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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Kigali will for the third time in a row host the ATP Challenger 75 and 100 in 2026 with world\u2019s top professional tennis players set to battle for ATP points and prize money across two weeks.<\/p>\n

The tournament is sanctioned by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), representing the second-highest tier of men\u2019s tennis competitions after serving as a key pathway for players to earn ranking points and advance to the main ATP Tour.<\/p>\n

The Rwanda Challenger, hosted annual in Kigali since 2024, is on the African Tennis Tour calendar which also includes Abidjan and Brazzaville among other host cities.<\/p>\n

The first week of Rwanda Challenger will take place from March 2-8 and the second week is due from March 9-15. Both tournaments will take place at RP-Kigali College\/ Kicukiro Ecology Tennis Club.<\/p>\n

The 2025 edition held from February 24 to March 9 saw with ATP Challenger 75 and 100 won by Frenchman Valentin Royer, who defeated Dutch player Guy Den Ouden 6-3, 6-4 in the second week, after previously overcoming Slovak veteran Andrej Martin 6-1, 6-2 in the opening week.<\/p>\n

Rwanda first hosted an ATP Challenger event in 2024, becoming only the second country in Sub-Saharan Africa, after South Africa, to host an ATP Tour-level event.<\/p>\n

Notably, Polish tennis star Kamil Majchrzak claimed the title in the first week of the 2024 tournament, defeating Argentina\u2019s Marco Trungelliti in a tightly contested final. Trungelliti bounced back the following week, securing the championship by beating France\u2019s Clement Tabur in the final.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. Kigali will for the third time in a row host the ATP Challenger 75 and 100 in 2026 with world\u2019s top professional tennis players set to battle for ATP points and prize money across two weeks. 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