| The Tarka Challenger | |
|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | |
| Location | Barnstaple, United Kingdom |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Draw | 32S/17Q/16D |
| Prize money | €21,250 |
The Tarka Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was a part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It was held in Barnstaple, United Kingdom in 2007.
Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is a main men's tennis governing body.
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. The top tier of annual men's tennis is the ATP World Tour, Challenger Tour events are the second highest level of competition, and the Futures tournaments on the ITF Men's Circuit are the third and fourth tier 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 World Tour tournaments. Players on the Challenger Tour are either young players looking to advance their careers, those who fail to qualify for ATP events, or former ATP winners looking to get back into the big tour.
