The men’s ATP Tour has stepped up its plans to boost player earnings in the Challenger Tour this Wednesday when some were announced Record prize pool of $28.5 million for the 2025 season$6.2 million more than this year’s total and a 135% increase from 2022.
The Challenger Tour is the second rung of the professional ladder and features nearly 200 tournaments in more than 40 countries each season, helping players gain valuable experience, ranking points and prize money to advance to the ATP Tour.
Players at lower levels often struggle to sustain their careers due to a lack of consistent sponsorship, as well as expensive training, travel and accommodation, but the ATP has implemented major reforms to the Challenger Tour through of its OneVision strategic plan.
“Creating a sustainable path for players on the ATP Tour is important for the future of our sport,” ATP president Andrea Gaudenzi said in a statement. “Since 2022, we have invested in major reforms on the Challenger Tour. The results are clear: record prize money, year-on-year increases and, above all, more players within the top 250 receiving bigger payouts in finance at this level” , he highlighted.
The establishment of Tennis Data Innovations, an independent joint venture between ATP and ATP Media, and the successful commercialization of Challenger Tour rights have driven recent increases in prize money. Schedule improvements also played a role in driving circuit growth through the introduction of premium Challenger 175 tournaments and the increase of Challenger 100 and 125 events.
Source: La Verdad

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