Challenger
Third Challenger title since begin of October? Barrios Vera retains cost alive in Montevideo
Vallejo, 21, reaches quarter-finals at Challenger 100 occasion
November 13, 2025
Kia Open
Tomas Barrios Vera received the Cali Challenger in October and in addition the Lima Challenger final week.
By ATP Employees
Tomas Barrios Vera has loved a late-season surge on the ATP Challenger Tour, boosting his possibilities of ending the season contained in the High 100 of the PIF ATP Rankings. In motion this week on the Uruguay Open, the Chilean is looking for his third Challenger title for the reason that begin of October, having triumphed in Cali, Colombia after which in Lima, Peru final week.
The 27-year-old cruised into the Montevideo quarter-finals on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory towards native wild card Franco Roncadelli.
At No. 110 within the PIF ATP Stay Rankings, Barrios Vera would have an opportunity of returning to the High 100 for the primary time in 21 months ought to he win the Montevideo crown.
Final week in Lima, Barrios Vera saved 5 match factors in a four-hour, 24-minute minute quarter-final thriller towards Argentine Juan Bautista Torres 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 7-6(10) en path to lifting his third Challenger trophy of the season and seventh total.
In different motion, Paraguay’s 21-year-old Adolfo Daniel Vallejo rallied previous Alvaro Guillen Meza 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to achieve the final eight. Guillen Meza conquered prime seed Sebastian Baez within the opening spherical.
Former World No. 17 Cristian Garin beat Alex Barrena 6-2, 6-4 and fourth seed Carlos Taberner ousted Zdenek Kolar 7-6(2), 6-3.
Carlos with the good escape 😱
Taberner fights again from 0-5 to take the opener 7-6(2) earlier than closing out Kolar in straight units to achieve the Montevideo QFs! 🇺🇾#ATPChallenger | @uruguayopen pic.twitter.com/rDNBiY8aFU
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