The ATP Challenger Tour in 2020 was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2020 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 57 tournaments with prize money ranging from $35,000 up to $162,480. It was the 43rd edition of challenger tournaments cycle and 12th under the name of Challenger Tour.
The Challenger Tour was suspended between 13 March and 16 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schedule This was the complete schedule of events on the 2020 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
January Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsJanuary 6Canberra ChallengerBendigo, Australia Challenger 125 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Philipp Kohlschreiber7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3 Emil Ruusuvuori Denis Kudla Evgeny Donskoy Jaume Munar Dominik Koepfer Steve Johnson Kwon Soon-woo Max Purcell Luke Saville7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) Jonathan Erlich Andrei VasilevskiBNP Paribas de Nouvelle-CalédonieNouméa, New Caledonia Challenger 90 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles J. J. Wolf6–2, 6–2 Yūichi Sugita Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Matteo Viola Tristan Lamasine Martin Kližan Roberto Marcora Blaž Kavčič Andrea Pellegrino Mario Vilella Martínez7–6(7–1), 3–6, [12–10] Luca Margaroli Andrea VavassoriAnn Arbor ChallengerAnn Arbor, United States Challenger 80 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Ulises Blanch3–6, 6–4, 6–2 Roberto Cid Subervi Stefan Kozlov Daniel Altmaier Bjorn Fratangelo Roberto Quiroz Edan Leshem JC Aragone Robert Galloway Hans Hach Verdugo4–6, 6–4, [10–8] Nicolás Barrientos Alejandro GómezJanuary 13Bangkok ChallengerBangkok, Thailand Challenger 80 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Attila Balázs7–6(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 Nedovyesov3–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–5] Sanchai Ratiwatana Christopher RungkatBendigo ChallengerBendigo, Australia Challenger 80 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Steve Johnson7–6(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 Molchanov7–6(7–3), 6–4 Marcelo Arévalo Jonny O'MaraJanuary 20Open de RennesRennes, France Challenger 80 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Arthur Rinderknech7–5, 6–4 James Ward Tobias Kamke Danilo Petrović Roberto Ortega Olmedo Cem İlkel Constant Lestienne Kyrian Jacquet Antonio Šančić Tristan-Samuel Weissborn7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–7] Teymuraz Gabashvili Lukáš LackoBangkok Challenger IIBangkok, Thailand Challenger 80 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Federico Gaio6–1, 4–6, 4–2 ret. Robin Haase Dmitry Popko Hugo Grenier Jiří Veselý Daniel Altmaier Roman Safiullin Ramkumar Ramanathan Gonzalo Escobar Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela6–3, 6–3 Gong Maoxin Zhang ZeJanuary 27Oracle Challenger Series – Newport BeachNewport Beach, United States Challenger 125 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Thai-Son Kwiatkowski6–4, 6–1 Daniel Elahi Galán Mitchell Krueger Steve Johnson Raymond Sarmiento Christopher Eubanks Bradley Klahn Denis Istomin Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar6–2, 6–4 Antonio Šančić Tristan-Samuel WeissbornBurnie InternationalBurnie, Australia Challenger 80 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Taro Daniel6–2, 6–2 Yannick Hanfmann Jay Clarke Jason Kubler Mohamed Safwat Alex Bolt Li Zhe Michail Pervolarakis Harri Heliövaara Sem Verbeek7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) Luca Margaroli Andrea VavassoriPunta OpenPunta del Este, Uruguay Challenger 80 – clay – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Thiago Monteiro7–6(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 Matos6–4, 6–2 Juan Manuel Cerúndolo Thiago Agustín TiranteOpen Quimper BretagneQuimper, France Challenger 80 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Cem İlkel7–6(8–6), 7–5 Maxime Janvier Mathias Bourgue Lukáš Lacko Zdeněk Kolář Matthias Bachinger Mischa Zverev Vít Kopřiva Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov6–4, 6–2 Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov
February Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsFebruary 3RBC Tennis Championships of DallasDallas, United States Challenger 100 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Jurij Rodionov7–5, 7–6(12–10) Denis Kudla Emilio Gómez Dominik Koepfer Frances Tiafoe J. J. Wolf Mackenzie McDonald João Menezes Dennis Novikov Gonçalo Oliveira6–3, 6–4 Luis David Martínez Miguel Ángel Reyes-VarelaLaunceston InternationalLaunceston, Australia Challenger 80 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Mohamed Safwat7–6(7–5), 6–1 Alex Bolt Kimmer Coppejans Daniel Altmaier Liam Broady Lorenzo Giustino Borna Gojo Liam Caruana Evan King Benjamin Lock3–6, 6–3, [10–8] Kimmer Coppejans Sergio Martos GornésFebruary 10Bengaluru OpenBangalore, India Challenger 125 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles James Duckworth6–4, 6–4 Benjamin Bonzi Julian Ocleppo Stefano Travaglia Ilya Ivashka Thomas Fabbiano Yūichi Sugita Blaž Rola Purav Raja Ramkumar Ramanathan6–0, 6–3 Matthew Ebden Leander PaesCleveland OpenCleveland, United States Challenger 80 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Mikael Torpegaard6–3, 1–6, 6–1 Yosuke Watanuki Ernesto Escobedo Thomaz Bellucci Denis Kudla Ulises Blanch Geoffrey Blancaneaux Raymond Sarmiento Treat Huey Nathaniel Lammons7–5, 6–2 Luke Saville John-Patrick SmithChallenger La MancheCherbourg, France Challenger 80 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Roman Safiullin6–4, 6–2 Roberto Marcora Antoine Hoang Mischa Zverev Matthias Bachinger Quentin Halys Mirza Bašić Zdeněk Kolář Pavel Kotov Roman Safiullin7–6(8–6), 5–7, [12–10] Dan Added Albano OlivettiFebruary 17Trofeo Faip–PerrelBergamo, Italy Challenger 80 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Illya Marchenko vs Enzo CouacaudCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Hugo Gaston Tseng Chun-hsin Cem İlkel Baptiste Crepatte Andrea Arnaboldi Roberto Marcora Zdeněk Kolář Julian Ocleppo6–4, 6–3 Luca Margaroli Andrea VavassoriChallenger Banque Nationale de DrummondvilleDrummondville, Canada Challenger 80 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Maxime Cressy6–7(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 Rinderknech7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) Roberto Cid Subervi Gonçalo OliveiraKoblenz OpenKoblenz, Germany Challenger 80 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Tomáš Macháč6–3, 4–6, 6–3 Botic van de Zandschulp Nicola Kuhn Ruben Bemelmans Yannick Maden Daniel Masur Dimitar Kuzmanov Yannick Hanfmann Sander Arends David Pel7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) Julian Lenz Yannick MadenMorelos OpenCuernavaca, Mexico Challenger 80 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Jurij Rodionov4–6, 6–2, 6–3 Juan Pablo Ficovich Aziz Dougaz Guilherme Clezar Alexander Sarkissian Roberto Ortega Olmedo Daniel Altmaier Alejandro González Luke Saville John-Patrick Smith6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5] Carlos Gómez-Herrera Shintaro MochizukiFebruary 24Teréga Open Pau–PyrénéesPau, France Challenger 100 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Ernests Gulbis6–3, 6–4 Jerzy Janowicz Jiří Veselý Teymuraz Gabashvili Harold Mayot Hugo Grenier Benjamin Bonzi Quentin Halys Benjamin Bonzi Antoine Hoang6–3, 6–2 Simone Bolelli Florin MergeaCalgary National Bank ChallengerCalgary, Canada Challenger 90 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Arthur Rinderknech3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 Maxime Cressy Kacper Żuk Liam Broady Tobias Kamke Geoffrey Blancaneaux Yusuke Takahashi Gonçalo Oliveira Nathan Pasha Max Schnur7–6(7–4), 6–3 Harry Bourchier Filip PeliwoColumbus ChallengerColumbus, United States Challenger 80 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles J. J. Wolf6–4, 6–2 Denis Istomin Jurij Rodionov Mikael Torpegaard Kaichi Uchida Aleksandar Vukic Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Marc Polmans Treat Huey Nathaniel Lammons7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) Lloyd Glasspool Alex Lawson
March Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMarch 2Oracle Challenger Series – Indian WellsIndian Wells, United States Challenger 125 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Steve Johnson6–4, 6–4 Jack Sock Brandon Nakashima Mitchell Krueger Denis Kudla Marcos Giron Grégoire Barrère Noah Rubin Denis Kudla Thai-Son Kwiatkowski6–3, 2–6, [10–6] Sebastian Korda Mitchell KruegerMonterrey ChallengerMonterrey, Mexico Challenger 100 – hard – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Adrian Mannarino6–1, 6–3 Aleksandar Vukic Ulises Blanch Ernesto Escobedo John-Patrick Smith Pablo Andújar Jason Jung Kevin King Karol Drzewiecki Gonçalo Oliveira6–7(5–7), 6–4, [11–9] Orlando Luz Rafael MatosMarch 9Nur-Sultan ChallengerNur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Challenger 80 – hard (i) – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Rest of the matches cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic T Griekspoor vs P Kotov B Zapata Miralles vs A Karatsev R Safiullin vs K Coppejans J de Jong vs I MarchenkoPotchefstroom OpenPotchefstroom, South Africa Challenger 50 – hard – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles B Bonzi vs S Doumbia D Brown vs D Masur vs F Reboul B Lock vs H GrenierRest of March
April – July No tournaments were held due to the COVID-19 pandemic, see cancelled tournaments below.
August Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsAugust 17Advantage Cars Prague OpenPrague, Czech Republic Challenger 125 – clay – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Stan Wawrinka7–6(7–2), 6–4 Aslan Karatsev Michael Vrbenský Pierre-Hugues Herbert Sumit Nagal Elias Ymer Tallon Griekspoor Henri Laaksonen Pierre-Hugues Herbert Arthur Rinderknech6–3, 6–4 Zdeněk Kolář Lukáš RosolInternazionali di Tennis Città di TodiTodi, Italy Challenger 100 – clay – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Yannick Hanfmann6–3, 6–3 Bernabé Zapata Miralles Antoine Hoang Gian Marco Moroni Facundo Bagnis Federico Gaio Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Marco Cecchinato Ariel Behar Andrey Golubev6–4, 6–2 Elliot Benchetrit Hugo GastonAugust 24RPM OpenPrague, Czech Republic Challenger 125 – clay – 48S/4Q/16DSingles – Doubles Aslan Karatsev6–4, 7–6(8–6) Tallon Griekspoor Dmitry Popko Lukáš Rosol Stan Wawrinka Arthur Rinderknech Robin Haase Sebastian Ofner Sander Arends David Pel7–5, 7–6(7–5) André Göransson Gonçalo OliveiraInternazionali di Tennis Città di TriesteTrieste, Italy Challenger 100 – clay – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Carlos Alcaraz6–4, 6–3 Riccardo Bonadio Lorenzo Musetti Mario Vilella Martínez Juan Pablo Ficovich Tomás Martín Etcheverry Liam Broady Maximilian Marterer Ariel Behar Andrey Golubev6–4, 6–2 Hugo Gaston Tristan LamasineAugust 31Prosperita OpenOstrava, Czech Republic Challenger 125 – clay – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Aslan Karatsev6–4, 6–2 Oscar Otte Botic van de Zandschulp Tallon Griekspoor Lukáš Lacko Mats Moraing Zdeněk Kolář Ilya Ivashka Artem Sitak Igor Zelenay7–5, 6–4 Karol Drzewiecki Szymon WalkówInternazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia GiuliaCordenons, Italy Challenger 100 – clay – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Bernabé Zapata Miralles6–2, 4–6, 6–2 Carlos Alcaraz Alejandro Tabilo Daniel Altmaier Andrea Collarini Riccardo Bonadio Facundo Bagnis Lorenzo Musetti Ariel Behar Andrey Golubev7–5, 6–4 Andrés Molteni Hugo Nys
September