Brawo Open

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Brawo Open
Tennisball current event.svg 2023 Brawo Open
ATP Challenger Tour
Event nameBraunschweig
Location Braunschweig, Germany
VenueBraunschweiger Tennis
und Hockey Club
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Clay (red)
Draw48S / 4Q / 16D
Prize money€69,280+H
Website Website
The 2008 singles champion, Nicolas Devilder from France, defeated Argentine Sergio Roitman in the final Nicolas-devilder.png
The 2008 singles champion, Nicolas Devilder from France, defeated Argentine Sergio Roitman in the final
Spanish player Oscar Hernandez reached three singles finals, winning in 2005, 2007, and 2009, and two doubles finals, losing in 2007 before winning in 2008 HernandezOscarPlay.jpg
Spanish player Óscar Hernández reached three singles finals, winning in 2005, 2007, and 2009, and two doubles finals, losing in 2007 before winning in 2008

The Brawo Open, known as Nord/LB Open until 2010 and the Sparkassen Open until 2021, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Braunschweiger Tennis- und Hockey Club in Braunschweig, Germany, since 1994.

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In 2005, 2014, [1] 2015, and 2016 the tournament received the ATP Challenger of the Year award from the Association of Tennis Professionals. [2]

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2024 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena Flag of the Netherlands.svg Botic van de Zandschulp 6–1, 6–3
2023 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Agamenone Flag placeholder.svg Pavel Kotov 7–5, 6–3
2022 Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Marterer 6–2, 6–2
2021 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Altmaier Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Henri Laaksonen 6–1, 6–2
2020Not held
2019 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Monteiro Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Kamke 7–6(8–6), 6–1
2018 Flag of Germany.svg Yannick Hanfmann Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Kovalík 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
2017 Flag of Spain.svg Nicola Kuhn Flag of Croatia.svg Viktor Galović 2–6, 7–5, 4–2 ret.
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Bellucci Flag of Spain.svg Íñigo Cervantes 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
2015 Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović Flag of France.svg Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–2, 6–4
2014 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev Flag of France.svg Paul-Henri Mathieu 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
2013 Flag of Germany.svg Florian Mayer Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Veselý 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
2012 Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Bellucci Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Kamke 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2011 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Donskoy 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
2010 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Daniel 6–2, 3–0, RET.
2009 Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Hernández Flag of Russia.svg Teymuraz Gabashvili 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
2008 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Devilder Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Roitman 6–4, 6–4
2007 Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Hernández Flag of Germany.svg Florian Mayer 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
2006 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hájek Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Vicente 6–1, 6–3
2005 Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Hernández Flag of Ecuador.svg Nicolás Lapentti 6–3, 6–3
2004 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Elsner 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2003 Flag of Austria.svg Werner Eschauer Flag of Russia.svg Igor Andreev 6–1, 7–6(2)
2002 Flag of Spain.svg David Sánchez Flag of Argentina.svg José Acasuso 5–1 retired
2001 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Gaudenzi Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui 3–6, 7–6(5), 6–4
2000 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Gaudio Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Squillari 6–4, 6–7(2), 6–4
1999 Flag of Germany.svg Jens Knippschild Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Squillari 7–5, 7–6(6)
1998 Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Squillari Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Arnold Ker 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
1997 Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig Flag of Spain.svg Félix Mantilla Botella 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1996 Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Berasategui Flag of Hungary.svg Jozsef Krocsko 6–2, 6–2
1995 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pescosolido 4–6, 6–0, 7–6()
1994 Flag of Austria.svg Gilbert Schaller Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2024 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Arends
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase
Flag of India.svg Sriram Balaji
Flag of Ecuador.svg Gonzalo Escobar
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
2023 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg Arthur Reymond
Flag of India.svg Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Flag of India.svg Arjun Kadhe
7–6(9–7), 6–4
2022 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Jebavý
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Pavlásek
6–4, 7–5
2021 Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Walków
Flag of Poland.svg Jan Zieliński
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Sabanov
Flag of Croatia.svg Matej Sabanov
6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
2020Not held
2019 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bolelli
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Durán
Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić
6–3, 6–2
2018 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Koolhof
Flag of India.svg Sriram Balaji
Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan
6–3, 6–3
2017 Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle
Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay
Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz
Flag of Germany.svg Gero Kretschmer
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2016 Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Kowalczyk
Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–2]
2015 Flag of Belarus.svg Sergey Betov
Flag of Russia.svg Michail Elgin
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur
Flag of Croatia.svg Franko Škugor
3–6, 6–1, [10–5]
2014 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström
Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid
Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák
7–5, 6–4
2013 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Bednarek
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Kowalczyk
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström
Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2012 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Bednarek
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Kowalczyk
Flag of Finland.svg Harri Heliövaara
Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov
7–5, 6–7(1–7), [10–8]
2011 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Emmrich
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström
Flag of France.svg Olivier Charroin
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert
0–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2010 Flag of Portugal.svg Leonardo Tavares
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Vagnozzi
Flag of Russia.svg Igor Kunitsyn
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yuri Schukin
7–5, 7–6(4)
2009 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Brunström
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Jean-Julien Rojer
Flag of Argentina.svg Brian Dabul
Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Massú
7–6(2), 6–4
2008 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Crugnola
Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Hernández
Flag of Austria.svg Werner Eschauer
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
7–6(4), 6–2
2007 Flag of Germany.svg Tomas Behrend
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Kas
Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Hernández
Flag of Spain.svg Carles Poch-Gradin
6–0, 6–2
2006 Flag of Germany.svg Tomas Behrend
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Kas
Flag of Argentina.svg Máximo González
Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Roitman
7–6(5), 6–4
2005 Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Artoni
Flag of Spain.svg Álex López Morón
Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Bertolini
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt
5–7, 6–4, 7–6(12)
2004 Flag of Germany.svg Tomas Behrend
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Levinský
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Škoch
6–2, 6–7(3), 7–6(10)
2003 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thomas
Flag of Spain.svg Juan-Ignacio Carrasco
Flag of Spain.svg Albert Montañés
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2002 Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Hood
Flag of Peru.svg Luis Horna
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Luxa
3–6, 6–3, 6–1
2001 Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Braasch
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Knippschild
Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
6–1, 6–1
2000 Flag of Germany.svg Jens Knippschild
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Tarango
Flag of Spain.svg Álex López Morón
Flag of Spain.svg Albert Portas
6–2, 6–2
1999 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Portas
Flag of Spain.svg Germán Puentes-Alcañiz
Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Nebojsa Djordjevic
6–4, 6–7(3), 6–3
1998 Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Balcells
Flag of Portugal.svg Emanuel Couto
6–2, 7–6
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Coupe
Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Rosner
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Nebojsa Djordjevic
Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Ortiz
6–4, 6–3
1996 Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Braasch
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Knippschild
Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Brandi
Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Messori
6–3, 6–4
1995 Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Tillström
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Behrens
Flag of South Africa.svg Brendan Curry
7–6, 6–4
1994 Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio de la Peña
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez Vicario
Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Köves
Flag of Hungary.svg László Markovits
6–4, 7–6

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