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Duration | 31 December 2001 – 8 December 2002 |
Edition | 25th |
Tournaments | 122 |
Achievements (singles) | |
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The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2002 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 122 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $150,000. [1] [2]
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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31.12. 2001 | Brazil | Aberto de São Paulo | $ | 25,000Hard | Frédéric Niemeyer | Brandon Coupe Frédéric Niemeyer |
21.01. | Germany | Heilbronn Open | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) | Alexander Popp | Aleksandar Kitinov Johan Landsberg |
United States | Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard | James Blake | Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner | |
28.01. | France | Internationaux de Tennis de Brest | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) | Irakli Labadze | Ben Ellwood Stephen Huss |
United States | Challenger of Dallas | $ | 50,000Hard (i) | Jeff Morrison | Giorgio Galimberti Frédéric Niemeyer | |
Germany | Warsteiner Challenger Lübeck | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Raemon Sluiter | Grégory Carraz Nicolas Mahut |
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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04.02. | Poland | KGHM Polish Indoors | $ 150,000 | Hard (i) | Davide Sanguinetti | Ben Ellwood Stephen Huss |
United States | Joplin Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard (i) | Jack Brasington | Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries | |
Serbia | Belgrade Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Mario Ančić | Dušan Vemić Lovro Zovko | |
Germany | Volkswagen Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Jakub Herm-Záhlava | Jan Hernych Shaun Rudman | |
18.02. | France | Challenger 42 | $ | 75,000Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer |
Great Britain | Hull Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Denis Golovanov | Michael Kohlmann Michaël Llodra | |
25.02. | Vietnam | Heineken Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard | Takao Suzuki | Amir Hadad Alexander Peya |
France | Challenger Ford de Cherbourg-Octeville | $ | 37.500Hard (i) | Lionel Roux | Noam Behr Jonathan Erlich | |
Germany | Warsteiner Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Raemon Sluiter | Mark Merklein Paul Rosner |
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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04.03. | Japan | Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Takao Suzuki | Tuomas Ketola Alexander Waske |
Germany | Residenza Open Magdeburg | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Dick Norman | Franz Stauder Orest Tereshchuk | |
11.03. | United States | North Miami Beach Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard | Vince Spadea | Eric Nunez Graydon Oliver |
Australia | Gosford Challenger | $ | 25,000Hard | Louis Vosloo | Yves Allegro Justin Bower | |
Japan | Osaka Challenger | $ | 25,000Hard | Takao Suzuki | Karol Beck Cedric Kauffmann | |
Ecuador | Abierto Internacional de Salinas | $ | 25,000Hard | Iván Miranda | Brandon Coupe Jeff Salzenstein | |
18.03. | New Zealand | Hamilton Challenger | $ | 25,000Hard | Brian Vahaly | Jaymon Crabb Peter Luczak |
Italy | Olbia Challenger | $ | 25,000Clay | Didac Pérez | Filippo Messori Vincenzo Santopadre | |
25.03. | Mexico | San Luis Potosí Challenger | $ | 50,000Clay | Dick Norman | Dick Norman Orlin Stanoytchev |
Italy | Torneo Internazionale di Tennis Città della Disfida Open | $ | 25,000Clay | Sergi Bruguera | Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi |
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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01.04. | Tunisia | TCT Open | $ | 75,000Clay | Raemon Sluiter | Álex López Morón Andrés Schneiter |
United States | Tarzana Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard | Eric Taino | George Bastl Neville Godwin | |
Mexico | León Challenger | $ | 25,000Hard | Alexander Waske | Noam Behr Ota Fukárek | |
08.04. | United States | USTA Challenger of Calabasas | $ | 50,000Hard | Michael Chang | Paul Rosner Glenn Weiner |
Italy | San Remo Challenger | $ | 25,000Clay | Oliver Gross | Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti | |
15.04. | Bermuda | XL Bermuda Open | $ 100,000 | Clay | Flávio Saretta | George Bastl Neville Godwin |
22.04. | Italy | Naples Challenger | $ | 25,000Clay | David Ferrer | Gabriel Trifu Vladimir Voltchkov |
29.04. | Italy | Rome Challenger | $ | 25,000Clay | Martín Vassallo Argüello | Gabriel Trifu Vladimir Voltchkov |
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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06.05. | United States | Birmingham Challenger | $ | 50,000Clay | Alex Kim | Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison |
Great Britain | Edinburgh Challenger | $ | 25,000Clay | Alexandre Simoni | Jeff Coetzee Myles Wakefield | |
Slovenia | Ljubljana Challenger | $ | 25,000Clay | Arnaud Di Pasquale | Mariano Hood Edgardo Massa | |
13.05. | Czech Republic | ECM Prague Open | $ | 50,000Clay | Olivier Patience | František Čermák Ota Fukárek |
Croatia | Zagreb Challenger | $ | 50,000Clay | Luis Horna | Dick Norman Tom Vanhoudt | |
Spain | Valencia Challenger | $ | 37.500Clay | David Ferrer | Tim Crichton Todd Perry | |
Uzbekistan | Fergana Challenger | $ | 25,000Hard | Jimmy Wang | Rik de Voest Dirk Stegmann | |
United States | Rocky Mount Challenger | $ | 25,000Clay | Robby Ginepri | Mark Merklein Eric Taino | |
20.05. | Hungary | Budapest Challenger I | $ | 25,000Clay | Mariano Delfino | Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský |
27.05. | Italy | Turin Challenger | $ | 25,000Clay | Martin Verkerk | Victor Hănescu Óscar Hernández |
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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05.08. | Spain | Córdoba Challenger | $ | 75,000Hard | Jean-François Bachelot | Ota Fukárek Paul Rosner |
United States | Binghamton Professional Tennis Tournament | $ | 50,000Hard | Scott Draper | Paul Goldstein Scott Humphries | |
Brazil | Gramado Challenger | $ | 25,000Hard | Júlio Silva | Alessandro Guevara Dejan Petrović | |
Italy | Trani Challenger | $ | 25,000Clay | Mariano Delfino | Mariano Delfino Roberto Álvarez | |
12.08. | United States | Bronx Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard | Mardy Fish | Jamie Delgado Arvind Parmar |
Austria | Graz Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard | Olivier Mutis | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | |
19.08. | Switzerland | Geneva Challenger | $ | 37.500Clay | Kristof Vliegen | Victor Hănescu Leonardo Olguín |
Italy | Manerbio Challenger | $ | 25,000Clay | David Ferrer | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | |
26.08. | Italy | Brindisi Challenger | $ | 25,000Clay | Mariano Puerta | Mariano Delfino Sergio Roitman |
Germany | Black Forest Open | $ | 25,000Clay | Dennis van Scheppingen | Diego del Río Leonardo Olguín |
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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04.11. | Slovakia | Bratislava Challenger | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) | Antony Dupuis | Scott Humphries Mark Merklein |
Germany | Okal Cup | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Lars Burgsmüller | Yves Allegro Lovro Zovko | |
11.11. | Finland | Helsinki Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard (i) | Jarkko Nieminen | Mario Ančić Lovro Zovko |
United States | Knoxville Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard (i) | Netherlands Martin Verkerk | Dmitry Tursunov Martin Verkerk | |
18.11. | United States | Champaign Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard (i) | Robby Ginepri | Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner |
Czech Republic | Prague Challenger II | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Mario Ančić | Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský | |
Mexico | Puebla Challenger | $ | 25,000Hard (i) | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Miguel Gallardo Valles Alejandro González | |
25.11. | Italy | Milan Challenger | $ | 50,000Carpet (i) | Mario Ančić | Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti |
Japan | Yokohama Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet | Lee Hyung-taik | Lu Yen-hsun Danai Udomchoke |
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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02.12. | Thailand | Bangkok Challenger | $ | 25,000Hard | John van Lottum | Anthony Ross Grant Silcock |
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