WINNIPEG, June 25, 2025 (Tennis Canada Press Release)

Tennis Canada announced the list of players who will compete in the 2025 edition of the Winnipeg National Bank Challenger. The $100,000 event will take place from July 6 to 13 at the National Bank Tennis MB Hub at West St. Paul. The tournament has been part of the ATP Challenger Tour since 2016 and has featured some of the best players in the world, including 2025 BNP Paribas Open champion and World No. 4 Jack Draper of Great Britain.

“We are looking forward to kicking off the 2025 National Bank Challenger series in Winnipeg, with what is shaping up to be an extraordinary week of tennis,” said Ryan Borczon, Senior Director of Professional and National Events at Tennis Canada. “Fans will not only get to watch Canadians in action, but also some of the rising stars from the men’s circuit. Just two years ago, Jack Draper came to Winnipeg before becoming one of the biggest names on the ATP Tour. It goes to show just how much talent there is in these Challenger events, and we can’t wait to see what unfolds in 2025.”

Four players inside the Top 200 will be in the Manitoba capital, including Belgian youngster Alexander Blockx, who is ranked 144th in the world. In 2023, Blockx won the Australian Open Junior Championships and has since captured four titles on the professional circuit. Earlier this season, the 20-year-old won the ATP Challenger event in Oeiras, Portugal, defeating Canadian Liam Draxl in the championship match. Draxl, the Newmarket native, will be looking for revenge in Winnipeg, as he enters the event as the second seed and world No. 150. Japan’s Sho Shimabukuro (No. 188) and Denmark’s August Holmgren (No. 195), both 27, round out the Top 200 players.

Former World No. 25 Vasek Pospisil of Vernon, British Columbia, has received a wild card into the qualifiers and will play on Sunday, July 6, in the hope of securing a spot in the main draw. Earlier this season, the 35-year-old announced that the Davis Cup Qualifiers in Montreal would be the final tie of his Davis Cup career. Pospisil, the 2022 Davis Cup champion, finishes his Davis Cup career with the second most wins of any Canadian, behind none other than Daniel Nestor.

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Winnipeg National Bank Challenger Entry List