Volkswagen Challenger

Volkswagen Challenger
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVolkswagen Challenger
Founded1993
Abolished2012
Editions19
LocationWolfsburg, Germany
VenueTennisclub Grün-Gold
Wolfsburg
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
SurfaceCarpet (indoor)
Draw32S/29Q/16D
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Volkswagen Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was held annually at the Tennisclub Grün-Gold Wolfsburg in Wolfsburg, Germany, between 1993 and 2012.

Many players won two titles, Axel Pretzsch Ruben Bemelmans in singles Robert Lindstedt, Jean-Claude Scherrer and Martin Sinner in doubles. But only Axel Pretzsch won both titles simultaneously.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2012 Igor Sijsling Jerzy Janowicz 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(11–9)
2011 Ruben Bemelmans (2) Dominik Meffert 6–7(8), 6–4, 6–4
2010 Not held
2009 Ruben Bemelmans (1) Stefano Galvani 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3
2008 Louk Sorensen Farrukh Dustov 7–6(7), 4–6, 6–4
2007 Robin Haase Daniel Brands 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
2006 Alexander Waske Yeu-tzuoo Wang 6–2, 6–4
2005 Dieter Kindlmann Tobias Summerer 7–5, 4–1 retired
2004 Michal Tabara Florian Mayer 6–4, 6–3
2003 Axel Pretzsch (2) Arvind Parmar 6–7(1), 7–6(5), 6–4
2002 Jakub Záhlava Dick Norman 6–4, 6–2
2001 Jarkko Nieminen Andy Fahlke 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
2000 Andrei Stoliarov Óscar Burrieza López 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1999 Axel Pretzsch (1) Diego Nargiso walkover
1998 Ivo Heuberger Dirk Dier 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1997 Jens Knippschild Arne Thoms 6–4, 6–3
1996 Gianluca Pozzi Thomas Johansson 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
1995 David Prinosil Martin Sinner 6–4, 7–6
1994 Alexander Mronz Albert Chang 6–3, 7–5
1993 Cristiano Caratti Lars Koslowski 6–7, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2012 Laurynas Grigelis
Uladzimir Ignatik		 Tomasz Bednarek
Olivier Charroin		 7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
2011 Matthias Bachinger
Simon Stadler		 Dominik Meffert
Frederik Nielsen		 3–6, 7–6(3), [10–7]
2010 Not held
2009 Travis Rettenmaier
Ken Skupski		 Sergey Bubka
Alexander Kudryavtsev		 6–3, 6–4
2008 Carsten Ball
Izak van der Merwe		 Richard Bloomfield
Ken Skupski		 7–6(5), 6–3
2007 Alexander Peya
Lars Uebel		 Joshua Goodall
Jan Mertl		 6–4, 6–4
2006 Jean-Claude Scherrer (2)
Uros Vico		 Frank Moser
Sebastian Rieschick		 7–6(3), 6–7(5), 10–8
2005 Philipp Petzschner
Alexander Peya		 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Lovro Zovko		 6–2, 6–4
2004 Robert Lindstedt (2)
Jean-Claude Scherrer (1)		 Juan Ignacio Carrasco
Josh Goffi		 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(5)
2003 Karsten Braasch
Axel Pretzsch		 Alexander Peya
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi		 6–4, 6–2
2002 Jan Hernych
Shaun Rudman		 Filippo Messori
Gianluca Pozzi		 7–6(3), 6–7(3), 6–3
2001 Robert Lindstedt (1)
Fredrik Lovén		 Jan Boruszewski
Markus Menzler		 7–6(5), 6–7(7), 6–4
2000 Jan-Ralph Brandt
Martin Sinner (2)		 Tomáš Cibulec
Leoš Friedl		 7–5, 3–6, 7–6
1999 Adriano Ferreira
Maurice Ruah		 Karsten Braasch
Dirk Dier		 walkover
1998 Marat Safin
Dušan Vemić		 Jan-Ralph Brandt
Thomas Messmer		 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1997 Nicola Bruno
Laurence Tieleman		 Henrik Holm
Nils Holm		 7–6, 6–4
1996 Dirk Dier
Arne Thoms		 Jim Pugh
Joost Winnink		 6–4, 6–4
1995 Martin Sinner (1)
Joost Winnink		 Dirk Dier
Lars Koslowski		 7–5, 6–3
1994 Rich Benson
Adam Malik		 Wayne Arthurs
Simon Youl		 7–6, 6–4
1993 Donald Johnson
Leander Paes		 Jan Apell
Michael Mortensen		 7–6, 6–1

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