Artnak outlasts qualifier Van Schalkwyk to win M25 Harlingen
B. Artnak claimed M25 Harlingen, beating qualifier Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in the final. Van Schalkwyk's run from qualifying to the championship match was the deepest of any qualifier in the draw, while Umpiry's pre-tournament title picks fell short of the final.
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- B. Artnak, the No. 6 seed, won the title by beating qualifier Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in the final.
- Van Schalkwyk needed only one qualifying win to reach the main draw yet went all the way to the final, the deepest run of the eight qualifiers in the field.
- S. Banerjee, Umpiry's top pre-tournament pick for the title, did not reach the final.
Artnak completes the run through a wide-open field
B. Artnak, seeded sixth in Harlingen with an official ranking of 538th, won the title by beating Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in the final. The match swung through all three sets: Artnak took the opener, Van Schalkwyk levelled it in the second, and Artnak closed it out in the third to take the trophy.
The result lifted Artnak's official ranking from 538th to 522nd.
Ranking impact
Official ATP ranking of 9 Nov 2026| Player | Reached | Weekly net | ATP rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bor Artnak | Title | +3 | 538 → 522 |
| Max Wiskandt | Round of 16 | −6 | 382 → 396 |
| Raphael Perot | Round of 32 | −3 | 379 → 384 |
Weekly net is the change in ATP ranking points between the rankings of 2 Nov 2026 and 9 Nov 2026: the whole ranking week, including results that dropped off, not only this tournament. Positions are from the published official ranking.
A qualifying run that reached the final
Eight players came through qualifying to reach the Harlingen main draw, across 21 qualifying matches. Van Schalkwyk needed just a single qualifying win to earn his spot, the lowest total among the eight qualifiers.
None of that matters once the main draw starts, and Van Schalkwyk made the most of his place in it: he went further than any of the other qualifiers, the only one of the group to reach the final. One lucky loser, T. Tokac, also entered the draw after qualifying elimination.
- Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk
Q · Final
The pre-tournament picks fell short
Umpiry's pre-tournament projection gave S. Banerjee the best title chance in the field, ahead of R. Perot, Aidan Mchugh, A. Deckers and qualifier Ioan Alexandru Chirita.
None of them reached the final. By the semifinal stage, with Artnak and Van Schalkwyk through, Umpiry's model favoured Artnak for the title, and it proved the correct call.
How the favourites fared
| Player | Title chance before the event | Reached |
|---|---|---|
| Samir Banerjee | 11% | Quarter-final |
| Raphael Perot | 11% | Round of 32 |
| Aidan Mchugh | 10% | Quarter-final |
| Alec Deckers | 10% | unknown |
| Ioan Alexandru Chirita | 4.7% | unknown |
Title chances are Umpiry's model before the first main-draw match. How the model works
Data and sources
Tournament draw and results · ATP rankings · How Umpiry's model works · Photo credits
Every figure comes from Umpiry's tennis data as of .
Drafted by an AI model from Umpiry data, checked automatically against our database and approved by an editor before publication. Editorial policy
