Tennis
Chennai to host first of four ATP Challenger tournaments in February
While Chennai, Pune and Bengaluru will host ATP 100 events, New Delhi will host an ATP 75 event in February.
A view of the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai. (Photo credit: @UpdatesChennai/X)
The All India Tennis Association (AITA), on Monday, confirmed that the country will host four ATP Challenger tournaments in February 2025, beginning with an ATP 100 event in Chennai.
"The ATP has cleared the dates and venues for the Challenger events," AITA said in a release.
While the first tournament will be held in Chennai, starting on February 3, Bengaluru (from February 10), Pune (from February 17) and New Delhi (from February 24) will play host to the next three tournaments.
The tournaments in Chennai, Bengaluru and Pune are ATP 100 events, the fourth tournament in Delhi will be an ATP 75 event.
The ATP 100 events offer 100 ranking points to the singles title winner along with a prize money of USD 17,500 while the champion in an ATP 75 pockets 75 ranking events with USD 11,200 as prize money.
In season 2024, India had hosted three Challenger events.
"AITA is committed to bring more Challenger events to the country during the 2025 season," the release added.
Last week, the AITA announced the line-up of 13 international tournaments at home, including four ATP Challengers and a WTA 125 event in the first quarter of the 2025 season.
The tournaments will offer a combined prize purse of nearly Rs 10 crore and 1100 ranking points.
Three ITF events for women will be held in January 2025, starting with a USD 40,000 tournament in New Delhi on January 13, a USD 100,000 event in Bengaluru on January 20 and a USD 70,000 event in Pune.
Meanwhile, the second edition of the Mumbai Open will start on February 3.
