TENNIS – THE Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger has been honoured for the second straight year by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for its exceptional organisation.
The kingdom’s event, held this year in February and featuring $200,000 in total prize money, has been named the 2025 ATP Challenger Tournament of the Year for the Challenger 125 category.
The event was won by Marton Fuscovics from Hungary in its fourth edition.
Bahrain Tennis Federation (BTF) president Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa congratulated Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa on the occasion of winning the prestigious award.
Shaikh Abdulaziz praised the significant support and continuous attention given by the Interior Minister to tennis, highlighting the provision of all the tournament’s needs as making a profound impact on the event’s success and distinguished presentation, which has thus garnered praise from the ATP.
Tournament director Mohammed Al Sayed was quoted as saying by the ATP: “We are proud and honoured to receive the 2025 ATP Challenger Award.
“We see this award as an important milestone in our journey of developing the sport of tennis in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
“A large organising team led by a true visionary of the Interior Minister spared no efforts in playing host to world-class athletes and officials from 2021 to 2025.
“We are grateful to the ATP for their continued trust and support. We are looking forward to a successful fifth edition of the event in January of 2026.”
Next year’s tournament is scheduled for a January 26 start, with a total prize fund of $225,000.
The Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger was one of five ATP Challenger tournaments that have been honoured as Tournament of the Year in their respective categories for 2025.
The 125 category is the second-highest on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Winning the award in the top-tier Challenger 175 category was the BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux in France, while winning in the 100 category was the Cranbrook Tennis Classic in Michigan, the US. The Challenger 75 category award went to Copa Internacional de Tenis in Curitiba, Brazil, while the 50 category award was won by the Bolivia Open in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
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