Sanremo Challenger

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Sanremo Challenger
Tennisball current event.svg 2023 Sanremo Challenger
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameSanremo
Location Sanremo, Italy
VenueCircolo Tennis Sanremo
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Clay (red)
Draw32S/24Q/16D
Prize money€45,000 (2022)
Website tennissanremo.it/
Current champions (2022)
Singles Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune
Doubles Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Müller
Eventual 2008 Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic took the singles title in 2005, competing for Serbia and Montenegro Novak Djokovic 2007 Australian Open R1.jpg
Eventual 2008 Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic took the singles title in 2005, competing for Serbia and Montenegro
Potito Starace was the first Italian player to clinch the singles title in 2004 PotitoStarace.jpg
Potito Starace was the first Italian player to clinch the singles title in 2004

The Sanremo Challenger, previously known as Sanremo Tennis 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 at the Circolo Tennis Sanremo in Sanremo, Italy, since 2002. After a hiatus of 10 years, it came back in 2022 with a new edition. [1] [2] [3]

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Daniele Bracciali has won most titles, 3 times, in doubles.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2023 Flag of France.svg Luca Van Assche Flag of Peru.svg Juan Pablo Varillas 6–1, 6–3
2022 Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Passaro 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
2011–2021Not held
2010 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Gaudio Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Vassallo Argüello 75,60
2009 Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Kavčič 26, 62, 75
2008 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Junqueira Flag of Argentina.svg Máximo González 62, 64
2007 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Aldi Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 75, 67(4), 64
2006 Flag of France.svg Olivier Patience Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Galvani 62, 46, 76(8)
2005 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Aldi 63, 76(4)
2004 Flag of Italy.svg Potito Starace Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Wessels 64, 64
2003 Flag of Germany.svg Tomas Behrend Flag of Austria.svg Werner Eschauer 64, 62
2002 Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Gross Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Furlan 64, 63

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2023 Flag of Romania.svg Victor Vlad Cornea
Flag of Croatia.svg Franko Škugor
Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Ćaćić
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
6–2, 6–3
2022 Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Müller
Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cobolli
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Gigante
4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
2011–2021Not held
2010 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Junqueira
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Vassallo Argüello
Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Berlocq
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Decoud
26, 64, [108]
2009 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yuri Schukin
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitri Sitak
Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali
Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Petrazzuolo
64, 76(4)
2008 Flag of Israel.svg Harel Levy
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thomas
Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger
Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Brands
64, 64
2007 Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steve Darcis
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stefan Wauters
76(3), 63
2006 Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cipolla
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Piccari
64, 76(6)
2005 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Aldi
Flag of Italy.svg Tomas Tenconi
Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Jorquera
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Tursunov
64, 63
2004 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali (3)
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Galimberti (2)
Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Jorquera
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Moyano
46, 76(6), 62
2003 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali (2)
Flag of Israel.svg Amir Hadad
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Balcells
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Albert Viloca
62, 64
2002 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali (1)
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Galimberti (1)
Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Brandi
Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Furlan
63, 64

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