Istanbul Challenger

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Istanbul Challenger TED Open
Tennisball current event.svg 2024 Istanbul Challenger
ATP Challenger Tour
Event nameIstanbul
Location Istanbul, Turkey
VenueTED Tenis Eskrim Dağcılık Spor Kulübü
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Hard (Indoor)
Draw32S/17Q/16D
Prize money$75,000
Website Website

The Istanbul Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hard court. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Istanbul, Turkey.

Contents

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2024 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur Flag of Serbia.svg Hamad Medjedovic 6–4, 6–2
2023 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Klein 7–6(7–5), 6–3
2022 Flag of Moldova.svg Radu Albot Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol 6–2, 6–0
2021 (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Duckworth Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Tung-lin 6–4, 6–2
2021 (1) Flag of France.svg Arthur Rinderknech Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3)
2020 Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 6–1, 6–4
2019 Flag of France.svg Ugo Humbert Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Denis Istomin 6–2, 6–2
2018 Flag of France.svg Corentin Moutet Flag of France.svg Quentin Halys 6–3, 6–4
2017 Flag of Tunisia.svg Malek Jaziri Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini 7–6(7–4), 0–6, 7–5
2016 Flag of Tunisia.svg Malek Jaziri Flag of Israel.svg Dudi Sela 1–6, 6–1, 6–0
2015 Flag of Russia.svg Karen Khachanov Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2014 Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuma Ito 6–0, 2–0, ret.
2013 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin Flag of Ukraine.svg Illya Marchenko 6–3, 6–3
2012 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Tursunov Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2011 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Denis Istomin Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6(8–6), 6–4
2010 Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2009 Flag of Ukraine.svg Illya Marchenko Flag of Germany.svg Florian Mayer 6–4, 6–4
2008 Flag of Portugal.svg Frederico Gil Flag of Germany.svg Benedikt Dorsch 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
2007 Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Lacko 6–4, 6–4
2006 Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya Flag of Croatia.svg Roko Karanušić 6–7(3–7), 6–0, 6–3
2005 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Yeu-tzuoo Flag of Germany.svg Michael Berrer 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Wessels Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali 6–3, 6–2
2003 Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Söderling Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michel Kratochvil 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2002 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Luxa Flag of France.svg Nicolas Thomann 6–3, 6–4
2001 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Davydenko Flag of France.svg Cyril Saulnier 6–3, 6–3
2000 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Kralert 6–4, 6–3
1999 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Vadim Kutsenko Flag of South Africa.svg Neville Godwin 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
1998 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Zíb Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Luxa 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1997 Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Fleurian Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Petchey 6–3, 6–1
1996 Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio Truyol Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Fleurian 6–2, 6–4
1995 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miles Maclagan Flag of France.svg Frédéric Vitoux 7–6, 5–7, 6–2
1994 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Zoecke Flag of France.svg Guillaume Raoux 6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1993 Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître 6–4, 6–1
1992 Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Holm Flag of France.svg Stéphane Simian 7–6, 6–2
1991 Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black 6–1, 6–4
1990

1988
Not held
1987 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Branislav Stankovič Flag placeholder.svg
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh Flag placeholder.svg
1985 Flag of Romania.svg Florin Segărceanu Flag placeholder.svg

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2024 Flag of Georgia.svg Aleksandre Bakshi
Flag of Turkey.svg Yankı Erel
Flag of Denmark.svg August Holmgren
Flag of Denmark.svg Johannes Ingildsen
7–6(7–4), 7–5
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Johnson
Flag of Tunisia.svg Skander Mansouri
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Arends
Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6(7–3), 6–3
2022 Flag of India.svg Purav Raja
Flag of India.svg Divij Sharan
Flag of India.svg Arjun Kadhe
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Romboli
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
2021 (2) Flag of Moldova.svg Radu Albot
Flag of Moldova.svg Alexander Cozbinov
Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić
Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak
4–6, 7–5, [11–9]
2021 (1) Flag of Sweden.svg André Göransson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg David Pel
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool
Flag of Finland.svg Harri Heliövaara
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2020 Flag of Uruguay.svg Ariel Behar
Flag of Ecuador.svg Gonzalo Escobar
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Galloway
Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
2019 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Andrey Golubev
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Gengel
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol
Walkover
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid
Flag of India.svg Purav Raja
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Khabibulin
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Manafov
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–7]
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann
Flag of France.svg Jonathan Eysseric
Flag of Monaco.svg Romain Arneodo
Flag of France.svg Hugo Nys
6–3, 5–7, [10–4]
2016 Flag of France.svg Sadio Doumbia
Flag of France.svg Calvin Hemery
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Chiudinelli
Flag of Romania.svg Marius Copil
6–4, 6–3
2015 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Kuznetsov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Flag of Georgia.svg Aleksandre Metreveli
Flag of Russia.svg Anton Zaitcev
6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Martin
6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr
Flag of Ireland.svg James Cluskey
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras
6–3, 6–2
2012 Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Beck
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball
Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann
Flag of France.svg Grégoire Burquier
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens
6–2, 6–4
2010 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Leoš Friedl
Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Vemić
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Battistone
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
2009 Flag of Portugal.svg Frederico Gil
Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Prpic
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov
Flag of Turkey.svg Marsel İlhan
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
1995 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lorenzo Manta
Flag of Italy.svg Omar Camporese
Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Gómez-Díaz
Flag of Spain.svg Álex Calatrava
6–3, 6–4
1994 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Mronz
Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch
Flag of Finland.svg Olli Rahnasto
Flag of Norway.svg Bent-Ove Pedersen
6–3, 6–4
1993 Flag of the Bahamas.svg Roger Smith
Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miles Maclagan
Flag of Romania.svg Dinu Pescariu
7–6, 6–3
1992 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Simian
Flag of France.svg Bertrand Lemercier
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Roger Smith
Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Saad
7–6, 7–6
1991 Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Holm
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Holm
Flag of Finland.svg Olli Rahnasto
Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Pozzi
5–7, 7–5, 6–4

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