📋 Tender Overview
The ATP Challenger 50 professional tennis tournament organized by the Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) in collaboration with NovaGroup and member unit Nova Sports has started at NovaWorld Phan Thiet (Lam Dong) from January 20, 2026. Download Exciting and fierce competitions between male players at the ATP Challenger 50 tournament. After the success of the ITF M15 tournament series at the end of 2025, NovaWorld Phan Thiet (Lam Dong province - Vietnam) continues to be selected to host the ATP Challenger 50 tournament in early 2026. ATP Challenger is a tournament system under the ATP Tour, playing an important role in the process of accumulating points and improving rankings for players. young people or athletes looking for an opportunity to return to the top level of competition. ATP Challenger 50 is not only an international sports event, but also an important milestone affirming the organizational capacity, reputation and integration orientation of the Vietnam Tennis Federation. ATP Challenger 50 attracts more than 100 ATP-ranked players in the world from Asia and Europe, the athletes will compete from 10:00 to 18:00 every day. The first round starts from January 20 - January 25, 2026 and the next round from January 26 - February 1, 2026. In the first two tournaments, the main round (Main Draw) brings together 32 high-ranking international players. Among them: Top 12 players have ATP rankings from 159 - 251, the remaining players have ATP rankings from 300 - 600. Professional and highly specialized athletes are expected to bring exciting and dramatic matches to fans. ATP 500 ranked tennis player Arthur Eber from France shared: NovaWorld Phan Thiet is a very special place for me because this is where I participated in the tournaments. recent tournament and have consecutively won the first three tournaments. I like everything at NovaWorld Phan Thiet International Tennis Complex. The competition and relaxation conditions for athletes here are adequate and meet all standards for athletes. Download Chung Hyeon - ATP 300 ranked tennis player will compete at ATP Challenger 50 First time coming to Vietnam to participate in the tournament at NovaWorld Phan Thiet, ATP 300 ranked athlete from Korea - Chung Hyeon said: This is the first time I come to Vietnam and especially at NovaWorld Phan Thiet. Everything here is very good, from the food to the accommodation, very similar to Korea. The stadium system here is very good, bringing It gives me a feeling of familiarity and professionalism. I will definitely come back here in the future. The organization of consecutive ATP Challenger 50 tournaments in the same year represents a strong step forward for Vietnamese tennis in its strategy: Bringing the international professional tournament system back annually, building an ATP-standard domestic competition environment. At the same time, create a sustainable development foundation for young athletes. Linking top sports with tourism - media - promoting national image. Download Athletes with high ATP rankings competing with Vietnamese athletes will be an opportunity for young Vietnamese players to gain more experience competing at professional international tournaments. The ATP Challenger 50 series also marks an important milestone when international professional tennis returns to Vietnam after 8 years since the last time in 2018. The tournament also plays an important role in the path to accumulating scores and improving rankings for young players. or athletes looking for an opportunity to return to the top level of competition. Young tennis player Nguyen Minh Phat from Ho Chi Minh said: This is my first time coming to the tournament and I will try to do my best and through that I will also learn from experience from high-ranked players. Download The final match and award ceremony will be broadcast live on VTV9 on January 25, 2026. After this tournament, NovaWorld Phan Thiet International Tennis Complex continues to be the venue for the second round of the ATP Challenger 50 tournament from January 25 to February 1.PV
