Penza Cup

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Penza Cup
Tennisball current event.svg 2012 Penza Cup
ATP Challenger Tour
Event namePenza
Location Penza, Russia
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Hard
Draw32S/20Q/16D
Prize money$35,000+H

The Penza Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour, with the tournament being held annually in Penza, Russia, from 2006 to 2012.

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The Penza Cup has been a regular event on the ATP Challenger Tour calendar, attracting up-and-coming players looking to improve their rankings and gain valuable tour experience.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2012 Flag of Ukraine.svg Illya Marchenko [1] Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Donskoy 7–5, 6–3 [2]
2011 Flag of Spain.svg Arnau Brugués Davi Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin 46, 63, 62
2010 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Kravchuk 63, 67(3), 63
2009 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin Flag of Ukraine.svg Illya Marchenko 64, 62
2008 Flag of Germany.svg Benedikt Dorsch [3] Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky 16, 64, 76(6)
2007 Flag of Germany.svg Benedikt Dorsch Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Ledovskikh 75, 57, 61
2006 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Farrukh Dustov [4] Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Ti 57, 62, 64

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2012 Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Kravchuk [1]
Flag of Austria.svg Nikolaus Moser [1]
Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri
Flag of India.svg Divij Sharan
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [10–7]
2011 Flag of Spain.svg Arnau Brugués Davi
Flag of Tunisia.svg Malek Jaziri
Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergei Bubka
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez
67(8), 62, [108]
2010 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin
Flag of Austria.svg Nikolaus Moser
Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandr Bury
Flag of Belarus.svg Kiryl Harbatsiuk
64, 64
2009 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Kudryavtsev
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Alexey Kedryuk
Flag of Russia.svg Denis Matsukevich
46, 63, [106]
2008 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Denis Istomin [3]
Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Kirillov [3]
Flag of Brazil.svg André Ghem
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Boy Westerhof
62, 36, 106
2007 Flag of Russia.svg Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Kudryavtsev
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Murad Inoyatov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Denis Istomin
61, 46, 104
2006 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Murad Inoyatov [4]
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Denis Istomin [4]
Flag of Russia.svg Denis Matsukevich
Flag of Russia.svg Artem Sitak
61, 63

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