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2022 Andalucía Challenger
The 2022 Andalucía Challenger (branded as the 2022 AnyTech365 Andalucía Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional clay court tennis tournament that took place from 28 March to 3 April 2022 at the Club de Tenis Puente Romano in Marbella, Spain. It was the fifth edition of the men's event and part of the 2022 ATP Challenger Tour. It was also the first edition of the women's event and a part of the 2022 WTA 125 calendar. Men's singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 21 March 2022. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Carlos Gimeno Valero * Dominic Thiem * Stan Wawrinka It was announced at the press conference that Stan Wawrinka, the former world number 3, would participate in ATP Challenger 125 in Puente Romano in Marbella. He achieved almost every possible milestone in professional tennis. Stan Wawrinka won three Grand Slam titles, 16 ATP titles and an Olympic gold in Beijing with Roger Federer in the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 professional tennis tournaments. It was founded in 1976 as a replacement for the ILTF Satellite Circuit (founded in 1971) as the second tier of tennis. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP Tour and ahead of the ITF Men%27s World Tennis Tour, ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to enter the main or qualifying draws at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are typically young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP Tour players looking to return to the top tour. History of challenger events The first challenger events were held in 1978, with eighteen events taking place. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |