Chengdu Challenger

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Chengdu Challenger
Tennisball current event.svg 2019 Chengdu Challenger
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameChengdu Challenger
Location Chengdu, China
VenueSichuan International Tennis Centre
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Hard
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$125,000

The Chengdu Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Chengdu, China, since 2016.

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Past finals

Singles

YearChampion [1] Runner-upScore
2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Hyeon Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Sugita 6–4, 6–3
2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ze Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Henri Laaksonen 2–6, 5–2 ret.
2017 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Yen-hsun Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Donskoy 6–3, 6–4
2016 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Jason Jung Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2019 Flag of India.svg Arjun Kadhe
Flag of India.svg Saketh Myneni
Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Ji-sung
Flag of South Korea.svg Song Min-kyu
6–3, 0–6, [10–6]
2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Maoxin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ze
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin
Flag of Belarus.svg Yaraslav Shyla
6–4, 6–4
2017 Flag of India.svg Sriram Balaji
Flag of India.svg Vishnu Vardhan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Cheng-peng
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Peng Hsien-yin
6–3, 6–4
2016 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Maoxin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ze
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Xin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhe
6–3, 4–6, [13–11]

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  1. "Chengdu – Overview – ATP Tour – Tennis". ATP Tour.