Winnipeg Challenger

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Winnipeg National Bank Challenger
Winnipeg Challenger.svg
Tournament information
Founded2013;11 years ago (2013)
Location Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
VenueWinnipeg Lawn Tennis Club
Surface Hard – outdoors
Website Official website
ATP Tour
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Draw32S (17Q) / 16D (0Q)
Prize money US$75,000
WTA Tour
Category ITF Women's Circuit
Draw32S (30Q) / 15D (0Q)
Prize money US$25,000

The Winnipeg Challenger, currently sponsored as Winnipeg National Bank Challenger, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. It has been held annually in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, since 2013 for women and since 2016 for men.

Contents

Past finals

Men's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2024 Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi Flag of Japan.svg Sho Shimabukuro 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 [1]
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Peniston Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leandro Riedi 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 [2]
2022 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emilio Gómez Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexis Galarneau 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2020–2021Not held
2019 Flag of Slovakia.svg Norbert Gombos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brayden Schnur 7–6(7–3), 6–3
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Kubler Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Miedler 6–1, 6–1
2017 Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Kavčič Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
2016 Flag of Japan.svg Go Soeda Flag of Slovenia.svg Blaž Kavčič 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2

Women's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2018 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino Flag of Israel.svg Julia Glushko 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide Flag of Japan.svg Mayo Hibi 6–3, 6–4
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Francesca Di Lorenzo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin Routliffe 6–4, 6–1
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Ahn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman 6–2, 7–5
2014 Flag of Austria.svg Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Flag of Japan.svg Mayo Hibi 6–2, 6–2
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Christian Harrison
Flag of the United States.svg Cannon Kingsley
Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Shimizu
Flag of Japan.svg Kaichi Uchida
6–1, 6–4
2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriel Diallo
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leandro Riedi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Juan Carlos Aguilar
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Taha Baadi
6–2, 6–3 [2]
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy Harris
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelsey Stevenson
Flag of the United States.svg Max Schnur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith
2–6, 7–6(11–9), [10–8]
2020–2021Not held
2019 Flag of Barbados.svg Darian King
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Polansky
Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Reese
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adil Shamasdin
7–6(10–8), 6–3
2018 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc-Andrea Hüsler
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem Verbeek
Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Granollers
Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [14–12]
2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge
Flag of Ireland.svg David O'Hare
Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg Renta Tokuda
6–2, 6–2
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell Krueger
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Nguyen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarryd Chaplin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin Mitchell
6–2, 7–5

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2018 Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Omae
Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Rodríguez
Flag of Israel.svg Julia Glushko
Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand
7–6(7–2), 6–3
2017 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kimberly Birrell
Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Francesca Di Lorenzo
Flag of the United States.svg Ronit Yurovsky
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Alexandre Leduc
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charlotte Robillard-Millette
1–6, 7–5, [10–6]
2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman
Flag of Serbia.svg Jovana Jakšić
Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Ahn
Flag of the United States.svg Lorraine Guillermo
6–2, 6–1
2014 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rosie Johanson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Charlotte Petrick
Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves
Flag of the United States.svg Anamika Bhargava
6–3, 6–3
2013 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Heidi El Tabakh
Flag of the United States.svg Allie Kiick
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jade Windley
6–4, 2–6, [10–8]

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