The first Challenger events were held in 1978, with 18 events taking place. Since then the Challenger circuit has seen lot of changes and with the new program to be implemented from next year we will see more significant upgrades.
Indian Tennis has taste a lot of success at the Challenger circuit specially in the doubles event, but we are not so behind with singles champions too. Below we look into the Indian singles players who have stride high on the Challenger tour :
Leander Paes : 11 Titles
- Guangzhou Challenger – 1992
- Bombay Challenger – 1994
- Binghamton Challenger – 1994
- Brasilia Challenger – 1995
- Mauritius Challenger – 1996
- Bangkok Challenger – 1998
- Calcutta Challenger – 1999
- New Delhi Challenger -1999
- Jaipur Challenger – 1999
- Lucknow 2 Challenger – 1999
- Bombay Challenger – 2000
Yuki Bhambri : 7 Titles
- Fergana Challenger – 2012
- Traralgon Challenger – 2013
- Chennai Challenger – 2014
- Shanghai Challenger – 2015
- Pune Challenger – 2015
- Pune Challenger -2017
- Taipei Challenger – 2018
Somdev Devvarman : 5 Titles
- Lexington Challenger – 2008
- Izmir Challenger – 2010
- New Delhi Challenger – 2014
- New Delhi Challenger – 2015
- Winnetka Challenger – 2015
Sumit Nagal : 3 Titles
- Bangalore Challenger – 2017
- Buenos Aires Challenger – 2019
- Rome Challenger – 2023
Prajnesh Gunneswaran : 2 Titles
- Anning Challenger – 2018
- Bangalore Challenger – 2018
Saketh Myneni : 2 Titles
- Indore Challenger – 2014
- Hi Chi Minh City Challenger – 2015
Ramesh Krishnan : 2 Titles
- Nagoya Challenger – 1989
- Nagoya Challenger – 1990
Mahesh Bhupathi : 1 Title
- Jakarta Challenger – 1994
Ramkumar Ramanathan : 1 Title
- Manama Challenger – 2021
Harsh Mankad : 1 Title
- Manchester Challenger – 2006
Rohan Bopanna : 1 Title
- Dublin Challenger – 2007
P.S : The stats are taken from the ITF website
