The Champaign Challenger is a tennis tournament on the ATP Challenger Tour that is played on indoor hard courts at the Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign, Illinois.
The first ATP Challenger event in Champaign was played in 1996 with Justin Gimelstob winning the singles and David DiLucia and Scott Humphries winning the doubles.
Past singles champions have included top players like Ivo Karlovic, Kevin Anderson, and Reilly Opelka.
2022 Champaign Challenger
| Location: | Champaign, Illinois, United States |
| Tour Level: | Challenger 80 |
| Court Surface: | Indoor Hard Courts |
| Draw Size: | 32 Singles, 16 Doubles |
| Prize Money: | $53,120 (2021) |
Dates
The 2022 tournament in Champaign was held from the 14th to the 20th of November 2022.
This year’s tournament was played in the same week as the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, and the WTA Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Players
The entry list for the 2022 Champaign challenger has now been released and below is a selection of tennis players who played in the 2022 singles competition.
- Aleksandar Kovacevic
- Aleksandar Vukic
- Ben Shelton
- Christopher Eubanks
- Denis Kudla
- Shang Juncheng
- Stefan Kozlov
- Steve Johnson
Schedule
Below was the schedule for the 2022 tournament in Champaign, with the finals being played on Sunday, the 20th of November 2022.
| Day | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday (Day 1) | 14 November 2022 | 1st Round Matches |
| Tuesday (Day 2) | 15 November 2022 | 1st Round Matches |
| Wednesday (Day 3) | 16 November 2022 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Thursday (Day 4) | 17 November 2022 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Friday (Day 5) | 18 November 2022 | Quarterfinal Matches |
| Saturday (Day 6) | 19 November 2022 | Semifinal Matches |
| Sunday (Day 7) | 20 November 2022 | Final |
Draw
32 players competed in the singles draw in 2022, while in the doubles draw there were 16 teams.
The draws for the 2022 singles and doubles tournaments have now been made and are available to view on the ATP Tour Website (see links below).
Prize Money and Points
The total prize fund for the 2022 tournament was $53,120, which is in line with other similar challenger events.
How the prize money and points are to be split by round for the 2022 tournament is detailed below.
Men’s Singles
The winner of the men’s singles tournament in 2022 received $7,200 and 80 ATP points, while the runner up received $4,240 and 50 ATP points, with players losing in the first round in 2022 receiving $520.
| Performance | $ | Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $7,200 | 80 |
| Finalist | $4,240 | 50 |
| Semifinalist | $2,510 | 30 |
| Quarterfinalist | $1,460 | 16 |
| 2nd Round | $860 | 7 |
| 1st Round | $520 | 0 |
Men’s Doubles (Per Team)
The winners of the men’s doubles tournament in 2022 received $3,100 ($1,550 each) and 80 ranking points, while the runner ups received $1,800 ($900 each) and 50 ranking points.
| Performance | $ | Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | $3,100 | 80 |
| Finalists | $1,800 | 50 |
| Semifinalists | $1,080 | 30 |
| Quarterfinalists | $640 | 16 |
| 1st Round | $360 | 0 |
Champaign Challenger Current Champions
Men’s Singles
The current champion in the singles tournament is Ben Shelton who beat Aleksandar Vukic 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the 2022 singles final. This was the second year in a row that Vukic was beaten in the Champaign singles final.
Men’s Doubles
The current champions in the doubles tournament are Hans Hach and Robert Galloway who beat Ezekiel Clark and Alfredo Perez 3–6, 6–3, 10–5 in the 2022 doubles final.