4 tiers that an Indian has to progress through to become a professional tennis player

Modified Oct 04, 2018 11:02 GMT

Sania Mirza reached No. 27 in singles and No. 1 in doubles world rankings — Leander Paes won an Olympic medal in singles and also became the No. 1 in doubles

#3 ATP Challenger Tour

The ATP Challenger Tour is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. There are basically 5 categories of Challenger tournaments which are decided on the basis of points awarded. The 5 categories are -- Challenger 125, Challenger 110, Challenger 100, Challenger 90, Challenger 80.

The ATP Challenger events are the ones where the real challenge starts. A player has to face tough opponents in the ATP Challenger events. The rankings of a player will be boosted if he wins any of the ATP Challenger tournaments as many ranking points are awarded in the Challenger tournaments of ATP.

Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee