Banja Luka Challenger

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Banja Luka Challenger
Tennisball current event.svg 2023 Banja Luka Challenger
ATP Challenger Tour
Editions21
Location Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
VenueTenis Klub Mladost, National tennis complex
Category ATP Challenger Tour
SurfaceClay / Outdoors
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money€118,000

The Banja Luka Challenger was a tennis tournament held in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2002. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts. The 2024 edition was cancelled on the 2024 Challenger Tour. [1]

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National Tennis Center of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka
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Tennis tournament at the National tennis center of Republic of Srpska
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The National tennis center of Republic of Srpska

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2023 Flag of Croatia.svg Dino Prižmić Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimmer Coppejans 6–2, 6–3
2022 Flag of Hungary.svg Fábián Marozsán Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur 6–2, 6–1
2021 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Cerúndolo Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Milojević 6–3, 6–1
2020Not Held
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tallon Griekspoor Flag of India.svg Sumit Nagal 6–2, 6–3
2018 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Giannessi Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Berlocq 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Marterer Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Taberner 6–1, 6–2
2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Pavlásek Flag of Serbia.svg Miljan Zekić 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
2015 Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Lajović Flag of Romania.svg Victor Hănescu 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
2014 Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
2013 Flag of Slovenia.svg Aljaž Bedene Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 6–3, 6–4
2012 Flag of Romania.svg Victor Hănescu Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Haider-Maurer 6–4, 6–1
2011 Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Kavčič Flag of Spain.svg Pere Riba 6–4, 6–1
2010 Flag of Turkey.svg Marsel İlhan Flag of Spain.svg Pere Riba 6–0, 7–6(7–4)
2009 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Gimeno-Traver Flag of Germany.svg Julian Reister 6–4, 6–1
2008 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Ilija Bozoljac Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6–4, 6–4
2007 Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Economidis Flag of Spain.svg Iván Navarro 7–6, 6–4
2006 Flag of Austria.svg Marco Mirnegg Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Nicolas Devilder 6–2, 6–4
2005 Flag of Greece.svg Vasilis Mazarakis Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Viktor Troicki 6–2, 6–2
2004 Flag of Russia.svg Yuri Schukin Flag of Austria.svg Werner Eschauer 7–6, 7–6
2003 Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Radić Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák 6–4, 6–3
2002 Flag of Germany.svg Tomas Behrend Flag of Austria.svg Werner Eschauer no winner

Doubles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2023 Flag of Romania.svg Victor Vlad Cornea
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Andrey Golubev
Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov
3–6, 6–1, [15–13]
2022 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Manafov
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleg Prihodko
Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Fallert
Flag of Germany.svg Hendrik Jebens
6–3, 6–4
2021 Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić
Flag of Croatia.svg Nino Serdarušić
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Sabanov
Flag of Croatia.svg Matej Sabanov
6–3, 6–3
2020Not Held
2019 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Sadio Doumbia
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Fabien Reboul
Flag of Peru.svg Sergio Galdós
Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Mena
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2018 Flag of Slovakia.svg Andrej Martin
Flag of Chile.svg Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Flag of Lithuania.svg Laurynas Grigelis
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Motti
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
2017 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Draganja
Flag of Croatia.svg Tomislav Draganja
Flag of Serbia.svg Danilo Petrović
Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Vučić
6–4, 6–2
2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Jebavý
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Šátral
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Arnaboldi
Flag of Austria.svg Maximilian Neuchrist
7–6(7–3), 4–6 [10–7]
2015 Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Bozoljac
Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cipolla
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Pospíšil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Šátral
6–2, 7–5
2014 Flag of Croatia.svg Dino Marcan
Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Pospíšil
Flag of Slovakia.svg Adrian Sikora
7–5, 6–4
2013 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Draganja
Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Meffert
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Nedovyesov
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2012 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Draganja
Flag of Croatia.svg Lovro Zovko
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Ebelthite
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–1, 6–1
2011 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Crugnola
Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Mertl
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–8]
2010 Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Škoch
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adil Shamasdin
Flag of Croatia.svg Lovro Zovko
6–1, 6–4
2009 Flag of Jamaica.svg Dustin Brown
Flag of Austria.svg Rainer Eitzinger
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ismar Gorčić
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Vagnozzi
6–4, 6–3
2008 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Balázs
Flag of Israel.svg Amir Hadad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Marx
7–5, 6–2
2007 Flag of Russia.svg Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandre Kudryavtsev
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Junqueira
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Vladimir Obradović
6–2, 6–4
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Sirianni
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stefan Wauters
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Aleksandar Marić
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
2005 Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cipolla
Flag of Austria.svg Rainer Eitzinger
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Masson
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stefan Wauters
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasper Smit
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Vassallo Argüello
no finalistno winner
2003 Flag of Romania.svg Ionut Moldovan
Flag of Russia.svg Yuri Schukin
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Nikola Ćirić
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Goran Tošić
6–2, 7–5
2002 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Levinský
Flag of Russia.svg Yuri Schukin
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Guzmán
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Orsanic
7–6, 7–5

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References

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