022 ATP Challenger Tour The ATP Challenger Tour in 2022 was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2022 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 184 tournaments with prize money ranging from $37,520 up to $159,360. It was the 45th edition of ch ...
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ITF Men's World Tennis Tour The ITF World Tennis Tour (formerly known as the ''ITF Men's World Tennis Tour'', and previously ''ITF Men's Circuit'') is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. ...
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ATP Challenger Tour 125 The ATP Challenger 125 tournaments are the second highest tier of annual men's tennis tournaments on the ATP Challenger Tour, with 125 ranking points awarded to each singles champion. They were previously the highest tier of Challenger tournament ...


References


ATP 2010 Tretorn SERIE+Entry Points and Prize Money TableChallengers not during the 2nd Week of a Grand SlamChallenger Example from 2nd Week of French OpenArticle mentioning Agassi's Las Vegas ChallengerOverview from ATPtennis.com


External links


Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) official websiteList of Upcoming/Past Challenger events
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