Delaware Open

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Delaware Open Men's APTA Tour

Date: Oct 17 to Oct 18

City, State: Wilmington, DE

Region: 3

Start Date
Saturday October 17, 2026
End Date
Sunday October 18, 2026
APTA Tour NRT
Tournament Director
Logan Moore
lmoore@dupontcc.com
Jeremiah De Jose
jdejose@radleyruncc.com
Host Club
DuPont Country Club
Entry Selection
All teams for Tour and Challenger draws will be registered/waitlisted in one pool of teams. The anticipated draw size for the Tour is 32 and the anticipated draw size of the Challenger will be an additional 32 teams. All teams who do not qualify for Tour draw based on combined NRT points will remain on the waitlist and then placed in the Challenger draw based on combined NRT points. When the number of teams on the waitlist exceeds the number of available spots and there is a tie in ranking (either matching NRT points or no NRT points) for the last available spot or spots, the team(s) with the lowest combined PTI will be moved into the tournament. All teams will be notified of entry status on Monday, October 12th. Seeding for the Tour draw will be by NRT points, seeding for the Challenger draw will be by PTI.
Format
All main draw matches will be 2 out of 3 sets with no ad scoring (server's choice). All back draw matches will be no ad scoring (server's choice), played with a 10-point match tie breaker in lieu of the third set.
Prize Money
$15,000 split between Men & Women
Wild Cards
All National Ranking Tournaments (NRT) and PTI level Tournaments are subject to wild card spots, with a wild card available for every 16 teams allowed in a draw. A wild card team must be registered for the tournament by the registration deadline and must be approved by the National Tournament Committee. Wild card requests may come from tournament directors, the APTA, or players themselves, and should be requested prior to the close of registration. If no wild card spots are used, the draw will be filled out by the next eligible team/s.
APTA Membership
All players must be APTA members, and membership must be purchased before entry.
Rules
Official APTA rules will govern play.