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Challenger · Hard

Challenger Lugano 2026Predictions

Lugano, Switzerland 22 Feb 2026 – 1 Mar 2026 Best of three sets · 45 in the draw

This page follows Challenger Lugano match by match. Each prediction weighs recent form, head-to-head meetings and results on the surface, and the best tips here have landed more than 65.9% of the time.

44
Picks
0
Still to play
65.9%
Hit rate
Names to follow
DG D. Glinka Challenger D. Glinka VS V. Sachko Challenger V. Sachko NK N. Budkov Kjaer Challenger N. Budkov Kjaer ZP Z. Piros Challenger Z. Piros TS T. Skatov Challenger T. Skatov HG H. Grenier Challenger H. Grenier AH A. Holmgren Challenger A. Holmgren RB R. Bertola Challenger R. Bertola NF N. Fatic Challenger N. Fatic MH M. Huesler Challenger M. Huesler MD M. Dodig Challenger M. Dodig JS J. Schwaerzler Challenger J. Schwaerzler KU K. Uchida Challenger K. Uchida AC A. Moro Canas Challenger A. Moro Canas TG T. Gentzsch Challenger T. Gentzsch HS H. Squire Challenger H. Squire IG I. Gakhov Challenger I. Gakhov MC M. Cassone Challenger M. Cassone PB P. Brunclik Challenger P. Brunclik AR A. Rybakov Challenger A. Rybakov MM M. Mrva Challenger M. Mrva MM M. Mmoh Challenger M. Mmoh GP G. Piraino Challenger G. Piraino JF J. Forejtek Challenger J. Forejtek DS D. Stricker Challenger D. Stricker MA M. Alkaya Challenger M. Alkaya FA F. Arnaboldi Challenger F. Arnaboldi RM R. Molleker Challenger R. Molleker FB F. Bondioli Challenger F. Bondioli MB M. Brunold Challenger M. Brunold PN P. Nesterov Challenger P. Nesterov MB M. Bašić Challenger M. Bašić HB Challenger H. Bernet OO O. Ovcharenko Challenger O. Ovcharenko FR F. Romano Challenger F. Romano NV N. Visker Challenger N. Visker JN J. Nikles Challenger J. Nikles FF F. Forti Challenger F. Forti FI F. Iannaccone Challenger F. Iannaccone GO G. Oradini Challenger G. Oradini AK A. Knaff Challenger A. Knaff JD J. von der Challenger J. von der DD D. Dietrich Challenger D. Dietrich NP N. Parizzia Challenger N. Parizzia FT F. Thomas Challenger F. Thomas
The tournament in numbers
65.9%
BananaCore hit rate
59%
Won in straight sets
41%
Went to a decider
50%
Matches with a tiebreak
2.4
Average sets per match
Round by round
Challenger Lugano (Hard) - 1 Mar 2026 1
13:00 Finished 1300
AT J. Schwaerzler
HU Z. Piros (3)
1 2
▴3.25 ▾1.4
2 ▾1.4
4636
2 ▾1.4
5.8
Challenger Lugano (Hard) - 28 Feb 2026 2
14:00 Finished 1400
HU Z. Piros (3)
CH M. Brunold (WC)
2 0
▴1.58 ▴2.4
1 ▴1.58
6275
1 ▴1.58
8.7
15:55 Finished 1555
HR M. Dodig
AT J. Schwaerzler
0 2
▾1.68 ▴2.25
1 ▾1.68
366364
O20.5 ▾1.48
8.0
Challenger Lugano (Hard) - 27 Feb 2026 4
12:00 Finished 1200
CZ M. Mrva
HU Z. Piros (3)
0 2
▴4.25 ▾1.28
2 ▾1.28
644657
O20.5 ▴1.82
6.9
13:20 Finished 1320
CH M. Brunold (WC)
CH M. Huesler
2 0
▴2.47 ▾1.6
2 ▾1.6
576346
O20.5 ▾1.43
9.7
16:30 Finished 1630
NO N. Budkov Kjaer (1)
HR M. Dodig
0 2
▾1.42 ▴2.95
1 ▾1.42
6462
1 ▾1.42
10
19:05 Finished 1905
AT J. Schwaerzler
CH D. Stricker (WC)
2 0
▴3.45 ▾1.35
2 ▾1.35
2646
U23.5 ▾1.62
7.4
Challenger Lugano (Hard) - 26 Feb 2026 4
10:30 Finished 1030
DK A. Holmgren (8)
CH M. Brunold (WC)
0 2
▴2.1 ▾1.78
1 ▴2.1
623676
O20.5 ▾1.45
9.5
12:35 Finished 1235
CH M. Huesler
EE D. Glinka (2)
2 0
▾2.07 ▴1.75
2 ▴1.75
644626
2 ▴1.75
6.2
14:30 Finished 1430
CZ P. Brunclik (Q)
AT J. Schwaerzler
1 2
▾1.47 ▴2.67
2 ▴2.67
633636
O20.5 ▴1.57
6.2
17:40 Finished 1740
ES A. Moro Canas
CH D. Stricker (WC)
0 2
▴2.8 ▾1.44
1 ▴2.8
366364
1 ▴2.8
4.5
Challenger Lugano (Hard) - 25 Feb 2026 6
09:00 Finished 0900
CH M. Brunold (WC)
LU A. Knaff
2 1
▾1.34 ▴3.3
2 ▴3.3
635726
O19.5 ▴1.48
6.1
12:00 Finished 1200
CH D. Dietrich
EE D. Glinka (2)
0 2
▾2.38 ▴1.57
2 ▴1.57
3646
2 ▴1.57
7.2
13:55 Finished 1355
HR M. Dodig
KZ T. Skatov (7)
2 1
▴2.12 ▾1.7
2 ▾1.7
3646
2 ▾1.7
8.0
14:00 Finished 1400
RU I. Gakhov
HU Z. Piros (3)
0 2
▴3 ▾1.36
2 ▾1.36
5736
2 ▾1.36
6.9
17:00 Finished 1700
NO N. Budkov Kjaer (1)
BG P. Nesterov (LL)
2 0
▾1.2 ▴4.75
1 ▾1.2
267563
O17.5 ▾1.31
9.9
18:30 Finished 1830
CZ M. Mrva
US M. Mmoh
2 1
▴3.35 ▾1.35
2 ▾1.35
2657
O19.5 1.49
2.6
Challenger Lugano (Hard) - 24 Feb 2026 8
09:00 Finished 0900
US M. Cassone
BG P. Nesterov
1 2
▾1.3 ▴3.65
1 ▾1.3
366362
O19.5 ▴1.51
4.7
11:20 Finished 1120
RU I. Gakhov
IT G. Piraino
2 1
▴1.66 ▾2.17
2 ▾2.17
622657
2 ▾2.17
4.1
11:20 Finished 1120
HR M. Dodig
CZ J. Forejtek
2 0
▴2.15 ▾1.71
2 ▾1.71
753616
O20.5 ▴1.51
5.2
12:40 Finished 1240
UA V. Sachko (4)
CZ P. Brunclik
0 2
▴2.12 ▾1.8
1 ▴2.12
623675
O19.5 1.38
8.3
15:10 Finished 1510
AT J. Schwaerzler
BA M. Bašić
2 0
▴1.63 ▾2.32
2 ▾2.32
3646
U24.5 ▾1.54
6.3
16:30 Finished 1630
BA N. Fatic
ES A. Moro Canas
1 2
▴3.8 ▴1.29
2 ▴1.29
625736
2 ▴1.29
5.1
17:00 Finished 1700
CH D. Stricker
FR H. Grenier
2 0
▾1.75 ▴2.15
2 ▴2.15
3646
2 ▴2.15
7.4
19:05 Finished 1905
DK A. Holmgren
JP K. Uchida
2 1
1.47 ▴2.62
1 1.47
266275
1 1.47
3.3
Challenger Lugano (Hard) - 23 Feb 2026 4
15:15 Finished 1515
DE T. Gentzsch
KZ T. Skatov
0 2
▾2.12 ▴1.82
2 ▴1.82
2646
2 ▴1.82
2.9
17:00 Finished 1700
DE H. Squire
HU Z. Piros
0 2
▾1.88 ▴1.9
2 ▴1.9
6736
2 ▴1.9
2.4
17:00 Finished 1700
NO N. Budkov Kjaer
CH H. Bernet
2 0
▴1.55 ▾2.57
1 ▴1.55
6364
1 ▴1.55
7.8
18:30 Finished 1830
CH R. Bertola
US M. Mmoh
1 2
▾2.1 ▴1.74
1 ▾2.1
6275
1 ▾2.1
1.3
Qualifying 15
23 Feb 2026
09:00 Finished 0900
IT G. Piraino (3)
BG P. Nesterov (11)
2 1
▴2.08 ▾1.72
1 ▴2.08
644662
O20.5 ▾1.57
6.4
10:40 Finished 1040
CZ P. Brunclik (1)
IT G. Oradini
2 0
1.22 4.25
1 1.22
6463
1 1.22
7.3
11:40 Finished 1140
CZ J. Forejtek (4)
CH F. Thomas (WC)
2 0
▾1.1 ▴7.5
1 ▾1.1
6263
1 ▾1.1
6.2
13:00 Finished 1300
NL N. Visker (A)
BA M. Bašić (12)
0 2
▾1.95 ▴1.92
1 ▾1.95
267563
1 ▾1.95
5.6
13:35 Finished 1335
LU A. Knaff (A)
IT F. Forti
2 0
▾2.12 ▴1.75
1 ▾2.12
7562
U23.5 ▾1.57
4.6
22 Feb 2026
09:00 Finished 0900
US A. Rybakov
CH J. Nikles
2 1
1.5 2.5
1 1.5
6364
U22.5 ▴1.68
2.5
09:00 Finished 0900
IT F. Iannaccone
BG P. Nesterov
1 2
▾2.48 ▴1.55
2 ▴1.55
4646
2 ▴1.55
4.3
12:10 Finished 1210
IT G. Piraino
UA O. Ovcharenko
2 1
▾1.79 ▴2.07
1 ▾1.79
7563
1 ▾1.79
8.6
13:40 Finished 1340
CZ P. Brunclik
CH N. Parizzia
2 0
▾1.04 ▴11
1 ▾1.04
6463
1 ▾1.04
8.2
15:30 Finished 1530
CH F. Thomas
DE R. Molleker
2 1
6 1.12
2 1.12
763616
2 1.12
8.0
16:35 Finished 1635
IT F. Arnaboldi
LU A. Knaff
0 2
1.7 2.22
1 1.7
6263
1 1.7
5.4
17:35 Finished 1735
CZ J. Forejtek
IT F. Romano
2 0
▾1.46 ▴2.7
1 ▾1.46
6363
1 ▾1.46
2.0
18:20 Finished 1820
IT F. Forti
IT F. Bondioli
2 1
▴1.52 ▾2.43
1 ▴1.52
6462
1 ▴1.52
1.5
19:00 Finished 1900
CH J. von der
BA M. Bašić
1 2
2.95 1.38
2 1.38
3636
2 1.38
6.0
21:25 Finished 2125
TR M. Alkaya
NL N. Visker
1 2
2.1 1.75
1 2.1
676363
1 2.1
1.1
In the title hunt
1NON. Budkov Kjaer5%
2EED. Glinka4%
3HUZ. Piros4%
4UAV. Sachko4%
5KZT. Skatov4%
6FRH. Grenier4%
Hard

Every forecast here leans hardest on how players do on hard courts.

45
Main draw
Best of three sets
Format

Challenger Lugano 2026 in numbers

Purse: 45,730 EUR. Our best tips here: 65% correct from 44 settled matches.

N. Budkov Kjaer, world No. 133, headed a field of 45 players from 22 countries. Defending champion: Zsombor Piros. Biggest surprise: A. Knaff (then No. 684) beating world No. 397 F. Arnaboldi.

No match went longer than P. Brunclik vs J. Schwaerzler, at 35 games. Tiebreaks were everywhere, in 22 of the 44 finished matches (50%).

Common questions

Is Challenger Lugano a clay, grass or hard-court event?

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Surface at Challenger Lugano: Hard. Since conditions change how points are won, the predictions here weigh each player's results on that surface above the overall record.

What is our hit rate at Challenger Lugano?

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65.9% of our best tips at Challenger Lugano have come in, over 44 settled matches. The number updates after every result, so it moves as the event goes on.

What number of Challenger Lugano matches carry a prediction?

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44 at Challenger Lugano so far, each with a winner pick, a predicted set score, a games line and the serve and break-point figures behind them.

What are the dates of Challenger Lugano?

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Our records place Challenger Lugano between 22 Feb 2026 and 1 Mar 2026. Dates move a little from one year to the next, and predictions for the new edition appear as soon as its draw is published.

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