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India is acceptable to big 4 ATP Challenger Tour events for the 3rd play successful a row, albeit with important changes successful schedule, prize wealth and ranking points.
In 2025, the bid began connected February 3 successful Chennai, wherever the full prize wealth was $160,000. It was followed by the ones successful Delhi ($100,000; 75 ranking points for the champion), Pune ($160,000; 100 ranking points) and Bengaluru ($200,000; 125 ranking points) successful successive weeks. Across the 4 Challenger events, Indian players managed to triumph conscionable 1 retired of 13 singles matches successful the main draw.
As per the revised ATP calendar released connected December 4, the 2026 play for the 2nd tier of men’s tennis volition unfastened successful Bengaluru connected January 5. The lawsuit volition connection 125 ranking points and much prize wealth ($225,000) this time.
However, the Chennai Challenger, scheduled to statesman connected February 9, volition person a reduced prize excavation of $63,000 (50 ranking points).
The Delhi Open, starting connected February 16, volition person a somewhat accrued prize excavation ($107,000) and 75 ranking points portion the Pune leg, opening connected February 23, volition person a driblet successful prize wealth ($107,000) and 75 ranking points.
Sunder Iyer, hony. secy., Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association, explained the crushed down the reduced prize wealth for Chennai and Pune.
“In 2025, each 4 tournaments successful India received important monetary assistance from ATP. For the adjacent season, they person selected a antithetic state for it. They volition inactive enactment america but the monetary assistance has been reduced,” said Sunder.
