Birth of a Challenger - How the ATP $75K Tempe Event Was Implemented

Last Saturday, the opening round of qualifying at the new ATP $75K Tempe Challenger was played at the Whiteman Tennis Center on the campus of Arizona State University.  As recently as last November, this event was not on the schedule nor on the radar of the 2017 ATP season.  Pete Ziebron and Jared Pine are glad to host the Chief Executive Officer of the Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission, Mr. Alan Young, who will tell the story of how this event was born.