India, March 3 -- If Odisha has hockey, Karnataka has been upping its game to earn the moniker of the tennis hub of India, amid competition from Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. A month after hosting the $ 100,000 ITF Women's Circuit Tournament in Bengaluru, the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) staged India's biggest international tennis event. The Bengaluru Open has been a familiar fixture on ATP Challenger tour for the past decade, but in 2025, it earned a promotion. Having started out as a $50,000 tournament back in 2015, the tournament grew into a Challenger 125 event, handing out $200,000 to the winner. In addition, Bengaluru Open also witnessed an increase in support from the corporate, with the line-up featuring 22 sponso...