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Updated: September 25, 2023

2023 ATP CHALLENGER BY THE NUMBERS


Match Wins Leaders W-L Titles
1) Thiago Seyboth Wild BRA 38-9 4
2) Sebastian Ofner AUT 37-13 1
Franicsco Comesana ARG 37-15 2
4) Antoine Escoffier FRA 35-20 0
Zsombor Piros HUN 35-20 2
6) Max Purcell AUS 34-7 3
Arthur Cazaux FRA 34-13 1
8) Facundo Diaz Acosta ARG 33-12 3
Terence Atmane FRA 33-16 2

Win Percentage Leaders W-L Pct.


1) Andy Murray GBR 15-1 93.8
2) Ugo Humbert FRA 14-2 87.5
3) Jordan Thompson AUS 16-3 84.2
4) Max Purcell AUS 34-7 82.9
5) Nuno Borges POR 13-3 81.3
6) Thiago Seyboth Wild BRA 38-9 80.9
*min. 15 matches played*

Singles Title Leaders ----- By Surface -----


Player Total Clay Hard (outdoor) Hard (indoor) Grass
Thiago Seyboth Wild BRA…….……………….4 4
Matteo Arnaldi ITA………………………………. 3 2 1
Facundo Diaz Acosta ARG………….……….. 3 3
Hamad Medjedovic SRB………….…….…….. 3 2 1
Andy Murray GBR…….…………………..……… 3 1 2
Mariano Navone ARG…….……………………..3 3
Max Purcell AUS…………………………………. 3 3
Terence Atmane FRA………..……………….… 2 2
Tomas Barrios Vera CHI…………………….…2 2
Nuno Borges POR……………………………..… 2 2
Juan Manuel Cerundolo ARG………….……. 2 2
Francisco Comesana ARG………….………... 2 2
Ivan Gakhov…………………….……………….... 2 2
Hugo Gaston FRA…….………………….……… 2 2
Matteo Gigante ITA…….……………………….. 2 1 1
Hugo Grenier FRA……………………………..… 2 2
Ugo Humbert FRA…….………………….……… 2 2
Steve Johnson USA…………………………….. 2 2
Dominik Koepfer GER………………………….. 2 2
Vit Kopriva CZE…………………….…………….. 2 2
Aleksandar Kovacevic USA………………….. 2 1 1
Constant Lestienne FRA…….………………… 2 2
Fabian Marozsan HUN…….…………………… 2 2
Sumit Nagal IND…………….…………………….2 2
Benoit Paire FRA….……………………………… 2 1 1
Zsombor Piros HUN…….………………………. 2 2
Alexander Shevchenko……………………….. 2 1 1
Sho Shimabukuro JPN….……………………… 2 1 1
Dominic Stricker SUI….………………………… 2 1 1
Alejandro Tabilo CHI….………………………… 2 2
Jordan Thompson AUS….…………………….. 2 1 1
Luca Van Assche FRA…….…………………… 2 1 1
Otto Virtanen FIN……...…….…………………… 2 2
Winners by Age:
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
0 1 5 4 10 15 19 12 12 13 15 7 6 7 7 6 4 4 1 2 2 0 0 0

Youngest Final: Rudolf Molleker (22) d. Gabriel Debru (17) – Prague-3, CZE
Oldest Final: Benoit Paire (34) d. Richard Gasquet (37) – San Benedetto, ITA
Biggest Age Diff. Final: Andy Murray (36) d. Arthur Cazaux (20) – Nottingham, UK

Doubles Title Leaders (Team) Team Titles


1) Hendrik Jebens GER / Constantin Frantzen GER 5
2) Ivan Liutarevich / Vladyslav Manafov UKR 4
Manuel Guinard FRA / Gregoire Jacq FRA 4
Dan Added FRA / Albano Olivetti FRA 4
Evan King USA / Reese Stalder USA 4
Petr Nouza CZE / Andrew Paulson CZE 4
Boris Arias BOL / Federico Zeballos BOL 4

Doubles Title Leaders (Individual) Titles


1) Dan Added FRA 8 titles with 5 partners
2) Victor Vlad Cornea ROU 6 titles with 4 partners
Petr Nouza CZE 6 titles with 3 partners
Andrew Paulson CZE 6 titles with 3 partners
Hendrik Jebens GER 6 titles with 2 partners

Teenage Winners (10)


Jakub Mensik Prague-2, CZE 17 years, 8 months
Dino Prizmic Banja Luka, BIH 18 years, 8 days
Arthur Fils Oeiras-2, POR 18 years, 7 months
Luca Van Assche Pau, FRA 18 years, 9 months
Luca Van Assche Sanremo, ITA 18 years, 10 months
Alex Michelsen Chicago, USA 18 years, 10 months
Hamad Medjedovic Szekesfehervar, HUN 19 years, 8 months
Hamad Medjedovic Mauthausen, AUT 19 years, 9 months
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Leon, MEX 19 years, 9 months
Shintaro Mochizuki Barletta, ITA 19 years, 10 months

Note: Teenagers are 10-8 in finals in 2023. Finalists:


Arthur Fils (Quimper) Abdullah Shelbayh (Manama)
Alex Michelsen (Rome, GA) Luca Nardi (Pune)
Michael Zheng (Palmas del Mar) Daniel Vallejo (Santa Fe)
Philip Sekulic (Granby) Gabriel Debru (Prague-3)

#NextGenATP Winners (26)


#NextGenATP: Players born 2002 or later
Jakub Mensik Prague-2, CZE 17 years, 8 months
Dino Prizmic Banja Luka, BIH 18 years, 8 days
Arthur Fils Oeiras-2, POR 18 years, 7 months
Luca Van Assche Pau, FRA 18 years, 9 months
Luca Van Assche Sanremo, ITA 18 years, 10 months
Alex Michelsen Chicago, USA 18 years, 10 months
Hamad Medjedovic Szekesfehervar, HUN 19 years, 8 months
Hamad Medjedovic Mauthausen, AUT 19 years, 9 months
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Leon, MEX 19 years, 9 months
Shintaro Mochizuki Barletta, ITA 19 years, 10 months
Luca Nardi Porto, POR 20 years, 0 days
Mark Lajal Little Rock, USA 20 years, 22 days
Hamad Medjedovic Mallorca, ESP 20 years, 1 month
Arthur Cazaux Nonthaburi-2, THA 20 years, 4 months
Dominic Stricker Rovereto, ITA 20 years, 6 months
Alvaro Guillen Meza Lima-1, PER 20 years, 7 months
Dominic Stricker Prague, CZE 20 years, 8 months
Dalibor Svrcina Prostejov, CZE 20 years, 8 months
Pablo Llamas Ruiz Segovia, ESP 20 years, 9 months
Zachary Svajda Cary-2, USA 20 years, 9 months
Matteo Gigante Tenerife-3, ITA 21 years, 1 month
Bu Yunchaokete Seoul, KOR 21 years, 3 months
Luciano Darderi Todi, ITA 21 years, 6 months
Matteo Gigante Cordenons, ITA 21 years, 7 months
Terence Atmane Zhangjiagang, CHN 21 years, 7 months
Terence Atmane Guangzhou, CHN 21 years, 8 months

Oldest Winners
Andy Murray Nottingham, UK 36 years, 1 month
Andy Murray Surbiton, UK 36 years
Andy Murray Aix-en-Provence, FRA 35 years, 11 months
Illya Marchenko Salinas, ECU 35 years, 10 months
Benoit Paire San Benedetto, ITA 34 years, 2 months
Benoit Paire Puerto Vallarta, MEX 33 years, 10 months
Steve Johnson Lexington, USA 33 years, 7 months
Steve Johnson Bloomfield Hills, USA 33 years, 6 months
Note: Players 30 & over have won 25 titles this year

Lowest-Ranked Winners Tournament ATP Ranking


Kei Nishikori Palmas del Mar, PUR unranked
Alvaro Guillen Meza Lima-1, PER No. 506
Denis Yevseyev Astana, KAZ No. 412
Sumit Nagal Rome, ITA No. 347
Joris De Loore Oeiras-1, POR No. 341
Jakub Mensik Prague-2, CZE No. 333
Historical Note: Nishikori is the first unranked champion in Challenger history

Qualifier Winners (10)


Mate Valkusz Skopje, MKD 7 wins in 7 days
Sho Shimabukuro Tunis, TUN 7 wins in 7 days
Arthur Cazaux Nonthaburi-2, THA 7 wins in 7 days
Dominik Koepfer Mexico City, MEX 7 wins in 7 days
Duje Ajdukovic Luedenscheid, GER 7 wins in 7 days
Vitaliy Sachko Bratislava, SVK 7 wins in 8 days
Joris De Loore Oeiras-1, POR 7 wins in 8 days
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Leon, MEX 7 wins in 8 days
Sumit Nagal Rome, ITA 7 wins in 8 days
Manuel Guinard Troyes, FRA 7 wins in 8 days

Lucky Loser Winners (1)


Matteo Gigante Tenerife-3, ITA
Historical Note: Gigante is the first ‘lucky loser’ champion since Tommy Paul in Charlottesville 2018

First-Time Winners (28) Tournament Age


Jakub Mensik Prague-2, CZE 17 years, 8 months
Arthur Fils Oeiras-2, POR 18
Alex Michelsen Chicago, USA 18
Dino Prizmic Banja Luka, BIH 18
Shintaro Mochizuki Barletta, ITA 19
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Leon, MEX 19
Pablo Llamas Ruiz Segovia, ESP 20
Mark Lajal Little Rock, USA 20
Alvaro Guillen Meza Lima-1, PER 20
Matteo Gigante Tenerife-3, ITA 21
Bu Yunchaokete Seoul, KOR 21
Luciano Darderi Todi, ITA 21
Terence Atmane Zhangjiagang, CHN 21
Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Coquimbo, CHI 22
Mariano Navone Poznan, POL 22
Duje Ajdukovic Luedenscheid, GER 22
Patrick Kypson Medellin, COL 23
Aleksandar Kovacevic Cleveland, USA 24
Mate Valkusz Skopje, MKD 24
Alexis Galarneau Granby, CAN 24
Adam Walton Cary, USA 24
Sho Shimabukuro Nonthaburi-3, THA 25
Vitaliy Sachko Bratislava, SVK 25
Ivan Gakhov Girona, ESP 26
Ryan Peniston Winnipeg, CAN 27
Joris De Loore Oeiras-1, POR 29
Denis Yevseyev Astana, KAZ 30
Arthur Weber Zhuhai, CHN 31 years, 3 months
Historical Note: Weber is the fourth-oldest player to win his maiden title in Challenger history. He is
also the oldest to do so in his Challenger debut.

Repeat Winners (4)


Nerman Fatic Sibiu, ROU
Roberto Carballes Baena Seville, ESP
Jurij Rodionov Biel, SUI
Hugo Dellien Santiago, CHI

Winners Saving Match Point(s) in Final (7)


Winner M.P. Saved Tournament
Terence Atmane 3 Guangzhou, CHN
Luca van Assche 2 Pau, FRA
Max Purcell 2 Chennai, IND
Emilio Nava 2 Modena, ITA
Alessandro Giannessi 1 Zadar, CRO
Raul Brancaccio 1 Noumea, NC
Felipe Meligeni Alves 1 Lyon, FRA
Historical Note: Most match points saved in a final (since 2011): 7 – Stakhovsky d. Lu in Seoul ‘16

Winners that Competed Collegiately in the U.S. (13)


Player Title(s) School
Nuno Borges Monterrey; Phoenix Mississippi State
Maxime Cressy Rennes UCLA
Alexis Galarneau* Granby N.C. State
Rinky Hijikata Burnie North Carolina
Steve Johnson Bloomfield Hills; Lexington USC
Dominik Koepfer Mexico City; Turin Tulane
Aleksandar Kovacevic* Cleveland; Waco Illinois
Patrick Kypson* Medellin Texas A&M
Nicolas Moreno de Alboran Tyler UC Santa Barbara
Ryan Peniston* Winnipeg Memphis
Arthur Rinderknech Zug Texas A&M
Aleksandar Vukic Busan Illinois
Adam Walton Cary Tennessee
*won maiden title in 2023

Historical Note: Record for former NCAA players to win Challenger titles in a season is 15 in 2022.
Winners on both ATP Tour & ATP Challenger Tour (2)
Player ATP Tour title ATP Challenger Tour title
Roberto Carballes Baena Marrakech 250 Seville, ESP
Arthur Fils Lyon 250 Oeiras-2, POR

Title Leaders By Country


Country Finals W-L Winners
France 23-22 Van Assche-2, Paire-2, Humbert-2, Grenier-2, Gaston-2, Atmane-2,
Lestienne-2, Cazaux-1, Fils-1, Barrere-1, Mpetshi Perricard-1,
Muller-1, Halys-1, Guinard-1, Rinderknech-1, Weber-1
Argentina 17-13 Diaz Acosta-3, Navone-3, JM Cerundolo-2, Comesana-2, Coria-2,
Collarini-1, Tirante-1, Delbonis-1, Olivieri-1, Ugo Carabelli-1
Italy 13-13 Arnaldi-3, Gigante-2, Brancaccio-1, Zeppieri-1, Giannessi-1,
Agamenone-1, Nardi-1, Darderi-1, Bellucci-1, Pellegrino-1
United States 11-9 Kovacevic-2, Johnson-2, Moreno de Alboran-1, Nava-1, Kypson-1,
Michelsen-1, Cressy-1, Svajda-1, Kudla-1
Australia 11-11 Purcell-3, Thompson-2, Hijikata-1, Kokkinakis-1, Vukic-1, Kubler-1,
Walton-1, O’Connell-1
Hungary 6-1 Piros-2, Marozsan-2, Fucsovics-1, Valkusz-1
Brazil 6-3 Seyboth Wild-4, Pucinelli de Almeida-1, Meligeni Alves-1
Great Britain 6-3 Murray-3, Broady-1, Choinski-1, Peniston-1
Germany 5-2 Koepfer-2, Altmaier-1, Marterer-1, Molleker-1
Czech Republic 5-5 Kopriva-2, Kolar-1, Mensik-1, Svrcina-1
Chile 4-3 Barrios Vera-2, Tabilo-2
Japan 4-3 Shimabukuro-2, Mochizuki-1, Nishikori-1
Spain 4-4 Llamas Ruiz-1, Munar-1, Taberner-1, Carballes Baena-1
Austria 4-10 Novak-1, Rodionov-1, Misolic-1, Ofner-1
Serbia 3-1 Medjedovic-3
Belgium 3-4 De Loore-1, Goffin-1, Bergs-1
Finland 2-0 Virtanen-2
Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-1 Dzumhur-1, Fatic-1
India 2-1 Nagal-2
Ukraine 2-1 Sachko-1, Marchenko-1
Portugal 2-3 Borges-2
Switzerland 2-3 Stricker-2
Croatia 2-4 Ajdukovic-1, Prizmic-1
Ecuador 1-0 Guillen Meza-1
Estonia 1-0 Lajal-1
Lithuania 1-0 Berankis-1
China 1-1 Bu Yunchaokete-1
Bolivia 1-2 Dellien-1
Canada 1-2 Galarneau-1
Netherlands 1-2 De Jong-1

Historical Note: Most titles won by a country in a season is 23 – Argentina 2022 & France 2023

Note: Mark Lajal became just the second player from Estonia to win a Challenger title, with his victory in Little
Rock. The 20-year-old is the first Estonian champion since Jurgen Zopp in 2017.

Note: Abdullah Shelbayh became the first player from Jordan to reach a Challenger final, with his runner-up
finish in Manama. The 19-year-old also became the first Arab teen to do so.

Note: Benjamin Lock became the first player from Zimbabwe to reach a Challenger final since 2000, with his
runner-up finish in Medellin.

Note: Daniel Vallejo became the first player from Paraguay to reach a Challenger final since 2010, with his
runner-up finish in Santa Fe. The 19-year-old is the youngest Paraguay finalist in Challenger history.

Note: Jakub Mensik, 17, became the youngest Czech champion in Challenger history, with his title in Prague.
Longest Final (Games)
Leon, MEX Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard d. Juan Pablo Ficovich 67(5) 76(6) 76(3) – 39 games

Longest Final (Time)


Pau, FRA Luca Van Assche d. Ugo Humbert 76(5) 46 76(6) – 3 hours, 56 minutes*

Shortest Completed Final (Games)


Cordenons, ITA Matteo Gigante d. Lukas Neumayer 60 62 – 14 games

Shortest Completed Final (Time)


Zhangjiagang, CHN Terence Atmane d. Mikalai Haliak 61 62 – 44 minutes

*Historical Note: Longest final – Van Assche d. Humbert in 3 hours, 56 minutes (Pau 2023)
Historical Note: Shortest completed final – Tsonga d. Sela in 43 minutes (Cassis 2019)

Top 100 Debut in Pepperstone ATP Rankings (18)


Player Debut Date Age
Wu Yibing CHN 6 February 23
Max Purcell AUS 6 March 24
Luca van Assche FRA 3 April 18
Christopher Eubanks USA 3 April 26
Alexandre Muller FRA 10 April 26
Alexander Shevchenko 17 April 22
Matteo Arnaldi ITA 8 May 22
Aleksandar Vukic AUS 22 May 27
Arthur Fils FRA 29 May 18
Sebastian Ofner AUT 12 June 27
Fabian Marozsan HUN 19 June 23
Facundo Diaz Acosta ARG 17 July 22
Yosuke Watanuki JPN 31 July 25
Dominic Stricker SUI 11 September 21
Rinky Hijikata AUS 11 September 22
Thiago Seyboth Wild BRA 11 September 23
Borna Gojo CRO 11 September 25
Liam Broady GBR 25 September 29
HISTORICAL STATS
ALL-TIME MATCH WINS LEADERS
(1) Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 423-285….400 wins reached on 4 Aug. 2016 in Chengdu, CHN
(2) Paolo Lorenzi 421-273….400 wins reached on 7 Aug. 2019 in Manerbio, ITA
(3) Go Soeda 409-242….400 wins reached on 20 Jan. 2021 in Istanbul, TUR
(4) Yen-Hsun Lu 369-143
(5) Carlos Berlocq 350-169
(6) *Facundo Bagnis 347-206
(7) Filippo Volandri 328-190
(8) Blaz Kavcic 325-183
(9) Rogerio Dutra Silva 323-218
(10) Dudi Sela 321-152
*denotes active player

ALL-TIME TITLE LEADERS


(1) 29 – Yen-Hsun Lu
(2) 23 – Dudi Sela
(3) 21 – Paolo Lorenzi
(4) 19 – Carlos Berlocq
(5) 18 – Go Soeda
(6) 17 – Maximo Gonzalez
17 – Blaz Kavcic
(8) 16 – Takao Suzuki
16 – Aljaz Bedene
16 – Facundo Bagnis*

MOST MATCH WINS IN A SEASON


(1) 57 – Carlos Berlocq (2010)
(2) 52 – Jordan Thompson (2018)
(3) 51 – Boris Pashanski (2005)
(4) 50 – Benjamin Bonzi (2021)
50 – Blaz Kavcic (2017)
50 – Rogerio Dutra Silva (2016)
50 – Inigo Cervantes (2015)
50 – Diego Junqueira (2008)

MOST MATCH WINS IN A SEASON (AGE 20 & UNDER)


(1) 44 – Sebastian Baez (age: 20) (2021)
(2) 42 – Frances Tiafoe (age: 18) (2016)
(3) 42 – Jiri Novak (age: 20) (1995)
(4) 40 – Mario Ancic (age: 18) (2002)
(5) 39 – Holger Rune (age: 18) (2021)

MOST TITLES IN A SEASON


8 – Tallon Griekspoor (2021)
6 – Benjamin Bonzi (2021)
6 – Sebastian Baez (2021)
6 – Facundo Bagnis (2016)
6 – Juan Ignacio Chela (2001)
6 – Younes El Aynaoui (1998)

YOUNGEST TO WIN A TITLE


(1) 15 yrs, 7 months Michael Chang 1987 Las Vegas, USA
(2) 16 yrs, 0 months Richard Gasquet 2002 Montauban, FRA
(3) 16 yrs, 4 months Bernard Tomic 2009 Melbourne, AUS
(4) 16 yrs, 7 months, 2 days Kent Carlsson 1984 New Ulm, GER
(5) 16 yrs, 7 months, 18 days Marcos Ondruska 1989 Durban, RSA
(6) 16 yrs, 8 months Richard Gasquet 2003 Sarajevo, BIH
(7) 16 yrs, 9 months Rafael Nadal 2003 Barletta, ITA
(8) 16 yrs, 10 months, 9 days Richard Gasquet 2003 Napoli, ITA
(9) 16 yrs, 10 months, 10 days Felix Auger-Aliassime 2017 Lyon, FRA
(10) 17 yrs, 1 day Novak Djokovic 2004 Budapest, HUN
(11) 17 yrs, 11 days Richard Gasquet 2003 Reggio Emilia, ITA
(12) 17 yrs, 13 days Paul Dogger 1988 Oporto, POR
(13) 17 yrs, 1 month, 2 days Felix Auger-Aliassime 2017 Sevilla, ESP
(14) 17 yrs, 1 month, 13 days Juan Martin Del Potro 2005 Montevideo, URU
(15) 17 yrs, 1 month, 17 days Horacio de la Pena 1983 Thessaloniki, GRE

YOUNGEST TO WIN MULTIPLE TITLES


(1) 16 yrs, 8 months – Richard Gasquet 2003 Sarajevo, BIH
(2) 17 yrs, 1 month – Felix Auger-Aliassime 2017 Sevilla, ESP
(3) 17 yrs, 1 month – Rafael Nadal 2003 Segovia, ESP
(4) 17 yrs, 3 months – Bernard Tomic 2010 Burnie, AUS
(5) 17 yrs, 5 months – Carlos Alcaraz 2020 Barcelona, ESP
(6) 17 yrs, 5 months – Novak Djokovic 2004 Aachen, GER
(7) 17 yrs, 6 months – Juan Martin del Potro 2006 Aguascalientes, MEX

YOUNGEST TO WIN THREE TITLES


(1) 16 yrs, 10 months – Richard Gasquet 2003 Napoli, ITA
(2) 17 yrs, 5 months – Carlos Alcaraz 2020 Alicante, ESP
(3) 17 yrs, 10 months, 9 d – Felix Auger-Aliassime 2018 Lyon, FRA
(4) 17 yrs, 10 months, 14 d – Juan Martin del Potro 2006 Segovia, ESP
(5) 17 yrs, 11 months – Novak Djokovic 2005 San Remo, ITA

YOUNGEST TO WIN FOUR TITLES


(1) 17 yrs, 0 months – Richard Gasquet 2003 Reggio Emilia, ITA
(2) 18 yrs, 0 months – Carlos Alcaraz 2021 Oeiras, POR
(3) 18 yrs, 2 months – Felix Auger-Aliassime 2018 Tashkent, UZB
(4) 18 yrs, 6 months – Holger Rune 2021 Bergamo, ITA
(5) 18 yrs, 8 months – Tomas Berdych 2004 Weiden, GER

YOUNGEST WINNERS SINCE 2010


(1) 16 yrs, 10 months Felix Auger-Aliassime 2017 Lyon, FRA
(2) 17 yrs, 1 month Felix Auger-Aliassime 2017 Sevilla, ESP
(3) 17 yrs, 2 months Alexander Zverev 2014 Braunschweig, GER
(4) 17 yrs, 3 months, 25 days Carlos Alcaraz 2020 Trieste, ITA
(5) 17 yrs, 3 months, 26 days Nicola Kuhn 2017 Braunschweig, GER
(6) 17 yrs, 5 months Carlos Alcaraz 2020 Barcelona, ESP
(7) 17 yrs, 5 months Carlos Alcaraz 2020 Alicante, ESP
(8) 17 yrs, 6 months, 5 days Shang Juncheng 2022 Lexington, USA
(9) 17 yrs, 6 months, 8 days Jannik Sinner 2019 Bergamo, ITA
(10) 17 yrs, 6 months, 24 days Rudolf Molleker 2018 Heilbronn, GER
(11) 17 yrs, 8 months, 13 days Jakub Mensik 2023 Prague, CZE
(12) 17 yrs, 8 months, 19 days Casper Ruud 2016 Sevilla, ESP
(13) 17 yrs, 10 months, 6 days Nick Kyrgios 2013 Sydney, AUS
(14) 17 yrs, 10 months, 7 days Borna Coric 2014 Izmir, TUR
(15) 17 yrs, 10 months, 9 days Felix Auger-Aliassime 2018 Lyon, FRA
(16) 17 yrs, 11 months, 3 days Wu Yibing 2017 Shanghai, CHN
(17) 17 yrs, 11 months, 4 days Denis Shapovalov 2017 Drummondville, CAN
(18) 17 yrs, 11 months, 13 days Taylor Fritz 2015 Sacramento, USA
(19) 17 yrs, 11 months, 18 days Jannik Sinner 2019 Lexington, USA
(20) 17 yrs, 11 months, 20 days Taylor Fritz 2015 Fairfield, USA
MOST TITLES AGE 17 & UNDER
Richard Gasquet 5 titles
Carlos Alcaraz 3 titles
Felix Auger-Aliassime 3 titles
Juan Martin del Potro 3 titles
Novak Djokovic 3 titles
Tomas Berdych 2 titles
Rafael Nadal 2 titles
Bernard Tomic 2 titles
Taylor Fritz 2 titles
Jannik Sinner 2 titles
Kent Carlsson 2 titles
Horst Skoff 2 titles

MOST TITLES AGE 18 & UNDER


Richard Gasquet 7 titles
Holger Rune 5 titles
Tomas Berdych 5 titles
Carlos Alcaraz 4 titles
Felix Auger-Aliassime 4 titles
Hyeon Chung 4 titles
Mario Ancic 4 titles
Guillermo Coria 4 titles

YOUNGEST TO WIN A TITLE IN CHALLENGER DEBUT


(1) 15 yrs, 7 months Michael Chang 1987 Las Vegas, USA
(2) 16 yrs, 0 months Richard Gasquet 2002 Montauban, FRA
(3) 17 yrs, 6 months Jonathan Stark 1988 Coquitlam, CAN
(4) 17 yrs, 8 months Casper Ruud 2016 Sevilla, ESP

YOUNGEST ASIAN-BORN PLAYERS TO WIN A TITLE


(1) 17 yrs, 3 months Jimmy Wang TPE 2002 Fergana, UZB
(2) 17 yrs, 6 months Shang Juncheng CHN 2022 Lexington, USA
(3) 17 yrs, 8 months Evgeny Korolev KAZ 2005 Aachen, GER
(4) 17 yrs, 11 months Wu Yibing CHN 2017 Shanghai, CHN
(5) 18 yrs, 3 months Hyeon Chung KOR 2014 Bangkok, THA

YOUNGEST SOUTH AMERICAN-BORN PLAYERS TO WIN A TITLE


(1) 17 yrs, 1 month, 13 days Juan Martin del Potro ARG 2005 Montevideo, URU
(2) 17 yrs, 1 month, 17 days Horacio de la Pena ARG 1983 Thessaloniki, GRE
(3) 17 yrs, 6 months Juan Martin del Potro ARG 2006 Aguascalientes, MEX
(4) 17 yrs, 9 months Gabriel Silberstein CHI 1993 Ribeirao, BRA
(5) 17 yrs, 10 months Mauricio Hadad COL 1989 Bogota, COL

YOUNGEST TO REACH A FINAL


(1) 15 yrs, 7 months – Michael Chang 1987 Las Vegas, USA winner
(2) 16 yrs, 0 months – Richard Gasquet 2002 Montauban, FRA winner
(3) 16 yrs, 1 months – Richard Gasquet 2002 Tampere, FIN finalist
(4) 16 yrs, 2 months – Andre Agassi 1986 Schenectady, USA finalist
(5) 16 yrs, 4 months – Bernard Tomic 2009 Melbourne, AUS winner
(6) 16 yrs, 6 months – Sandor Noszaly 1988 Budapest, HUN finalist
(7) 16 yrs, 7 months – Kent Carlsson 1984 New Ulm, GER winner
(8) 16 yrs, 7 months – Marcos Ondruska 1989 Durban, RSA winner
(9) 16 yrs, 8 months – Rafael Nadal 2005 Hamburg, GER finalist
(10) 16 yrs, 8 months – Stefan Kozlov 2014 Sacramento, USA finalist
YOUNGEST TO WIN A MATCH
(1) 14 yrs, 4 months – Marcelo Saliola 1988 Sao Paulo, BRA
(2) 14 yrs, 11 months – Felix Auger-Aliassime 2015 Granby, CAN
(3) 15 yrs, 3 months – Rafael Nadal 2001 Sevilla, ESP
(4) 15 yrs, 4 months – John Boytim 1983 Spring, USA
(5) 15 yrs, 5 months – Todd Woodbridge 1986 Brisbane, AUS
(6) 15 yrs, 6 months – Brett Custer 1983 Sydney, AUS
(7) 15 yrs, 6 months – Sebastien LeBlanc 1989 Chicoutimi, CAN

YOUNGEST TO WIN A MATCH (SINCE 2000)


(1) 14 yrs, 11 months – Felix Auger-Aliassime 2015 Granby, CAN
(2) 15 yrs, 3 months – Rafael Nadal 2001 Sevilla, ESP
(3) 15 yrs, 9 months – Nikolai Soloviev 2002 Hamburg, GER
(4) 15 yrs, 10 months – Gabriel Debru 2021 Roanne, FRA
(5) 15 yrs, 11 months – Carlos Alcaraz 2019 Alicante, ESP
(6) 16 yrs, 0 months – Richard Gasquet 2002 Montauban, FRA
(7) 16 yrs, 0 months – Suk-Young Jeong 2009 Busan, KOR
(8) 16 yrs, 1 month – Mario Ancic 2000 Zagreb, CRO
(9) 16 yrs, 1 month – Holger Rune 2019 Blois, FRA

FIRST BORN IN THE YEAR ___ TO WIN A TITLE


2005 – Shang Juncheng (Lexington ‘22)
2004 – Luca van Assche (Maia ‘22)
2003 – Carlos Alcaraz (Trieste ’20)
2002 – Lorenzo Musetti (Forli ’20)
2001 – Jannik Sinner (Bergamo ’19)
2000 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (Lyon ‘17)
1999 – Denis Shapovalov (Drummondville ’17)

FIRST BORN IN THE YEAR ___ TO WIN A MATCH


2005 – Gabriel Debru (Roanne ’21)
2004 – Luca Van Assche (Saint Tropez ’21)
2003 – Carlos Alcaraz (Alicante ‘19)
2002 – Lorenzo Musetti (Sophia Antipolis ’19)
2001 – Sergey Fomin (Fergana ’17)
2000 – Felix Auger-Aliassime (Granby ’15)
1999 – Denis Shapovalov (Drummondville ’16)

YOUNGEST SF/FINAL MATCHUPS


(1) 34.34 yrs – Horst Skoff (17) d. Franco Davin (16) – Chartres ’86 SF
(2) 34.47 yrs – Richard Fromberg (17) d. Johan Anderson (16) – Madeira ’88 SF
(3) 34.51 yrs – Denis Shapovalov (17) d. Felix Auger-Aliassime (16) – Drummondville ’17 SF

CHAMPIONS DEFEATING FOUR TOP 100 PLAYERS (since 2010)


Gregoire Barrere Orleans 2022
Lorenzo Musetti Forli 2020
Andreas Seppi Canberra 2018
Gael Monfils Bordeaux 2013
Horacio Zeballos Prague 2012

*Note: Musetti (18) is the youngest to defeat four Top 100 players in one week since 2000.
*Note: Musetti (No. 181) is the lowest-ranked to do so since No. 212 Alberto Martin in
2007 in Tarragona.
OLDEST TO WIN A TITLE
(1) 39 yrs, 7 mos, 23 days – Ivo Karlovic 2018 Calgary, CAN
(2) 38 yrs, 3 mos. – Fernando Verdasco 2022 Monterrey, MEX
(3) 38 yrs, 1 mo. – Dick Norman 2009 Mexico City, MEX
(4) 37 yrs, 8 mos. – Stephane Robert 2018 Burnie, AUS
(5) 37 yrs, 6 mos. – Bob Carmichael 1978 Hobart, AUS
(6) 37 yrs, 5 mos. – Stephane Robert 2017 Kobe, JPN
(7) 37 yrs, 1 mo. – Tommy Robredo 2019 Parma, ITA
(8) 37 yrs, 1 mo. – Tommy Robredo 2019 Poznan, POL

OLDEST TO REACH A FINAL


(1) 40 yrs, 8 mos. – Ivo Karlovic 2019 Houston, USA
(2) 40 yrs, 1 mo. – Feliciano Lopez 2021 Tenerife, ESP
(3) 39 yrs, 7 mos, 23 days – Ivo Karlovic 2018 Calgary, CAN
(4) 39 yrs, 7 mos. 9 days – Ivo Karlovic 2018 Monterrey, MEX
(5) 38 yrs, 8 mos. – Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 2016 Qingdao, CHN
(6) 38 yrs, 7 mos. – Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 2016 Chengdu, CHN
(7) 38 yrs, 4 mos. – Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 2016 Samarkand, UZB

OLDEST FIRST-TIME WINNERS


(1) 32 yrs, 10 mos. – Joseph Sirianni 2007 Caloundra, AUS
(2) 31 yrs, 9 mos. – Peter Fleming 1986 Bergen, NOR
(3) 31 yrs, 3 mos. – Martin Rodriguez 2001 San Luis Potosi, MEX
(4) 31 yrs, 3 mos. – Arthur Weber* 2023 Zhuhai, CHN
(5) 31 yrs, 2 mos. – Arnaud Clement 2009 Cherbourg, FRA
(6) 31 yrs, 2 mos. – Victor Estrella Burgos 2011 Medellin, COL
(7) 31 yrs, 2 mos. – Luca Vanni 2015 Portoroz, SLO
*Weber is also the oldest to win a title in his Challenger debut

LOWEST-RANKED WINNERS (since 2000)


(1) Unranked Kei Nishikori 2023 Palmas del Mar, PUR
(2) No. 901 Guido Andreozzi 2022 Temuco, CHI
(3) No. 874 Dominic Stricker 2021 Lugano, SUI
(4) No. 848 Petr Luxa 2002 Istanbul, TUR
(5) No. 838 Sergey Fomin 2022 Shymkent, KAZ
(6) No. 762 Max Purcell 2016 Gimcheon, KOR
(7) No. 762 Gaston Gaudio 2009 Tunis, TUN
(8) No. 760 Yong-Kyu Lim 2010 Busan, KOR
(9) No. 745 John Isner 2007 Lexington, USA

BROTHERS WITH CHALLENGER TITLES IN SAME SEASON


2022 – Francisco & Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG)
2021 – Francisco & Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG)
2018 – Tallon & Scott Griekspoor (NED)
2017 – Jurgen & Gerald Melzer (AUT)
2005 – Olivier & Christophe Rochus (BEL)
2004 – Giovanni & Nicolas Lapentti (ECU)
1982 – Jeff & Russell Simpson (NZL)

MOST MATCH POINTS SAVED IN A FINAL (since 2011)


7 – Sergiy Stakhovsky (d. Yen-Hsun Lu) 2016 Seoul
6 – Wu Yibing (d. Aleksandar Kovacevic) 2022 Indianapolis
6 – Marcos Giron (d. Ivo Karlovic) 2019 Houston
6 – Alexey Vatutin (d. Guido Andreozzi) 2017 Poznan
6 – Paolo Lorenzi (d. Matteo Donati) 2016 Caltanissetta
WINNING FIRST ATP TOUR TITLE PRIOR TO FIRST ATP CHALLENGER TITLE (since 2007)
Tim van Rijthoven* 2022 ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Juan Manuel Cerundolo 2021 Cordoba
Lucas Pouille 2016 Metz
Milos Raonic* 2011 San Jose
Kei Nishikori 2008 Delray Beach
Sergiy Stakhovsky 2008 Zagreb
*Raonic and van Rijthoven are the only active players with an ATP Tour title and no
ATP Challenger titles

THREE TITLES IN THREE WEEKS


• 2023 - Max Purcell
• 2022 - Ben Shelton*
• 2021 - Benjamin Bonzi, Tallon Griekspoor
• 2016 - Mikhail Youzhny
• 2014 - David Goffin, Gilles Muller, Sam Querrey
• 2012 - Andrey Kuznetsov
• 2006 - Nicolas Mahut
• 2002 - Takao Suzuki
• 2001 - Oliver Gross
• 2000 - Takao Suzuki
• 1999 - Michel Kratochvil
*At age 20, Shelton is the youngest to do so

LONGEST WIN STREAKS (single season)


(1) 25 – Tallon Griekspoor (2021)
(2) 24 – Juan Ignacio Chela (2001)
(3) 21 – Benjamin Bonzi (2021)
21 – Takao Suzuki (2000)
(5) 20 – David Goffin (2014)*
20 – Denis Istomin (2011)
20 – Guillermo Coria (2000)
20 – Janko Tipsarevic (2017)
*record 36 consecutive sets won

MOST FINAL APPEARANCES BEFORE FIRST TITLE


8 – Jan-Lennard Struff first title: Heilbronn 2014
8 – Martin Rodriguez first title: San Luis Potosi 2001
7 – Liam Broady first title: Biel 2021

LONGEST GAP BETWEEN TITLES


(1) 17 yrs, 8 mos. – Andy Murray Binghamton 2005 – Aix-en-Provence 2023
(2) 16 yrs, 1 mo. – David Ferrer Manerbio 2002 – Monterrey 2018
(3) 15 yrs, 5 mos. – Mikhail Youzhny Samarkand 2000 – Eckental 2015
(4) 14 yrs, 7 mos. – Fernando Verdasco Segovia 2007 – Monterrey 2022
(5) 14 yrs, 5 mos. – Michael Chang Las Vegas 1987 – Calabasas 2002
(6) 14 yrs, 1 mo. – Philipp Kohlschreiber Reunion Island 2005 – Canberra 2020
(7) 12 yrs, 4 mos. – Ernests Gulbis Mons 2007 – Pau 2020
(8) 12 yrs, 2 mos. – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Surbiton 2007 – Cassis 2019
(9) 12 yrs, 2 mos. – Thomas Johansson Jerusalem 1995 – Binghamton 2007
(10) 12 yrs, 2 mos. – Marc Rosset Messina 1989 – Milan 2001
(11) 11 yrs, 9 mos. – Tommy Robredo Sevilla 2000 – Caltanissetta 2012
(12) 11 yrs, 5 mos. – Robby Ginepri Waikoloa 2003 – Tallahassee 2014
(13) 11 yrs, 5 mos. – Sergi Bruguera Cairo 1989 – Segovia 2000
(14) 11 yrs, 1 mo. – Marc-Kevin Goellner Halle 1992 – Bukhara 2003
HIGHEST-RANKED PLAYERS TO ENTER A TOURNAMENT (since 2000)
(1) No. 8 – Rainer Schuettler Braunschweig 2003
(2) No. 12 – Fernando Gonzalez Sunrise 2008
(3) No. 12 – Joachim Johansson Luxembourg 2004
(4) No. 13 – Tomas Berdych Prostejov 2008
(5) No. 13 – Sjeng Schalken Prague 2003

HIGHEST-RANKED CHAMPIONS (since 2000)


(1) No. 12 – Joachim Johansson Luxembourg 2004
(2) No. 13 – Sjeng Schalken Prague 2003
(3) No. 14 – Ivan Ljubicic Zagreb 2005
(4) No. 17 – Stan Wawrinka Prague 2020
(5) No. 17 – Martin Verkerk Hilversum 2003

CHALLENGER TITLE & WIMBLEDON QF IN SAME SEASON (since 2000)


2023 – Roman Safiullin
2014 – Nick Kyrgios
2012 – Florian Mayer
2011 – Feliciano Lopez
2010 – Yen-Hsun Lu
2004 – Florian Mayer
2000 – Vladimir Voltchkov, Alexander Popp

CHALLENGER TITLE & US OPEN QF IN SAME SEASON (since 2000)


2021 – Carlos Alcaraz
2019 – Matteo Berrettini
2018 – Kei Nishikori, John Millman
2010 – Stan Wawrinka
2008 – Gilles Muller
2005 – James Blake
2004 – Joachim Johansson
2003 – Sjeng Schalken
2001 – Andy Roddick

ALL-TIME DOUBLES TITLE LEADERS


(1) 48 – Sanchai Ratiwatana
(2) 46 – Sonchat Ratiwatana
(3) 46 – Igor Zelenay
(4) 38 – Mikhail Elgin
(5) 37 – Rik de Voest

MOST DOUBLES TITLES IN A SEASON


10 – Julian Cash / Henry Patten (2022)
8 – Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana (2012)
7 – Guido Andreozzi/Guillermo Duran (2022)
7 – Max Purcell / Luke Saville (2019)
7 – Sander Gille / Joran Vliegen (2018)
7 – Maoxin Gong / Ze Zhang (2018)
7 – Wesley Koolhof / Matwe Middelkoop (2015)
• All-teen finals (since 2007):
Giulio Zeppieri (19) d. Flavio Cobolli (19) in Barletta 2021
Juan Manuel Cerundolo (19) d. Flavio Cobolli (18) in Rome 2021
Corentin Moutet (18) d. Stefanos Tsitsipas (19) in Brest 2017
Maxime Janvier (19) d. Stefanos Tsitsipas (18) in Casablanca 2016
Quentin Halys (19) d. Frances Tiafoe (18) in Tallahassee 2016
Noah Rubin (19) d. Tommy Paul (18) in Charlottesville 2015
Taylor Fritz (17) d. Jared Donaldson (19) in Sacramento 2015

• Youngest to qualify for a main draw: Felix Auger-Aliassime (14y,7m) in Drummondville 2015

• Only player to win on hard, clay and grass in a single season: Grega Zemlja in 2012 –
Beijing (hard), Anning (clay) and Nottingham (grass)

• Only player to win ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour titles on grass in a single season:
Yuichi Sugita in 2017 – Surbiton Challenger and Antalya ATP 250

LONGEST-RUNNING TOURNAMENTS
41 editions – Tampere, Finland (Tampere Open)
36 editions – San Luis Potosi, Mexico (San Luis Open)
36 editions – Istanbul, Turkey (Istanbul Challenger)
32 editions – Segovia, Spain (Open Castilla y Leon)
31 editions – Sevilla, Spain (Copa Sevilla)

Note: Founded in 1980, San Luis Potosi, Mexico is the oldest active tournament on the Challenger Tour.

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