Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger | |
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2019 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger | |
ATP Challenger Tour | |
Location | Binghamton, New York, United States |
Venue | Recreation park tennis courts |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
Surface | Hard / Outdoors |
Draw | 32S/16Q/16D |
Prize money | $50,000 |
Website | Website |
The Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger was a tennis tournament held in Binghamton, New York, United States from 1994-2019. A Binghamton and Vestal area law firm, Levene Gouldin & Thompson, has been the title sponsor of the tournament since 2007. The event is part of the ATP challenger series and is played on outdoor hard courts. Former Wimbledon champion and Olympic Gold medalist Andy Murray won the event in 2005. The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine.
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. It was founded in 1976 when it replaced the ILTF Satellite Circuit as the second tier of tennis. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP Tour. The ITF World Tennis Tour tournaments are on the entry-level of international professional tennis competition. The ATP Challenger Tour is administered by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Players who succeed on the ATP Challenger Tour earn sufficient ranking points to become eligible for main draw or qualifying draw entry at ATP Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are usually young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP players looking to get back into the big tour.
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