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\n Rodesch wins Oeiras Challenger as college tennis pipeline delivers again<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old is among four Challenger titlists from last week<\/p>\n
January 26, 2026<\/p>\n
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Chris Rodesch celebrates winning the Oeiras Challenger.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
Luxembourg\u2019s Chris Rodesch<\/a> captured his second ATP Challenger trophy on Sunday when he triumphed at the Indoor Oeiras Open 1 in Portugal.<\/p>\n \nThe 24-year-old, a former standout at the University of Virginia, adds to the list of collegiate alums to succeed at the next level. Last year, 23 different players with college tennis experience earned at least one ATP Challenger title, including Rodesch, who won his maiden crown in Tallahassee in April. <\/p>\n \nNow back in the winner\u2019s circle, the 6\u20196\u201d (198cm) Rodesch defeated Hungary\u2019s Zsombor Piros<\/a> 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the Oeiras final.<\/p>\n Trophy time in Oeiras \ud83c\udfc6#ATPChallenger<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bG9IWeblpN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) January 25, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n \n\u201cI\u2019m really happy, it was a really tough week,\u201d said Rodesch, up 55 places to No. 154 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings. \u201cI felt like my first two tournaments in Australia, I had a really good level, but I didn\u2019t get rewarded the way I wanted to. <\/p>\n \n\u201cSo to get rewarded now, in the third tournament of 2026, with the level I\u2019m playing, is really nice. It\u2019s a really, really special feeling to win my second Challenger.\u201d<\/p>\n \nRodesch graduated from the University of Virginia in 2024, earning ITA All-American honours three times during his college career. Rodesch and former World No. 21 Gilles Muller<\/a> are the only players from Luxembourg to win on the ATP Challenger circuit.<\/p>\n Paraguay’s Vallejo wins fourth Challenger trophy \nVallejo, 21, captured two Challenger titles in 2025, including in the final week at the Guayaquil Challenger. After reaching the final round of qualifying at the Australian Open<\/a>, Vallejo travelled to Brazil and easily made the transition to clay. Vallejo is No. 125 in the PIF Live ATP Rankings, setting him up for a new career high.<\/p>\n Harris, former No. 31, returns to titletown The smile of a champion \ud83d\ude01 <\/p>\n Lloyd Harris<\/a> lifts his first trophy since 2024 with a 6-1, 5-2(ret) victory over Pinnington Jones in Soma Bay#ATPChallenger<\/a> | @TennisSA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4N90w1ZdiQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) January 25, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Kwon, two-time tour-level titlist, advances through qualifying en route to trophy \u00a0<\/p>\n
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo<\/a> captured his fourth Challenger title at the Itajai Open<\/a> in Brazil, where he overcame home hope Thiago Seyboth Wild<\/a> 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 in a three-hour, 13-minute final.<\/p>\nAdolfo Daniel Vallejo wins the Itajai Challenger.” style=”width:100%;” src=”https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/-\/media\/images\/news\/2026\/01\/26\/15\/04\/vallejo-itajaich-2026.jpg”>
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo<\/a> wins his fourth Challenger title, three of which have come in Brazil. Credit: Jo\u00e3o Pires<\/p>\n
Former World No. 31 Lloyd Harris<\/a> won his first title at any level since June 2024 with his victory at the Soma Bay Open<\/a> in Egypt. The fifth-seeded Harris, who was a quarter-finalist at the 2021 US Open<\/a>, led Jack Pinnington Jones<\/a> 6-1, 5-2 in the final when the Briton retired with a right foot injury.<\/p>\n
South Korean Soonwoo Kwon<\/a> also returned to the winner\u2019s circle with his triumph at NovaWorld Phan Thiet Challenger 1<\/a> in Vietnam. His first title at Challenger level or above since winning the ATP 250 in Adelaide in 2023, Kwon advanced through qualifying en route to lifting the trophy. The 28-year-old, who won seven matches in eight days, defeated Ilia Simakin<\/a> 6-2, 7-6(5) in the championship match.<\/p>\n