| Rijeka Open | |
|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | |
| Event name | Rijeka |
| Location | Rijeka, Croatia |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
| Surface | Clay (red) |
| Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | €30,000+H |
| Website | www |
The Rijeka Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour from 2007 to 2011 and was held in Rijeka, Croatia.
| Year | Tier | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $35K+H [1] or $30K [2] or EUR30K [3] |  Rui Machado |  Grega Žemlja | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2010 | $35K+H [4] or $30K [5] | Blaž Kavčič |  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(5) |
| 2009 | $35K+H [6] or $42K [7] or EUR30K [8] |  Paolo Lorenzi | Blaž Kavčič | 6–3, 7–6(2) |
| 2008 | $35K+H [9] |  Nicolás Massú |  Christophe Rochus | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2007 | $35K+H [10] |  Marin Čilić |  Lukáš Lacko | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Year | Tier | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Paolo Lorenzi  Júlio Silva | Lovro Zovko Dino Marcan | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 2010 |  Adil Shamasdin Lovro Zovko |  Carlos Berlocq Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 1–6, 7–6(9), [10–5] | |
| 2009 | Sebastián Decoud Miguel Ángel López Jaén | Ivan Dodig Antonio Veić | 7–6(7), 3–6, [10–8] | |
| 2008 |  Dušan Karol Jaroslav Pospíšil |  Alex Kuznetsov Dick Norman | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 2007 |  Jérôme Haehnel  Jean-René Lisnard | Ivo Klec Lukáš Lacko | 6–3, 6–4 |
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