2026 Rwanda Challenger

The 2026 Rwanda Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2026 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Kigali, Rwanda, between 2 and 7 March 2026.

2026 Rwanda Challenger
Date	2 – 7 March
Edition	5th
Surface	Clay
Location	Kigali, Rwanda
Champions
Singles
Joel Schwärzler
Doubles
Jay Clarke / Max Houkes

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ARG	Marco Trungelliti	134	1
FRA	Arthur Géa	161	2
CRO	Luka Mikrut	162	3
ESP	Roberto Carballés Baena	164	4
SUI	Jérôme Kym	179	5
GBR	Jay Clarke	184	6
CZE	Zdeněk Kolář	199	7
FRA	Luka Pavlovic	209	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of 23 February 2026.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• César Bouchelaghem
• Aziz Ouakaa
• Gabriele Pennaforti

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Enrico Dalla Valle
• Michiel de Krom
• Nicholas David Ionel
• Stefano Napolitano
• Ryan Nijboer
• Samuele Pieri

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2026 Rwanda Challenger – Singles

• Joel Schwärzler def. Stefano Napolitano 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(8–6).

Doubles

Main article: 2026 Rwanda Challenger – Doubles

• Jay Clarke / Max Houkes def. Siddhant Banthia / Alexander Donski 6–4, 6–7^(6–8), [12–10].