Maia Challenger | |
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2023 Maia Challenger | |
ATP Challenger Tour | |
Event name | Maia Challenger |
Location | Maia, Portugal |
Venue | Complexo Municipal de Ténis da Maia |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
Surface | Clay, Indoor |
Draw | 48S/4Q/16D |
The Maia Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Maia, Portugal since 2019. [1]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2023 | Nuno Borges | Benoît Paire | 6–1, 6–4 |
2022 | Luca Van Assche | Maximilian Neuchrist | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
2021 (2) | Tseng Chun-hsin | Nuno Borges | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
2021 (1) | Geoffrey Blancaneaux | Tseng Chun-hsin | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
2020 | Pedro Sousa | Carlos Taberner | 6–0, 5–7, 6–2 |
2019 | Jozef Kovalík | Constant Lestienne | 6–0, 6–4 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2023 | Marco Bortolotti Andrea Vavassori | Fernando Romboli Szymon Walków | 6–4, 3–6, [12–10] |
2022 | Julian Cash Henry Patten | Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
2021 (2) | Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral | Piotr Matuszewski David Pichler | 6–4, 7–5 |
2021 (1) | Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral | Andrej Martin Gonçalo Oliveira | 6–3, 6–4 |
2020 | Zdeněk Kolář Andrea Vavassori | Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara | 6–3, 6–4 |
2019 | Andre Begemann Daniel Masur | Guillermo García López David Vega Hernández | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
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