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Fonseca plots a repeat of Phoenix Challenger; Hurkacz heads the entry list for Cap Cana

View the entry lists for the first ATP Challenger 175 events of the season
February 18, 2026

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca is looking forward to a return to next month’s ATP Challenger 175 event in Phoenix, Arizona, where he is the defending champion. The 19-year-old will compete in the Arizona Tennis Classic, which will be held during the second week of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells.

Players who leave the BNP Paribas Open early may appear in Phoenix or at the Challenger 175 event in Cap Cana, often leading to stacked fields at both events. Former world number 6 Hubert Hurkacz is competing in the Cap Cana Challenger.

Fonseca will be joined by six other Top 50 players, subject to change. Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, the number 30 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, is the highest ranked player on the entry list. Corentin Moutet, Alex Michelsen, Zizou Bergs, two-time champion Nuno Borges and Adrian Mannarino are also registered.

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Six Americans are registered in Phoenix, including Michelsen, Marcos Giron, Eliot Spizzirri, Reilly Opelka, Ethan Quinn and Emilio Nava.

The Cap Cana Challenger, which made its debut last March, could include Hurkacz, the Next Gen ATP Finals 2023 presented by PIF champion Hamad Medjedovic and defending champion Aleksandar Kovacevic. Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry, world number 51, is the highest-ranked player to have competed in the Republica Dominicana Open, Copa Cap Cana Ciudad Destino.

Both the Phoenix and Cap Cana Challengers run from March 10 to 15.

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