Quito Challenger

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Quito Challenger
ATP Challenger Tour
Location Quito
Ecuador
VenueClub Rancho San Francisco
Category ATP Challenger Series
SurfaceClay / Outdoors
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$40,000+H
Website challengerquito.com

The Quito Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Quito, Ecuador since 1995. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay courts.

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Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2021 Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Mena Flag of Chile.svg Gonzalo Lama 6–4, 6–4
2018–2020Not Held
2017 Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Jarry Flag of Austria.svg Gerald Melzer 6–3, 6–2
2014 Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Jarry 6–4, 7–6(11–9)
2013 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor Estrella Burgos Flag of Argentina.svg Marco Trungelliti 2-6, 6–4, 6–4
2012 Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza Flag of France.svg Guillaume Rufin 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2011 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Decoud Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2010 Flag of Ecuador.svg Giovanni Lapentti (4) Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2009 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Salamanca Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Decoud 7–6(7-4), 6–7(5-7), 6–4
2008 Flag of Ecuador.svg Giovanni Lapentti (3) Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Ghedin 6–4, 6–4
2007 Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Giraldo Flag of Ecuador.svg Giovanni Lapentti 7–6, 6–4
2006 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Cañas 6–3, 7–6
2005 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Alves Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Daniel 1–6, 7–6, 6–2
2004 Flag of Ecuador.svg Giovanni Lapentti (2) Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan Sabău 6–4, 6–3
2003 Flag of Ecuador.svg Giovanni Lapentti Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
2002 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman Flag of Ecuador.svg Giovanni Lapentti 6–4, 6–3
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando (2) Flag of Ecuador.svg Luis Morejón 6–7, 6–3, 7–6
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando Flag of Argentina.svg Patricio Arquez 6–3, 6–4
1999 Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Massú (2) Flag of Ecuador.svg Luis Morejón 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1998 Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Massú Flag of Mexico.svg Mariano Sánchez 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1997 Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Puerta Flag of Paraguay.svg Ramón Delgado 6–1, 7–5
1996 Flag of Ecuador.svg Pablo Campana Flag of Ecuador.svg Luis Morejón 6–3, 6–2
1995 Flag of Ecuador.svg Luis Morejón Flag of France.svg Jérôme Golmard 6–4, 5–6, ret.

Doubles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2021 Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro Gómez
Flag of Argentina.svg Thiago Agustín Tirante
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Flag of Spain.svg Mario Vilella Martínez
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
2018–2020Not Held
2017 Flag of El Salvador.svg Marcelo Arévalo
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Jarry
Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Quiroz
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2014 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza
Flag of Peru.svg Duilio Beretta
Flag of Uruguay.svg Martín Cuevas
6–4, 6–4
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin King
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos Spir
Flag of Guatemala.svg Christopher Diaz-Figueroa
Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Salamanca
7–5, 6–7(9–11), [11–9]
2012 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Salamanca
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
2011 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Gómez
Flag of the United States.svg Maciek Sykut
Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann
Flag of South Africa.svg Izak van der Merwe
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
2010 Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Garza
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Nunez
Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro González
Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Salamanca
7–5, 6–4
2009 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Rettenmaier
Flag of Colombia.svg Michael Quintero
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Vicente
1–6, 6–3, [10–3]
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando (3)
Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Mayer
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello
Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Zampieri
7–5, 6–2
2007 Flag of Argentina.svg Brian Dabul
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Daniel
Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello
4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
2006 Flag of Brazil.svg Rogério Dutra da Silva
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
6–3, 6–4
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner
Flag of Chile.svg Paul Capdeville
Flag of Chile.svg Adrián García
6–3, 6–1
2004 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Hernández
Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Moser
2–6, 6–2, 6–4
2003 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello
Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Simoni
Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Schlachter
6–3, 6–4
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando
Flag of Venezuela.svg Kepler Orellana
Flag of Brazil.svg Eduardo Bohrer
Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo Carvalho
6–2, 6–4
2001 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Schlachter
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rogier Wassen
Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego del Río
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
2000 Flag of Brazil.svg Francisco Costa
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Irakli Labadze
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Nunez
Flag of Argentina.svg Martin Stringari
6–2, 7–6
1999 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Taicher
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Zingman
Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Ortiz
Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Osorio
7–5, 4–6, 7–5
1998 Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano Ferreira
Flag of Mexico.svg Óscar Ortiz
Flag of Venezuela.svg Kepler Orellana
Flag of Venezuela.svg Jimy Szymanski
6–3, 6–4
1997 Flag of Mexico.svg Bernardo Martínez
Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Osorio
Flag of Paraguay.svg Ramón Delgado
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín García
6–4, 6–4
1996 Flag of Ecuador.svg Pablo Campana
Flag of Ecuador.svg Nicolás Lapentti
Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Bruno
Flag of Italy.svg Mosé Navarra
6–4, 6–4
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Ivan Baron
Flag of the United States.svg Ian Williams
Flag of Ecuador.svg Pablo Campana
Flag of Ecuador.svg Nicolás Lapentti
6–3, 3–6, 6–3

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