Roehampton 2 Entry List: Former Top 40 Player Radu Albot in Hard Court Challenger Qualifying
The Roehampton 2 entry list has been released, and a former Top 40 player will have to battle through qualifying.
Radu Albot, who reached a career-high No. 39 in the ATP rankings in 2019, is ranked No. 507 and is entered in qualifying for the hard-court Challenger.
The 36-year-old Moldovan owns an ATP title and has spent much of his career competing at the sport’s highest levels.
Albot isn’t the only former high-level player looking to climb back up the rankings. Ryan Peniston, who reached a career-high No. 123, is also in qualifying at No. 445.
Read on for the Roehampton Challenger 50 entry list, beginning Aug 24, 2026.
Roehampton 2 Entry List
Entry lists are subject to change before the tournament begins.
| Rank | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 250 | Max Basing | GBR |
| 264 | Alastair Gray | GBR |
| 265 | Michele Ribecai | ITA |
| 268 | Edas Butvilas | LTU |
| 270 | Giles Hussey | GBR |
| 277 | Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida | BRA |
| 283 | Mattéo Martineau | FRA |
| 287 | Charles Broom | GBR |
| 314 | Jay Friend | JPN |
| 315 | Johannus Monday | GBR |
| 334 | Hamish Stewart | GBR |
| 339 | Michael Geerts | BEL |
| 350 | Anton Matusevich | GBR |
| 351 | Antoine Ghibaudo | FRA |
| 385 | Yuta Shimizu | JPN |
| 396 | Lui Maxted | GBR |
| 408 | Patrick Zahraj | GER |
| 419 | Beibit Zhukayev | KAZ |
| 424 | Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine | FRA |
| 433 | Maximus Jones | THA |
| 435 | Adrian Boitan | ROU |
| 10 | Devin Badenhorst | RSA |
| 7 | Ivan Ivanov | BUL |
Qualifying
| Rank | Player | Country |
| 269 | Iñaki Montes De La Torre | ESP |
| 362 | Manas Dhamne | IND |
| 436 | Oliver Tarvet | GBR |
| 441 | Iliyan Radulov (PR) | BUL |
| 445 | Ryan Peniston | GBR |
| 455 | Christian Langmo | USA |
| 459 | Alex Hernandez | MEX |
| 470 | Luca Potenza | ITA |
| 475 | Viktor Durasovic | NOR |
| 477 | George Loffhagen | GBR |
| 490 | Anton Shepp | NZL |
| 500 | Lucas Poullain | FRA |
| 502 | Alex Rybakov | USA |
| 507 | Radu Albot | MDA |
| 514 | Fares Zakaria | EGY |
| 516 | Fabrizio Andaloro | ITA |
| 517 | Emile Hudd | GBR |
| 543 | Fausto Tabacco | ITA |
| 546 | Peter Makk | HUN |
| 20 | Oskari Paldanius | FIN |
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Three Roehampton 2 Entry List Storylines to Watch
Radu Albot: From No. 39 to Challenger Qualifying
Albot’s decline in ranking is difficult to miss.
The former world No. 39 is now No. 507 and will have to qualify just to reach the Roehampton main draw. He did show some fight earlier this season, reaching the semifinals of the Chisinau Challenger in May.
It’s a remarkable fall for a player who won the Delray Beach ATP title in 2019.
Ryan Peniston: Another Former Top-125 Player Fighting Back
Albot isn’t the only player in qualifying with a much higher ranking on his résumé.
Ryan Peniston is ranked No. 445 and reached a career-high No. 123. He also has a recent Challenger title on his résumé, winning Hersonissos 5 last October before reaching the semifinals in Matsuyama a month later.
Peniston’s place in qualifying makes him one of the most accomplished players in the field — and another example of how unforgiving the professional tennis ranking system can be.
Ivan Ivanov: A Very Different Direction
While Albot and Peniston are trying to climb back toward rankings they once held, Ivan Ivanov represents the other side of the Challenger game.
The Bulgarian teenager is listed directly into the Roehampton main draw, giving the field a young player looking to establish himself while veterans such as Albot and Peniston attempt to rebuild.
That’s what makes this Roehampton field interesting: one player trying to reclaim a career, another trying to revive one, and a young prospect trying to start his.
Phil Naessens has spent decades in sports as a broadcaster, author, journalist, professional tennis coach, and betting analyst. As the founder and editor of Crush & Rush News and host of the Crush & Rush Tennis Podcast, he combines firsthand coaching experience with years of sports media and publishing to deliver thoughtful tennis analysis, tournament coverage, player features, and transparent betting insights built around value, and not hype.
