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Challengers (2024)

Where Challengers says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A tennis love triangle set in New York, California and Georgia, but filmed in and around Boston

Scenes and places

The 2006 US Open junior final (2006)

Patrick and Art win the boys' junior doubles title at the US Open. Both are drawn to rising junior star Tashi.

Set in USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center — The US Open venue in Queens, where best friends Patrick and Art win the boys' junior doubles title. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The venue in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park opened in August 1978 as the US Open site and was renamed for Billie Jean King in 2006.

The hotel room after the party (2006)

After a party, Tashi joins the two boys in their hotel room. The three share a charged moment that she abruptly ends.

Set in Hotel room, US Open week — A hotel room during the 2006 US Open where Tashi joins the two boys. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at The Newbury Boston (candidate) — Hotel scenes were shot at Boston-area hotels. WGBH names this hotel or the Ritz-Carlton without saying which scene is which; a Boston guide ties The Newbury Boston to the Atlanta Open hotel bar scene, and gives no scene for the Ritz-Carlton (10 Avery St). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Stanford tennis, and the injury (2007)

Tashi and Art play college tennis at Stanford while Patrick turns pro and keeps up a long-distance relationship with Tashi. A serious injury ends Tashi's playing career and fractures the friendship.

Set in Stanford University — The California campus where Tashi and Art play college tennis while Patrick turns pro. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts — Wheaton College stood in for Stanford. Seating was built around the court, which is a different court from the main match court. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Wheaton College: Haas Athletic Center, 26 East Main St, Norton, MA — Stanford training scenes were filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Wheaton College: Clark Tennis Courts, 26 East Main St, Norton, MA — Stanford injury scene were filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Wheaton College: Chase Dining, 26 East Main St, Norton, MA — Stanford churros scene were filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Atlanta Open night (2011)

Tashi and Patrick run into each other at the Atlanta Open and spend a night together, which Art notices.

Set in Atlanta Open, Georgia — A pro tournament in Georgia where Tashi and Patrick run into each other. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Atlanta Open was a men's pro hard-court tournament held in Atlanta from 2010 to 2024.

Filmed at White Stadium, Franklin Park, Boston — White Stadium in Franklin Park doubled for the Atlanta Open; it was dressed up as the "Racquet Club of the South" in the flashback. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at The Newbury Boston, 1 Newbury St, Boston (hotel bar) — Hotel bar scene in the 2011 Atlanta Open flashback. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The reunion at the Applebee's (2019)

Art and Tashi meet again at a restaurant in Ohio and share a first kiss.

Set in Applebee's, Mason, Ohio — The restaurant in Mason, Ohio where Art and Tashi reunite and share a first kiss; the real Applebee's closed in 2019. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The 2019 Challenger in New Rochelle (2019)

Tashi and Art are now a wealthy couple with a young daughter. She enters him in a Challenger event where Patrick, living out of his car, is also in the draw.

Set in New Rochelle, New York — A Challenger tournament where Tashi enters Art as a wild card and Patrick is also in the draw. Google Maps · Apple Maps

New Rochelle is a Westchester County city, settled by Huguenot families in 1688 and incorporated as a city in 1899.

Filmed at Wedgewood Swim and Tennis Club, Bedford, Massachusetts — The club courts, sauna room and pro shop were filmed here (address 85 Page Road, Bedford, MA 01730). The match scenes were shot in 2022; the crew tented the center court, built a sauna on the grounds and built the pro shop in a barn. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Tashi Duncan — A rising junior tennis star whose career ends in injury.
• Art Donaldson — Patrick's best friend, a tennis player who becomes Tashi's husband.
• Patrick Zweig — Art's best friend, a player who turns pro early.