Geneva Open Challenger

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Geneva Open Challenger
Tennisball current event.svg 2014 Geneva Open Challenger
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ATP Challenger Tour
Location Geneva, Switzerland
VenueSport Center of the Queue d'Arve
Category ATP Challenger Series
SurfaceHard / GreenSet / Indoors
Draw32S/16Q/16D
Prize money€100,000
Website Website

The Geneva Open Challenger, also known as IPP Trophy was a tennis tournament held in Geneva, Switzerland from 1988 to 2014. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour. Previously played on outdoor clay courts, it has been played indoors on hard GreenSet courts since 2011, at Sport Center of the Queue d'Arve. Originally, it was held at the Drizia-Miremont Tennis Club. Two-time Swiss champion Stanislas Wawrinka would later enter the world top 10 in the ATP rankings in 2008.

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The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) awarded the Jim McManus Challenger Award to the tournament in 2013. This award honors the best challenger tournament in the world. [1]

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2014 Flag of Cyprus.svg Márcos Baghdatís Flag of Poland.svg Michał Przysiężny 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
2013 Flag of Tunisia.svg Malek Jaziri Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 6–4, 6–3
2012 Flag of France.svg Marc Gicquel Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2011 Flag of Tunisia.svg Malek Jaziri Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2010 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Andújar 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
2009 Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Meffert Flag of Monaco.svg Benjamin Balleret 6–3, 6–1
2008 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kristof Vliegen Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yuri Schukin 6–2, 6–1
2007 Flag of Russia.svg Yuri Schukin Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jesse Huta Galung 6–3, 6–2
2006 Flag of France.svg Jérôme Haehnel Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
2005 Flag of Austria.svg Werner Eschauer Flag of Argentina.svg Damián Patriarca 6–3, 6–1
2004 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stanislas Wawrinka Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christophe Rochus 4–6, 6–4, RET.
2003 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stanislas Wawrinka Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6–1, 7–5
2002 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kristof Vliegen Flag of Spain.svg Galo Blanco 6–2, 6–2
2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis van Scheppingen Flag of Croatia.svg Željko Krajan 6–3, 6–2
2000 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Thomann Flag of Spain.svg Álex Calatrava 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
1999 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michel Kratochvil Flag of Bulgaria.svg Orlin Stanoytchev 6–0, 6–1
1998 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Albert Viloca Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui 6–3, 6–4
1997 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Gaudenzi Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Martín 6–2, 6–1
1996 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Charpentier Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Gross 6–2, 3–1, RET.
1995 Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui Flag of Morocco.svg Karim Alami 6–1, 6–4
1994 Flag of Spain.svg José Francisco Altur Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Rodríguez 7–6, 6–4
1993 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Markus Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1992 Flag of Chile.svg Sergio Cortés Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Filip Dewulf 6–7, 6–2, 6–4
1991 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Aurelio Górriz Flag of Romania.svg Dinu Pescariu 6–3, 6–2
1990 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Argüello Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Orsanic 6–3, 6–0
1989 Flag of Israel.svg Gilad Bloom Flag of France.svg Arnaud Boetsch 6–4, 6–1
1988 Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Giussani Flag of Italy.svg Simone Colombo 6–4, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2014 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Brunström
Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe
Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
5–7, 7–5, 10-6
2013 Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach
Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
6–4, 6–3
2012 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Brunström
Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Marx
Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea
7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
2011 Flag of Russia.svg Igor Andreev
Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Donskoy
Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adil Shamasdin
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2)
2010 Flag of Germany.svg Gero Kretschmer
Flag of Germany.svg Alex Satschko
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Slanar
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
2009 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Álvarez
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan-Martín Aranguren
Flag of Finland.svg Henri Laaksonen
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
6–4, 4–6, [10–2]
2008 Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Köllerer
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Moser
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Marx
7–6, 3–6, [10–8]
2007 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Decoud
Flag of Russia.svg Yuri Schukin
Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani
Flag of France.svg Olivier Charroin
6–3, 6–7, [10–4]
2006 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Navrátil
Flag of Russia.svg Yuri Schukin
Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Economidis
Flag of Croatia.svg Lovro Zovko
1–6, 6–2, [10–6]
2005 Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Ventura
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stéphane Bohli
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roman Valent
6–3, 7–5
2004 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Cibulec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Škoch
Flag of Austria.svg Werner Eschauer
Flag of Austria.svg Herbert Wiltschnig
6–2, 6–4
2003 Flag of Spain.svg Álex López Morón
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Schneiter
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Petzschner
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
2002 Flag of Romania.svg Victor Hănescu
Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Olguín
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Schneiter
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Orlin Stanoytchev
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
2001 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego del Río
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Orlin Stanoytchev
Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
2–6, 7–6, 7–6
2000 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego del Río
Flag of Argentina.svg Edgardo Massa
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yves Allegro
Flag of France.svg Julien Cuaz
7–5, 7–6
1999 Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Flag of Spain.svg Álex López Morón
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Healey
7–5, 6–3
1998 Flag of Sweden.svg Rikard Bergh
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Knippschild
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Tabara
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radomír Vašek
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1997 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego del Río
Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Puerta
Flag of France.svg Guillaume Marx
Flag of France.svg Olivier Morel
6–3, 6–4
1996 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Baur
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Knippschild
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg George Bastl
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michel Kratochvil
6–1, 6–1
1995 Flag of South Africa.svg Clinton Ferreira
Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Köves
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stéphane Manai
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patrick Mohr
6–4, 6–2
1994 Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Lobo
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Orsanic
Flag of the United States.svg Brett Dickinson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Glenn Wilson
1–6, 7–6, 6–4
1993 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Apell
Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Utgren
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Claudio Mezzadri
Flag of Argentina.svg Christian Miniussi
6–4, 6–2
1992 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Filip Dewulf
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt
Flag of Venezuela.svg Alfonso González-Mora
Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Rebolledo
6–3, 6–2
1991 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimer Gabrichidze
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Střelba
Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Argüello
Flag of Argentina.svg Christian Miniussi
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1990 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Holm
Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Holm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Branislav Stanković
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Richard Vogel
3–6, 7–5, 7–6
1989 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Ballauff
Flag of Italy.svg Ugo Pigato
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Boetsch
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slava Doseděl
6–4, 6–3
1988 Flag of Italy.svg Nevio Devide
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefano Mezzadri
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Mihnea-Ion Năstase
Flag of India.svg Srinivasan Vasudevan
7–6, 4–6, 6–4

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