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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
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
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
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
*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)
*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
• 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.