The L,G,& T Tennis Challenger is a USTA Pro Circuit Challenger event that attracts top ranked tennis players from around the world ( see more below on Challengers).  Many countries are represented each year. Our Binghamton Challenger tennis is the only professional Challenger tennis tournament in Upstate New York and one of only a few in the northeast and midatlantic.  We've seen some of the greats over the years, on their way to becoming stars.

The Challenger Tournament brings both Binghamton and Upstate New York a unique opportunity to host and view an international professional tennis tournament, while also helping to support charities at home. Binghamton Challenger tennis has helped raise thousands of dollars for charity since its inaugural year, 1994. The tournament continues to host charity events, this year benefits for the YMCA and the Discovery Center. In addition to world class tennis, our event has featured live concerts, high school tennis clinics, Dick’s Sporting Goods Kids Day, interactives with the pros, and Pro Ams.

Recreation Park, in the heart of the Binghamton community, provides an ideal setting for our tennis tournament. Enjoy music, local food specialties, community and charity events.  Join us at our stop on the road to the U.S. Open and see how much Binghamton Challenger Tennis has to offer.

It all started in 1994, making our event the 2nd oldest running challenger in the U.S. Michael Starke brought the event here after a similar event near Albany was looking for a new home.

Our event is a Challenger type event on the USTA Pro Circuit.  What is a Challenger??   A Challenger is essentially the 4th level of prize money and points for Tennis professionals... (Grand Slams, Masters Series, International Series, Challengers, Futures, Satellites).  Challengers are defined by the ATP tour , as are most all of the men's events out there, but essentially the USTA has grouped all the challengers, futures, and satelittes in the US and manages them all under one umbrella called the Pro Circuit (for men and for women).  Challengers generally see pros ranked between 80 and 400 in the world.

Past Champions
2006 Results
2005 Results
2004 Results
2003 Results
2002 Results


Noteable players
over the years:
Andy Murray
Jamie Murray
Lleyton Hewitt
James Blake
Mark Philippoussis
Jan Michael Gambill
Guillermo Canas
Tim Henman
Dmitry Tursunov
Jiri Novak
Leander Paes
Andrew Ilie
Chris Woodruff
Derrick Rostagno
Gianluca Pozzi
Shuzo Matsuoka
Sargis Sargisian
Paul Goldstein
Max Mirnyi
David Wheaton
Jeff Morrison
Paradorn Srichaphan
Scott Draper
Michael Tebbutt
Jack Brasington
Brian Vahaly
Michael Russell
Taylor Dent
Ivo Karlovic
Nicolas Massu
Julien Benneteau
Vince Spadea