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.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 January 2020 – 6 December 2020 |
| Edition | 43rd (12th under this name) |
| Tournaments | 57 |
| Categories | Challenger 125 (10) Challenger 110 (0) Challenger 100 (10) Challenger 90 (2) Challenger 80 (35) Challenger 50 (0) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Carlos Alcaraz  Francisco Cerúndolo (3) |
| Most finals | Carlos Alcaraz  Aslan Karatsev (4) |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The Challenger Tour was suspended between 13 March and 16 August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Schedule
editThis was the complete schedule of events on the 2020 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.[1]
January
editFebruary
editMarch
editApril – July
editNo tournaments were held due to the COVID-19 pandemic, see cancelled tournaments below.
August
editSeptember
editOctober
editNovember
editCancelled tournaments
editThe following tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
| Week of | Tournament |
|---|---|
| March 16 | Arizona Tennis Classic Phoenix, United States Challenger 125 – hard |
| Olímpia Tennis Classic Olímpia, Brazil Challenger 50 – clay | |
| March 23 | Play In Challenger Lille, France Challenger 90 – hard |
| Machala Challenger Machala, Ecuador Challenger 80 – clay | |
| March 30 | Mexico City Open Mexico City, Mexico Challenger 125 – clay |
| Jerusalem Volvo Open Jerusalem, Israel Challenger 80 – hard | |
| Open Harmonie mutuelle Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger 80 – hard | |
| April 6 | Open Città della Disfida Barletta, Italy Challenger 80 – clay |
| San Luis Open Challenger Tour San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger 80 – clay | |
| Murcia Open Murcia, Spain Challenger 80 – clay | |
| April 13 | Sarasota Open Sarasota, United States Challenger 100 – clay |
| Keio Challenger Yokohama, Japan Challenger 80 – hard | |
| Tunis Open Tunis, Tunisia Challenger 80 – clay | |
| April 20 | Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo Francavilla al Mare, Italy Challenger 80 – clay |
| Matsuyama Challenger Matsuyama, Japan Challenger 80 – hard | |
| Manzanillo Open Manzanillo, Mexico Challenger 80 – hard | |
| Tallahassee Tennis Challenger Tallahassee, United States Challenger 80 – clay | |
| April 27 | Puerto Vallarta Open Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Challenger 110 – hard |
| Savannah Challenger Savannah, United States Challenger 80 – clay | |
| Garden Open Rome, Italy Challenger 80 – clay | |
| May 4 | Shymkent Challenger Shymkent, Kazakhstan Challenger 80 – clay |
| May 11 | BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux Bordeaux, France Challenger 125 – clay |
| Heilbronner Neckarcup Heilbronn, Germany Challenger 100 – clay | |
| Braga Open Braga, Portugal Challenger 80 – clay | |
| May 18 | Yokkaichi Challenger Yokkaichi, Japan Challenger 80 – hard |
| May 25 | Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza Vicenza, Italy Challenger 80 – clay |
| June 1 | Surbiton Trophy Surbiton, United Kingdom Challenger 125 – grass |
| 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 8 | Nottingham 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 | |
| Aspria Tennis Cup Milan, Italy Challenger 80 – clay | |
| Shymkent Challenger II Shymkent, Kazakhstan Challenger 80 – clay | |
| June 15 | Ilkley Trophy Ilkley, United Kingdom Challenger 125 – grass |
| Bratislava Open Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger 90 – clay | |
| Internationaux de Tennis de Blois Blois, France Challenger 80 – clay | |
| June 29 | Guzzini Challenger Recanati, Italy Challenger 80 – hard |
| Internationaux de Tennis de Troyes Troyes, France Challenger 50 – clay | |
| August 31 | Orlando Open II Orlando, United States Challenger 125 – hard |
| September 21 | Columbus Challenger II Columbus, United States Challenger 80 – hard (i) |
| October 19 | Murcia Open Murcia, Spain Challenger 80 – clay |
| November 9 | Open International de Tennis de Roanne Roanne, France Challenger 100 – clay (i) |
| November 23 | Open Città di Bari Bari, Italy Challenger 80 – hard |
| November 30 | Open d'Orléans Orléans, France Challenger 125 – hard (i) |
Statistical information
editThese 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
editTitles won by nation
edit| Total | Nation | S | D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | United States (USA) | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | France (FRA) | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Spain (ESP) | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Argentina (ARG) | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Monaco (MON) | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 |
Point distribution
editPoints are awarded as follows:[4]
| Tournament Category | Singles | Doubles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R48 | Q | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | |
| Challenger 125 | 125 | 75 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 75 | 45 | 25 | 0 |
| Challenger 110 | 110 | 65 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 65 | 40 | 20 | 0 |
| Challenger 100 | 100 | 60 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 60 | 35 | 18 | 0 |
| Challenger 90 | 90 | 55 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 55 | 33 | 17 | 0 |
| Challenger 80 | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 0 |
| Challenger 501 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | – | 1 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
- 1 Challenger 50 singles tournaments are only 32-player main draws but involve 24-player qualifying draws
Notes
edit- ^ The JC Ferrero Challenger Open was originally due to take place on 13–19 April but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ The Lisboa Belém Open was originally due to take place on 4–10 May but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ The Marbella Tennis Open was originally due to take place on 30 March–5 April but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ The Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil was originally due to take place on 9–15 November but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ The Orlando Open was originally due to take place on 24–30 August but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ The Florianópolis Challenger was originally due to take place on 6–12 April but was rescheduled and moved to São Paulo due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ The Maia Challenger was originally due to take place on 23–29 November but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ "Challenger Tour – Calendar – ATP Tour – Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Coronavirus spread hits Italian sport as four Serie A games postponed". France 24. February 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "ATP Suspends Tour For Six Weeks Due To Public Health & Safety Issues Over COVID-19". ATP Tour. 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Rankings – FAQ – ATP Tour – Tennis". ATP Tour.