Budapest Challenger (May)

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Budapest Challenger
Defunct tennis tournament
TourATP Challenger Series
Founded1994
Abolished2005
Location Budapest, Hungary
VenueRómai Teniszakadémia
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Clay (red)
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$25,000+H
Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won the tournament in 2004, which was his first career title Novak Dokovic in Umag 2006 (1).jpg
Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won the tournament in 2004, which was his first career title
Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic reached the semifinals in 2005 Janko tipsarevic us open.JPG
Serbia's Janko Tipsarević reached the semifinals in 2005
Jarkko Nieminen was a runner-up in 2001 Jarkko Nieminen 3.jpg
Jarkko Nieminen was a runner-up in 2001
Flooded courts in 2006 Budapest under water 5.jpg
Flooded courts in 2006

The Budapest Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the earlier one of the two simultaneous challengers played in Hungary with the event taking place usually in May. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It was held annually at the Római Teniszakadémia in Budapest, Hungary, from 1994 to 2005, when during the 2006 Hungarian floodings the courts were washed away and the event spot was replaced by the USTA LA Tennis Open. [3] The most successful players were Hernán Gumy with two singles titles and Nuno Marques with three doubles titles.

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Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2005 Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan Sabău Flag of Switzerland.svg Jean-Claude Scherrer 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
2004 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali 6–1, 6–2
2003 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Settergren Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Boris Pašanski 7–5, 6–4
2002 Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Delfino Flag of Spain.svg Quino Muñoz 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
2001 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Galimberti Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
2000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin Kempes Flag of France.svg Jérôme Golmard 6–4 retired
1999Not held
1998 Flag of South Africa.svg Marcos Ondruska Flag of Italy.svg Davide Sanguinetti 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Randjelovic Flag of Spain.svg Quino Muñoz 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
1996 Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Gumy Flag of Morocco.svg Karim Alami 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
1995 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák Flag of Spain.svg Félix Mantilla Botella 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
1994 Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Gumy Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Montana 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2005 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Huss
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Landsberg
Flag of Israel.svg Amir Hadad
Flag of Israel.svg Harel Levy
7–6(7–4), 6–1
2004 Flag of Hungary.svg Kornél Bardóczky
Flag of Hungary.svg Gergely Kisgyörgy
Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali
Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Jorquera
6–4, 6–2
2003 Flag of Hungary.svg Kornél Bardóczky
Flag of Hungary.svg Gergely Kisgyörgy
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Blake
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Marshall
7–6(7–4), 6–0
2002 Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Beck
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Levinský
Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Hood
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2001 Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Melo
Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Roitman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr
Flag of South Africa.svg Damien Roberts
6–2, 6–4
2000 Flag of Japan.svg Thomas Shimada
Flag of South Africa.svg Myles Wakefield
Flag of Georgia.svg Irakli Labadze
Flag of Romania.svg Dinu Pescariu
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1999Not held
1998 Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard
Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Rosner
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego del Río
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Silcock
6–4, 6–2
1997 Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Marques
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Aleksandar Kitinov
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1996 Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Marques
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt
Flag of Israel.svg Eyal Ran
Flag of Italy.svg Laurence Tieleman
6–4, 6–1
1995 Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Albano
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik Jan Davids
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Lucena
Flag of Sweden.svg Rikard Bergh
6–4, 6–4
1994 Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Marques
Flag of Portugal.svg João Cunha e Silva
Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Köves
Flag of Hungary.svg László Markovits
6–, 6–4, 7–6

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