Challenger La Manche

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Challenger La Manche
Tennisball current event.svg 2024 Challenger La Manche
ATP Challenger Tour
Event nameChallenger La Manche
Location Cherbourg, France
VenueComplexe Sportif
Chantereyne
Category ATP Challenger 80
Surface Hard (indoor)
Draw32S/24Q/16D
Prize money€ 45,730
Website Website
Current champions (2024)
Singles Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi
Doubles Flag of France.svg Jonathan Eysseric
Flag of France.svg Quentin Halys

The Challenger La Manche is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the Complexe Sportif Chantereyne in Cherbourg, France since 1994.

Contents

Past finals

Singles

Sebastien Grosjean is one of eight Frenchmen to have won the singles title in the event's sixteen editions since 1994 Sebastien Grosjean 2007 Australian Open R2.jpg
Sébastien Grosjean is one of eight Frenchmen to have won the singles title in the event's sixteen editions since 1994
YearChampionRunner-upScore
2024 Flag of Hungary.svg Zsombor Piros Flag of France.svg Matteo Martineau 6–3, 6–4
2023 Flag of Italy.svg Giulio Zeppieri Flag of France.svg Titouan Droguet 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2022 Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi Flag of France.svg Constant Lestienne 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
2021 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol 6–4, 6–4
2020 Flag of Russia.svg Roman Safiullin Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Marcora 6–4, 6–2
2019 Flag of France.svg Ugo Humbert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steve Darcis 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–3
2018 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Marterer Flag of France.svg Constant Lestienne 6–4, 7–5
2017 Flag of France.svg Mathias Bourgue Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Marterer 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Thompson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Pavlásek 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
2015 Flag of Slovakia.svg Norbert Gombos Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
2014 Flag of France.svg Kenny de Schepper Flag of Slovakia.svg Norbert Gombos 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
2013 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jesse Huta Galung Flag of France.svg Vincent Millot 6–1, 6–3
2012 Flag of France.svg Josselin Ouanna Flag of France.svg Maxime Teixeira 6–3, 6–2
2011 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2010 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut (2) Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller 6–4, 6–3
2009 Flag of France.svg Arnaud Clément Flag of France.svg Thierry Ascione 6–2, 6–4
2008 Flag of France.svg Thierry Ascione Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Pless 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
2007 Flag of Italy.svg Federico Luzzi Flag of France.svg Jérôme Haehnel 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
2006 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Faurel 6–2, 6–4
2005 Flag of South Africa.svg Rik de Voest Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut 7–5, 6–2
2004 Flag of France.svg Julien Jeanpierre Flag of Croatia.svg Roko Karanušić 6–1, 6–2
2003 Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Roitman Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
2002 Flag of France.svg Lionel Roux Flag of France.svg Jean-René Lisnard 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
2001 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Orlin Stanoytchev Flag of Austria.svg Clemens Trimmel 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
2000 Flag of France.svg Julien Boutter Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Youzhny 6–1, 6–0
1999 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean Flag of France.svg Antony Dupuis 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
1998 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Golmard Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Pozzi 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1997 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Fetterlein Flag of France.svg Lionel Roux 6–3, 6–4
1996 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Carlsen 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
1995 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Pozzi Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Carlsen 1–6, 7–6, 6–4
1994 Flag of France.svg Thierry Guardiola Flag of France.svg Lionel Roux 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

Arnaud Clement won the singles against Ascione and the doubles alongside Roger-Vasselin in 2009, to become the third player to win both events after Boutter and de Voest Arnaud Clement Jeux olympiques 2008.jpg
Arnaud Clément won the singles against Ascione and the doubles alongside Roger-Vasselin in 2009, to become the third player to win both events after Boutter and de Voest
YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2024 Flag of the United States.svg George Goldhoff
Flag of Japan.svg James Trotter
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan Nijboer
Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Schell
6–2, 6–3
2023 Flag placeholder.svg Ivan Liutarevich
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Manafov
Flag of Poland.svg Karol Drzewiecki
Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Żuk
7–6(12–10), 7–6(9–7)
2022 Flag of France.svg Jonathan Eysseric
Flag of France.svg Quentin Halys
Flag of Germany.svg Hendrik Jebens
Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Schell
7–6(8–6), 6–2
2021 Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Klein
Flag of Slovakia.svg Alex Molčan
Flag of France.svg Antoine Hoang
Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti
1–6, 7–5, [10–6]
2020 Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Kotov
Flag of Russia.svg Roman Safiullin
Flag of France.svg Dan Added
Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti
7–6(8–6), 5–7, [12–10]
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Galloway
Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Barranco Cosano
Flag of Italy.svg Raúl Brancaccio
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]
2018 Flag of Monaco.svg Romain Arneodo
Flag of Austria.svg Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
6–3, 1–6, [10–4]
2017 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Jebavý
Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay
Flag of Croatia.svg Dino Marcan
Flag of Austria.svg Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [10–6]
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihito Nishioka
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Aldin Šetkić
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2015 Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Beck
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Mertl
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adil Shamasdin
6–2, 3–6, [10–3]
2014 Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Kravchuk
Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
2013 Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana (2)
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana (2)
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Marx
Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea
7–5, 6–4
2012 Flag of Lithuania.svg Laurynas Grigelis
Flag of Belarus.svg Uladzimir Ignatik
Flag of Germany.svg Dustin Brown
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray
4–6, 7–6(11–9), [10–0]
2011 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Renavand
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
3–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2010 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin (2)
Flag of India.svg Harsh Mankad
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adil Shamasdin
6–2, 6–4
2009 Flag of France.svg Arnaud Clément
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Fischer
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Slanar
4–6, 6–2, [10–3]
2008 Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Claude Scherrer
Flag of Brazil.svg Márcio Torres
7–5, 7–5
2007 Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák (2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robin Vik
Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman
6–2, 6–4
2006 Flag of France.svg Jean-François Bachelot
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert
Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
7–6(7–5), 6–3
2005 Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Faurel
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Renavand
6–3, 6–2
2004 Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Waske
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Flag of Japan.svg Jun Kato
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
2003 Flag of France.svg Benjamin Cassaigne
Flag of South Africa.svg Rik de Voest
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Coupe
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Humphries
6–7(17–19), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(13–11)
2002 Flag of Israel.svg Noam Behr
Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
Flag of France.svg Lionel Roux
walkover
2001 Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lorenzo Manta
Flag of France.svg Cedric Kauffmann
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frédéric Niemeyer
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2000 Flag of France.svg Julien Boutter
Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra
Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
1999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Hill
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Painter
Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Bertolini
Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Brandi
7–5, 7–6
1998 Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Ardinghi
Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Bertolini
Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Simian
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1997 Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Ullyett
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pescosolido
Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Santopadre
6–3, 6–7, 6–4
1996 Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Behrens (2)
Flag of Portugal.svg João Cunha Silva
Flag of Germany.svg Mathias Huning
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Behrens
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Lucena
Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard
Flag of South Africa.svg Stefan Kruger
7–6, 6–1
1994 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Johan de Beer
Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear
7–6, 2–6, 6–3

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