| Mordovia Cup | |
|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | |
| Event name | Saransk |
| Location | Saransk, Russia |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
| Surface | Clay (red) |
| Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | $50,000 |
The Mordovia Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Saransk, Russia, since 2003.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Ivan Sergeyev |  Marek Semjan | 7–6(2), 6–1 |
| 2009 |  Iñigo Cervantes |  Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2008 |  Michail Elgin |  Denis Istomin | 7–6(6), 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2007 |  Mikhail Kukushkin | Ivan Sergeyev | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2006 |  Igor Sijsling | Farrukh Dustov | 7–6(8), 6–4 |
| 2005 | Igor Kunitsyn |  Boris Pašanski | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2004 | Ladislav Švarc |  Stefan Wauters | 6–2, 6–7(4), 6–0 |
| 2003 |  Martin Štěpánek | Michal Mertiňák | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ilya Belyaev Michail Elgin | Denys Molchanov Artem Smirnov | 3–6, 7–6(6), [11–9] |
| 2009 | Michail Elgin Evgeny Kirillov | Alexey Kedryuk Denis Matsukevich | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2008 | Denis Istomin Evgeny Kirillov | Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Denis Matsukevich | 6–2, 7–6(9) |
| 2007 | Antal van der Duim Boy Westerhof | Alexey Kedryuk  Uros Vico | 2–6, 7–6(3), 11–9 |
| 2006 | Alexey Kedryuk Orest Tereshchuk | Robin Haase  Dekel Valtzer | 6–4, 5–7, 10–5 |
| 2005 | Flavio Cipolla  Simon Stadler | Konstantin Kravchuk Alexander Kudryavtsev | 7–6(2), 4–6, 7–6(3) |
| 2004 | Alexey Kedryuk Vadim Kutsenko | Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky Andrei Stoliarov | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 2003 |  Kornél Bardóczky Martin Štěpánek |  Łukasz Kubot Orest Tereshchuk | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
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