BRAZZAVILLE/STARNBERG, May 10, 2026
Calvin Hemery clinched the title of the 2026 Brazzaville Challenger. The No. 5 seed outlasted fellow Frenchman and tournament’s top seed Florent Bax 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(2) in Sunday’s singles final.
Hemery withstood 13 aces, broke his rival one time and won 52 per cent of the total points played to secure victory in three hours and 10 minutes.
Back in the winner’s circle 👑
Calvin Hemery wins his first ATP Challenger title since 2017 after defeating Bax 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(2) in Brazzaville#ATPChallenger | @FFTennis pic.twitter.com/gv37wQRdkM
— ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) May 10, 2026
The 31-year-old from Les Lilas advanced to the championship match with wins over Tunisian alternate Aziz Dougaz, Reda Bennani of Morocco, fourth-seeded Jamaican Blaise Bicknell and Ivan Marrero Curbelo of Spain.
Hemery, who captured the title of the Brazzaville ITF World Tennis Tour M15 event three years ago, lifted his second Challenger trophy after Tampere, Finland 2017. The world No. 316 earned $9,500 in prize money as well as 50 ATP Ranking points.
The third edition of the Brazzaville Challenger offered a total prize pool of $63,000 and was hosted by the Academie De Tennis De Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo. It marked the final stop of the ATP Challenger Tour’s Central African swing after Kigali, Rwanda and the Cote d’Ivoire Open in Abidjan.
However, the circuit will remain on the continent with the KIA Tunis Open taking place in Tunisia next week. The Challenger Tour will also soon be back in South Africa coming to Centurion for back-to-back tournaments scheduled for May 25 to June 7.
