{"id":487350,"date":"2026-02-18T06:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/487350\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:17:07","slug":"joao-fonseca-entered-in-phoenix-challenger-view-entry-list-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/487350\/","title":{"rendered":"Joao Fonseca entered in Phoenix Challenger; View entry list | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Challenger
\n Fonseca plots Phoenix Challenger repeat; Hurkacz headlines Cap Cana entry list<\/p>\n

View the entry lists for the season’s first ATP Challenger 175 events<\/p>\n

February 18, 2026<\/p>\n

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The Phoenix and Cap Cana Challengers will take place from 10-15 March.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Brazilian teen Joao Fonseca<\/a> is eyeing a return to next month’s ATP Challenger 175 event in Phoenix, Arizona, where he is the defending champion. The 19-year-old is entered in the Arizona Tennis Classic<\/a>, which is held during the second week of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells.<\/p>\n

Players who exit early from the BNP Paribas Open<\/a> could appear in Phoenix or at the Challenger 175 event in Cap Cana, often leading to stacked fields at both events. Former World No. 6 Hubert Hurkacz<\/a> is entered in the Cap Cana Challenger.<\/p>\n

Fonseca is joined the Phoenix field, subject to change, by six other Top 50 players. Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech<\/a>, the No. 30 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, is the highest-ranked player on the entry list. Corentin Moutet<\/a>, Alex Michelsen<\/a>, Zizou Bergs<\/a>, two-time champion Nuno Borges<\/a> and Adrian Mannarino<\/a> are also entered.<\/p>\n

It’s Challenger 175 szn \ud83d\ude0e#ATPChallenger<\/a> | @aztennisclassic<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NeIOTP1Qmy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Six Americans are entered in Phoenix, including Michelsen, Marcos Giron<\/a>, Eliot Spizzirri<\/a>, Reilly Opelka<\/a>, Ethan Quinn<\/a> and Emilio Nava<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cap Cana Challenger, which made its debut last March, could feature Hurkacz, 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF<\/a> champion Hamad Medjedovic<\/a> and defending titlist Aleksandar Kovacevic<\/a>, among others. Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry<\/a>, World No. 51, is the highest-ranked player entered in the\u00a0Republica Dominicana Open, Copa Cap Cana Ciudad Destino<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both the Phoenix and Cap Cana Challengers run from 10-15 March.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cap Cana is calling \ud83c\udf34\ud83d\udcde#ATPChallenger<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vN4gOlEaNF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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