{"id":21096,"date":"2023-03-21T10:42:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T10:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/?p=21096"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:24:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:24:51","slug":"tallahassee-tennis-challenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/tallahassee-tennis-challenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee Tennis Challenger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Tallahassee Tennis Challenger<\/strong> is played on outdoor clay courts at the Forestmeadows Tennis Complex in Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/top-american-tennis-players\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4472\">USA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first challenger tournament in Tallahassee was played in 2000 with<a href=\"https:\/\/tennisevolution.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Jeff Salzenstein<\/a> winning the singles and <strong>Mark Knowles and Mark Merklein<\/strong> winning the doubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tallahassee-Tennis-Challenger.png\" alt=\"Tallahassee Tennis Challenger\" class=\"wp-image-21097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tallahassee-Tennis-Challenger.png 640w, https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tallahassee-Tennis-Challenger-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Tour Level:<\/strong><\/td><td>Challenger 75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Court Surface:<\/strong><\/td><td>Outdoor Clay Courts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Draw Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>32 Singles, 16 Doubles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Prize Money:<\/strong><\/td><td>$80,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 ATP Challenger 75 in Tallahassee was held from the <strong>17th to the 23rd of April 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 tournament was played in the same week as the pro tennis tournaments in <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/barcelona-open-tennis-tournament\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3155\">Barcelona<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/banja-luka-open\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18660\">Banja Luka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/bmw-open-tennis-tournament\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3197\">Munich<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/womens-stuttgart-open\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3134\">Stuttgart<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tickets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets for the <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/2023-atp-challenger-tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"14554\">2023 ATP Challenger<\/a> tournament in Tallahassee went on sale on the <strong>3rd of April 2023<\/strong> at the front desk of the Forestmeadows Tennis Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ticket prices ranged from $5 to $20 per day, with a tournament pass for all seven days costing $80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Players<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The official player entry list for the 2023 tournament in Tallahassee has now been released and below is a selection of players who played in the singles event in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Alex Michelsen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alex Rybakov<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrea Arnaboldi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bjorn Fratangelo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bruno Kuzuhara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calvin Hemery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Camilo Ugo Carabelli<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christian Harrison<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dmitry Popko<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dominik Koepfer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enzo Couacaud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facundo Diaz Acosta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kyle Kang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lucas Pouille<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matteo Martineau<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mitchell Krueger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moez Echargui<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick Chappell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicolas Kicker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rio Noguchi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seong-chan Hong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thai-Son Kwiatkowski<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tung-Lin Wu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ulises Blanch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zhizhen Zhang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zizou Bergs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the schedule for the 2023 tournament in Tallahassee, with the singles and doubles finals being played on <strong>Sunday, the 23rd of April 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Day<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Date<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Round<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Monday &#8211; Day 1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17 April 2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Qualifying Matches<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tuesday &#8211; Day 2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18 April 2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1st Round Matches<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Wednesday &#8211; Day 3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19 April 2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1st\/2nd Round Matches<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Thursday &#8211; Day 4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20 April 2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2nd Round Matches<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Friday &#8211; Day 5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21 April 2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Quarterfinals<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Saturday &#8211; Day 6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">22 April 2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Semifinals<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sunday &#8211; Day 7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23 April 2023<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Finals<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Draw<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The draws for the 2023 singles and doubles tournaments in Tallahassee are available to view on the ATP Tour website (see links below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Singles Qualifying:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/scores\/current-challenger\/tallahassee\/692\/draws?matchType=QualifierSingles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Draw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Singles Main:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/scores\/current-challenger\/tallahassee\/692\/draws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Draw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men&#8217;s Doubles:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/scores\/current-challenger\/tallahassee\/692\/draws?matchType=Doubles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Draw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prize Money and Points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The total financial commitment (including <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/2023-atp-prize-money-leaders\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18843\">prize money<\/a>) for the 2023 tournament in Tallahassee was <strong>$80,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How the prize money and points were split for the 2023 tournament is detailed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Men&#8217;s Singles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner of the men&#8217;s singles tournament in 2023 received <strong>$10,840 and 75 points<\/strong>, with the runner-up receiving $6,355 and 50 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Performance<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$ &#8211; Payout<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Winner<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$10,840<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Finalist<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$6,355<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Semifinalist<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$3,780<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Quarterfinalist<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$2,200<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2nd Round<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$1,300<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1st Round<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$780<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Men&#8217;s Doubles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners of the doubles tournament in 2023 won <strong>$4,645 ($2,322.50 each) and 75 ranking points<\/strong>, while the runner-ups won $2,700 ($1,350 each) and 50 ranking points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Performance<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$ &#8211; Payout<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Winners<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$4,645<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Finalists<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$2,700<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Semifinalists<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$1,630<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Quarterfinalists<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$965<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1st Round<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$545<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Streaming Options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You were able to stream matches <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/best-apps-and-sites-for-live-tennis-scores\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"19852\">live<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/atp-challenger-tour\/challenger-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Challenger TV<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Men&#8217;s Singles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zizou Bergs<\/strong> is the current singles champion after he beat WuTung-lin <strong>7-5, 6-2<\/strong> in the 2023 final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner of the 2022 singles competition was <strong>Wu Tung-lin<\/strong> who beat Michael Mmoh <strong>6-3, 6-4<\/strong> in the 2022 final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notable past winners of the singles event in Tallahassee include Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2007), <a href=\"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/john-isner-titles\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18077\">John Isner<\/a> (2009), and Jenson Brooksby (2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Men&#8217;s Doubles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners of the 2023 doubles competition were <strong>Nicolas Kicker and Federico Agustin Gomez<\/strong> who beat Luis David Mart\u00ednez and William Blumberg <strong>7-6, 4-6, 13-11<\/strong> in the 2023 doubles final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tallahassee Tennis Challenger is played on outdoor clay courts at the Forestmeadows Tennis Complex in Florida, USA. The first challenger tournament in Tallahassee was played in 2000 with Jeff Salzenstein winning the singles and Mark Knowles and Mark Merklein winning the doubles. 2023 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger Tour Level: Challenger 75 Court Surface: Outdoor Clay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21096"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21096"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29606,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21096\/revisions\/29606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}