| JC Ferrero Challenger Open | |
|---|---|
 2024 JC Ferrero Challenger Open | |
| ATP Challenger Tour | |
| Event name | JC Ferrero Challenger Open |
| Location | Villena, Alicante, Spain [1] |
| Venue | Ferrero Tennis Academy |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
| Surface | Clay |
| Draw | 32S/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.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Pablo Andújar |  Alex de Minaur | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
| 2019 | Pablo Andújar (2) | Pedro Martínez | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2020 | Carlos Alcaraz | Pedro Martínez | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
| 2021 |  Constant Lestienne | Hugo Grenier | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2022 |  Lukáš Klein |  Nick Hardt | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2023 | Constant Lestienne | Hugo Grenier | 6–7(10–12), 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2024 |  Kamil Majchrzak |  Nicolas Moreno de Alboran | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Wesley Koolhof  Artem Sitak |  Guido Andreozzi  Ariel Behar | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2019 |  Thomaz Bellucci Guillermo Durán | Gerard Granollers Pedro Martínez | 2–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| 2020 | Enzo Couacaud Albano Olivetti | Íñigo Cervantes Oriol Roca Batalla | 4–6, 6–4, [10–2] |
| 2021 |  Denys Molchanov David Vega Hernández |  Romain Arneodo Matt Reid | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2022 | Robin Haase Albano Olivetti |  Sanjar Fayziev Sergey Fomin | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| 2023 |  Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha Divij Sharan | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan John-Patrick Smith | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| 2024 | Anirudh Chandrasekar Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | Romain Arneodo íñigo Cervantes | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
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