2020 ATP Challenger Tour

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour in 2020 is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2020 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 25 tournaments (as of June), with prize money ranging from $35,000 up to $162,480. It is the 43rd edition of challenger tournaments cycle, and 12th under the name of Challenger Tour.

2020 ATP Challenger Tour
Details
Duration6 January 2020 –
Edition43rd (12th under this name)
Tournaments25 (as of June)
CategoriesChallenger 125 (4)
Challenger 110 (0)
Challenger 100 (3)
Challenger 90 (2)
Challenger 80 (16)
Challenger 50 (0)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Steve Johnson
Arthur Rinderknech
Jurij Rodionov
Jeffrey John Wolf (2)
Most tournament finals Arthur Rinderknech (3)
2019
2021

The Challenger Tour was suspended between 13 March and 16 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2020 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.[1]

January

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 6Canberra Challenger
Bendigo, Australia
Challenger 125 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Philipp Kohlschreiber
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3
Emil Ruusuvuori Denis Kudla
Evgeny Donskoy
Jaume Munar
Dominik Koepfer
Steve Johnson
Kwon Soon-woo
Max Purcell
Luke Saville
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Jonathan Erlich
Andrei Vasilevski
BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Challenger 90 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Jeffrey John Wolf
6–2, 6–2
Yūichi Sugita Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
Matteo Viola
Tristan Lamasine
Martin Kližan
Roberto Marcora
Blaž Kavčič
Andrea Pellegrino
Mario Vilella Martínez
7–6(7–1), 3–6, [12–10]
Luca Margaroli
Andrea Vavassori
Ann Arbor Challenger
Ann Arbor, United States
Challenger 80 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Ulises Blanch
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Roberto Cid Subervi Stefan Kozlov
Daniel Altmaier
Bjorn Fratangelo
Roberto Quiroz
Edan Leshem
JC Aragone
Robert Galloway
Hans Hach Verdugo
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Nicolás Barrientos
Alejandro Gómez
January 13Bangkok Challenger
Bangkok, Thailand
Challenger 80 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Attila Balázs
7–6(7–5), 0–6, 7–6(8–6)
Aslan Karatsev Gian Marco Moroni
Roman Safiullin
Wu Di
Andrea Arnaboldi
Borna Gojo
Evgeny Karlovskiy
Andrey Golubev
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
3–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–5]
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Christopher Rungkat
Bendigo Challenger
Bendigo, Australia
Challenger 80 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Steve Johnson
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
Stefano Travaglia Andrea Vavassori
Marcos Giron
Damir Džumhur
Harold Mayot
Christopher O'Connell
Roberto Carballés Baena
Nikola Ćaćić
Denys Molchanov
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Marcelo Arévalo
Jonny O'Mara
January 20Open de Rennes
Rennes, France
Challenger 80 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Arthur Rinderknech
7–5, 6–4
James Ward Tobias Kamke
Danilo Petrović
Roberto Ortega Olmedo
Cem İlkel
Constant Lestienne
Kyrian Jacquet
Antonio Šančić
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Lukáš Lacko
Bangkok Challenger II
Bangkok, Thailand
Challenger 80 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Federico Gaio
6–1, 4–6, 4–2 ret.
Robin Haase Dmitry Popko
Hugo Grenier
Jiří Veselý
Daniel Altmaier
Roman Safiullin
Ramkumar Ramanathan
Gonzalo Escobar
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–3, 6–3
Gong Maoxin
Zhang Ze
January 27Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach
Newport Beach, United States
Challenger 125 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
6–4, 6–1
Daniel Elahi Galán Mitchell Krueger
Steve Johnson
Raymond Sarmiento
Christopher Eubanks
Bradley Klahn
Denis Istomin
Ariel Behar
Gonzalo Escobar
6–2, 6–4
Antonio Šančić
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
Burnie International
Burnie, Australia
Challenger 80 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Taro Daniel
6–2, 6–2
Yannick Hanfmann Jay Clarke
Jason Kubler
Mohamed Safwat
Alex Bolt
Li Zhe
Michail Pervolarakis
Harri Heliövaara
Sem Verbeek
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
Luca Margaroli
Andrea Vavassori
Punta Open
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Challenger 80 – Clay – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Thiago Monteiro
7–6(7–3), 6–7(6–8), 7–5
Marco Cecchinato Andrej Martin
Felipe Meligeni Alves
Alessandro Giannessi
Facundo Bagnis
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Guilherme Clezar
Orlando Luz
Rafael Matos
6–4, 6–2
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo
Thiago Agustín Tirante
Open Quimper Bretagne
Quimper, France
Challenger 80 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Cem İlkel
7–6(8–6), 7–5
Maxime Janvier Mathias Bourgue
Lukáš Lacko
Zdeněk Kolář
Matthias Bachinger
Mischa Zverev
Vít Kopřiva
Andrey Golubev
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–4, 6–2
Ivan Sabanov
Matej Sabanov

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 3RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas
Dallas, United States
Challenger 100 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Jurij Rodionov
7–5, 7–6(12–10)
Denis Kudla Emilio Gómez
Dominik Koepfer
Frances Tiafoe
Jeffrey John Wolf
Mackenzie McDonald
João Menezes
Dennis Novikov
Gonçalo Oliveira
6–3, 6–4
Luis David Martínez
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Launceston International
Launceston, Australia
Challenger 80 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Mohamed Safwat
7–6(7–5), 6–1
Alex Bolt Kimmer Coppejans
Daniel Altmaier
Liam Broady
Lorenzo Giustino
Borna Gojo
Liam Caruana
Evan King
Benjamin Lock
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Kimmer Coppejans
Sergio Martos Gornés
February 10Bengaluru Open
Bangalore, India
Challenger 125 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
James Duckworth
6–4, 6–4
Benjamin Bonzi Julian Ocleppo
Stefano Travaglia
Ilya Ivashka
Thomas Fabbiano
Yūichi Sugita
Blaž Rola
Purav Raja
Ramkumar Ramanathan
6–0, 6–3
Matthew Ebden
Leander Paes
Cleveland Challenger
Cleveland, United States
Challenger 80 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Mikael Torpegaard
6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Yosuke Watanuki Ernesto Escobedo
Thomaz Bellucci
Denis Kudla
Ulises Blanch
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Raymond Sarmiento
Treat Huey
Nathaniel Lammons
7–5, 6–2
Luke Saville
John-Patrick Smith
Challenger La Manche
Cherbourg, France
Challenger 80 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Roman Safiullin
6–4, 6–2
Roberto Marcora Antoine Hoang
Mischa Zverev
Matthias Bachinger
Quentin Halys
Mirza Bašić
Zdeněk Kolář
Pavel Kotov
Roman Safiullin
7–6(8–6), 5–7, [12–10]
Dan Added
Albano Olivetti
February 17Trofeo Faip–Perrel
Bergamo, Italy
Challenger 80 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Illya Marchenko vs Enzo Couacaud
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy[2]
Hugo Gaston
Tseng Chun-hsin
Cem İlkel
Baptiste Crepatte
Andrea Arnaboldi
Roberto Marcora
Zdeněk Kolář
Julian Ocleppo
6–4, 6–3
Luca Margaroli
Andrea Vavassori
Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville
Drummondville, Canada
Challenger 80 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Maxime Cressy
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Arthur Rinderknech Christopher O'Connell
Johannes Härteis
Yosuke Watanuki
Sebastian Korda
Tobias Kamke
Roberto Cid Subervi
Manuel Guinard
Arthur Rinderknech
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Roberto Cid Subervi
Gonçalo Oliveira
Koblenz Open
Koblenz, Germany
Challenger 80 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Tomáš Macháč
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Botic van de Zandschulp Nicola Kuhn
Ruben Bemelmans
Yannick Maden
Daniel Masur
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Yannick Hanfmann
Sander Arends
David Pel
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Julian Lenz
Yannick Maden
Morelos Open
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Challenger 80 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Jurij Rodionov
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Juan Pablo Ficovich Aziz Dougaz
Guilherme Clezar
Alexander Sarkissian
Roberto Ortega Olmedo
Daniel Altmaier
Alejandro González
Luke Saville
John-Patrick Smith
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]
Carlos Gómez-Herrera
Shintaro Mochizuki
February 24Teréga Open Pau–Pyrénées
Pau, France
Challenger 100 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Ernests Gulbis
6–3, 6–4
Jerzy Janowicz Jiří Veselý
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Harold Mayot
Hugo Grenier
Benjamin Bonzi
Quentin Halys
Benjamin Bonzi
Antoine Hoang
6–3, 6–2
Simone Bolelli
Florin Mergea
Calgary National Bank Challenger
Calgary, Canada
Challenger 90 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Arthur Rinderknech
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Maxime Cressy Kacper Żuk
Liam Broady
Tobias Kamke
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Yusuke Takahashi
Gonçalo Oliveira
Nathan Pasha
Max Schnur
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Harry Bourchier
Filip Peliwo
Columbus Challenger
Columbus, United States
Challenger 80 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Jeffrey John Wolf
6–4, 6–2
Denis Istomin Jurij Rodionov
Mikael Torpegaard
Kaichi Uchida
Aleksandar Vukic
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
Marc Polmans
Treat Huey
Nathaniel Lammons
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
Lloyd Glasspool
Alex Lawson

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 2Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells
Indian Wells, United States
Challenger 125 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Steve Johnson
6–4, 6–4
Jack Sock Brandon Nakashima
Mitchell Krueger
Denis Kudla
Marcos Giron
Grégoire Barrère
Noah Rubin
Denis Kudla
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Sebastian Korda
Mitchell Krueger
Monterrey Challenger
Monterrey, Mexico
Challenger 100 – Hard – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Adrian Mannarino
6–1, 6–3
Aleksandar Vukic Ulises Blanch
Ernesto Escobedo
John-Patrick Smith
Pablo Andújar
Jason Jung
Kevin King
Karol Drzewiecki
Gonçalo Oliveira
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [11–9]
Orlando Luz
Rafael Matos
March 9Nur-Sultan Challenger
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Challenger 80 – Hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw

Rest of the matches cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
T Griekspoor vs P Kotov
B Zapata Miralles vs A Karatsev
R Safiullin vs K Coppejans
Jesper de Jong vs I Marchenko
Potchefstroom Open
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Challenger 50 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
B Bonzi vs S Doumbia
D Brown vs D Masur
vs F Reboul
B Lock vs Hugo Grenier
Rest of March

April – July

No tournaments have been held due to the COVID-19 pandemic, see cancelled tournaments below.

August

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
To be confirmed

September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
To be confirmed

October

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
To be confirmed

November

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
To be confirmed

Cancelled tournaments

The following tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Week of Tournament
March 16Arizona Tennis Classic
Phoenix, United States
Challenger 125 – Hard
Olímpia Tennis Classic
Olímpia, Brazil
Challenger 50 – Clay
March 23Play In Challenger
Lille, France
Challenger 90 – Hard
Machala Challenger
Machala, Ecuador
Challenger 80 – Clay
March 30Mexico City Challenger
Mexico City, Mexico
Challenger 125 – Clay
Jerusalem Volvo Open
Jerusalem, Israel
Challenger 80 – Hard
Casino Admiral Trophy
Marbella, Spain
Challenger 80 – Clay
Open Harmonie mutuelle
Saint-Brieuc, France
Challenger 80 – Hard
April 6Open Città della Disfida
Barletta, Italy
Challenger 80 – Clay
Florianópolis Challenger
Florianópolis, Brazil
Challenger 80 – Hard
San Luis Open Challenger Tour
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Challenger 80 – Clay
Murcia Open
Murcia, Spain
Challenger 80 – Clay
April 13Sarasota Open
Sarasota, United States
Challenger 100 – Clay
JC Ferrero Challenger Open
Alicante, Spain
Challenger 80 – Clay
Keio Challenger
Yokohama, Japan
Challenger 80 – Hard
Tunis Open
Tunis, Tunisia
Challenger 80 – Clay
April 20Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo
Francavilla al Mare, Italy
Challenger 80 – Clay
Matsuyama Challenger
Matsuyama, Japan
Challenger 80 – Hard
Manzanillo Challenger
Manzanillo, Mexico
Challenger 80 – Hard
Split Challenger
Split, Croatia
Challenger 80 – Clay
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger
Tallahassee, United States
Challenger 80 – Clay
April 27Puerto Vallarta Open
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Challenger 110 – Hard
Prosperita Open
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Challenger 80 – Clay
Savannah Challenger
Savannah, United States
Challenger 80 – Clay
Garden Open
Rome, Italy
Challenger 80 – Clay
May 4Open du Pays d'Aix
Aix-en-Provence, France
Challenger 125 – Clay
Advantage Cars Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
Challenger 100 – Clay
Lisboa Belém Open
Lisbon, Portugal
Challenger 80 – Clay
Shymkent Challenger
Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Challenger 80 – Clay
May 11BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Challenger 125 – Clay
Heilbronner Neckarcup
Heilbronn, Germany
Challenger 100 – Clay
Braga Open
Braga, Portugal
Challenger 80 – Clay
May 18Yokkaichi Challenger
Yokkaichi, Japan
Challenger 80 – Hard
Internazionali di Tennis Città dell'Aquila
Todi, Italy
Challenger 50 – Clay
May 25Iași Challenger
Iași, Romania
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza
Vicenza, Italy
Challenger 80 – Clay
Orlando Open
Orlando, United States
Challenger 50 – Hard
June 1Surbiton Trophy
Surbiton, United Kingdom
Challenger 125 – Grass
Czech Open (tennis)
Prostějov, Czech Republic
Challenger 100 – Clay
Poznań Open
Poznań, Poland
Challenger 90 – Clay
Little Rock Challenger
Little Rock, United States
Challenger 90 – Hard
Almaty Challenger
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Challenger 80 – Clay
June 8Nottingham Open
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Challenger 125 – Grass
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon
Lyon, France
Challenger 100 – Clay
RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas
Dallas, United States
Challenger 80 – Hard
Milan Challenger
Milan, Italy
Challenger 80 – Clay
Shymkent Challenger II
Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Challenger 80 – Clay
June 15Ilkley Trophy
Ilkley, United Kingdom
Challenger 125 – Grass
Bratislava Open
Bratislava, Slovakia
Challenger 90 – Clay
Internationaux de Tennis de Blois
Blois, France
Challenger 80 – Clay
Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna
Parma, Italy
Challenger 80 – Clay
June 29Guzzini Challenger
Recanati, Italy
Challenger 80 – Hard
Troyes Challenger
Troyes, France
Challenger 50 – Clay

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed.

Titles won by player

Total Player  S   D   S   D 
3 Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 21
2 Steve Johnson (USA) 20
2 Jurij Rodionov (AUT) 20
2 Jeffrey John Wolf (USA) 20
2 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (USA)11
2 Roman Safiullin (RUS)11
2 Gonzalo Escobar (ECU) 02
2 Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 02
2 Treat Huey (PHI) 02
2 Nathaniel Lammons (USA) 02
2 Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 02
2 Gonçalo Oliveira (POR) 02
2 Luke Saville (AUS) 02
1 Attila Balázs (HUN)10
1 Ulises Blanch (USA)10
1 Maxime Cressy (USA)10
1 Taro Daniel (JPN)10
1 James Duckworth (AUS)10
1 Federico Gaio (ITA)10
1 Ernests Gulbis (LAT)10
1 Cem İlkel (TUR)10
1 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)10
1 Tomáš Macháč (CZE)10
1 Adrian Mannarino (FRA)10
1 Thiago Monteiro (BRA)10
1 Mohamed Safwat (EGY)10
1 Mikael Torpegaard (DEN)10
1 Sander Arends (NED)01
1 Ariel Behar (URU)01
1 Benjamin Bonzi (FRA)01
1 Nikola Ćaćić (SRB)01
1 Karol Drzewiecki (POL)01
1 Robert Galloway (USA)01
1 Manuel Guinard (FRA)01
1 Hans Hach Verdugo (MEX)01
1 Harri Heliövaara (FIN)01
1 Antoine Hoang (FRA)01
1 Evan King (USA)01
1 Zdeněk Kolář (CZE)01
1 Pavel Kotov (RUS)01
1 Denis Kudla (USA)01
1 Benjamin Lock (ZIM)01
1 Orlando Luz (BRA)01
1 Rafael Matos (BRA)01
1 Denys Molchanov (UKR)01
1 Dennis Novikov (USA)01
1 Julian Ocleppo (ITA)01
1 Nathan Pasha (USA)01
1 David Pel (NED)01
1 Andrea Pellegrino (ITA)01
1 Max Purcell (AUS)01
1 Purav Raja (IND)01
1 Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND)01
1 Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (MEX)01
1 Antonio Šančić (CRO)01
1 Max Schnur (USA)01
1 John-Patrick Smith (AUS)01
1 Sem Verbeek (NED)01
1 Mario Vilella Martínez (ESP)01
1 Tristan-Samuel Weissborn (AUT)01

Titles won by nation

Total Nation  S   D 
14 United States (USA)77
5 France (FRA)32
3 Austria (AUT)21
3 Australia (AUS)12
3 Italy (ITA)12
2 Brazil (BRA)11
2 Czech Republic (CZE)11
2 Russia (RUS)11
2 Ecuador (ECU)02
2 Kazakhstan (KAZ)02
2 Mexico (MEX)02
2 Netherlands (NED)02
2 Philippines (PHI)02
2 Portugal (POR)02
1 Denmark (DEN)10
1 Egypt (EGY)10
1 Germany (GER)10
1 Hungary (HUN)10
1 Japan (JPN)10
1 Latvia (LAT)10
1 Turkey (TUR)10
1 Croatia (CRO)01
1 Finland (FIN)01
1 India (IND)01
1 Poland (POL)01
1 Serbia (SRB)01
1 Spain (ESP)01
1 Ukraine (UKR)01
1 Uruguay (URU)01
1 Zimbabwe (ZIM)01

Point distribution

Points are awarded as follows:[4]

Tournament CategorySinglesDoubles
WFSFQFR16R32R48QWFSFQFR16
Challenger 125125754525105011257545250
Challenger 11011065402095011106540200
Challenger 10010060351885011006035180
Challenger 90905533178501905533170
Challenger 80804829157401804829150
Challenger 501503015740150301570
  • 1 Challenger 50 singles tournaments are only 32-player main draws but involve 24-player qualifying draws

References

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