2023 Knoxville Challenger – Singles

Singles
Singles
2023 Knoxville Challenger
Final
Champion	Alex Michelsen
Runner-up	Denis Kudla
Score	7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated November 18, 2024

Ben Shelton was the defending champion^[1] but chose not to defend his title.

Seeds

Michael Mmoh (first round)
Aleksandar Kovacevic (first round)
Alex Michelsen (champion)
Zachary Svajda (quarterfinals)
Emilio Nava (semifinals)
Titouan Droguet (first round)
Adam Walton (withdrew)
Shang Juncheng (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

	Denis Kudla	5	6	6

5	Emilio Nava	7	4	1
						Denis Kudla	5	6	2

					3	Alex Michelsen	7	4	6
3	Alex Michelsen	6	2	6

	Tennys Sandgren	2	6	4

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

1	M Mmoh	4	3
	M Damm	6	6			M Damm	6⁴	3
	D Kudla	6⁵	6	6		D Kudla	7⁷	6
	P Kypson	7⁷	3	4							D Kudla	6	7⁷
Q	T-S Kwiatkowski	6⁵	6	6							A McHugh	3	6⁵
WC	S Kirchheimer	7⁷	2	4	Q	T-S Kwiatkowski	6	4	3
	A McHugh	3	7	6		A McHugh	0	6	6
LL	A Cozbinov	6	5	3											D Kudla	5	6	6
4	Z Svajda	6	6											5	Em Nava	7	4	1
SE	A Mayo	3	4		4	Z Svajda	6	7
Q	S Fanselow	6	6		Q	S Fanselow	2	5
Q	C Kingsley	4	2							4	Z Svajda	4	4
LL	C Harrison	1	4							5	Em Nava	6	6
Q	M Cassone	6	6		Q	M Cassone	4	4
	N Serdarušić	4	4		5	Em Nava	6	6
5	Em Nava	6	6

Bottom half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

6	T Droguet	4	1
	B Zhukayev	6	6			B Zhukayev	4	2
Q	M Rosenkranz	6	2	5	WC	N Basavareddy	6	6
WC	N Basavareddy	4	6	7						WC	N Basavareddy	3	3
WC	J Monday	6	5	3						3	A Michelsen	6	6
	G Debru	4	7	6		G Debru	3	6	4
	B Tomic	6	6⁵	4	3	A Michelsen	6	3	6
3	A Michelsen	4	7⁷	6										3	A Michelsen	6	2	6
8	J Shang	6	6⁹	2											T Sandgren	2	6	4
	A Ritschard	3	7¹¹	6		A Ritschard	6	6
Q	E Karlovskiy	5	2			M Krueger	2	4
	M Krueger	7	6								A Ritschard	6⁹	4
	T Sandgren	4	7⁸	7⁷							T Sandgren	7¹¹	6
	E Quinn	6	6⁶	6³		T Sandgren	6	7
	B Holt	6	3	7⁷		B Holt	3	5
2	A Kovacevic	4	6	6¹

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