Action on the ATP Challenger Tour is set to take off as the 2017 season gets underway this week with a trio of tournaments. NextGen stars begin their quests in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan, with Noumea, Happy Valley and Bangkok playing host to the opening-week events. For the 14th consecutive year, the French territory of New Caledonia kicks off the season. The island paradise, located off the eastern coast of Australia, welcomes players to the Ligue de Tennis du Ouen-Toro in the capital city of Noumea. Defending champion Adrian Mannarino is the top seed and bidding for a third title in five years, while Next Gen ATP Finals contenders Duckhee Lee, Quentin Halys and Noah Rubin feature in...
Match Win-Loss Leaders Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva was the lone player to claim 50 match wins this year, but it was Yen-Hsun Lu earning the highest win percentage (min. 30 matches played). Player W-L Pct. Yen-Hsun Lu 34-5 .871 James Duckworth 25-5 .833 Steve Darcis 31-7 .816 Facundo Bagnis 45-11 .804 Dudi Sela 25-8 .757 Carlos Berlocq 34-11 .755 Gerald Melzer 44-16 .733 Ricardas Berankis 22-8 .733 Jordan Thompson 46-17 .730 Singles Title Leaders Facundo Bagnis became just the third player to win six titles in a season, joining Younes El Aynaoui (1998) and Juan Ignacio Chela (2001). Player Total Clay Grass Hard Facundo Bagnis 6 6 Yen-Hsun Lu 4 2 2 Gerald Melzer 4 3 ...
The 2016 ATP Challenger Tour season was filled with many intriguing storylines and pulsating moments. With 165 tournaments in 44 countries and territories, there was no shortage of entertaining tennis, as players fought for crucial Emirates ATP Rankings points. ATPWorldTour.com looks back at the season that was... NextGen Stars Make Their Mark Rising players continued to have a major impact on the ATP Challenger Tour, with #NextGen stars racking up 17 titles in total. Teenagers comprised 13 of those 17 victories. Among the #NextGen winners were Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev, Hyeon Chung, Elias Ymer, Yoshihito Nishioka and Kyle Edmund. Emerging Americans also made their presence felt in the second half of 2016. Frances Tiafoe won his first Challenger title in...
Re-live the action from finals day at the Uruguay Open, where Diego Schwartzman lifted his second ATP Challenger Tour trophy of the season. Video courtesy Uruguay Open.