{"id":525443,"date":"2026-03-09T22:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/525443\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T22:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:24:10","slug":"what-is-the-phoenix-challenger-draw-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/525443\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Phoenix Challenger draw? | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Challenger
\n What is the Phoenix Challenger draw?<\/p>\n

Four Top 50 players in Phoenix; Hurkacz, Kecmanovic among those in Cap Cana<\/p>\n

March 09, 2026<\/p>\n

\"Main-draw<\/p>\n

SMASH LAB<\/p>\n

Main-draw action in Phoenix runs from 10-15 March.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Led by four Top 50 players, the Arizona Tennis Classic<\/a> boasts one of the strongest ATP Challenger draws of the season.<\/p>\n

French lefty Corentin Moutet<\/a>, No. 33 in the PIF ATP Rankings, is the top seed in Phoenix. Zizou Bergs<\/a>, Adrian Mannarino<\/a> and two-time champion Nuno Borges<\/a> are seeded second through fourth, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n

View Phoenix Challenger Draw<\/a><\/p>\n

Held during the second week of the BNP Paribas Open<\/a>, the Phoenix Challenger is a four-hour drive from Indian Wells, providing a landing spot for players who exit early from the ATP Masters 1000 tournament. Among the others in the draw are Terence Atmane<\/a>, Kamil Majchrzak<\/a> \u2014 who took a set off Novak Djokovic<\/a> in California \u2014 Marcos Giron<\/a> and Ethan Quinn<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last year, #NextGenATP Joao Fonseca<\/a> won the title, defeating Alexander Bublik<\/a> in a blockbuster final.<\/p>\n

Buckle up because Phoenix is here \ud83d\ude97\ud83c\udf35#ATPChallenger<\/a> | @aztennisclassic<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ncQFuABRZw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) March 9, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Cap Cana
The ATP Challenger 175 event in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic is also home to a standout field this week. Former World No. 6 Hubert Hurkacz<\/a> is among the draw, which is led by Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic<\/a>. Hurkacz and Kecmanovic could meet in the semi-finals at the\u00a0Republica Dominicana Open – Copa Cap Cana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

View Cap Cana Challenger Draw<\/a><\/p>\n

Taking place for the second consecutive year, the Cap Cana Challenger will also feature seeded players Valentin Royer<\/a>, 2025 finalist Damir Dzumhur<\/a>, Raphael Collignon<\/a>, Mariano Navone<\/a>, Cristian Garin<\/a> and Adam Walton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2025, American Aleksandar Kovacevic<\/a> won the trophy to claim his biggest career title. Kovacevic is still competing in Indian Wells, where on Monday he faces five-time champion Djokovic.<\/p>\n

IT’S TIME \ud83d\ude31#ATPChallenger<\/a> | @atptour<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jTc9j5Vq0V<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) March 8, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

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