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| New Delhi Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Editions | 8 |
| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Category | ATP Challenger Series |
| Surface | Hard |
| Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | $50,000 |
The New Delhi Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Series. It was held eight times in New Delhi, in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2008.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  Leander Paes | Mahesh Bhupathi | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2000–02 | Not held | ||
| 2003 |  Ivo Heuberger |  Danai Udomchoke | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2004–06 | Not held | ||
| 2007 (1) |  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |  An Jae-sung | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2007 (2) |  Mikhail Elgin |  Tomáš Cakl | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
| 2008 (1) | Lu Yen-hsun |  Brendan Evans | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| 2008 (2) |  Go Soeda | Lu Yen-hsun | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 2008 (3) |  Conor Niland | Tomáš Cakl | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2008 (4) |  Dieter Kindlmann |  Josh Goodall | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Year | Champions | Runner-ups | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  Noam Behr Eyal Ran | Barry Cowan  Wesley Whitehouse | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2000–02 | Not held | ||
| 2003 |  Radoslav Lukaev Dmitry Vlasov | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–2 |
| 2004–06 | Not held | ||
| 2007 (1) | Rik de Voest Wesley Moodie | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2007 (2) |  Yu Xinyuan Zeng Shaoxuan | Pavel Chekhov Mikhail Elgin | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2008 (1) |  Colin Ebelthite Sam Groth |  Mohammad Ghareeb  Illya Marchenko | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8] |
| 2008 (2) | Harsh Mankad Ashutosh Singh | Brendan Evans Mustafa Ghouse | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2008 (3) | Josh Goodall James Ward | Tasuku Iwami Hiroki Kondo | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2008 (4) | Harsh Mankad Ashutosh Singh | Rohan Gajjar Purav Raja | 4–6, 6–4, [11–9] |
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