He III Challenger Montemar ATP Jan Construction of tennis, which will be played in the La Albufereta slopes from November 17 to 23will feature fifty-six tennis players ranked from number 100 in the world ranking. The quarter-final matches, the semi-finals and the final will be televised live by Eurosport, Marca TV and Tennis Chanel, “which will contribute to spreading the image of Alicante”, stated the Councilor for Sports, Manuel Villar. José Pedro García, president of the Montemar Atlético Clubhas meant that “after two consecutive editions – the first was held in 1996 and had a prize of $25,000 – the tournament has been consolidated in the challenger category. This forces us to achieve greater goals, in a few years, such as reaching the endowment of $100,000 or $125,000, for which a greater number of sponsors is necessary, among other aspects.” In the 2024 edition, the total number of attendees at the tournament reached 6,000 spectators
Fifty-six tennis players ranked from number 100 onwards will compete on the courts of a sports complex that this October celebrates its 50th anniversary of its inauguration. Twenty-four tennis players will arrive from the preliminary phase and 32 from the final. In addition, 16 doubles pairs.
Organizers and sponsors pose after the presentation / Jose Navarro
Challenger tournaments make up the second echelon of professional tennis. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic initially participated in Challenger tournaments. The Italian Roberto Fognini was the winner in the 2024 edition after beating the Austrian Neumayer. It so happens that Fognini retired from professional tennis in the first round of the last Wimbledon tournament after being defeated by Carlos Alcaraz in five hard-fought sets.
Entries and background
Entry to the Club Atlético Montemar facilities will be free until Thursday, November 20. From Friday to Sunday, a double pass will be on sale. The amount is 30 euros for club members and 50 for non-members, as the president has pointed out. They have been put on sale since this Wednesday on the Club Atlético Montemar website.
The last of the major international tennis events in Alicante was the celebration of the Fed-Cup (equivalent to the women's Davis Cup), which faced Spain and Ukraine in February 2013, at the Montemar. Previously, in September 2004, it was the bullring that hosted the Davis Cup semifinal between Spain and France. Rafael Nadal achieved the final point of the tie.
Mayor Luis Barcala stated this Wednesday that the III Challenger Montemar ATP Jan Construction tennis “influences and reinforces the tourist-sports offer of Alicante.” Along the same lines, he has also specified that “the municipal sports policy, in addition to support for base teams and initiation into sports, is also based on collaboration with major sporting events such as this Challenger or the first Elche-Alicante international marathon, both scheduled for next November and organized by Montemar, a club of recognized prestige and an example of things well done.” The forecast for hotel rooms occupied on the days of the tournament is around 200 among players, judges, ATP staff and journalists from the different televisions that will broadcast the sporting event.
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