The Arizona Tennis Classic is an annual tennis tournament on the ATP challenger tour that is played on outdoor hard courts at the Phoenix Country Club, in Phoenix, Arizona.
The first challenger tournament in Phoenix was played in 2019 with Matteo Berrettini winning the singles and Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski winning the doubles.
2023 Arizona Tennis Classic
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Level: Challenger 175
Court Surface: Outdoor Hard Courts
Draw Size: 32 Singles, 16 Doubles
Prize Money: $220,000
Dates
The 2023 Arizona Tennis Classic tennis tournament will be held from the 13th to the 19th of March 2023.
The 2023 tournament will be played in the same week as the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.
Tickets
According to the tournament’s official website, tickets for the 2023 Arizona Tennis tournament will be on sale soon.
Players
The player entry list for the 2023 tournament in Phoenix has not been released yet but below is a selection of players who played in 2022.
- Aleksandar Vukic
- Arthur Rinderknech
- Benoit Paire
- Brandon Nakashima
- Christopher Eubanks
- Daniel Altmaier
- David Goffin
- Denis Kudla
- Emil Ruusuvuori
- Fernando Verdasco
- Hugo Gaston
- J. J. Wolf
- Jan-Lennard Struff
- Liam Broady
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Marco Cecchinato
- Oscar Otte
- Radu Albot
- Sebastian Baez
As the tournament is held the second week of the masters 1000 event in Indian Wells, you will usually find a few top 100 players that lost early in Indian Wells, playing in the Phoenix challenger.
Schedule
Below is the expected schedule for the 2023 tournament in Phoenix, with the doubles final being played on Saturday, the 18th of March, and the singles final being played on Sunday, the 19th of March 2023.
| Day | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday – Day 1 | 13 March 2023 | Qualifying |
| Tuesday – Day 2 | 14 March 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Wednesday – Day 3 | 15 March 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Thursday – Day 4 | 16 March 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Friday – Day 5 | 17 March 2023 | Singles Quarterfinals and Doubles Semifinals |
| Saturday – Day 6 | 18 March 2023 | Singles Semifinal Matches and Doubles Final |
| Sunday – Day 7 | 19 March 2023 | Singles Final |
Please note that the above schedule is not finalized and is subject to change.
Draw
The draw for the 2023 singles and doubles tournaments in Phoenix will be made the week before the start of the tournament.
Singles Qualifying Draw: TBC
Singles Main Draw: TBC
Doubles Draw: TBC
Prize Money and Points
The total financial commitment (including Prize Money) for the 2023 tournament in Cleveland will be $220,000.
How the prize money and points are to be split for the 2023 tournament has not been confirmed but below is how they were split for the 2022 tournament.
Men’s Singles
The winner of the singles tournament in 2022 (Denis Kudla) won $21,600 and 125 ranking points, with the runner up (Daniel Altmaier) winning $12,720 and 75 ranking points.
| Performance | $ | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $21,600 | 125 |
| Finalist | $12,720 | 75 |
| Semifinalist | $7,530 | 45 |
| Quarterfinalist | $4,380 | 25 |
| 2nd Round | $2,580 | 11 |
| 1st Round | $1,560 | 0 |
Men’s Doubles
The winners of the doubles tournament in 2022 (Treat Huey and Denis Kudla) received $9,300 ($4,650 each) and 125 ranking points, while the runner ups (Oscar Otte and Jan-Lennard Struff) received $5,400 ($2,700 each) and 75 ranking points.
| Performance | $ | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | $4,645 | 125 |
| Finalists | $5,400 | 75 |
| Semifinalists | $3,240 | 45 |
| Quarterfinalists | $1,920 | 25 |
| 1st Round | $1,080 | 0 |
Streaming Options
You will be able to stream matches live on Challenger TV in 2023.
Past Winners and Runner Ups
Men’s Singles
The winner of the 2022 singles competition was Denis Kudla who beat Daniel Altmaier 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 in the singles final.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Denis Kudla | Daniel Altmaier | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2020-2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Maxime Cressy | Mikael Torpegaard | 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
Men’s Doubles
The winners of the 2022 doubles competition were Treat Huey and Denis Kudla who beat Oscar Otte and Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6, 3-6, 10-6 in the doubles final.
| Year | Winners | Runner-ups | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Treat Huey and Denis Kudla | Oscar Otte and Jan-Lennard Struff | 7-6, 3-6, 10-6 |
| 2020-2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski | Austin Krajicek and Artem Sitak | 6-7, 7-5, 10-6 |