The ATP Challenger Tour: Everything you need to know

You watch the Grand Slams from the first round through the finals. You’re a master when it comes to trivia about the ATP and WTA 1000s. You’re fired up about 500s, and there’s one particular 250 tournament that’s a can’t miss for reasons only you can explain. You’re a professional tennis know-it-all, in a good way.

Then you must know everything about the ATP Challenger Tour, right?

You may not, and that’s OK. The ATP Challenger Tour was created to provide additional opportunities for experience and ranking points for professional tennis players outside the main tour. Challenger events offer ranking points at five different levels—50, 75, 100, 125 and 175—at events held in more than 50 countries.

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In many ways, the ATP Challenger Tour is even larger than the ATP Tour—and as former world No. 11 Sam Querrey puts it, “the essential stepping stone for players aspiring to reach the pinnacle of professional tennis.” ⬇️

One week before Jakub Mensik won this year’s Miami Open champion, he was playing an ATP Challenger tournament in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic. Joao Fonseca is quickly rising up the ranks—thanks in part to 300 points earned at ATP Challenger Tour events this season. Borna Coric won three Challenger titles *in a row* in 2025, and former Grand Slam champions Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic make regular appearances on the circuit.

Whether it’s Next Gen Stars on the rise, the game’s grinders or veteran champions sharpening their swords, the ATP Challenger Tour attracts a wide range of players.

And, with the Tennis Channel app, a wide range of fans. Thirty-five Showcase Events from the ATP Challenger Tour are available to stream live and on-demand.

Whether you’re a diehard tennis fanatic, or just discovering the sport, let’s keep the spirit of tennis alive, and keep an eye out for the next superstar coming through the Challenger ranks.