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Wu on verge of Top 100 return following Challenger title

Collignon, Kotov among Challenger champions this week

April 12, 2026

Wu Yibing has endured lengthy injury layoffs over the past two seasons, but the 26-year-old is firmly back on the rise early in 2026.

The Chinese star on Sunday won the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open, an ATP Challenger 75 event in Florida. Wu overcame Stefan Dostanic 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in the final to claim his seventh Challenger title.

Back on top 👊

Yibing Wu wins his first title of the season!#ATPChallenger pic.twitter.com/amiVejk8Kb

— ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) April 12, 2026

Wu’s momentum has been building since the start of the year. In January, he qualified for the Australian Open and reached the second round. The following month, Wu advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 event in Acapulco. Wu is up to No. 101 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings following his triumph on the Sarasota green clay, where he beat former No. 4 Kei Nishikori in the second round.

Wu reached a career-high No. 54 in 2023, the same season he became the first Chinese ATP Tour titlist with his victory in Dallas. Dealing with an injury, Wu was forced to shut down his season following the US Open that year. He competed in just six events in 2024 and tallied a 25-10 match record in 2025, across all levels.

Collignon defends Monza Challenger title
Belgian Raphael Collignon successfully defended his title at the Atkinsons Monza Open in Italy. The top seed, who won the Pau Challenger in February, downed Dino Prizmic 7-6(2), 6-3 in the final. The No. 65 player in the PIF ATP Live Rankings boasts a 20-6 season record across all levels, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.

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^{_{Raphael Collignon wins the Monza Challenger final in front of a packed crowd. Credit: Luigi Antonio Leonardi}}

Kotov becomes first player this year to claim three Challenger trophies
Pavel Kotov became the first player this season to win three Challenger titles. Having competed in six events at that level this season, Kotov has earned the champion’s trophy in half of his appearances, most recently at the Wuning Open 1. The 27-year-old rallied past Briton Harry Wendelken 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Wuning final. Kotov, who reached a career-high No. 50 in 2024, won in Koblenz in February and in Cherbourg last month.

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^{_{Pavel Kotov wins the Wuning Challenger. Credit: Wuning Open 1}}

Heide wins on home soil… again!
Gustavo Heide will not soon forget his title run on home soil at the Copa Internacional de Tenis. The Brazilian was dominant throughout the week, having not dropped a set across five matches. The 24-year-old defeated top seed Gonzalo Bueno 6-2, 7-5 in the final and celebrated his victory by lying on his back in relief. A three-time Challenger champion, Heide has won two of his titles in his home country.

“It’s very special to win here, where I played my first Challenger, and now I win the title in front of my family, my friends, and all this crowd,” said Heide. “I’m very happy. I had a small lapse in the match, but that’s part of the game and I managed to recover. Now I’ll rest for a week and then head to Europe.”

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^{_{Gustavo Heide celebrates winning the Campinas Challenger. Credit: João Pires}}

Piros claims second Challenger crown of 2026
Zsombor Piros lifted his second Challenger title of the season and ninth overall at the Gran Prix Open Comunidad de Madrid by Silverway. The 26-year-old Hungarian beat Jurij Rodionov 7-5, 6-2 in the final. Piros won the Lugano Challenger in February.

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^{_{Zsombor Piros during the Madrid Challenger final. Credit: Alberto Simon}}

Mexico City final suspended due to rain
Italian Stefano Napolitano led Australian James Duckworth 7-6(7), 5-5 in the Mexico City Open presentado por Banco BX++ final when it was suspended due to rain. The championship match will resume Monday at 12 p.m. local time.

Masters week has everyone thinking they’re a golfer ⛳️😅#ATPChallenger | @TheMasters pic.twitter.com/zWjc3b1k8c

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