Los Tennis lovers in Rosario will have another international event during the summer to enjoy, as was the passage of Argentine Davis Cup team in 2024. This time, It will be the turn of the Rosario Challenger 2025, an ATP 125 tournament which is part of the official circuit and will also have with the presence of Diego Schwartzmana former Argentine top ten, in his penultimate competition before retirement.
The 32-year-old athlete is scheduled to retire in the next edition of the Argentina Openbut the Rosario Jockey Cub will be the penultimate stop in his professional career. Himself confirmed it this Friday during the conference presentation that he shared with Mayor Pablo Javkin and other authorities.
The Rosario Challenger 2025 will be held for the first time between February 2 and 9 of next year at the Jockey Clubwhere the Davis Cup series against Kazakhstan was played last summer.
It will be the only one in the 125 category in the country and one of the most relevant in the region. Its completion is confirmed by three editions, one per year.
“There was an unknown at the tennis and Latin level when Córdoba was removed from the calendar, which was the 250th that was in February before Buenos Aires. It was not clear what they were going to do, that’s why the Tournaments initiative, to come and bring a professional tournament to Rosario, which will be very similar to the one in Córdoba and people are going to enjoy it a lot, it’s spectacular“, said the “Peque” during the conference.
Schwartzman became in eighth place in the ATP world ranking in 2020, the year in which he reached the semifinals of Roland Garros, the Paris Grand Slam. In total, in his career he won four ATP titles and 8 Challenger titles. In 2015 he played in the Davis Cup semifinals with Argentina.
The presentation of the Rosario Challenger 2025.
We are happy first because the city confirms its quality to host sporting events. And secondly because we started the year of sporting events very early, which is what we wanted,” said Javkin and recalled that in 2025 the city will also host the Argentine High Performance Games (Jadar)while in 2026 it will receive the Odesur Gamesalong with Rafaela and Santa Fe, among the most notable sporting events in the coming years.
For his part, the director of the Torneos company, Gustavo Isaack, said: “When the possibility arose of taking on the organization of this new Challenger, the only 125 in our country, we did not hesitate to bring it to Rosario. Not just any city goes through the AAT selection process, which evaluates issues of infrastructure, connectivity, among others.
“For some time we have been working together with the provincial and municipal authorities together with the Jockey Club to be able to offer all tennis fans, not only in Rosario or Santa Fe but throughout the country, an event that will combine top-level tennis with a comprehensive entertainment proposal,” said María Gabriela Larrosa, director of the Rosario Challenger.
How to buy tickets
The contest, organized by Torneos, will seek to offer a comprehensive proposal for the whole family: it will have a gastronomic and commercial patio, a Bresh party at the end of the day on Monday and different entertainment activities.
Tickets for the main draw They range from $4,000 and can be purchased through www.turboentrada.com. Jockey Club members will have an exclusive 72-hour pre-sale starting Monday, December 16 with a 20% discount on the ticket price. The general public will be able to purchase their tickets starting Thursday, December 19.
The confirmation of the Rosario Challenger reaffirms the city’s commitment to sport and projects Rosario on the international tennis circuit, consolidating itself as a key destination in the 2025 sports calendar.
