Joao Fonseca, Hubert Hurkacz and Alex Michelsen headline stacked fields for ATP Challengers during Indian Wells
ATPThursday, 19 February 2026 at 09:00
As ever in the weeks surrounding Indian Wells, multiple players have entered into high profile ATP Challenger tournaments in a bid for matches and fitness during an already burgeoning tennis schedule during the Indian Wells and Miami double header.
Joao Fonseca, Hubert Hurkacz and Alex Michelsen will all play in Phoenix or Cap Cana on the ATP Challenger 125 tour and this of course though depends on their progression in California but offers an interesting complexion as to their scheduling.
Phoenix Challenger attracts Fonseca, Opelka, Mpetshi Perricard
Heading over to Phoenix first and we have Joao Fonseca who is defending champion involved aiming to get reps in during the second week of Indian Wells prior to Miami.
Those who exit early from Indian Wells often enter these events often leading to stacked fields like this one. Also joining Fonseca subject to change are six other top 50 players including Arthur Rinderknech, Corentin Moutet, Alex Michelsen, Zizou Bergs, Nuno Borges and Adrian Mannarino.
Six Americans will also play on home soil with Michelsen being joined by Marcos Giron, Eliot Spizzirri, Reilly Opelka, Ethan Quinn and Emilio Nava.
| No. | Player |
| 1 | Arthur Rinderknech |
| 2 | Quentin Halys |
| 3 | Lorenzo Sonego |
| 4 | Adrian Mannarino |
| 5 | Corentin Moutet |
| 6 | Arthur Cazaux |
| 7 | Terence Atmane |
| 8 | Daniel Altmaier |
| 9 | Joao Fonseca |
| 10 | Emilio Nava |
| 11 | Eliot Spizzirri |
| 12 | Kamil Majchrzak |
| 13 | Alex Michelsen |
| 14 | Jan-Lennard Struff |
| 15 | Reilly Opelka |
| 16 | Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard |
| 17 | Zizou Bergs |
| 18 | Alexander Shevchenko |
| 19 | Ethan Quinn |
| 20 | Marcos Giron |
| 21 | Nuno Borges |
Cap Cana headlined by Hurkacz
Also taking place in the same week is Cap Cana over in DC which also attracts a pretty quality field albeit less top 50 stars. Albeit they do have Hubert Hurkacz leading the way as well as Hamad Medjedovic and former winner Aleksandar Kovacevic.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry is the highest ranked player in the field at World No.51 and he is joined by Adam Walton in the top echelons of the field. The former is entered into both the Republica Dominicana Open and Copa Cap Cana Ciudad Destino, this tournament.
Hubert Hurkacz at the ATP Finals in 2023
| No. | Player |
| 1 | Tomas Martin Etcheverry |
| 2 | Adam Walton |
| 3 | Filip Misolic |
| 4 | Alejandro Tabilo |
| 5 | Alexandre Muller |
| 6 | Luca Nardi |
| 7 | Roberto Bautista Agut |
| 8 | Hubert Hurkacz |
| 9 | Botic Van de Zandschulp |
| 10 | Hamad Medjedovic |
| 11 | Miomir Kecmanovic |
| 12 | Mariano Navone |
| 13 | Raphael Collignon |
| 14 | Dalibor Svrcina |
| 15 | Cristian Garin |
| 16 | Aleksandar Kovacevic |
| 17 | Valentin Royer |
| 18 | Pedro Martinez |
| 19 | Ignacio Buse |
| 20 | Juan Manuel Cerundolo |
| 21 | Damir Dzumhur |
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