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| Montauban Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Location | Montauban, France |
| Category | ATP Challenger (1993–2007) |
| Surface | Clay |
The Montauban Challenger was a professional tennis tournament in France played on clay courts that was part of the ATP Challenger Series. It was held annually in Montauban from 1993 to 2007.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 |  Christian Ruud |  Younes El Aynaoui | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 1994 |  Martin Sinner |  Pier Gauthier | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 1995 |  Johan Van Herck |  Wojciech Kowalski | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1996 |  Andrei Pavel | Stéphane Huet | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1997 | Olivier Mutis |  Horst Skoff | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 1998 |  Edwin Kempes | Wolfgang Schranz | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1999 |  Álex López Morón |  Emanuel Couto | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 2000 |  Jean-René Lisnard | Óscar Serrano | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 2001 | Oliver Gross | Julián Alonso | 6–0, 4-1 |
| 2002 | Richard Gasquet | Óscar Serrano | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2003 |  Juan Pablo Guzmán |  Slimane Saoudi | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 2004 | Álex Calatrava | Óscar Hernández | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 2005 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin |  Roko Karanušić | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2006 | Lamine Ouahab | Marc Gicquel | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(2) |
| 2007 |  Michael Lammer | Thierry Ascione | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(4) |
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