ChallengerClayChallenger2026-10-09 → 2026-10-11
Braga 2026
8 players, 7 singles matches on our card, clay court. Title chances, the field, who is in form and who is carrying something - with a preview of every match.
Title chances
| Player | Our rating |
|---|---|
| M. Dodig | 1894 |
| L. Mikrut | 1855 |
| M. Alcala Gurri | 1837 |
| L. Neumayer | 1772 |
| V. Gaubas | 1768 |
| M. Moeller | 1742 |
| E. Moller | 1696 |
| T. Pereira | 1610 |
The draw is not published yet, so this is the field ranked by our rating. Title chances appear here once the bracket is out.
Conditions
Clay court · Portugal
Very slow. Servers win 57% of points here (-3.3 points against the level average); 9% of sets reach a tiebreak; 9.5 games a set. Measured from 63 matches played here, not a surface label.
Last year
L. Mikrut beat V. Gaubas 2 - 0
He is back to defend the title, with the ranking points that come with it on the line.
Players to watch
In form
M. Dodig9-2 · +2.8
M. Alcala Gurri10-2 · +2.1
E. Moller5-3 · +1.4
M. Moeller7-4 · +1.3
L. Mikrut10-2 · +1.2
Wins above what the prices expected, last 35 days
Carrying something
L. Neumayer
RET x1 in 90d
M. Alcala Gurri
RET x1 in 90d
M. Moeller
MTO 14d
E. Moller
MTO 14d
V. Gaubas
MTO 14d
Retirements, walkovers, medical timeouts and long layoffs
Results so far
| Date | Match | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-11 | E. MollervM. Dodig | 1 - 2 | |
| 10-10 | E. MollervV. Gaubas | 2 - 1 | |
| 10-10 | M. DodigvL. Neumayer | 2 - 0 | |
| 10-09 | V. GaubasvL. Mikrut | 2 - 0 | |
| 10-09 | E. MollervT. Pereira | 2 - 1 | |
| 10-09 | M. MoellervM. Dodig | 0 - 2 | |
| 10-09 | L. NeumayervM. Alcala Gurri | 2 - 1 |