JC Ferrero Challenger Open

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JC Ferrero Challenger Open
Tennisball current event.svg 2023 JC Ferrero Challenger Open
ATP Challenger Tour
Event nameJC Ferrero Challenger Open
Location Villena, Alicante, Spain [1]
Venue Ferrero Tennis Academy
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Clay
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money€43,000 + H

The JC Ferrero Challenger Open is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Alicante, Spain since 2018.

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Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2018 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Andújar Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur 7–6(7–5), 6–1
2019 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Andújar (2) Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Martínez 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2020 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Martínez 7–6(8–6), 6–3
2021 Flag of France.svg Constant Lestienne Flag of France.svg Hugo Grenier 6–4, 6–3
2022 Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Klein Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Nick Hardt 6–3, 6–4
2023 Flag of France.svg Constant Lestienne Flag of France.svg Hugo Grenier 6–7(10–12), 6–2, 6–4

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Koolhof
Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak
Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi
Flag of Uruguay.svg Ariel Behar
6–3, 6–2
2019 Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Bellucci
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Durán
Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Granollers
Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Martínez
2–6, 7–5, [10–5]
2020 Flag of France.svg Enzo Couacaud
Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti
Flag of Spain.svg Íñigo Cervantes
Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Roca Batalla
4–6, 6–4, [10–2]
2021 Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov
Flag of Spain.svg David Vega Hernández
Flag of Monaco.svg Romain Arneodo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Reid
6–4, 6–2
2022 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase
Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sanjar Fayziev
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sergey Fomin
7–6(7–5), 7–5
2023 Flag of India.svg Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Flag of India.svg Divij Sharan
Flag of India.svg Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]

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